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The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17

Of preas-gan and roulette, which was
. very undisnifsed way Of increasing the
strength which Great Britain Rad mort
gagged In TIE endeavor to be before her
neighb,rs In every part Of the world. She
YVES row. he concluded, rsaping the fruits
OF this policy.
TIE government leader. Mr.. A. ].
Balfour replied that no amount Of effort
conid make Lord Sslisbury's speech APP
pear to favor consoription. Another
speaker ip the House OF Lords Re asserted
had referred to compulsory service but he
was former colleague Of Sir Henry
Campbell Zimmerman. MIR. Bslfour
continuing, said he would gladly welcome
some practical suggestion, but had
waited vainly for Sir Henry to suggest
a method Of meeting the heavy military
responsibilities. The speaker congratu-
lated Sir Henry on escaping the fault
which has not been avoided BY some i'm
portart people In the other house. Sir
Henry Campbell Zimmerman had showed
no panic and had not, In tones OF trem-
Hing emotion, told them the country
was endangered unless IL mobilizsd the
fleet. He had taken sansr view OF the
position. Doubtless there was ore great
and expected difficulty which the govern
ment would endeavor TO retrieve as
rapidly as possible. but the position did
not Justify tones of pauic, least OF sll
from the noble Lord who had mi de-
served the right to lead publ opinion.
The vote was carried under the closure
and amid violent protests from the Irish
benches AGAINST lite application while sew
eral amendments remained unconsldered.
MIR. W. Redmond exclaimed: This
whole proceeding is most irregular. IL
IL disaraceful."
Mr.. J ohm Redmond the Irish leade r. In
a scene OF containing excitement, moved
to report progress, declaring that the first
lord Of the treasury Mr.. Arthur j. Bal
four, would facilitate business by resting
content with obtaining 10, 000. Goo pounds
by closure After hot discussi on this
motion was rejected by 81 votes ngatns
$40. The vote on the estimates then passed
the formal stages.
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENT
Pure SEEDS
BY MAIL.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.

You get the pick Of the Big
gest and Best stock Of Flower
Seeds and Garden Seeds i'm
Maine. You wouldn't receive
any better treatment If you
visited us in person than you'll
get by availing yourself of our
Mail Order Department. You
know we have the goods and our
years in the business is a guaran-
tee that what you order is just
what we will send. A postal
card to our address will bring
you our Spring Catalogue. It's
worth having.
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
| R. s. DAVIS & CO.,
AGENTS FOR
"orld'S Finest.

above the dam and the horse dam
which was builr on top CT the structure
during the low water. The damage Is
considerable but cannot be sstima ted at
present. The jam threatened to start
the Toe above the Bangor dam and bring
the whols mass down the river to the
city, but fortunately the Ice field above
the dam was thick and too solid to be
moved. However. If the weather should
moderate, the jam Is likely to start. The
danger now lies In the forming OF anchor
foe which will plug the river channel and
play havoc with the mills above the city.
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
THE LOUD BILL.
Acted ON Fayorabiy by House Com
mtttee.

Washington, February 16. - The cloud
tin"rsisting to second Glass mail matter,
was favorably acted on by the Houss
committee on post roads and. post ofiioss
today. As finally agreed on, uniform
rate of one cent per pound 10 fixed, the
proposed clause making the rate two
cents In cases Of extreme distance being
omitted. The mailabls matter OF this
class IL to INCLUDE all newspapers and
periodical publicstions issued at stated
intervals and as frequently az four time s
a yes but provision Is made against
books and reprints purporting to be
Issued periodically. A new provision AZ
to sample copies ismade. allowing such
copies up to fifty per cent of the bona Tide
subscription list and not above i've hun
dred of any one issue. In other respects
the original term of the bill is preserved
The committee also dir ected a favorable
eport on bill revising and oodifying
he postal laws
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
SHOULD HAVE TESTIFIED.
Attorney Osborne Comments ON Moli.
neux's Statement.

