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The Portland daily press., 1900-02-06

Matters are more quiet In Kentucky
and there is reason to believe that the
dispute will be settled without any
further violation Of the peace. just
how It will oe settled no one can say,
but the sigma point to tina courts as Ike
~ TO be the final arbiter. With things
az they are--tbe legislature in the hands
of the Democrats and q majority Of the
judges Democrats also, tina chances are
that the ultimate decision will be In fa-
vor CT the Democrats 1t will be most
unrightsous decision, one that will de-
feat the will of the. people as expressed
at ths polls, but It IL better thus than
to have the stats given over to anarchy
md bloodshed,
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-06
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
GRIMES CELLAR DoooR.

GRIMES' CELLAH DOOOh.
James b. Mackie appeared last evening
at the Portland theatre In "Grimes' Gel
lar Deer" He was supported by Louise
Sanford In the leading female role and
the piece was presented with consider
able ginger.
There were some lively, ronioking
scenes and In the specialties We note the
catchy comedy sketch given by McIntire
and Rice. Mr.. Nackie 10 surrounded
with many nsw faces and In the cast
are Joe Graham, Trixie Hamilton, Edith
Rice, Miss Harnish and Miss Sawtell.
The play Is the Offering at ths Portland
theatre this evening, also for tomorrow
when special Wednesday matinee will
he given.
KATHERINE RoBER.
Never In the history of Portland have
such great prod uotions been given BY any
repertoire company. and the engagement
Of New England's greatest fnvorite. Miss
Katherine Rober, supported BY one Of the
pest companies that has ever surrounded
this pretty little favorits will certainly be
one OF the greatest events Of the season.
Miss Rober will wear in many Of her
plays acme of the most beautiful COS :
tunes ever seen In this city. selected dur
ing her visit in Europs last summer.
This will be q pleasing feature Of ths
matinee performances.
Owing t, the large demand for seats II
has been decided to open the sale Thurs
day morning and all desiring good seats
should secure them In advance.
JAPAN REVISITED" BY BURTON
HOLMES.
The subject of Mr.. Burton Holmes
lecture next Thursday evening will be
Japan Revisited. graphic description
of mis- recent visit to the up-to-date Japan.
showing not only city life as IL now
exists there, but also the unsullisd lowell.
ness OF country life a. seen through The
ey es OF one who has adopted Jspaness
customs and lived among the people
themselves a. q resident. This lecture ID
perhaps the strongest and most beautiful
pictorially Of any Of the series. The still
pictures having been oolored by the mort
expert Of japanese artists In addition 10
which an elaborate ssries Of appropriate
motion pictures. showing deisha dances,
rsiigious ceremonies and street scenes,
will be shown.
The price of course tickets has been
reduced. Evening tickets ON sale Wed.
nesday morning at Cressey, Jones &
Aliens.
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-06
THE STATE RESTS ITS CASE
Dcfense's Tura Now In the nIolineux
Trial.

New York. February 5.-Today the
stats rested In the trial Of Roland b.
Molinsux. This was something Of . sur
priss, - It. was generally thought that
A assistant District Attorney Osborne had
enough witnesses ready to occupy more
than day after the return of Juror Man
heim Brown, who has been auff srine
with rheumatism and who reappeared In
court today. One witness for the state.
Detective MoCAffery. was Iii and was un-
able to appear In court. Recorder 6off,
however, did not allow another adjourn
msnt 10 give the state time to produoe
this witness.
After the midday reoeas, Mr.. Weeks, for
the defense, asked for an adjournment
until tomorrow, as he wished 70 consult
with his assistant Mr.. Battle, who 10
siok. This the onurt allowed, but it Is ex-
psctsd that the defense will oom msnos to-
morrow morning. Thus, after sixty days.
the evidence for the ssase 10 al IN, assist
ant District Attorney Osborne having
made his opening argument on December
4.
spent In securing q jury. Nearly ninety
witnesses have bsen examined for the
prosecution and Mr.. Osborne contends
that he has proven the case In all partiou-
lars. Barrow S. Weeks, the leading ooun-
ssl for the defense aassrts that the state
has proven no part Of the osss and he
will undoubtedly file motion to dismiss
the trial because Of lack Of sufficient evi.
denoe. Il IL not seriously believed that
IL IL not yet announced whethsr Moli-
neux and his wife will 60 on the wtsnesa
ssand for the defense. Both Molineux and
his father, Gan. e. l.. Moltnsux. sxprsss
cor fidencs of an aeq initial.
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-06

