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The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29

lit looks as if the persistent efforts which
have been made for some years past To
force Commissioner Evans out Of the
Pension bureau, were going to be success
full, for the commissioner has, it Is said,
placed his resignation in the hands of the
President, and doubtless during the cam
paign there will be very strong and per
haps irresis tible pressure put upon him
to accept it. There is little doubt that the
cutlery against Mr.. Evans was started
originally by the pension, agents, of whom
he was not always so considerate as they
thought he ought to be. But they sue
ceeded in infusing a great many of the
pensioners with the notion that the Com
missioner was discriminating against
them nnreasonably, and thereby created
a great deal of general opposition to him.
Whenever the complaints against him
have been Investigated they have proved
to be unfounded, but that has not served
to remove the feeling. The commissioner
has finally found the pressure upon him
so great that he has given way to the ex-
tent of placing his resignation In the
hands Of the President to do with as he
sees fit. Probably the recent act of Con-
gress which fixed a rating different from
that which the commissioner had insisted
upon, appeared to him like rebuke and
had something to do with his resignation,
though it is not probable that Congress
intended any reflection upon his ruling.
If Mr.. Evans is forced out the pensi ON
attorneys will be encouraged to make
new demands, and their influence, which
is already too great, will be very much
increased.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29

Joseph Mullett and James Fitzharris
whom the emigration commissioners have
just refused 10 permit to enter this coun-
try, were connected with the famous
Phoenix Park assassination in 1889.
Mullett was proved to have helped plan
the assassination and Fitzharris drove
the cab which conveyed the assassins to
Phoenix Park. The victims Of the assas-
sination were Lord Frederick Cavendish,
Secretary for Ireland, and Under Secre-
tary Burke The latter had incurred the
bitter hatred of the Irish patriots because
of his activity in enforcing the coercion
nets under Secretary Forster. Cayendish
however, had just been appointed, and
there was really no enmity. toward him.
But he was walking in the park with
Burke, and he was stabbed to death along
with the latter, partly no doubt, because
he had seen and could recognize the muir
derers. The assassins belonged to self
constituted association which styled
themselves 1.-The Invincibles, and one
motive Of the crime no doubt grew out of
The mistaken idea that it would help
Ireland, though hatred and revenge
figured more prominently. The crime
shocked the whole civilized world, and
all the Irish leaders fastened to repudiate
1t and denounce the murderers. Mullett
and Fitzharris were sentenced to penal
servitude but recently the English gov
eminent pardoned them, and they hast
ened to this country, thinking they
would be received with open arms here by
the Irish societies. Instead Of that they
were given the cold shoulder, and appar-
emily there will be no protest against
their deportation by the Irish. They
have claimed that they were exempt from
the clause of our immigration laws that
forbids the landing of convicted felons on
the ground that their offence was politi-
cal one, and also because they had been
pardoned by the British government. At
the time il occurred, however, not even
the Fenians undertook TO extenuate their
crime, and nothing has appeared since to
change its aspect. As for the pardon
that operated simply as aeremission ola
part of the penalty that the court had inn
posed, and was in no degree AN admission
that their conviction had not been just.
They are no less felons because they did
not serve out their sentence, and have
no claim TO be exempted from our law
against the admission of convicts.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29

The vote of the people of Virginia on
to amend the constitution SO as to dis
franchise the blacks, showed some pecu-
liar conditions. In some of the white
counties there are majorities against the
proposition, while the heavier majorities
in its favor came from the so-called black
counties. As it is not reasonable to sup
pose that the blacks voted to disfranchise
themselves, the result in the black ooun-
ties indicate that only the whites voted,
which would seem to show that the
blacks were pretty thoroughly disfran-
chised already. That some of the white
counties voted against the contention
shows that there is in the state some
sense of the unfairness of discriminating
against the blacks on account of their
color and race, for that Is really the
ground ON which all franchise discrimi-
nation is made against him in the South,
though it is not the avowed ground. We
have little doubt that when the conven-
ton meets what little opposition there
may be to the acknowledgements of 1.-THE
oitiShh VII easily ONCTDOEAc Oic
of the schemes which have been adopted
in the states further south will find its
way into the constitution. 1t will not
be many years before the entire black
vote of the South will be eliminated by
the statutes, obnoxious in spirit to the
Fourteenth Amendment, though not in
form. To this there would probably be
no strenuous objection at the North
provided the South would consent to the
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29

