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The evening times., 1900-06-27
THE NATIONAL sAENGERFEsT.
Preparations Practically Completed
for the Singing Contest


NEW YORK, June 27.-The various visit
ing delegations 70 the National Saenger-
fest which takes place from June 80 to July
l. in Brooklyn. have all been assigned 10
their headquarters and those who have not
yet arrived have been provided for. Choral
rehearsals are given daily in the Thir-
teenth Regiment Armory. where the con-
certs are 10 be held.
IL is said that no previous Saengerfest
ever given in the history of the Nortbeas--
ern Saengerbund will be so largely attend
ed or be so important as this one. II is
the nineteenth Saengerfest given by the
society and celebrates its fftieth anniver-
sary. It viii be given under the auspices
Of the United Singers OF Brooklyn. The
head committee is gratified by the kuowI-
edge that the expenses OF the celebration
have already been covered. and that il is
certain to be a financial success in spite
Of the considerable outlay
The proceedings will begin officially at
the armory on Saturday night. when there
will be a reception for all the delegates
preceded by a torchlight procession. Gov
error Roosevelt has promised TO address
the delegates
Only eight societies are to compete for
the prize oHSreu Oy lhe emperor or Ger
many. The prize given by the monarch is
to remain in the possession of the winner
only from one SaengeTfest to another. The
Emperor will be thanked for it through the
American Ambassador. The Philadelphia
Turner'S contributed a prize Of q golden
Iyre TO be awarded TO the society that gains
second place in the competition for the
Emperor's prize
The officers OF the Saengerfest are:
President. s X. Saenger, Brooklyn; First
Vice President, A. H. Tiemann, Phila-
delphia Second Vice President, d. Koos.
Philadelphia
The expenses for the Saengerfest have
already exceeded $4,000.
The evening times., 1900-06-27
Kate Masterson's First Poe m.
lFrom the philadelnhia -


Kate Masterson. the poet and humorisi thus
describes the beginning cf her literary career:
81 was at school in Brooklyn when l first sent
a poem to Judge signing il kittie X. Ii WAS
accepted and published with illustration and
NV cup Of ioy trimming When I got
check for S2 | effeVeSced- / then sent some
verses to Puck which was then edited by
H. c. Bunner They were also signed Kittie X,
but written from masculine point Of
view. and ] wrote a very gentlemanly hand
Bunner evidently came to the conclusion that
was a boy. He sent me some very funny letters,
and / replied, keeping up the idea that ] was
q very fEesh sl2ngy boy. He accepted the verses.
she Stood the Stair, and they were pub
lshed in a Christmas number with a picture. As
this was only the second poem had sold in my
life, you can imagine how wildly anxious / vas
10 have it appeor. bothered Bunner with
quiries, for, Of course that was the only poem on
earth TO me Just then. ] recollect finally writing
him: DO you think my poem will be published
during my lifetimeT
'He wrote me: NY dear boy. 4 cannot saw il
your poem viii be published dusiag yeur lifetime
as do not knew when YOU are gsing 10 die {"
The evening times., 1900-06-27
ENDEAvoRERs OFF FOR PARIS
To Visit the EXpOSftiOn-Interna
tIOnnI Convention in London.

NEW YORK. June 27.-Two hundred
Christian Endeavorers sailed from Ho5oSen
Batavia to attend the International Con en-
tion of Endeavorers in London on July II.
They will leave the Batavia at Cherbou-g
and viii take in the Paris Exposition be ore
going TO London. About 5000 American
representatives of the society will be at the
convention. a delegation viii sail from
Boston on the steamship Saale on July g.
and others will 20 from this port IN Ju y
and July aboard the steamships Main
and Trave.
The evening times., 1900-06-27
The Luck of the oregon.
From the Providence Journall

II is the fortune OF the battleship Oregon al-
ways to be on hand for active service Her famous
trip from the Pacific to the Atlantic brought her
20 Cuban waters time TO take part In the
fight al Santiago; now. after 4 stay At Manila
she is ordered from Hongkong to join Admiral
KempfT's feet at Taku, where more shooting is
likely 20 De done Al this rate, she bids fair to
be quite as famous in the history Of the Amer
lean Navy as some Of the older ships whose names
are now household words.
The evening times., 1900-06-27
Pearls Are Liable to Disease.
FrOm the New York Tribune.)