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land.
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The Portland daily press., 1900-02-06

The English war Office dlscredits the
report that Butler has crossed the Tugela
and is again moving toward Ladysmith.
Nevertheless the report persists and
dsspntche, alleged to come from Dur
ban report heavy lighting on Sunday.
The war office may have reasons TO want
the reports distelieved even II true, and
therefore IL discrediting them. Or it m ay
bs that they are the products Of sensation
al newspapers and have no truth In
them. What the fact Is we shan know
bsfore long Boy ond doubt.
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-06
MoNsoN's LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

MONSON'S LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
London, February 6.-It Is officially an
nounced here that Sir Edmund MonsoB,
he British ambassador to France. left
Paris for the south on leave Of absence.
The announcement Is generally regarded
as important. Coming on top OF the
known anti. British feeling in France, II
10 thought the departure of the ambasss.
dor from bis post at the present juncture
Indicates more than appears on the surface
or than Is contained IN ths official explA-
nation,
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-06

Patrons OF the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses OF their
papers changed as often as they may desire by
poiifying the office
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-06

in the distinctly
rganism - maybe
rho are not quite
ion't know just
he matter. and
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know exactly
The Portland daily press., 1900-02-06

subscribers whose papers are not delivered
promptly are requested to notify the Office oil
the u Il.Y PRESS. No. "a Exchange street.
lUt Me.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29
4 GOOD IDEA.

Some of the distinguished "educa- tors" in trying to live up to their ex- alted title overdo 1t. and 1t is therefore
 an unmitigated pleasure to see dis tinguished educator justifying his title by proposing a new educational wrinkle
 that is sure to commend itself to the
 good sense of all interested in the prop
 CT ascent of the rising generation. Pres
 ident G. Stanley Hall of Clark univer- sity, Worcester Massachusetts, is the educator who thus proves his right to his rank and cheers a weary world President Clark would have the cake walk become part of primary educa- ton. He thinks it admirably adapted to the kindergarten in teaching the children rhythm, and says: Tt is an admirable dance. and quite new. It has such motions, such rhythm as to be of great usefulness"
 Of course, and why didn't somebody think of it before? The cake-walk cer- tainly has some very educating mo- tions, and it's rhythm is very rhythm ical. Its use in the kindergarten would tend to ripen the children, and would give them freedom and grace in the use of their frames It would also help them later in life when they might want to shine in Society. By all means give us the cake-walk In the kindergar- ten, and perhaps some educator will discover that buck and wing dancing will be useful in rooms 1 and of the grammar schools.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29
BULZER,S FITLURE E.

We print this morning a full anG clear story of the taking and the aban- doning of Spion Kop by General War ren. spion Kop was, it appears, aban. doned on account of lack of water, in- ability toN bring artillery there and the heavy Boer fire. All these reasons are good, and the last one is especially good, but the critics in London don't seem to consider them sufficient, and there is a feeling there that the Spion Kop enterprise was an unwise one.
 General Buffers forces have not been wiped out, or even very badly dam eged. They have retreated across the Tugela river in safety, and will per- haps rest there and recover their strength and spirits for the next move, unless the Boers conclude to move on them. The Boers have done so we'll in sticking to their kops and kopjes that perhaps they will continue to wait on them for the attacks of the English.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29
REEI.1 B LIE.