The decision OF the Supreme Court In
the case Of State VS.. W. G. Montgomery,
completely knocks out the peddler law
and wipes out all legislation on the sub
ject. The court holds that the law Is
unconstitutional because it conflicts with
the Fourteenth Amendment by discrimi
mating against aliens. The Court passed
upon this law some years ago, then hold
ing 1t to be constitutional, but the partic-
ular point on which they now hold 1t to
be unconstitutional was not called to their
attention, and was not discovered by the
Court. Until the Legislature passes a
new laws apparently, everybody Is free
to peddle in this state without any re-
striction whatever. 1t would seem to be
possible also for everybody who has paid
fees under this law to recover them.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29

General Roberts s advance guard has
crossed the Vaal without any serious OPP
position, though the Beers had declared
that before that stream was passed IL
would run red with blood and be choked
up with dead bodies. 1t is said that the
Beers will make a stand on the banks of
the Kip, but the probability is that they
will find defence there as difficult as al
the Vaal, and will fall back on the APP
proach of Roberts's troops without
offering much resistance. The truth Is
that the English forces are so overwhelm-
ingly superior in numbers that the
Beers can make no effective resistance.
They can coop themselves up in Pretoria,
and behind its Notifications can check
the English for a short time, but that Is
all. Their final defeat is inevitable, and
in view of this fact which must be known
To the rank and file as well as to the
commanders it will not be strange If they
concluded shortly to stop further useless
sacrifice of life and property by surren-
deriDg.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29
!. KENT"S HILL.
Correspondence of the PRESS.)
Kent's Hill, May %.

CORRESPONDENCE of the PRESS.)
At Kent's Hill, commencement Is the
cycle from whence all time Is reckoned.
Ask farmer hereabout the age of his
cow, or steer, and he invariably reckons
from commencement. Scenes of hustle at
tendant upon the approach Of commence
ment which occurs on June 18th, obtain
now. Packages containing bonnets for
the ladies', dresses for the sweet girl grad
uates and dress suits for the gentlemen
are constantly being deposited at Samp-
son Hall.
The class of 1900 is very large, number
ing 30, and all signs point to a large
influx of visitors TO witness the gradual
ing exercises of this brilliant class.
The Kent's Hill track team came back
from the great interscholastic meet at
Bowdoin, the ssth, flushed with victory
and bearing a magnificent liver banner
which trophy now hangs side by.side with
that of 1899, in the dining hall ofSampson
hall Jocund day stood tiptoe ON the
misty mountain tops" when the visitors
came trooping home, and the college yell
which greeted their home coming found
an echo In the lofty belfry where the
chapel bell pealed out the announcement
of the victory. Athletics are given a more
prominent place than ever in this famous
school, and Kent's Hill seminary and col
lege may well feel proud of the record Of
her athletic club.
Nature has donned her summer garb
A.. a..
pet of green and redolent of summer
bloom.
Soon the students will all have returned
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29
NEWARK AT TAKU.
Admiral Kempn Prepared Ito Protect
U. .. Legation at Pekin.

Washington, May ga cablegram re-
ceived at the navy department today
stated that the Newalk K had been assigned
to act as flagship of the senior squadron
commander, and that the vessel sailed
from Nagasaki last Saturday and arrived
at the Taku forts yesterday. Rear Ad-
miral Kempff is the senior squadron Off
Ger described in-the despatch and his visit
to Taku, the nearest point to Pekin at
tainable for large vessels, has attracted
much attention. Ii is understood there
is already u formidable fleet of European
warships gathered at Taku and since the
withdrawal of the Wheeling the. Ameri-
can fleet has been unrepresented at that
point. While prepared to act concurrent
ly with, though Independently of the
European powers in the protection OF the
life and property of foreigners in China,
Admiral kempff has not at present any
intention of making u hostile demonstra-
ton in the Pei Ho river 1t is more prob
able that he is at Taku, solely with the
purpose of getting as near as possible to
Minister CoDger and the American lega-
ton at Pekin, and it may be that he Is
simply placing himself in readiness to
rapidly despatch a marine force from his
ship to Pekin to guard the American
legation, just as it was protected two
years ago when riotous conditions pre-
vailed near the Chinese capital.
Mr.. WI Ting Fang, the Chinese minis
ter, called at the state department today
and had long conference with Acting
Secretary Hill, but neither of the parties
would make any statement as to what
was talked about.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29