Philadelphia dealer in jewels says pearls
are in good health this suIumer. Pearls are
particularly liable 70 disease he said. Com
that 1t IS sick. Salt water is lfhe only tonic
which is known 10 be eicscioas in such eases. and
after being immersed in brine for several days the
gems Viii be found to be restored to tbsir usual
health. The summer months are usually hard on
pearis, but this year, for some reason, there is
very Little illness among them"
The evening times., 1900-06-27
MILLS AN OIL MAGNATE.
The Former senator From Texas Says
He Il out of Politics.

AUSTIN. Tex, June Elk senator
',oser @ Mills. the coal oil, magaate Of
Corsicana, has gone East. ard II f. re-
ported that one object Of his visit is 10
confer with Representatives OF the Stand
aFd OIL Company relative 20 plans fOr the
further development OF The extensive oil
field al CCrsicana
Mr.. Mu's monthly net income f.om his
oil wells is said 10 exceed $4,000 and is
constantly increasing. HIS large farm is
situated in the heart Of the Oh dold and IT
IS being dotted with producing wells He
says he is out Of politics for good
The evening times., 1900-06-27

This would indicate an advantage 10
the Philadelphia shipper Of 50 cents
ton over its English competitor and
though these are only approximate figures.
J-=y viii serve 20 indicate about where Ne
st-nd in placing our bitumiu0us coal il
the foreign markets. The same Ta-io may
be extended TO Asia. though a new cOmpe-
titon Is encountered there from the vas.
coal fields of New South Wales
The Philadelphia and Reading Co4l a2i
Iron Company is not shipping en- ounce Of
anthracite coal abroad out ot its output
Of over 100000 tons annually. The de-
mand al home easily absorbi its output. oi
which about f0Co0 tons week are dis
tr.bu,ed along the Atlantic seaboard by
feet Of dfty-One sea-gOiDg barges. sixteen
coiliers. and seven ocean tugs Our Port
Richmond freight station is the largest aat
best equipped IN the world IL covers 149
acres. contains seveuty-dve miles Of tracks.
and has a capacity for handling 1900 10
1900 cars daily"
The evening times., 1900-06-27
\ Distribution of MaIIcts.

After he was done speaking people be-
gan to give him mallets. 1t struck me as
a curious thing TO do. but suppose IL had
some sort of Masonic significance. Then
the chairman of the Committee on Rules
made report. 1 understood that the
rules which he read were intended for the
government Of the Convention. There
were one or two OF them which there was
a disagreement about. and they got over
that in what / thought was a clever man
nsr. They left. those rules 10 be con-
sidered the next day. when the COnvea-
tion would be nearly over. Though 1
thought that this was clever, l did not
think that IL was funny, and so il is not
worth writing about
Then the Chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions made a speech. which con-
sisted Of what ! call noble sentiments. 1
could not hear quite all of it from where
| sat but one Of the Philadelphia papers
published it and l. read it. The PhiladeI-
phia papers seems 10 have space to pub
lish anything they want to. I have often
wished that you could do something so as
20 have more space. You know that you
have often wanted to publish articles OF
mine, but have been unable to DO so for
want of space, ana l have always been
sorry 10 have you miss them, for you
know they have always been capital arti-
cles, and you have always told me how
sorry you were to be unable TO use them
You would not have space for this speech
so il is not worth while TO send YOU the
clipping from the Philadelphia paper. The
sentiments in IL were all good. as | said.
but there was nothing funny about it,
The evening times., 1900-06-27

The wei know. Strengthening properties Of
Iron. combined with other TONES and q most per-
feet nervine, are found in Csrter's Iron Pills
which strengthen The nerves and body, and i'm
prove the blood and complexion
The evening times., 1900-06-27
THE PORTO RICAN TARIFF
Campaign Work of the Democratic
Congressional Committee.

A Collection of Quotations From,
Prominent Republicans and News
papers of That Party DeDouncing
the Obnoxious Taxes as Both un-
American and UncOnstitutionnI.
The evening times., 1900-06-27

LONDON. Jure 27.-The latest casualti S
in South Africa include LORD Kensington,
OF the Life Guards, who has died at Bloem-
fCntein from the effects Of wounds.
The evening times., 1900-06-27
Z q = z ~ 4

This aggavating and tOreng all diseases
The evening times., 1900-06-27
THERE CAN BE NO EXTERNAL IRRITATION
WITHOUT An INTERNAL CAUSE.

