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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-09

is also said to De the nucleus for a larger syndicate in the West that will try to gain control of the larger roads there.
 A private in the German army now in China, in letter to relatives in Berlin, declares no quarter is shown the Boxers by the Germans, and that all prisoners are put to death.
 Commandant Botha, of the rem. nant of Boers still holding out against the British, acknowledges defeat as inveitable, but declares he cannot surrender so long as any number of Burghers desire to con- tinue the struggle.
 H. B, Proctor, candidate for state senator from the district composing Grand Rapids, Mich, committed suicide because his opponent charg- cd that his accounts as county treasurer were not straight.
 Senator's Hanna's only comment on the night following the election was, HThey are coming easy for Me- Kinley.''
 The customs receipts at Manila for October reached the sum of $1,- 0S8, 1000, an increase over the pre- vious month of $15o,000
 A case involving the right of the United States to collect duties from Porto Rico will be argued before the supreme court January '.
 It is reported in financial circles that the German government is ne- gotiating for a loan with America, due to the extra expense of the Chi nese trouble.
 An order has been issued admit ting free of duty presents and sou yenirs sent by the American sol- diers in China to friends in the. United States.
 In an attempt to burglarize bank at Springfield, Neb., the rob- Der used enough dynamite to com pletely wreck the building. They secured no money.
 
 The large rice growers of Louis jana and Texas have perfected an organization with the object of pro- tecting their interests by controlling the distribution of their products a
 James Norton, one of the jurors who convicted Youtsey of compile ity in the Goebel assassination, was burned to death in the prison at Sa- dieyille, Ky, where he had been placed on a charge of drunkenness.
 W. J, Bryan, the defeated demo- cratic candidate, retired at II o'clock on the night of the election, refusing to stay up to hear the final result. He takes his defeat philo- sophically.
 The Cuban constitutional conyen- ton voted to send to President Me- Kinley the following telegram: "The Cuban constitutional conyen- ton has the honor and satisfaction to salute the president and congress of the United States, and to express sentiments of gratitude to the American people"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-09

If you want to get well buy an .Oxydonor. Cures all diseas es without medicines or pain. Apply to Mrs. ] D. Milner, who will supply your wants for this new and won- derful discovery. Remarkable testi- monies can be given from parties who are using them in this city. 3s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-09

 OFFICERS ELECTED
he Cemetery Association at a Meeting Thursday Afternoon.

] Ladies Cemetery Association bn enthusiastic and largely at Id meeting at the Knights Of 6as Hall Thursday afternoon liter transaetlng other business
 hnuaI election of officers was They are:
 Esideat-Mrs, c. c. Lovelady. t sa-President-Mrs. J. B. John sording secretafy-Mrs. Tom pson.
 Gasufer-Mrs. c. R. Fitzhua b.
 brd of Direetors-B Brother Mrs. E. B. ScEober, Mrs. c. 3tzhugh, Mrs. Celia Toplitz, Carrie c. Lawton, Mrs. Maggie Mrs. c. H. Owen and Miss ha Miller.
 eGemetery Association is one most deserving organizations $ city, but, we arc sorry to ! it has not received proper lragement from our people. adies Vho compose the mem- Ep of the Association have ed faithfully and well during ast year and should have been |aiberallly assisted. They have |the cemeteries beautiful and |ustitution should not be d. l to fall through. The ladies Ptermined to keep it up, now e people do their duty in the
 ses.
 |Arboi Day the ladies of thls |stion will plant trees h the
 ps cemeteries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-09

There were not as many votes cast in Richland township as was expected. It is big Repn olc1 township.
 The table of votes cast is given below:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-09

Mckinley and Vance. The latter gave Mckinley and Vance 57 each, and Bryan and Little P each.
 As heretofore stated there was 10 election held in Villemont and Melton townships.
 The total number ofvotes r. ived by the respective candidates in this cnunfv is given below:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-09

The seven-vear-old son of Mir. R. Swartz was painfully hurt Thursday afternoon by falling down and run ming a pencil into his side.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-09

Fhoer of the Cemetery Associa- marked to a Graphic reporter Much merriment was caus- 'uf meeting Thursday after N Mrs. c. R. Fitzhugh and \, .. r. Carr, who completely
 F'eu the annual election.''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-09
BRYAN TO M'kINLtY.
The Yanqaished Congratulates the
 Victor.