reduction Of Its representa- ton Is pro-
vided by the Fourteenth Amen dment.
But eventually there IL bound 70 grow
up At the North vigorous opposition 70
u white man at the south exercising
twice the political power of white man
at the North. The North has, u must be
confessed, been very slow Is waking
up 70 the gross injustice Of the disfran-
chisement Of the negro with no reduc-
ton of representation, but II cannot al
ways be expected to remain indifferent to
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29
UNDERWOOD SPRING.

Spacious Dining Jall always open. Music
Card and Smoking Rooms. all with open fires
brilliantly lighted By electricity and heated By
steam. decorated with palms and evergreen.
An excellent menu from which TO order.
Game and fsh dinrers n specially.
Arrangements made for Dinner. Dancing or
Card parties with or without special cars at
ONCE OF PORTLAND a Yarmouth Electric Rail-
way Co., once - Congress street. Telephone
elsa nov2sdn
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29

10 their homes after an exceptionally
prosperous school year, and the year IL
and loo win b only memory.
Rev. W. Y. Berry Of Waterville, secrs-
tary Of the Maine Christian Civic league,
delivered embarrassing address here sun
day afternoon to large audience.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29
CITY OF PORTLAND.


Sealed proposals for building about 1iee feet
OF ten and twelve inch pipe sewer In the East
ern Promenade, Emerson street, and u
street. will be received at the Offices Of
the Commissioner Of Public Works, City
Hail. until Friday. June Isl. 1900 az
ucly opened and read. Blanks on which pro-
posAls must be made. plans. specifications and
further Information may be obtained az the
once Of said commissioner. BIDS should b(
marked Proposals for Sewers" and addressed
to GEO. N. FERNALD. Commissioners OF Pub.
lie works. who reserves the right to reject AMI
the city so to do. myzsdtd
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29

According to the Springfield Republican
about one third Of the legacy taxes col
lected in Massachusetts, will have to he
refunded under the decision of the Su-
preme Court that the tax is determined
by the size of legacies and not by the
amount of estate.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29

Patrons OF the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses Of Their
papers changed as often as they may desire BY
rotifying the Office
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29

Subscribers whose papers are not delivered
promptly are requested to notify the ONCE OF
the DAILY PRESS. No. % Exchange street.
Portland Me.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29

The DAILY PRESS Is delivered at these rates
every morning 70 subscribers In all parts OF
Portland, and In westbrook and South Fort
land.
MAINE STATE PRESS (weekiy,-
BY ths year, 81 IN advance. or et.26 &C the
end OF the year.
For sir months. so cents, for three months
eb cents
The evening times., 1900-03-31

LONDON. March 31-OKrOrd's boat crew
vas today beaten out Of sight by Cam
bridge. The course was on the Thames
between Put7ey and Montlake. There were
no exciting features
The day was an ideal one for the annu-
al Oxford Cambridge Varsity boat race.
The sun had been shining brilliantly since
early morning and great crowds conyerged
AT all points OF vantage along the towing
path. The attendance beat all previous
records although the race did not promise
any excitement since il appeared a Ger
taintv for Cambridge. The followers or
this college offered long odds on their crew
and found few takers. Cambridge reached
the sink OF form a week ago. Many per-
sons then prophesied a falling on in their
condition. These prophecies. however, ap-
near 10 have had no foundation. a.
cambridge retained the good cordidon by
doing easy work during the week.
Ovford's combination has been persist
emily dogged with ill luck. Several Of its
bet oars have been compelled TO retire on
account Of Illness and other causes Their
hard luck eliminated when Coach Mclean
LETT in cab after yesterday afternoon S
practice and started for the Cape with his
regiment. the Sussex leomanrF- ms
practice ended the hard work Of both
crews Oxford's crew is said 90 be the
weakest one that was ever put a6Ooat
The Cautubs had six OF last years sue
cessfuI crew in their boat though they
lost the services Of their old president
Goldie Both crews were early afooat 2ud
padding this morning.
oxford won the toss and chose the sur
rev side There was no wind and the Wa-
ter was smooth. The weather was perfect
The crews were or at 1-s6. oxford APP
rearcd to get on first ar the starting point
Both crews we're loudly cheerod as they
went OH
Cambridge Immediately secured "a lead OF
one length which she gradually increased
until at thn close she Ted by a distance es-
tmdted from fifteen 90 twenty boat
lengths
The evening times., 1900-03-31
THE PAGE DIVORCE CASE.
ImPortnnt Decision That the Fhther
l. ChiIdren's Natural Guardian.