If the blood in pure healthy condition poisonous elene
External applications of washes lotions and alves soer
hut trancln tl,a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-11

death OF Mr.. Moody, 10 was felt there
was still greater need for such q work
ana w. X. Moody again extended the
invitation Co MIR. Morgan.
10 letter received in Milwaukee re-
csntiy By q. b. willis. general secretary
OF the Y. NJ. G. A.. Attorney Edward
W. Frost. for years president Of the asso-
citation, gives an account of his visit
to. and dinner with, the founder OF the
Young Mems Christian Association OF
the world-now Sir George civilians
then, In 1874, when he oragnized the first
little association In the world, poor
mercantile clerk In London. OF his
visit TO this distinguished father OF the
great organization, Mr.. Frost writesi
81 found Sir George at his counting
house, In PateTnoeter row, Just Deninu
st. Paulis Church. He cordially Invited
me Co dine with himself and Lady
Williams, in the historic room where the
association was founded In 1874, when he
summoned dozen young fellow clerks 70
that room TO pray over and consider the
organization OF al association Tor young
men, having Christianity as It's founaa-
ton. At table with us was Lady
Williams, as his sweet faced, lovable wife
IL now known. Sir George. who is
about seventy eight, Is quite feeble, never
having fully recovered from his serious
illness OF year ago. The famous olu
room, in which the first Y. M U. A..
was born, remains unchanged from the
day OF the first nesting there by CLERK
George Williams and his friends.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-11


The New York Tribune has been con-
Quoting sort Of voting contest TO get
the views OF its readers as to the most
suitable candidate for mayor against
Tammany. Voting contests or can
vasws OF this kind have produced very
Trustworthy results In the past. The
Herald employed something Of the sort to
determine the probabilities In New York
ana brooklyn as between Bryan ana
Mckinley, and It's results forshadowsd
with remarkable accuracy the results OF
the election. in the Tribune's canvass
Seth Low is easily first Indeed, he gets
four votes to one for any other candidate.
Coler stands well up In this list, which,
con sidering that this Tribuno's
constituency is largely Republican, shows
that the fact that Coler voted for Bryan
did not discredit him SO much In every
body's eyes az 1t did In Mr.. Platt's. II
the lead of the Tribune's canvass is fol-
lowed, MIR. Low will be the candidate OF
the Tammany opposition. This recalls
the fact that MIR. Low was candidate
when the present mayor was elected, and
was defeated because MIR. Platt and some
other influential politicians refused him
their support and set up another canui-
date, who drew oil enough votes which
would have gone to MIR. Low, had ne
been the only candidate. to assure Mr.
Van wyok plurality. This projects, as
an interesting, and very likely crucial,
question what is likely TO be Mr. Piate's
attitude when the next election comes
round. Will he. be. reconoiled TO Mr..
Low s candidacy or will ne insist upon
another candidate? II he adopts the same
tactics that he did at the last election.
MIR. Low can hardly be elected II hs Is
nominated, and Tammany will win
another victory, through the dissensions
of the opposition. 1t is unquestionably
within the power of the decent citizens4oi
New York to overthrow Tammany at the
next election by acting in concert. but
disseusIons Will beat them again, as they
did before,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-11

To our request that the British govern
ment break up the Filipino junta at
Hong Kong, or prevent Its operating
further in that quarter, that government
has rsDlied that its agents have searched
diligently, but have been able to find no
junta No doubt the search has hesn
faithful and sincere, and failure to find
junta comes very near conclusive proof
that none exists, 1t was General Otis,
we believe, that first suggested the exis-
tence of juntA at Hong Kong. Perhaps
It then really existed, and has
since disappeared. Or perhaps no junts
ever existed outside of General Otis's
imagination. At any rate junta that
is SO quiet that British agents can find
no sign or sound of is cannot do very
much mischief, and is hardly worth
borhering about.
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Personal AND PECULIAR,

