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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-19

osarss soboay ssesid want nsn ssissssd
fus sh~ss bcdiss whe have no minds o.
thsir own. and are wiIlfna 10 hiindiy
foiisw . Mayors diet.sisa. Much isss
should sryhcdy want men whs would be
willing 20 biindiy feilsw snynedys sis'
dIctstioa. The kind Of men that THE
great majority q TIE people should wan
ard shoaIl sesk 20 got are man OF sam
oisnt strength a. character snt indspss-
sons 10 set assordlnT 10 their convictiens
on every matter that comes bsfore item.
A man who has pledged himsslf to any
corporation 90 70 any SCI Of rDen N prefer
ts-ir interests 10 the oitI's. OF VINO 10
under such obligations 10 any corporation
or 81 Of mer as 70 make 10 improbable
THAI he ear scs Independently oughs 30
b. mercilsssiy turned down. We hsar
10 intin,atsd that various corporations
ere seeking TO put men into the council
pledged 10 take care Of their interests.
We hear 10 intimsssd that ther- srs can
didstes In slmos, every ward who have
practically pledged them ssives 10 rot.
on certain questions that mag sriss &C
oordine TO the diofation Of outside par
ties, In short that ttey have CONSENTED
30 BECOME mere puppets II thsrs are
any such men on the ballot they
ought 10 be defeated. The votsrs should
scan every mans on the Iisi very care
fully. and " ttey End any thsre which
belong 20 men who Their. 10 re-son 10
believe are 60 elos-ly allied 30 any inter-
sst as to make 40 improbable that they
can act independently should scratch
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-19

The annual performances CT striking
out the civil service appropriation In
committee of the whole only 10 restore 10
In the House has just heen gone through
with what the object of IL is We have
n, yer been able to understand. IL &c
ponplishss nothing ex,spt to show that
there Is u considerable numter OF con-
gressmen who wonli like TO XIII civil
service reform IL they could do 30 without
getting found out, ami why any congrssI-
IN AZ should he anxious 20 demonstrate
That he had not the courage Of his convio.
items is q mystery.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-19

The Republican oauouses for tbs seleo-
ton of candidates for aldermen aud
councilmen will he held Wednesday after
neon and evening. Our citizens ara very
p-ons 10 assume that the Mayor la the
chief factor In our municipal government
Gnd that II ne have good mayor IL
saases little difference what the COMPOST
zion Of tie two boards. As matter of fact
the Mayor has comparatively little power.
He mar stop come things from being
done, bat he cannot do any Thing without
the cooperation Of majority IF the board
of Aldermen and the Common Council
10 have an efficient municipal admins
tration. an administration that can do
things. there Jnuss be heTmony between
els Mayor and majority at least of the
two wards. Citizens should teat Tits
in mind when they are Eelsotiug osndi,
dates toF sId.rme and councilman. OF
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-19
. BRIEFLY TOLD.

line stockholders of the New AEsHsis-
ton Baseball club In Baltimore have
decided to retain their organization in
the hope the league NAV bs organized
another year.
Gen. Shelter says he thinks the Tagal
insurreotion Is broken but that garrisons
will he necessary In the PHILIPPINES for
ever.
Senator Elkins fell on an 10y sidewalk
In Washington and was considsrably
brit ised.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-19
srArE or omIo. - oF ToLEpo. :.

STATE OF ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO. =,
lucas COUNTY,
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is the
senior pa tner OF the firm OF +. J. CHENEY &
Co. d0iug business In tue City OF Toledo,
County and State afo, esald. and that said firm
will pay the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case OF CatarFh that
cannot be cured By the use OF HALL > CArARRfI
CURE. - =
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn 10 before me and subscribed In my
presence, This 9Th day OF December, A. j. 1855.
A. W. GLEASON,
lsEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. send Tor les monals, tres,
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggist, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-19

II Count Castellane's thirst for blood
IL net aba,ed by his sss voy age there
ought TO te stirring times In Paris
q hen he gets there. lie has announced
his Intention TO challenge ia Rodays,
;he editor Of Figaro, to a dusl, and " he
loss nut scoelt break every bone In
ais body. Very likely, however, Castei-
ARE will on furt Ter reflection deem II
urw.ss to jsopArdi#e his spjoyment of
the 81 100. eco he has borrowed from
as wite's relations, as he would do If h.
tngar cd in duel. the outcome Of which
mus. lie doubtful, or undertook to carry
cut his threat Of breathing every hons In
Do Rodayss BODY. which could hardly
to accomplished without some physical
damage t. HIN self.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-19