Important Decision That the Father
l. ChiIdren's Natural Guardian.
In the case Of Ella Lillian Page against
her husband. William Henry Page sOr linn
tied divorce. Justice Barnard today signed
"A decree awarding the custody Of the chill
dreu to the father during the pendency OF
the proceedings On motion of Attorney
Edward G Niles counsel for Mr Page.
the court reduced the amount of aiimony
TO be paid Mrs Page from So to SO per
month.
Mrs. Page is represented by Attorney
edward L. Gies.
Judge Barnard's decision is very impOr-
taut. as il established a precedent which
WI probably be followed hereafter in this
Jurisdiction. lie said.
The father is the natural custodian Of
he children to any marriage. without !t is
shown that he lives a life which makes hiil
unfit to take care Of. raise and educate the
children. As he is responsible in law 70.
thair support and maintenance he should
have the care Of them"
Guided by his opinion he then signed d
decree ordering the complainant Ella Lii
litn Page. d al once. upon the application
of the defendant. give both OF the children.
Marie Lillian and Robert Gordon Page into
his care and custody. The court allowed
Mrs Page TO have the care and custody of
Tho children during certain hours or each
week during the perdency Of The suit. Tn
der his order the children viii be turned
ever 10 the defendant az once
The evening times., 1900-03-31
THE FRIENDS OF THE DOG.
: Petition to the commissioners to
RcScind the Muzzic Ordinance.

An adjourned meeting Of the friends Of
the dog. as Chairman G. ". Evans des-
ignated them. convened lass night at
National Rifles Hall
Mr.. Evans. who has been tireIes- in the
present crusade against the muzzle order
of the District Commissioner. after call
ing the meeting 70 order. read several let
ters OF regret frUHlpTCmineUt persons who
were unable 20 attend Prominent among
these wcTe eommruications from Mrs.
Mary Foote Henderson and Mrs. Barbour.
a communicating tC the District Com
misSiouers and its seply were read. reIa-
ting to the receipts and expenditures OF
the dog Impounding service and the law
upon which the obnoxious muzZIe order
was based This led to warm discussion
as 10 the right OF the District authorities
To exact charge of s. az the deg pound
for a tagged dog.
The result OF the proceedings was the
unanimous passage Of a motion to present
the petition. which had been widely cir
Culated. and which contained about 2. 600
names. 40 the District Commissioners. A
motion also prevailed that it was the sense
Of the meeting that the care OF the dog
pound should be turned over TO the HUI
name Society OF the District.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
IMPORTANT POLICE CHANGES.
Detective Thomas l.. HHrtiEaa Re
ceiVes Promotion


