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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06
DE WET NOT CORNERED.
The Gordon Around Him sim Seems
To BE Wide.

London, July Cd 05 p. m.-The cor
don around Gen. De Wet appears still to
be wide; at least he has not yet been
cornered. Dispatches from the front,
except official ones, deal with trides or
vague probabilities.
The Daily Telegraph's Lourenco Mar
quez correspondent attemp on July 4
to interview President Kruger at Water
valonder. President Kruger was there,
but he deputed State Secretary Reitz to
talk The secretary said:
1--WE do not need to discuss peace. Pres
ident Kruger wishes, through me, to re-
peat what he has said over and over
again. The South African republic
viii fight for Independence as long as
500 burgers remain alive and even then
viii continue to fight. Such is our deci-
sion.''
DIR. Conan Doyle, writing to the Brit
ish Medical Journal, says he thinks that
there were 10, 600 to L. 600 eases of enteric
fever at one time Six hundred pa
tients died at Blomenfontein in one
month. DR.. Doyle declares that the ply
sieians did all they could.
A despatch TO the Times from Louren-
co Marquee dated July 5, says the Trans
vaal consul there announces that 500 fresh
British prisoners have arrived at Nooit-
gedaeht.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06
ONE VICTIM DEAD.



Dover, n. H. July 5.-Thomas Dob
bins, one OF the victims OF. last nights
shooting ARRAY. died from his wound at
his home here this afternoon.
Gagnon had turn for the worse as the
day advanced and this afternoon was in
a serious condition and his recovery was
considered doubtful. Russell, who was
at his home In Somersworth, was reported
as doing well.
. 1t has been learned that Eugene Smart,
gunsmith, sold three men a quantity Of
cartridges yesterday. He believes he
could identify them on sight. lie says
the men entered his store three different
times buying three boxes Of IS ca1ibre
ball cartridges.
Mr.. Smart, whose store is on Main
street. says. he heard that the men
were reckless with their pistols and
when they came to his store the last time
he told them that thereafter he would let
them have only blank cartridges. =
The best efforts of the police, put forth
during the day to trace the men wanted
for doing the shooting were without ap.
parent result. The authorities, while con-
sidering it possible that the men may
have left the city are Of the opinion that
BY watching certain localities. they win
catch them here.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06
TEDDY'S VOICE FAILED.
Rough Rider Had Too Much Speaking
10 Do.

Chicago July 5.-Quietly and unosten-
tatiously Gov. Roosevelt of New York to-
night alighted from the Burlington train,
having completed the first stage Of his
journey home from the rough riders re-
union of the far southwest. One reason
why SO few We're at the station to greet
the governor was the record breaking
time made by the Burlington road bring
ing the special train into Chicago 10
minutes ahead Of time.
The governor today male many speeches
and always to enthusiastic audiences.
Speeches, some long, some Short wers
delivered at Quincy, Camp Point, Ply
mouth, Macomb, Bushnell, Avon, Abing-
ton, Galesburg, Galva, Kewanee, Prince
tons Mendoza and Aurora.
Toward the end of the trip the Gov
ernor's voice failed him and the stops at
ter that were less frequent.
Some of Col Roosevelt's speeches today
had reference to questions of politics but
in a general way they were of a patriotic
character serving as an aftermath of IN
dependence day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06
Hill Might Be the Nomi-
nee
But lie is Determined Not to
Have 1t.