| A Diagnosis Wife--It seems strange that Mrs. Von Tooler, with an income of $30OO0, should always be So deeply in debt.
 The Husband-The trouble is, my money to make her socially ambitious, but not enough to live respectfully Life.
 T tell you" exclaimed the slim idl- vidual, that water is Heavens greatest gift to man.
 Are you a prohibitionist?" asked a bystander,, taking him cordially by the hand.
 No, sir' was the contemptuous re- ply, q sell milk Columbus (Ohio) State Journal.
 New arrival-I should like a room, sir.
 Hotel clerk-All right; please regis ter faN
 New arrival-There you are. Now, if anything happens please see that my death notice reads: Innocent by- stander," not merely "bystander. '--In- dianapolia Journal.
 Ine King assemblies the royal arch1- tecta.
 Build me a temple" he commands. 50 costly that no smoker will ever be told he might have owned it had he let tobacco alonei"
 An, this was aiming high, indeed! But when was true art ever known to falter ?--Detroit Journal
 First Bike-I saw something to-day that makes me tired.
 Second Bike-Whats that?
 First -Rubber.-Detroit Free Press.
 Your enemies don't seem to abuse you as they used to-" said one politi- cian
 "Yes,' answered the other. Its a very bad sign. It shows they are no longer afraid of me. e."-Washington Star
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29

sy gave one longing glance at the bag of grapes, and, inserting her claws In the crevices of the slatWork, climbed
 clumsily, but willingly, as high as hel | chain would allow her. A grape was
 handed up as a reward, and she backed
 down.
 A lump of sugar was next given and
 she ate it even more eagerly than she ! had the grapes. Her master would not
 allow her to take the tid-bit directly
 with her mouth, as she seemed inclined | to do, but would command, your hand, Topsy; your hand" until she would
 gently reach out her paw and feed her | self. Then she would show her grati- tude by licking the hand of the donor. It was most amusing to see her se- cure the danties when thrown on the floor. She seemed reluctant to put her nose in the sawdust but would careful ly gather in the candy with the long nails of her fore paw. A lump of su- gar was laid on the floor just beyond her and though she strained the length of her chain she could not reach it. But Topsy knew a thing or two in the ener- gency. Quickly heading around she backed outward until her collar was drawn up around her ears, and reaching back with her hind paw drew in the coveted sweet. A lump of sugar wrapped in paper was extricated with equal cunning.
 But Topsy was sleepy. At this sea- son bears in their native wilds lie in their den in a half f-dormant state and suck their paws" and civilization can y1n fa af t1,a hal When the sweets were all gone look of bored weariness stole over her bear ish countenance, and, rubbing her eyes with her paw, she stretched her arms" in a yawn just like sleepy person, Then she dropped to hunched position and turning up one forepaw began sucking at the palm industriously.
 This has been Topsy's chief occupa tion, when not sleeping, for several weeks past. She will always brighten up when a visitor enters and make her self as agreeable as ever, but the win ter spell Is on her. Usually she eats loaf of bread day, but she has hardly tasted this amount in the past fortnight
 MT. Shattuck bought Topsy not long ago of a snowman who had exhibited her quite extensively during the past
 -
 year, and the fact that she had not been made cross by the teasing of her aud fences proves the sweetness of her dis position. She isl a pure black bear of the old New England species. She was captured in the northern part of Maine when few weeks old and was brought up as pet. Her chief food is bread, and she is passionately> fond of nuts, candy or any pure sweets, but strange to say she will not eat meat. She is re- markedly neat, and her rich black coat Is as clean and glossy as a wild ami mal's. She weighs one hundred and thirty-f1ve pounds. and MT. Shattuck places her value at one hundred dollars Her fur or flesh alone would bring a high price, but Topsy as pet is a treasure.-Joe English In the Mirror and Farmef
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29
IF.

The United States white mans bur
 den is already heavy, but it is nothing to what it will be if some ifs set
 down by the editor of the Portland
 Oregonian become facts. He expan-
 sively says: If England and Japan are attacked in Asia we may have to help them out. If Germany pursues her designs on Brazil we may have to repel her with words or war ships. If the Filipinos continue obstreperous we may have to keep considerable force there. If we build an isthmian canal we shall have to police it. If France proceeds to occupy Santo Domingo we shall have to put her out. If Russia closes her Asiatic ports to us we shall have to remonstrate. Some show of force may yet be necessary to secure our Alaskan miners their rights or col lect our bills from Turkey.
 This Is an impressive layout, but if the world comes to an end we shall not have to do any of the things above and if it doesn't perhaps we shall escape some of them
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29
FOR BETTER CONSUL-4R SERVTCE.