New York, February 16.-A specia to
the Times from Charleston, n. c.. says:
Asslsta mt District Attorney Osborne.
who is resting at his home, read the
Geographic report Of the statement by
Molineux In court today. He read IL to
his mother and she was affected BY It,.
"Can 1t be possible that he Is inno-
cent?" she asked.
Mr.. Osborne, who himself was viaibly
moved, assured her that there was rot
the slightest d oubt of Molineux's guilt
He said "Mol ineux's statement today Is
exactly the kind of statement that light
have teen expected from him. The proper
place to make IL WAS n the witness
stand, where he would have been SUBJ
ected to a cross-examin alton. The pris-
oner had more than one year under th g
adyIcs Of able and learn ed counsel to
weakness of the prosecution. Why was 1t
net Gonep'
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
In THE HOUSE.

The Annual Joke of Cutting orr Civil
Service Appropriation ms.
Washington, February 16.-The houss
today indulged In Its annual joke BY
striking from the legislative appropria-
ton bill all provision for the civil service
service commission. This action Is taken
each year in oommittss OF the whole
where the member do not 20 on record
and the provision 10 then invariably
restored when the bill gets back In the
House where members have to respond to
their names on q roll CALL The vote
today to strike out was sevsnty-five 10
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing kidney and bladder diseases
relieved In six hours by the NEW
GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY
CURE" 1t Is a great surprise on ac-
count of its exceeding promptness in re-
lieving pain in the bladder. kidneys and
back In male and female. Relieves reten-
tion of water almost immediately. If you
want quick relief and cure this is the
remedy. Sold by G. III. Garpy & Co.,
Druggist, 463 Congress street, Portland,
Me-
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
ICE JAM BROKE.
Went Over Bangor Dam and Did Mach
Damage.

Bangor. February is.--Ths great body
of ios above Bangor. between Veazie and
Oropo was broken mp today By the freshet
resulting from the storm OF Tuesday ana
went over the Public works Co. dam al
vsasis this afternoon. The ice which
is foot thick, carried away she pipes
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
THE DATE CHANGED.

New York, February 16.-It has now
been decided that Jeffries and Cortett
will fight in this Seaside Sporting club
at Coney island on May IL.
Today O'Rourke matoh 1om
Sharkey against Kid Mccoy. The arti-
Giles have not yet BEEN signed.
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
REVIV ING.
chicago,

Chicago February 16.-The new
American association showed signs Of
life again today when word was received
from the East that PhilAdslphia men
were willing to deposit the guaranty neo-
sssary to iusuIe them q franchise.
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
A. q DIDN'T MIND.

Augusta. February 16.-A man named
A. G.Davis Of Halloveil. while walking
on the track below Hallowell Friday
morning was struck by the q. IN. train
from Portland and thrown into this ditch.
He was not seriously Injured. The train
stopped and took him to Hnllowell
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
CRAWFORD
RANGES.
febl7
WANTED.

Blcycle frame flers at once. Apply by letter.
UNION CYCLE MFG. CO, Highlandvllle.
Mass. febl1-T
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
Says Authority Should be Estab.
Iishtd There.
Sen. Stewart on Porto
Rican Tariff.
Proposed Discrimination
ExtOrtiOn.

Washington. February i6.-Consider-
alton Of the financial measure having
been concluded, discussion Of the Philip
pine question was resumed in the Senate
today. Mr. MoEnery, Democrat Of Louis
iann, strongly opposed the permanent
acquisition Of the islands and believed
the United States ought to reinquish
them as ON as the authority Of this
country had teen asserted.
Mr. Stewart took pronounced position
in favor of the admission Of the products
of.any Of the island possessions to the
United States free Of duty.
The bill providing q form Of govern
ment for the territory OF Hawaii, Wal
read, but beyond that formality nothing
was done with It,
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
To Lease for q Term Of Years.

will build three or four story brick
building to suit the wants of tenant and
equip 1t with all modern facilities includ-
ing power, elevator, etc, provided | can
lease the whole or part for term of
years; lot number to 10 Plum St, from
tage on Plum ST., IS feet, with a depth
of so feet, light on three sides and
driveway on the south side in addition
to Plum street frontage.
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
In FULL RETREAT.

Continued from First Page.
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-17
CT a NGE 8
Are always beneficial to some one.
In this case it is
"''''''''''''" you "'''''''''''''"

ITO MAKE ROOM for new goods bought and now en-
manufacturers" will be our endeaver for the ne
Come 0 and will show you what
nc ompIished. You do the re~t-BUX.
We have space for only 81 hint or two as regards L
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-25
MESSAGE FROM AFRICAN CHIEF.
Extract From Bryan's Speech at Col
umbia, S. c., Last Week.