Lincoln, Neo., Nov. 8.-W. J B van sent the following telegram at noon today to President McKin- lty:
 "don. Wm. Mckinley, President of the U iited States:
 "At the close of another presi- dentia campaign it is my lot to COL gratulate you upon second victory.
 "WM. J. BRYAN"
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04

Beginning of Municipal
Year To Be Changed.
Mayor To Be Given More Power
Over Police.

The special committee or the city coun-
oil which has in charge the framing of a
draft for new city charter has held
many meetings and their ideas as to what
is required for the city OF Portland are
rapidly assuming tangible shape.
This draft will bs presented to the city
council at it's Novemb Der meeting and then
discussed and modified to suit the city
government and afterwards sent to the
legislature for adoption. The special
committee has not endeavored to being
about many radical reforms. The COM
mission which was appointed during the
administration of Mayor Baxter to draw
up a new charter recommended many re-
forms but so much opposition was mani
tested to it's adoption by the legislature
that nothing came from it The present
wiser to be more moderate in it's recon-
mendations than was the first commits
sion.
1t is understood that the committee will
recommend the revision Of the city char
ter as to the following points:
The municipal year Will begin on the
first Monday in January instead Of the
first Of April as now.
One board of three aldermen from each
ward, one to b5 elected each year, will be
recommended in place of the two boards
which are now chosen.
No recommendations viii be made as
to the department OF public works with
the exception of inserting one CLAUSE in
the. present law governing that DEPART
ment. This clause will deprive the COM
missioner of public works of some of his
powers in the making of contracts and
purchases. These will be made subject tc
the advice of the city council.
In the police department. the marshal
will be given more power as to imposing
penalties, the deputy marshaIs will be ap-
pointed for good behavior rom the ranks
and two roundsmen viii be appointed
from the ranks for good behavior.
The mayor will be given the power TO
veto an item in an appropriation bill
without vetoing the entire bill and may
also call a special meeting OF the city
council before the expiration of thirty
days to consider the veto.
The board OF overseers of the poor will
be reduced to one overseer from each
ward to be elected for three years, three
to be chosen each year. No recommends
tions will be made affecting the fire de-
partment or the other departments of the
cftv
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04
TO OPPOSE TRUST.
May BE Two Ice Companies in Field
Next Year.

Gardiner, October 3.-WhiIe the Ameri-
can Ice company evidently is shipping all
the Ice for which there is any demand
they are not keeping up with the summer
average and it is thought that half of the
crop win have to be carried over to next
year. A careful estimate of the quantity
of ice on the river to the first day of Oc-
tober shows that of 800, 0OO tons harvested,
1868, 600 tons only have been shipped.
There are some indications that an op-
position to the American company may
develop Representatives of operators
have been in Maine looking over locations
on which to erect new buildings.
At the same time report Is heard that
the American Ice company in the near
future will establish a dock in Boston
which VIII give them a new source of
output for their Kennebec shipments.
The company could load Ice on this river,
and land it in Boston in less than twenty
hours, making great saving not only in
the shrinkage during transportation, but
also in the rate Of freight as compared
with that to southern ports. It Is claimed
moreover, that the ice could be placed in
Boston at cost which would permit
competition with the prices now charged
there by the dealers and give to the COM
pany shipping from here good margin
of profit.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04
SUPREME LODGE, X. OF P.
Local knights Hear Reports OF su-
preme Representatives.