FOR BETH ER CONSUL4R SERVTCE. This country needs many things it hasn't got, and it very much needs the transformation of the consular system from vast spells machine into we'll
 trained, highly effective agency for the
 promotion of our commercial interests
 It will have this if the Lodge bill for the reorganization of the consular service upon the merit system becomes law. The bill provides for the establishment
 of thirty-six consulates general and 252
 consulates, graded into classes accord
 ing to compensation. There will be four
 consuls general of the first class at a
 salary of $S,000 each per annum, thir-
 teen consuls general of the second class at $6,000 per annum and nineteen con-
 suls general of the third class at S5, ,00o.
 The 252 consuls are divided into six
 classes, with salaries ranging from $5.- 900 to $1,500 per annum. The bill does not contemplate any immediate disturb
 ance of the present occupants of con- sular positions, but it provides that they shall be recalled in from six months to two years to take such examinations as are provided for new applicants. All fees, official and unofficial, are to be ac- counted for and turned into the United States treasury, the sole compensation of consul being restricted to the sal ary fixed by law. Provision is also made for filling vacancies by promotion from the next lower grade, based upon fitness and ascertained qualification. One of the wisest provisions of the bill is the one requiring an applicant to have a knowledge of commercial affairs and to be conversant with one foreign Ian guage besides English.
 We have had and have some good con- suls under the spells system. We should have many more good ones if such a system as the Lodge bill provides for were adopted and lived up to.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29

ever that Vespucci was the actual dis coveler of America. Columbus physi- cal descriptions and the maps published early Tn the sixteenth century indicate that Wattling Island was the first to put 1oot on the mainland. In 1497 King Ferdlnand determined upon an expedl- ton to the new world on his own ac- count, and Vespucci sailed with the Fleet from Cadiz. Making the Canaries, ne was at sea for twenty-seven days ana the "land-fall'' was probably some where on the coast of Honduras, in the vicinity of the place to which the name or America was given by the natives. From there his ships took a northerly direction and came to what they called Lairlba, which Thatcher believes to be near Tampico, in Mexico. On his sec ond voyage Vespucci visited Para and the north coast of South America as far as the Gulf of Maracalpo.-C Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29

and banded with amber folds. Amber
 was the color of the mouseline de sole
 tie and rosettes. Near the foot of the skirt was a deep band of trimming to match revers and collars, so bodice and skirt will always be seen together.
 form of waists that holds on tena- ciously because of its great attractive ness is the waistcoat blouse. Many of them have been worn, but the changes are rung on them so adroitly that the fashion is still a long way from com monness. They are double breasted, in taffeta satin in any color, and usually are embroidered in little leaves and ished with little lapels, or else with flowers in natural colors. They are fn- plain corded top, above which shows yoke either to match or contrasting. Usually there Is a little pocket at one side of the blouse. It fits flat at the back, is just prettily loose in front and is held by narrow fitted belt that droops at the front In black tafieta, with black taffeta yoke and high col lar, such waistcoat goes stunningly with a black cloth skirt and under one of the stylish straight-front coats. The coat can be taken off and the waist coat looks very well as a variety of fam cy waists. Crystal. metal or crochet buttons are used, and sometimes the fronts are held by glove fasteners that do not show. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29

Usually, however, they are in quite different grade, for no matter how fam cifully the bodice is. trimmed it is matched by the less extensive ornanlen- tation of the skirt, so the result is any thing but a bodice for general all around wear. An example of this sort of bodices is shown here Of havana brown broadcloth, it was edged at the bottom with a fold of amber cloth
 Brown silk cord ornaments fastened it.
 Its odd revers and triple. sailor collar were elaborately stitched in gilt thread
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29
THE BEAR AS A HOUSEHOLD PET
The Cunning Ways of "Topsy," New
 Hampshire Bruin