Last Summer l was travelling through
Georgia., and l met young man who
was brought up i'll tbs city lie had
gone from here over to Africa and there,
a thousand miles south of the Congo
and 100 miles from amy other white
man, he had established a church. He
stayed there for some three years, and
when he returned he brought with him
two boys CT native birth, and placed
them i'll a school i'll this country, and
when they are educated they are to go
back and help him in his work. | do
not know when | enjoyed a conversa-
ticn with man more than | enjoyed my
conversation with that boy. He told
me how the native chief had received
him, had taken care of him, and how.
when he was about to leave, to bring
these native boys back here to be edll-
Gated tome of them of royal family, that
chief had given him a message to bllllg
to. the white mans land. | was so I'M
pressed with it that l mad him write It
down for me. This is the message: Go
tell the people of the white mans coun-
try that | want them to send us frlehds
If they send us men to teach us me
white mans ways and educate our child
rem. and give us their new rellglon, ana
show us how to become wise ana power
flll like them, / will give them land ana
food; l win help and protect them as
have helped and protected You, but you
SEQ these hills here where my people
have lived before ever white man was
heard of; you see these streams from
whence our women have drawn water
for hundreds of years; you see THESE
woods where our fathers he buried be-
fore me--if you come to teach, TO heI1l
to befriend. the land is yours; but If yon
como to take our lands and destroy our
families, we will fight You until the last
one of us dies and is buried by our faith
ers." (Cheers) That was the message
that came from far-off Africa to tn.
white mans land.
Ny friends, if you want to lift up the
human race, you have got to 80 Il oy
love: YOU cannot do 1t by your great
armies and cannonS, and Id rather trust
the loving influence of one South caro-
lima how. whose love to God carries hlln
far off from the confines of CIVILIZATION,
| would rather trust the upllt.,nE iH1ln-
ence of one great human heart than the
uplifting influence of all the great ar
mics sent to teach the doctrine OF con-
Quest and force to an inferior people.
(Applause.) And as l talked 18th ;hat
boy. this thought came to mo- Here was
a SON of South Carolina going to Africd
to give his life for the uplifting "f the
Africans way off in that distant land,
and here is the Republican party with all
its boasted love for the Afriean race, Tor
the man who is not white, crossing the
Pacific Ocean 10 take the Declaration OF
Jndenendence out of the hanls OF the
brown people of the Orient. | want th's
nation TO be a great moral factor OF the
worlds progress, and, therefore, l ann
moi willing that this nation shall step
down from the high plane on when lt
stands and follow in the lead of rhe en-
hires of the old world.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-25
Progressional

dedicated to Mr.. Mudyard Pipling.)
Gods of the Jingo-Brass and Gold,
Lords of the world by Fright Divine,
Under whose baneful sway Their hold
Dominion over Mine and Thine.
Such Lords as these have made them
rotten,
They have forgotten-they have forgot
ten.
The Niger or the Chinee dies,
The Gladstones and the Pitts depart;
But bigger Englanders" arise
To teach the world the Raiders art.
Such Lords as these have made them
They have forgotteni-they have forgot
ten.
They've got the Gold, the Ships, the
Men,"
And are the Masters of Tomorrow,
And soon mankind shall see again
The days of Sodom and Gomorrah,
These are the Lords that made them
rotten.
They have forgotten-they have forgot
ten.
Drunken with lust of Power and Pelf,
They hold not man nor God in awe,
But care for naught but only Self,
And cent, per cent. s their only Law.
These are the Lords, for they are rot
ten,
They have forgottcn--they have forgot
ten
Their valiant hearts have put their trust
In Maxim guns and Metford rifles,
To knock the Niggers into dust,
And slch-hke ''unconsidered trifies,'
Fer boastfu brag and foolish fake
Tn Imperialist shall take the cake"
THE above parody of Kipling is writ
eth by Secretary Reitz, of the Trans
vaal.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-25
A Speech by Tennyson'