About IS members of is lodges OF Port
land and vicinity gathered in K. of P.
hall to welcome the Supreme Reprs SEN
tative of the. Grand Domain of Maine,
Geo. M. Hanson, Fred Emery Beane and
Edward q. Reynolds, who spoke of the
doings of the supreme lodge at its late
convention at Detroit. They spoke on
the various phases.of the legislation relat-
ing to the good of the order, the endow-
ment rank and the uniform rank, and
it was conceded that If the supreme lodge
and the grand lodges of the various
grand domains should give the uniform
rank the support 1t should receive it
would compel the young men of the
country to join the order.
The legislation relative to the endow-
ment rank Will put it upon basis where
it will be a credit to the order and
every knight viii be proud of it even If
not insured in it. The remarks were list
ened to with close attention and were
frequently and generously applauded.
Among those present were P. G. C.'s
Robinson and Elder, p. G. p. Moses and
Greene, p. G. v. @. Nelson, p. S. r.
Wyer Greene, President George T. Spear,
Vice President G. A. Strout, Directors
Atkins. Dunn, Gould, Cummings and
Bucknam, Treasurer A. J. Cummings,
and Secretary A. M. Heseltione. 1t was
a most enjoyable time and everybody
felt that 1t was good to be there.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04
LARGEST In THE WORLD.
Schooner Eleanor A. Percy To
BE Launched Wednesday.
wan BE Commanded BY Capt. Jewctt
of South Portland.

The six masted schooner Eleanor A.
Percy will be launched from the yard of
Percy & Small, Bath, Me-, on Wedn es
day, October 10, 19OO at high water. She
is 800 feet on keel, so foot beam, "a foot
hold, and is expected to carry 5000 tons of
coal.
The Eleanor A. Percy is named in honor
of the daughter of S. R. Percy, senior
member of the firm of Percy & Small, the
builders, and will be the second six mas
ter afioat, and the largest schooner in the
world. She is to be commanded by Capt.
Lincoln W. Jewett of South Portland
formerly of the schooner Charles P. N OF
man. A party of Portland people VIII
witness the launching.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04
INsURGENT OPERATORS HOLD OUT

Scranton, Pa, October 3.-None of the
insurgent operators have come over to
the side of the three companies offering
the ten per cent increase and of all that
are standing out the Delaware and Hud-
son is the only one that says it may come
into the agreement. The Delaware,
Lackawanna and western expects that
the offer will have the effect of bringing
around enough men tomorrow to start a
few of it's collierles.
The sentiment here is strongly in
favor of demanding the recognition of
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04

ESCRlPTION of proposed extension OF
IL Anderson street to connection with
Washington Ave. with an estimate of the
cost to connect said extension.
Beginning at q stake in the westerly side
line of Washington avenue, said stake being
distant northerly on aid line one hundred
forty. eight and twenty -four One-hundredthS
(l48.24) feet from the angle in said westerly
side of Washington avenue next souUherly
Way; thence in a sOutnwesterly direction
and with angle of fOrty-five degrees (45
degrees) to the right from the southerly
direction of said Washington avenue, q dis
tance of twenty five (25) feet to q stakeS
thence in q southerly direction distance
of five hundred sixty and fOur-tenths (560.4)
feet to q stake in the easterly side line of
Anderson street, said stake being distant
sOutherly on said easterly side line of And
thirty six One-hundredths (12436) feet from
the first angle in said easterly side line Of
said Anderson street south of the Marginal
Way. Said street to be fifty 900 feet wide
and to lie on the westerly side of the above
described line.
E5And where constructed grade of the same
not to exceed 40 feet per 100 feet.
The estimated cost TO construct street eE-
elusive of land damage is as follows
4,8OO G. yds. excavation, 80, $1,440
II 900 C. Yds. I'LL, 50, $3.50
$40 O. yds. masonry, T. 1850
500 9. yds. excavation for founda-
Add 10 per cent for contingencies, 9s7
$lo,la7
A true copy.
A'''''' EDWIN L. DYER, City Clerk.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04
AS TO WELSBACH LIGHTS.
The Controversy Over the Lighting &
Problem.