We have no doubt that n, the present
time thu Hon joseph IL. Aanlsy Is a
very enthusiastic tax reformer
but to carry tax reform through
will require stout heart and
aauntless courage, and certain episodes
In Me-. Manlsy's career ars cllcgiate1
to create suspicion that thcs' chsras-
bsristics are rot his. NO man who has
ever pu. his hand to Tire plough and
thea turned batk--who has
t'uuiln-should be entrusted with
tax rvfurm, and we all remember
that sc was In connection with
A certain performance OF Mr.. Manlsy's al
st. Louis that the Hen. Samuel Fessen-
den of Connecticut uttered thoso famous
words "Goi Almighty hats a gutter y
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-19

The gold standard bill when 10 BIZ
comes law only settles the currency
standard while It rem aims law. Like all
other laws It Is subject to repeal. A Sill
YER Senate and House and u silver Presi
dent in TIE White House can reverse the
law and make silver the standard. 1t
will be seen. therefore, that to maintain
the gold standard we have got to main
tain government In sympathy with the
gold standard. The great majority Of the
Democratic msmbers OF both ths House
and Sennts voted against the bill which
makes GOLD this standard. and the great
m 4jority OF the Democratic party APP
proves Of that vote. Therefore the Demo-
oatic party as at present constituted 10
Il menace to the perm aIsncy OF tins gold
standard. To vote fer It's candidates Is
to pnt the gold standard in jeopa rdy.
b lsiness meI must not forget that. Ihoy
must not suffer themselves to be thrown
of their guard by statements to the
effect that the gold standard viii be
secure when the gold standard bill bs-
comes law.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-19

The DAILY PRESS Is delivered AZ thsas rates
every morning 10 subscribers IN al parts Of
Portland, aud In Westbr0ok and soath Fort
land.
MAINE STATE PRESS weekly
by the year. ~ IN advance. % SIZE 81 the
end of the year.
For six months. 80 CENTS for three months
20 GEMS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-19

II the iegitinats expsnse OF going 10
the Senate from NoptAns is siC0 90 none
but the rioh. 81 men can ever aspire 20
that honor. But we do not believe that
IL Is. We Go not believe the money con-
trihuted by Senator Clark was all uscd
for Legitimate purpose.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-19

Patrons OF the PRESS vino are leaving town
temporarily may have ihs addresses Of their
papers changed rs often as they may desire BY
notilying the ONCE
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Subscribers whose papers are not delivered
promptly are requested 70 notify TIE Office Of
the DAILY PRESS. No W Exchange street
Portland Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-19

Lord Roberts's operations north OF the
Modder River have put very different
lace on the campaign in South Africa.
No. only havs tnsy relieved Kimberley,
but what is more important they have
compelled ore Of tbs two main armies Of
the Boers to abandon their fortified posi-
bion and teat hssay retreat toward
BloemfonselD. The English are IN hot
pursuit, and II they do not capture the
whole or a large part Of General Cronje's
army. they viii very largely reduce its
efficiency by destroying its morale.
Furthermore IL is altogether probable that
Crcnje's retreat means also tbs retreat Of
General Joubert from his fortified posi-
ton around Ladysmith into the Orange
Free Stnts. Indeed there are some sigr ;
that this has alre sdy begun. II Joubert
retreats General Butler ought to be able
to closely pursue him and inhict the
same kind OF damage that Erench and
Kelly -Kenney are infl'ctipg upon Cronje,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
LOOKING FORWARD.

DR.. Lyman Abbott, among long
list OF things he is engaged in looking
forward to. and which he and other
fantastic dreamers will continue to
look forward to until the dying breath
OF time shall fan the ponderous gates
OF eternity. is the following solution Of
the capital AMI labor question:
II look forward to the time when.
by no sudden revolution, but by the
gradual diffusion of education and the
gradual diffusion OF wealth, the capt.
talistic system will yield to a democ-
racy OF Industry, as slavery has yielded
to feudalism, and feudalism to capt.
talism; when the men who work,
some with brain and some with hand
and some with both brain and hand,
will themselves own the implements Of
industry, and labor will hire capital.
instead of capital hiring labor"
IT there is any gradual diffusion"
OF wealth beginning, nobody has dis
covered it. The farmer had a pair of
balky mules. AS an experiment, he
tied bunch OF turnips to the wagon
pole. just beyond the reach of the ami
mails. Seeing them, smelling them and
almost tasting them, they started for
ward on run to catch them, but they
never did. Looking forward" is too
much like the April fool joke in vogue
among the street urchins: Look be-
hind, mister and he always does,
which is the essence of the joke.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
Our British Secretary.