Vice Prcsident-elect Roosevelt is going
to Colorado this winter tor hunting
trip. He has directed the proprietor of
the hotel at Meeker to reserve accommo-
dations for him and his party the week
before the New York Legislature meets
in January. The object is to kill
mountain lions.
A society has been organized in Balti-
more to erect a memorial OF General
Philip Reed, a Maryland soldier, who
won fame in the War OF the Revolution
and the war OF 1919. He was also United
States senator from Maryland from 1906
to 1913 and was q member of the House
of Representatives in the Fifteenth and
Seventeenth Congresses.
James Eads How, the wealthy young
mau OF st. Louis who has chosen to live
a life OF toll because he did not earn his
fortune, said the other day in Chicago:
"Aiy mother has written me several
letters requesting me to return, and
am going to walk all the way unless
can earn enough to pay fare. l would
rather walk than ride because it Is more
conducived to linking. l like to see the
falling leaves. the squirrels, the birds
and the sparrows. They all have lessons
to teach.'' He went to Chicago on foot,
carrying all his worldly possessions In
small bundle slung over his back. Il
have nc overSoat, 4" he said, but you know
that every once in a while the Salvation
Army have what they call a ''rag-tim
party, - at which they auction off over
coats and other articles OF clOthing. III
drop IN on one of these parties some day
ana buy me an overeoat, can work
out the price, you know, in an army
woodward or in some other way
W. h. Moody OF East Mortified. has
reached home after . visit to London, in
the course of which be secured the con-
sent ofsRev. e Campbell to assist in the
Mortified work. In view OF confusing
reports which have beenmade concerning
Rev. Mr. Morgan's coming to America, MIR.
Moody has made statement in which
he says that such an arrangement was
planned by Dwight L., Moody before his
death. Rev. MIR. Morgan will come to
this country in the early summer. He
will make his home In East N0rthfield
and will attend the Northtield confer
ences, beginning his special Northtield
extension work IN the early autumn,
This work has been carried on by K. b.
Never, Mr.. Morgan and Rev. w. ID. Pops
in previous years, and consists mainly in
holding conventions of a week or ten
DAYS duration In various cities. The In
yitation was first extended b Mr. Morgan
by the late ID. L. Moody two years ago,
aud again repeated year ago. On the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-11
CURRENT COMMENT.
BISHOP POTTER REMEDY.
Boston Herald)

What would be the effect II company
of men and women of recognized leader
ship should bind themselves together
20 illustrate in their habit OF life, sim
pIioity of attire, inexpensiyeness In their
dwellings,; should further bind them
selves to discourage the habit OF Excess
sive accumulation. For myself l believe
that such a suggestion would attract far
greater numbers than most of us believe.
B ishop Potter.
We fear that the Bishops remedy would
II OF be effective. However great the
numbers, they would be few compared
with the whole. HIS suggestion does
not touch the real motive for vast accu-
mutations OF wealth, which is not display,
but power. The conditions now excit-
ing Just alarm grow out OF the TACT thab
some men would seem to be getting more
than their share OF the wealth that Is
created by the common toll. lt would
be well for the clergy TO study Thought
fully along with the New Testament,
the history OF France In the eighteenth
century,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-11

II the Hong Kong correspondent Of the
London Mail is to be believed, tho situa-
tion in Luzon Is still far from satisfac-
tory. Apparently in the interior the
insurgents are having their own way,
killing sympAthizers with the Americans,
and destroying or carrying away their
property. If this story is true, evidently
more trooDs are needed, and if that be so,
more should be sent as soon as possible.
The quicker tie policy of reducing the
people of Luzon to subsection is carried
out, now that 1t Is resolved upon as u
iinality, the better FOR all concerned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-11

There is reason for believing
that England could secure peace
in the Transvaal and the Or
ange Free State by showing a Will
ingness to accept something short of alb
eolute and unconditional surrender. No
body in those states is now asking for, or
expecting, independence Even Kruger
is not making his tour OF the courts Of
Europe with that end In view. All that
Kruger asks, all that the Beers are con.
tinuing tine struggle for, is a reasonable
measure of local self government. With n
promise made TO them that they should
have the same amount of Independence
as the trenoh-Cansdians, the war could
be brought to a close very quickly. But
Lord Salisbury will promise nothing. he
will give them no idea as to when, if
ever, they may expect any measure of SELF
government. 1t may be year, 1t may
be ten years, ana 1t may be generation,
he says. Absolute and unconditional
surrender is his demand, and he pro-
claims that 1t Will be adhered to under
all circumstances. It Is difficult to dis.
cover any more respect and regard for
the rights Of man in this English pro-
gramme than IN Spanish programmes
Conquerors are very much alike whether
they be English or Spanish or American
evsn. All OF them want unconditional
surrender, and are willing to make no
promises whatever, except that they will
accord to the conquered such rights and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-11

The Constitution OF Mains forbids Mr..
ManIey to be a member of the legislature
and United States officer at the same
time, and the laws of the United States
forbid the keeping of the internal reve-
nue. commissionship. in what the Lew
iston journal calls ''cold storage" for
MIR, Alanley until the session of the leg
isIature sdjourns. Thus Mr.. Manley is
put In position where he must choose
between being member of the leg1sla-
ture and internal revenue commissioner.
1t is said he Will choose the
former, which goes to show that he liz
not mercsnary, for the salary of legis-
lator is $3.50 year, while that OF the in
ternal revenue commissioner is $1,000 a
year. 1t may turn out, however, that
MIR. Manley has been assured OF some-
thing equally good in the way OF Fed
eral office sometime in the future.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-11