tWm. L. Curtis in Chicago Record d.
/ have received a copy OF speech ae-
liyered by Lord Tennyson, governor o.
New South Wales, at banquet gwen
ot Adelaide on the Prince of Wales
birthday. in which, among other things,
he says:
."The second event ON which l would
touch is really divided into two events
the Americans standing shoulder 10
shoulder by us in Samoa loud applause,
and also in the peace conference at ne
Hague. | remember and you VIII re-
member, the hurricane i'll Samoa Whlch
wrecked the American and German war
ships. and against which our Enghsh
shin. the Calhope, under Commander
Kane forged its way out of the haroor.
While it passed the American flagship
Trenton. drifting to IT'S doom, the Amerl-
can .ailors gave a mighty cheer Tor
British pluck and endurance. (AppiauSel
THAT cheer. said Matthew Arnold ran
round the world The echo Of that
cheer, said Mr. Bayard. the American
ambassador, will never die. 1t is the
spirit that animated that cheer that AMI
MATES the leading men in England ana
America today. 1t is the spirit that ana
mated that cheer which animates the
tacit alliance between Great Britain and
America. that. in spite of the irresponSl-
bic nrattle and babble of certain Amer
lean press men about the Venezuelan and
Alaskan troubles being insuperable dir
ficulties. will lie a lasting alhance-wiil
last so surely as Australia will federate.
lApplause.D 1t is not the diplomatistS
who have forged the links Of this Anglo
American federation, but the authors
from Chaucer to your own Lindsay Cor
don. from Chaucer down to our OWL
Rudyard Kipling and / viii quote YOU
some lines which | read in Chicago
Sunday paper by an American poet, illus
tlaatiye of the temper OF the major part
Of the American press just now. There
arc many others of Il similar kind an
the American papers. | will read the
middle stanZa of the poem:
IF you're wounded by "a savage foe
and bugleS sound Retire.
There's something in the English after
all.
You may bet your life they'll carry you
beyond the line Of fire,
For there's something i'll the English
after all.
Yes, although their guns be empty and
their blood be ebbing fast,
And to stay by wounded comrades he
TO fall;
Yet they'll set their teeth like bulldogs
and protect YOU TO the last;
Or they'll die like English soldiers after
ALL"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-25
SnoWin'.

paul Laurence Dunbar in the Saturday
Evening Post)
Dey is snow upon de meddahs, dey Is
snow upon de hill.
An de little branch'S watahs is adj glis-
tenin' an still;
De win goes roun' de cabin lax a sperrit
wan'elin roun',
An de chillen shakes an shivahs as dey
listen to de SCUM.
Dey is hick'ry in de fiahplace, whah de
blaze is risin' high,
But de heat it meks amt wa min up dc
gray clouds in de sky.
Now an den l des peep outside den l
hrrries TO de do,
Iawd mussy on my body, how L wish
it wouldn't SNOW.
| kin STAN the hotties summah. l kin
stan de wettes' fall,
| kin stan the chilly springtlme IN de
plow-land, but dat'S all;
Flu de ve'y hottest fab nevah tells my
skin N thing
Wen de SNOW commence a-hyln' an de
win begin to sing.
Dey is plenty of wood erroun lis, an |
chop an tote it in,
But de thoughts dat Is a-thinkip while
Is wo'kin' is a sin.
| kin keep f'om downright swahin' all de
time Is ON de 90,
But my heat is full o cuss-wo'ds Wen
Is trampin' thOo de snow.
What you say .Iishy Davis, dat You see
Il possum's tracks?
Look hyeah, boy, You stop yo' foolin' j,
bring OF Spot, an bring de ak.
Is i col? Go way, now. Mandy, whOt
YOU think Is made of?-sho.
Wy, dis win is dez ez gentle, an dis
amt no kim o snow,
Dis hyeah weathah's DIES as healthy es
de wa NEST summah days.
All YOU chillen step up lively, pile on
wood an keep blaze.
What's de use o gittn' skeary case dey' 5
snow upon de groun'!
Huh-uh, Is a reglar snowbird eff dey's
any possum round.
Go on. Spot, dom be foolish; den you see
de signs o. feet.
What you howlin' flu? Keep still, sub,
cose de coils lis putty sweet;
But we goiR out on bus mess, an hit 5
business O de kin
Dat mus put dog am dahky i'll happy
frame O min.
Yes, you's col; / know it, Spotty, but
YOU DIES stay close to me,
An I'll mex you hot ez Gotten Wen we
strikes de happy tree.
No. | don't lax wintah weath&b, an Id
wush 't'uz allus June,
If it wasn't flu de trackin' . &c possum
an de coon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-25
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Don't give up hope but ask your drug
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advice free. Address BLOOD BALM
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-25
London For State Treasurer.