Our Knickerbocker breeches British
secretary of state seems to think he
ought to be complimented for his effort
to fool the people of this country by
forcing defensive and offensive al
lance with England on us under cover
OF pretended canal treaty. He thinks
such an alliance is necessary, because
he fears that the United States will
not be able to maintain the Monroe
doctrine against the nations Of Eu-
rope" without the "assistance"-save
the mark!-of England. He might
have waited at least until England
whipped the little Boer republics
about such task as whipping the
states of New Jersey and Rhode Island
before asking her help in sustaining
the Monroe doctrine. We have man
aged to take care of the Monroe doc
trine for seventy-seven years without
any help from England, and we shall
probably be able to blunder along in
our usual clumsy American style for a
few years more without calling on her.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
who Pays tho Wages.

An absence Of benevolence is partic-
ularly noticeable in the coal trusts.
There has been an increase Of coal
miners wages, but do the profits and
dividends of the coal trusts suffer?
We wonder who does. Perhaps the
following item from Chicago paper
will tell.
Eastern coal Is to be Is to so per
cent dearer than at present. April i, ac-
cording to Col. w. P. Rend, who is In
Pittsburg. He says the advance is
brought about by an increase in wages
to the miners, by the low prices which
have prevailed and by the coal famine
in Europe, which has made it hard for
operators to Fill orders. Chicago coal
dealers say the European famine al
ready has begun to tell on this market
and the supply of West Virginia and
Pennsylvania coal is decreasing fast.
1t is almost impossible to get West
Virginia smokeless coal in Chicago
and there is q great deal of substitu-
tion of other Goals for the West Vir-
ginia product.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
PLAIN TO ALL BUT HAY.

By curious paresis, the state de-
partment is still puzzled by the Ma
crum mystery, and frankly says that 1t
cannot understand Mr.. Macrum. The
department is evidently trying to as
certain the facts. but Mr.. Macrum, by
his own actions, has placed himself in
such a curious position that he has lost
the respect of the department.
There is not particle of doubt
about it. Mr.. Macrum. by telling the
truth. has not only lost the gespeat Of
our 2glo=- aAmeTican state department,
but also its confidence and his job.
This ought to be enough to make Ma
crum out liar and a traitor, but there
are the original rifled letters with "V.
R." stamped on the American eagle.
This is alliance, with "V. R." on top
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15

The British sticker, resealtng the letter
after 1T had been opened, bears the po-
tential initials "V. r. the initials of
the clerk who opened the letter and
the name of the place where is was
opened.
The letter was mailed at Cape Town
Oct. by Consul General Stowe. 1t
was held there one month apparently,
for the next postmark is that of Dur
ban, dated Nov. 4. From Durham it was
sent to Pretoria and reached Mr.. Ma
crum in its mutilated form. The cir
culars to consuls issued by the depart
ment, not in themselves important, but
nevertheless Official MALL never
reached Mr.. Macrum. They were con-
fiscated without apology or explana-
ton by the British censor. AS for Mr..
Macrum's personal mail, he never
heard of it.-St. Louis Journal
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
Crum packer Boom Growing.

indianapolis. Ind, March 13.-Polit-
ical leaders here received word today
from Wabash county that the boom
for Congressman Crumpacker for gov
ernor has assumed large proportions.
He Is the only member Of the Indiana
delegation in congress who voted
against the Puerto Rican bill, and it
was this act that started his boom for
governor. The talk of Gen. Harrison
for president has nearly died out. It
is understood the ex-president has told
many of his friends to stop the use of
his name in connection with the presi-
dental nomination.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
THE MAcRuM INSULT.

e =
The supineness OF the Mckinley adj
ministration to British insults shows
an alliance indeed Offensive" With
the evidence of confiscated official gov
eminent letters in Mr.. Macrum's hands
the matter is referred to young Adel-
bert Hay, son of our British secretary
of state, to disprove the truth Of it.
Mr.. Macrum has several envelopes
each bearing the British sticker APP
piled to the envelope after 1t had been
hened by the censor. He has one
kelope which contained mail matter
Consul General Stowe at Cape
" is the regulation blue of the
12ears upon its face
Consular Service"
depended" On the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
FRENCH SHIP MAY 81 LOST.
Fears For safety Of tn. steamer Paul