ceives a Promotion
Several changes in the personnel Of the
Police force recommended 20 the Commis-
sioners by Major Sylvester were announced
this afternoon. The changes will all take
effect tomorrow. Some OF them were eN-
pccted while others came in the nature OF
complete surprise. What is considered
the most important change. and possibly
the most merited. is the promotion Of De-
tective Thomas p Hartisan now detailed
az Headquarters He will tomorrow be
sworn in as an acting sergeant ara will
be detailed for duty in the Ninth precinct
Tne other changes include the reduction
Of Sergt Z. VI. Burgess. of the Ninth pre-
cinct 10 a private OF class .; the promo
tion of Acting Sergt Samuel Murphy. Of
the Sixth precinct. to me a full ser
amt vice Burgess; the promotion Of PO-
liceman Carl Father. OF the Second pre-
cinct, now detailed at the Pennsylvania
Railroad depot. to be a detective at Head
quarters vice Hartigan, and the promotion
OF Policeman Barber. OF the Third pre-
cinct, 70 be a special detective at the Penn
sylvania Railroad Station. vice Father
In addition the resignation OF Policeman
William Green. coiored. Of the Third pre-
cinct. has been accepted. and John r.
Ashton color5d. is appointed to fll the va
cancy. Barnard Z. johnson, who has lived
in the city all his life. is also appointed to
position on the force as private Of
class ..
The reduction OF Sergeant Burgess is
said 10 have been at his own request. It
is understood that he will be given an
eight hour detail. In addition % the
changes Major Sylvester has recommended
that Policeman John Hinkel Of the Fifth
precinct be retired on a pension. HinkeI
has been member OF The police force for
thirtY-four wears.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
LIE DRoIT PARK LOT TAXES.
Opinion of Attorney DUNHiI on the
Advertisements OF Arrears.

The District Commissioner yesterday
received an opinion from their attorney.
Andrew b. DuvaiI relative 90 The request
Of Thomas $ HeHsey that designation Of
certain lots in lie Droit Park hc stricken
from the list of taxes in arrears and ad-
ver,i=ed for sale.
Mr. Duyall states that the lots in ques-
tjon. eisht i'm number. with the exception
Of parts OF two lots. are Id arrears for
taxes for the year 1899. and are advertised
as iu arrears Tor the fourth installmeut OF
the water main tax. Each OF said lots. he
further sJates IS advertised for assessment
Tor the extension OF Rhode Island Avenue.
with interest thereon from February C..
1900.
After discussing at some length Nr Hen
-ey'- claims in his letter 10 the Commis-
sioUers and after citing several statutes
applicable TO the case. Attorney DuvalI
concludes hy saying that In his opinion the
general taxes against these lots as well as
the assess mcuts for the extension of
Rhode Island Avenue are properly iuclud-
ed iu the tax sale notice.
Mr Duv8u. however. Is of the opinion
that IL the general taxes. the water main
assessments and cost of advertising are
paid prior TO the day of the tax sale n,
said lots should he stricken from the tax
sale list and would not be subject 90 sale
for the assessments on the extension OF
Rhode island Avenue.
The evening times., 1900-03-31
FOR SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Progress at arrangements tor u MiI-
ftnrN Emchre PnrtN.


The ladies a-ins i'm charge the military
euchre party for the benefit Of needy Span
ish war ve'c1aus were entertained at Elbs
Hall last cveaiug by the comrades OF Har-
den Command An Entertaining programme
Of music and recitations was rendered as
follows. Vocal solos. Miss Austin and Mr..
Ferris. instrumental selections. Mr.. Brad
ford: recitations. comrades. HoltOn Hsr-
rington. and Marshall. Among those pres
ent were. Mrs. Allyn X. Capron. Mrs. HILL
Mrs. Traction. Mrs Marshall, Miss JeI-
nings. Miss Austin Miss Meyers Mrs
Hodgson Miss Bryan. Miss Johnson Mrs
Chisholm Miss Austin. Mrs Nolan. Mio1
Johnson. Miss HOdgson. Miss Byron, Mis-,
Rupert. Miss Place. Miss Wilson, Miss
Vale Miss Smith. Miss Gather Miss Lee
Miss Freck. and others. The command
attended in full force. Captain Chisholm
presiding Among the gentlemen present
NOT members were. Hume Talbert. Louis
Bradford. Mr. LcuuON Colonel Cole and
others
Previous to the entertainment a meet
ing of the ladies' committee on euchre
party was held and reports of committees
received The committee on hall report
ed that the Washington Light Infantry
Corps had donated the use Of their armo-
ry for Wednesday. April Is. The commit
lee on donations reported a large addi-
tiCnal list Of persons who had donated
prizes since the last meeting.