AZ an Illustration of the difficulty OF
getting at the truth in regard to the In
tluencs of the canteen the testimony of
the Rev. ". +. Crafts and the Rev. MIR
Miller Is in point. MI. Crafts's experi-
enoe with the canteen convinoes him that
its influence upon the soldiers is corrupt
ing. MIR. Miller, however, who also tes-
titles from observation is just as sure
that its effect is to diminish drunken
mass
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-11

Postmaster General Smith says In his
annual report that ''if class OF publ
cations which nov under an evasion OF
the purpose Of the law pay the second
GLASS rate of postage were really made Co
pay she third class rate, as they ought to
do, 1t would bring an additional revenue
TO the government OF sig, 343, 6l2-almost
the exact equivalent of the estimated cost
of broad national rural free delivery.
The Inhabitants of rural sections
largely farmers--may learn from this how
much they pay as tribute to the concerns
with influence and pulls. For q dozen
years past efforts have been made to put
an end to this abuse, but without sue
cess. Perhaps II the farmers will bestir
themselves and bring their influence to
bear on their representatives 1t may be
accomplished in the near future.
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THAT oLEo BILL.
(Charleston News and Courier. }

There are, moreover, many industries
which are engaged in the manufacture
and sale OF far less honest and deserving
nroducts than oleomargarine, In COM
petition with other products more OF
less like tnem-as glucose sugar ana
syrups, "oorn tiour", shoddy clothing,
corn beer. artificial wines, whiskies.'
brandies, etc., menhaden sardines, stur-
geon- salmon, iron cutlery for stee. cutlery,
starch COCOA, alum baking powders,
pumpkin preserves for fruit preserves,
and gelatine jeliies for fruit jellies,
larded butter and cheese, and 80 ON 70
ths end OF "A long chapter-and no such
legislation has been aimed at any OF
those notorious frauds or substitutes, or
has been proposed for this consideration
OF Congress. Oleomargarine alone has
been singled out for It's attention with
fair prospect, as noted, OF receiving
fatally effective attention, because OF the
strength" OF the industry concerned In
the rival product.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-11

General Chaifee, 1t seems, has been max
ing himself obnoxious to the French and
tierman commanders in Pekin by at
tempting to prevent lootiug-or stealing,
This is altogether to his credit.
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We Own and Offer
SUBJECT no SALE

SUBJECT TO SALE
City OF Portland As, due l902-19l2.
Town OF Capo Elizabeth As, due 1901.
Town Of Yarmouth l-2's, due 1902.
Town of Gorham As, due 1901.
County of Lawrence (ohio) SIS, due 1912.
City Of Portsmouth tohio) SIS, due 1923.
City of GAINESVILLE (ohio) As, due 1915.
City of Urbana (ohio) 4 1-2's. due 1906.
City of Saltwater Mimi SIS, due 1921.
County of Daviess Qnd. SIS, due 1908.
Maine Central r. X. As, due 1912.
Maine Central r. r. rs, due 1912.
Portland Railroad Co. First Mortgage
41-gs, due 1913
Portland & Cape Elizabeth Railway Co.
First Mortgage SIS, due 1915.
Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Ry. First
Mortgage AS. due 1916.
Cleveland City Ry. First Mortgage SIS,
due 1909
Duluth Street Ry. First Mortgage SIS,
due 1880
Denver City Tramway Co. First Mort
gage D 3, uhe 1918.
Omaha Street Ry. First Mortgage SIS,
due 1914.
Grand Rapids Ry. Co. First Mortgage
5's, due 1916.
Medfield & Midway Mass Street Ry.
First Mortgage SIS, due 1920.
Portland Water Co. Gold fs, due 1927.
Calais Water Co. First Mortgage SIS, due
1909.
st. Croix Z. l.. & W. Co. First Mortgage
SIS, due 1906.
Framingbam (Mass.) Water Co. First
Morthers les, due 1925.
Fond du Lac (Wis) Water Co. First
Mortgage SIS. due 1915.
Erie Telegraph & Telephone Co Cola
teral Trust SIS, due 1926.
Niagara Falls Power Co. First Mortgage
SIS, due 1882.
Particulars upon application; cores
pondence solicited.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-11

Patrons of the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses OF their
papers changed as often as they may desire by
notifying the Office.