Fears For Safety of the steamer PAUL.
lac, Long Overdue.
New York. March l2.-There' is a
growing anxiety for the safety of the
overdue steamer, the Pauillac, Of the
French line, which sailed from New
York for Havre Feb. s, carrying a crew
OF forty-five men and cargo valued at
100000, including many consign-
ments for the Paris exposition.
The vessel was sighted when six
days out in mid-Atlantic, by the White
Star steamer Germanic, but has not
been seen or heard of since. The cap
tain of the Champagne. which sailed
for Havre last Thursday, was instruct
ed to keep sharp lookout for the
missing steamer. Reinsurance of the
Pauillac Is at high premium today.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
THE SHAME OF 1T ALL
ADMINISTRATIONS INTR,GuEs
WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
The "F'rins'i of Hay WIN Not Atone
teF This~Awful Outrage Against the
Honor of the American Feople-wM
10 Resented at the Polls.

IL may please President Mckinley
Secretary Hay and other Anglomaniac:
of our British administration to have
Uncle Sans official mail opened b,
the queens imperial agents, and
marked 'V. R." (Victoria Regina), but
1t warns a patriotic Americans blood
up to the boiling and fighting point
1t makes us feel like reaching out for
our good old double barreled shotgun
writes VS. Bryan in 81. ILn,lis Ionr-
nal OF Agriculture. The queen Is 4
most excellent old lady, a model no 4
keeper and mother, and a dear !
grandmother, whom we all love III
those several capacities. But she $
not Victoria Regina" OF these United
States just yet. We taught her grand
father, George III, to quit signing his
name that way 124 years ago, and we
don't propose to allow the granddaugh-
ter to resume the habit, however agree
able it might be to the Hanna McKin-
ley-Hay combination of British boot
lickers Six weeks ago this paper de-
clared that there was big scandal
back of the Macrum incident, but it is
far more disgraceful and humiliating
than we supposed. 1t Is simply un-
bearable. The English agents would
never have dared to detain and open
United States official mail if there had
been no understanding OF alliance"
between British and American imperi-
alists, as first asserted by Joseph
Chamberlain, and now reiterated by
Consul Macrum. Such an outrage
would be casus belli If committed
against any other respectable govern
ment. But unfortunately this gov
ernment has ceased to be respectable
since 1t fell into the hands OF the Han
-McKinley-Hay gang.
II any additional evidence were
needed to establish the existence of a
secret understanding between the Nc
Kinley administration and the British
fmperialists, 1t would be found in the
Hay auncefote treaty regarding the
Nicaragua canal. and many other col
lateral circumstances. This astonish-
Ing treaty provides for the building Of
the canal by the United States, and its
mutual control by England and Amer
lea! In other words, Uncle Sam puts
up the money and digs the ditch, and
then John Bull steps in and helps him
enjoy the benefits The ultimate pur-
pose is the division of the North and
South American continents between
the English and American imperialists.
We are to take everything north of the
canal, including Canada and Mexico,
while England scoops in everything
south Of that line. That is what the
Hay Pauncefote treaty means, and
Mexico and South and Central America
SO interpret it. But the American peo-
pie will have something to say about
the deal before the final closing OF the
bargain.
Hay may be fred" but that will not
atone for the outrage. The whole Re-
publican administration is responsible.
The people will SO decide at the polls.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
.of the Indemnity to be paid by Porta.
gal has been decided.
MOVE. IlNCOIN'S BODY.
caskst Placed In Temporary vaull
While Tomb II Repalrsd.