To the Editor: 1t is with genuine
pleasure that | see the name Of Mr.. H.
y. London, of Chatham. has been
brought forward by his friends and
brother editors for the nomination of
State Treasurer. 1t is Il fitting tribute
to the press of North Carolina to select
one Of it's editors for this honor as Il
recognition of the services of the press
Indeed, no one can scarcely tell the
good accomplished by this gifted editor
during the many campaigns for the past
th;l"ty-two years, in all of which he has
actively taken part, not only has his pa
per been red hot for Democracy. but
his welkin voice has been heard from the
stump III every campaign; never has he
failed to meet the most prominent Re
publicans in joint debate when the Occa-
sion demanded it.
His oratory is known far and wide.
His Democracy is as true as steel. Al
though being such an ardent and per
Sistent worker for the party, Mr. Lon
don has never sought a nomination for
office. Certainly no man deserves to be
recognized by the Democratic party
more than, he. Without doubt his ability
and peculiar fitness for the position
could hardly be eXcelled. He Is thor
ough, up-to-date business man, as watch
full and careful as possible. He is Il
man of honor and . Christian gentleman.
Mr.. London is certainly the man for the
place. | know of no one in the State
who would make Il better State Treas
urer or serve the Democratic party III
this position with more honor. | trust
his friends win rally around him and
make his nomination unanimous.
]. C. WOMACK.
Reidsville, \. c.. Feb. "A.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-25
Little Brown Brot her
(Annie Il. Diggs, pf Kansas III flhi'dei-
uhia City and Stateo

l,ioT Di,os pf Kansas. i'll PhiIadel-
phia City and State'p
It'll. Brown Brothers across the sea,
Running your race for llDerlE>
Here's 10 you.
We've been there ourselves
Odd little Brown Men, like 'Jack-rab-
bits you run.
Rrug! the Krag-J orgeFlSen; rf1ck EN-
off, it's Grcat fun
Halt.
lack rabbits are they?
Well. EVEN sparrUws fail not unheeded
Where's Christ:
Across the shame stricken, sobbing sea
Con,as q sad. stern voice from Galilee;
AS INTO the least of my brethren
So unto me.
Are there thornS IN their feet III their
race TO be free
There were thorns on my brow there at
Calvary"
Snare us, O Christ, lest we cruelty thee,
Halt. Who goes There?
Not iack-rabbits. not rebels. but Mem
Fighting for life, liberty, homes.
Homes? Bamboo nuts.
Well, homes are homes, brown stone or
bamboo.
We've sung that and sworn it
By Payne's sacred bones.
\ Brown Man lies dead 'nelth his own
island sky;
4 Brown Wife utters a STRANGE wild cry.
The billowy deep brings pFteous sound;
HEARTS are the same Gods sweet world
round.
O little Brown Child whose father lies
low.
Just when will Your love and your 10y
ally flow
As dew from the daisies, as incense from
roses.
To the flag and the nation that made
YOU an orphan?
Little Brown Brothers across the blue
sea,
Are your bare brown feet all bleeding
and torn?
So were ours.
Valley Forge! Brandywine!
Where's Lafayette:
There is blood ON hot sands;
There was blood on sharp ica
God made of one blood all nations of
earth.
Brothers all.
Lord God of Nations, spare us Gains
mark!
Little Brown Brothers across the blue
sea,
Battling so bravely for liberty,
Here's to you!
We've been there ourSelves-and won.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-25

You can frequently judge man by
the fool friends he has
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-25
When Thou Art Kind.

When thou art kind,
The roses blush richer red,
And paler turn the lilies. tW1ned
In wreaths TO grace thy shapely head
When thou art kind.
When thou art kind.
The sky is painted deeper blue,
And brighter smiles the day; | find
In everything some beauty new,
When thou art kind.
When thou art kind.
Ny heart is brave. my arm Is strong,
My soul TO greater deeds inclined,
Than poets tell in epic song
When thou art kind.
C. y. Strout in Buffalo Commercial.