The Cunning Ways of "Topsy," New Hampshire Bruin
 A bear is one of the last animals that the ordinary person would select as a
 household pet, yet no more gentle, af- fectionate and cunning specimen of the
 brute creation could be found than domesticated member of the bruin fam fly now in the possession of w. J. Shat
 tuck, of Manchester. "Topsy," as Miss
 Bruin is called, is but eighteen months
 old but she will weigh as much as a
 good-sized man, and when sitting on
 her Launches her snout stands level
 with her masters shoulder She is an animal whose size and appearance would strike terror to any stranger, out side an old hunter or well-read disci- pie of "Deadwood Dick" But "Topsy'
 is a lady. To say that she is as gentle as kitten would not do her justice, for kittens will cuff and scratch Topsy is as tender in her caresses as a mother, with her child
 A Mirror man was introduced tc Top sy the other evening. MT. Shattuck led the way to the shuttered back-room in which the bear Is kept tied up with a iOhS Niidiii COlldI, anu lighted t1e gas. A big black form rose up from one corner, and set of red jaws with glstenng white tangs, were shown in yawn. The visitor started back with alarm, but sMr. Shattuck smilingy walked forward and patted the animals head.
 Hug me, Topsy," he said; "kiss me" The bear rose upright on her launches, gently laid her paws on her masters shoulders and softly licked his face, keeping up low, half whining sound asshe did SO, as If endeavoring to ex- press her pleasure or affection MT Shattuck gave the animal a grape and she masticated it delightedly, then put out her nose for another. But her mas ter stepped back, and pointing to lad der-like arrangement of slats on the | wall, commanded her to climb" Top
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements, One Cent Word each In sertion. Five Cents Word for a full week lseven times).
 Display advertisements, per inch, one Tn, Tn, cents; one week, S3.20; one month, $10; one year, $40. ~
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, ID cents per line. Notices of Births, Marri ages, Deaths, and Funerals, 50 cents each' Local Notices, 15 cents per line.
 Yedlly advertisers are limited to thelr own immediate business Gall matter to pc unobjectionable), and their contracts do not Include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29

three thousand kegs, were specially or dered from Troy, N. Y, via the Illinois Central, for shipment on the Manches- ter City. As this steamer was expected to clear New Orleans shortly after the order was placed, quick service was es- sential-Leslies Weekly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29

German legislators are puzzled over the extraordinary increase of juvenile depravity. Since 1895 the number of juvenile offenders in the empire has all most doubled.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29

A statement of the Department of Az riculture that the poorest wheat comes from the South aroused the Georgia commissioner of agriculture to making an analysis of Georgia wheat Samples from all parts of the State were gath cred for this purpose and andy 1ei, with the result that Georgia grown wheat is pronounced to contain food properties in greater proportion than the average wheat of the country. According to the standard that was set at the World s Fair, Georgia wheat is said to be supe- rior to the wheat of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Oregon, Washington and North Carolina. The question of increased wheat acreage has been dis russed in Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama for some time, and this report on Georgia wheat is looked on as op- Dortune for the encouragement of it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29

The young woman who fell through the ice on Lake Whitney Saturday and called for a cab as soon as her head appeared above the water had presence of mind.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29

Since June nearly eighteen thousand Japanese have landed at our Honolulu. This influx gives the Japanese the larg- est share of the archipelagos popula- tion, and over twenty five per cent of the whole number of inhabitants.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29
FAsHION NOTES.
New Waists of iany sorts.

Many new devices are disclosed in waists, and cloth bodices are frequently seen that are as elaborate as anything the field of fancy waists ever furnished.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29

A certain lawyer was candidate for Cardiff Western Mail While out can- vassing he knocked at cottage door, The door was opened by woman. "Is the lawyer NO, sir" was the reply; ''but know what you want. My hus- band is sure to vote for you, because you got him off for stealing that ham last week." "No, no; alleged stealing of the ham," corrected the lawyer. Al legged be blowed!" was the woman's smiling reply, We've got a bit of it left still. Lemme give you a sandwich out of 1t, sir.'