Ceskss Hlaced In Temporary vault
While Tomb IL Repaired.
Springfield, Ill, March 12.-The body
OF Abraham Lincoln has been moved
from the crypt Of the Lincoln national
monument and placed In q temporary
vault while the monument Ii being re-
paired. No formal ceremonies attended
the transfer Of the body to its tempo
rary resting place. Contractor Culver
Invited the board of trustees Of the
monument, consisting Of Gov. Tanner,
State Treasurer F. K Whittemore,
Superintendent OF Public instruction
Alfred Bayliss and Auditor ]. 8. Nc
5Cullough, to be present and witness, in
their official capacity, the removal Of
the casket. Workmen engaged in ex-
cavating the concrete found that the
outer casing OF the casket containing
Lincoln's body had begun to decay.
This was caused by the bad condition
OF the monument, which had slipped
from Its base, exposing the interior to
the elements. A seam was found lead
Ing to the casket. which permitted rain
to enter.
Col. Culver, who lie in charge Of the
work OF rebuilding the monument says
every precaution will be taken to pre-
vent the body being stolen, the attempt
made in 1876 being still fresh in the
public mind. When the casket has
been placed in the temporary vault the
entrance will be closed with two stones
Weighing over four tons. The stone
from the old monument will also be
built around as an additional safe
guard.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
SLAIN BY HIS WIFE.
John Gallagher. Joliet steel MN EN-
ploye. Killed While Asleep in Bed.

Oonh uSHsHnefs Joliet BteoI NH EN-
ploye. Killed While Asleep in Bed.
Joliet, I'LL, March 13.-Mrs. John
Gallagher, woman past middle age,
cut her husbands throat from ear to
ear Saturday night while he was
asleep in bed. The victim was head
heater in the Federal Steel company's
plant. The woman is thought to be
insane. Mr.. and Mrs. Gallagher had
lived together for more than twenty
five years, and their married life had
been quiet and apparently happy. For
some time past the woman has shown
signs Of mental arrangement and
preparations were being made to have
der treated n an asylum.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
Brltish Losss. In tho wan

London, March 13.-The latest ON
cial figures Of casualties in South AT
RIGA show that the, British total in
killed, wounded and missing is 1886,
to which about 70 are addable. Ac-
cording to the latest official figures, of
565 officers and 1903 men wounded,
only BAT died. and of a total of $500
deaths. only about 800 were due to
disease. ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
Hunting Tor Headauartsrs.

Clinton, Iowa. March 13.--The Mys-
tic Workers Of the World, fraternal
benevolent society. which was organ
lied In Fulton a few years ago, and
which now has a membership exceed
ing $4,000, inostly; in Illinois and Iowa,
will soon settle the question Of the To-
cation OF the head Offices Of the So
fiety. The cities Of Sterling, Fulton,
Dixon and Chillicothe are making bids
for the ofnces. Fulton is MAXI
ID dght to retajn them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
One Milton for the Bo.r..

/. New York, March 13. The National
Boer Relief Fund association, which
has been started by George w. Van
slclsn OF THIS city at the suggestion Of
DR.. Leyds, the European agent OF the
Beers. will try to raise 81 200, 900.
Bourke COCHRAN has been elected
chairman of the organization, and as
a proof Of hi sympathy for the Boer
cause has Co tributed a check for $500
ito start the nd.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
Miners Go Out on strike.

Altoona, Pa, March 13.-1n antici-
patton Of the miners convention, to be
held here this week, 1000 men, en-
ployed in the western section of the
district have gone out on strike. as
an indication of what the operators
may expect II they do not come to
tarms.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15

Meanwhile we repeat our suggestion
that our British secretary of state
ought to pack his knickerbocker pant
les and his Tuxedo coat with gold
lace around the edges" and go back to
England and swear allegiance to "Vic-
toria Regina" If he has any self-re-
spect left that is what he will do.-Ex.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
De Lome to Go to Rome.

Madrid, March 13.-senor Dupuy de
LONE, formerly Spanish minister to
the United States. will shortly be ap-
pointed Spanish ambassador to the
vatican. The Duke de Mandas will
shortly succeed Count de Rascon az
Spanish ambassador at London.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
STATE Con,eatie. q spiri,u.l,.e.

oSSVo CO"sousaoA OF Dpdftsuatiste.
Stevens Point, Wis, March 13.-A
state convention OF the spifltuaIfsts Of
Wisconsin will be held In Stevens
Point on April 4, s and 6. Two hum
dred delegates are expected. Among
the spiritualists OF national reputa-
ton who will attend are Moses Hull
Of Buffalo. Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Hates,
missionaries to Minnesota, and D. H.
Barrett OF Boston.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-15
ro,.to @Comm,rc,., soid.

Toledo. Ohio, March 1.-THE Toledo
Commercial has been sold by John r.
Mclean. who held an option from s..
M. Heller and others. to H. 2. Grouse
and J. H. Eon, Of Findlay, Ohio, and
will be changed to a straight republic
ian administration paper. The change
will be effective about April 10.