There seems to be some doubt in the
minds of members of the city government
whether the order authorizing the COM
mittee on lights to ask for bids for incan-
descent lights to replace the Welsbach gas
lights will amount to much. One OF the
members of the committee on lights said
yesterday that there would be much op-
position to the proposed change on many
streets. He said that incandescent lights
would necessitate the erection of many
poles and the residents on some street
objected to these poles being erected. On
West street, for instance, it would require
thirteen poles and the people on that
street would fight any proposition of this
kind. On Carleton and Deering streets
the same opposition would be manifested.
The Welsbach lights, so this member
of the lighting committee said, are all
right when they are properly cared for.
OF course there have been complaints
about some of them but as general
thing the lights have given good satisfac-
ton.
1t seems to be the general opinion that
there win be a big fight on when the re-
newal of the electric lighting contract
comes up on December first. Both the
Portland and the Consolidated Electric
Light companies are making preparations
for hard fight.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04
WRAPPED In KERNELS.
Blessing Bound up I'm the little Particles
of Grape-Nuts.

of Grape-Nuts.
An employe in the pension office at
Washington, ]. R. Weathers, says, re-
garding food: ''for thirty years l hav g
been brain. worker. Originally l in
herited good physical organism and
this reserve of life force carried me
through upwards of twenty years of am
bilious work as professional teacher.
"Ten years ago turned from that vo-
cation to the present occupation; here
again, was mental work and sedentary
habits. which coupled with poorly select
ed food, finally set up indigestion, consti-
patton, liver trouble, brain fag, and loss
of mental power. Nervousness marked
me torture and for years the Affections
increased. 1 spent hundreds of dollars in
vain efforts to find cure.
FINALLY 1 quit all drugs and took up
Grape-Nuts. which / had heard of as a
food for the brain and nerve centres.
After giving the food fair trial, found
it was not necessary to give up my occu-
patton, but I have been able to keep
right along and do more work, while
the result has been marvellous. Ny anx-
iety Is gone, work is pleasure and am
new man throughout. The wonderful
blessing wrapped up in the thoothsome
little kernels of Grape-Nuts can be ex-
tracted by any one who wishes to repair
the waste and wear of brain and nerve.'
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04
TO ESTABLISH HARBOR LINES.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.y

Bath, October S.-At the city council
meeting tonight 1t was announced that
Captain Dennett of the United State
cutter Woodbury. will give hearing at
the Maine Water company and Maine
Central Railroad company as we'll as to
the people of Bath upon the creating OF
harbor lines which shall keep vessels from
anchoring in the course of the ferries or
so as to endanger the water pipes.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04
KENTUCKY EDITOR SHOT.

Lexington, KY, October 8.-R. G, O.
Benjamin, editor OF the Lexington Stan
dard and attorney for '"Tallow Dick'
Coombs, who is accused OF being acces-
sorry to the killingsof William Goebel, was
shot In the back by Mike Moynahan,
while fleeing after registration quarrel
last night.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04
In Board Of Common Council.

Portland, Me-, october 1, 1900.
To his honor the mayor and the members of the
city government.
Gentlemen
w E, the undersigned members OF the COM
W mlttee appointed 10 confer with the BoS-
ton & Maine Railroad Company. for the lease or
sale OF permanent right OF way on the Marginal
Way, so called, beg leave to hand you herewith
the best proposition we have been able to OBJ
tain.
We recommend that no action be taken upon
of the city governments; that meanwhile the
proposition be published in the daily papers In
order that our citizens may hayefull knowledge
Of this important matter.
Respectfully submitted
JOHN j. FRYE, Committee
Read, accepted, recommendations adopted
and sent up for concurrence.
in Board OF Mayor and Aldermen.
October 1. 1900
Read, accepted and recOmmenda tions adopt
ed In concurrence.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04

the union as a condition precedent to
any negotiations for settlement. Should
this sentiment prevail, the strike will be
of long duration, it is expected, as the
operators positively assert that under no
condition will the union be recognized.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04

declaration, for 1t bore light
by angels limned. But that vicarious
suffering could not be, and the flight of
her spirit was her release from pain, her
surcease of sorrow. A pure, sweet life is
ended, and she Is at rest. Who dares
wish her return to pain and sufferingg
l.. w. S.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04
Evidence That Securities Are Held
in High Estimation.
Some Investments
Company Has Made.
Many New Stations Have Been
Built During Year.

The annual report Of the Maine Central
railroad was made public yesterday
President Tuttle gives the following
comparative table OF the business of the
company the past two years:
RECEIPTS.
1900. 1899.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04
Net receipts,
81, GA, sos, ,7S 81, ,S19, sSl.44
Increase in net
raoainfa

increase IN net
receipts, 1924, 500. 80
The increase in surplus for the year
after paying all charges and dividends
is 30, 46909.
The capital stock and funded debt of
thescompany and OF it's leased lines, have
remained unchanged, except that stock
of the Androscoggin and Kennebec and
Penobscot and Kennebec railroads, to the
par value of 5000 has been taken up, and
Maine Central stock of like par value
issued in exchange; that Maine Central
interest scrip to the amount of $1OO has
been exchanged for one share OF Maine
Central stock; that bonds of the Belfast
and Moosehead Lake railroad company,
amounting to $4,000 have been retired,
and that the capital stock of the Euro
pean and North American railway has
increased s., 800 on account of old securi-
ties exchanged for stock.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04

ORIGINAL, WIDOWS, ETC.
Special accrued, September 10, Martha
e. Young, West GouldsbOro, $1S.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-04
MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington, October 3.-The following
pensions have been granted to Maine peo-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-29
A Curious Coincidence.

The letters 20 NJ might be supposed
to possess mysterious charm, as they
form the termination Of many Of the
most distinguished names in history.
No other letters Of the alphabet will
furnish so remarkable coincidence as
may be found in the following list
made up from ancient and modern
names: Aaron, Solomon, Agamemnon,
Scion, Bion, Phocion, Bacon, Newton,
Johnson. Addison, Crichton, Person,
Button. Montfaucon, Tillotson, Fene-
Ion. Massillon, Warburton, Leighton,
Lytton. Walton, Anacreon, Ben JON
son. Milton, Byron, Thomson, Tenny-
son. Arson, Washington, Napoleon,
Wellington. etc.
A Greek scholar has called attention
to a very curious coincidence about the
name of Napoleon. If you take away
the first letter Of his name, you have
''apoleon;;" take away the first letter Of
that word, and you have "poleon;" do
this successfully down to the last syl-
liable, and you have, Sleon,' icon" and
"on." Put these several words togeth-
er in this order, Napoleon on oleon leon
con apoleon poleon, and you have a
Greek phrase the. literal translation of
which is Napoleon, being the lion of
peoples, went about destroying cities"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-29
Colorado Excursions.

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Get posted on the remarkable
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/ Excursion dates, November 9Th
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Come before the best lands are
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Railway fare refunded purchasers
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/ nl5e AUTHORIZED AGENT.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-29
Long Distance Ticket. wanted.

~AAs
He was long, lean, lank and raw
boned, and he shambled up to the tick
ct window at the Union passenger sta
ton much after the fashion of q scared
canine when he approaches his master
to receive a well earned thrashing. He
got as far as the outside railing and
stood there with a bashful blush gaz-
ing at the man behind the brass bars.
Come In. come in. Make yourself at
home" was the encouraging welcome
from within. He accepted the invita-
ton and brought up against the marble
ticket counter with more confidence in
his face
Say. thar he said in half whisper
to Harry Hansen, sis this the place
where you get tickets for the kyars 2"
Yes. Where do you want to go?
Hurry up, were rushed"
i"Well. sir" he replied, shifting a
square inch of plug tobacco from one
cheek to the other, 'hev you all got
emmy long distance tickets inter Ken
tucky?''
His case was equaled by that of the
old lady with the sunbonnet who said:
II want ticket to Platte county,"
what place in Platte county?" in
quired the ticket man.
No place in Platte county. I want
to go to Platte county, and it's none Of
your business where I'm going to visit.
You sell me the ticket to Platte county,
and I'll get there."-St. Joseph News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-11-29
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