Kansas City, July 5-The most import
ant development in the vice presidential
situation tonight was the announcement
that when the roll by states is called to-
morrow for the nomination for vice presi-
dent Alabama win yield to Florida and
Hon. R. D. Mcdonald of that stats viii
place Elliot Danforth of New York in
nomination. This programme became
known during the session tonight. An
other development was the unquestioned
popularity of David B. Hill for the place
Hill does not want the nomination and
win take measures to prevent his selec-
ton. Danforth does want 1t and would
be nominated If New York would present
him. The friends Of Towne are working
very hard and hope that the peculiar
situation regarding the other candidates
may yet give him the nomination.
Men like George Fred Williams and
Senator Tillman who were among the
victors in securing the 16 to 1 plank in
the platform are doing all they can to
bring about the nomination of Towne by
the convention
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06
BY TWO VOTES.
Sixteen to One Won ny Very Narrow
Margin.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 5.-The resolu-
lions committee Of the Democratic ma
tlonal committee decided early this morn
Ing for one explicit declaration for silver
coinage at l6 to 1. The vote stood 20 TO
% and was taken at $50 o'clock.
At 2 o'clock 1t looked as though the
platform committee stood favorable to
mere reafflrmation of the Chicago plat
form. Judge Van Wyck took the floor
shortly after that hour and replied to
speeches made in favor OF 10 to ,reiterat-
ing his arguments for concession to the
Ieast.
senator Blackburn of Kentucky fol.
lowed Mayor Van Wyck with strong
speech IN favor of 10 to l. He referred
in somewhat uncomplimentary terms to
the members of the committee who he
said. were deserving the historic ratio.
Senator Blackburn was replied to in
spirited language by Senator Daniel OF
Virginia
The vote stood as follows on resolu-
ton to substitute 10 to declaration
for simple re-atIirmation Of the Chicago
platform:
Ayes-Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado,
Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maine, Massachusetts,, Missouri, Nebras-
ka, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Da-
kota, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Vermont, Washington, Wyoming. ArI-
iona, Oklahoma Indian Territory, New
Mexico, Hawaii-26.
Noes-California, Connecticut, Flor
ida Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Louisiana, Maryland Michf-
gan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
ONO, pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Dakota, Utah. Texas. Virginia West
Virginia, Wisconsin, Alaska.-24.
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Lynn, Mass, July 5.-WaIter Wiley, a
Lynn bowling alley proprietor, was
burned in his building in Nahant this
morning. The alley is on the Bass Point
road and before the fire was extinguished
eight buildings and several sheds had
been burned. Total loss about 0,O0O;
partly covered by Insurance.. About mid
night somebody set off a bunch of fire.
crackers back of the bowling alley. 1t is
supposed 9 that the smouldering paper
finally started the fire. Just before 4 a.
m, the pin boys, who sleep in the build
ing heard Wil1ey pounding on the door
and calling to them to get out as the place
was burning, After the fire his oharred
were found in the ruins. Two
alarms called out the Nahant department.
and Lynn sent over steamer and hose.
The flames ran along the Bass Point
rcHd, catching the several fish dinner
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06
UTAH STOOD BY SILVER.

Kansas City, July 5.-In the poll of
states given out early this morning at
the conclusion of the meeting of the com
mittee on resolutions it was stated that
the vote of Utah was cast against the
proposition for a specific declaration for
the free coinage of silver. This was a
mistake. The vote of the national com
mittee nan from Utah, Senator Rawlins,
was in favor of a specific 16 to 1 declara-
ton.
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Providence, r. l., July 6.-Shortly be.
fore O'Clock this morning three alarm
fire was sounded calling the department
to a bad fire in the Fitzgerald building on
Eddy street. 1t is six story brick struc-
ture and when discovered the fire was
sweeping through the entire sixth floor
The building is occupied by manufacture
ing jewellers. The loss will be heavy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06
CANADIANS COMPLAIN

London, July GA number of men,
bers Of the first Canadian contingent,
sent to South Africa. sailed for home on
he Allan line steamer Partisan today.
They complained greatly OF the treatment
they We're subjected to in the field hos
pitfalls. Of 1,150 Canadian troops 50 were
striken down with enteric fever, most
iy due to the putrid water of Paadeberg.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06
HAVE YOU POUND tn.

Deputy Marshal Firth received tele-
graphic despatch this morning from
Charles Kenney at Brunswick. Mr..
Kenney stated that while at the Union
station in this city and about to take the
Pullman last night he lost his pocketbook
which contained about 500. Mr.. Kenney
lives at ST. Mary's, New RVunswiOk.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06

Hartford, Ct, July 5.-Dr. Henry Bar
nard, the noted educationalist died here
today at IS p. M, in his Goth year at his
home 118 Main street. Death was due to
general debility due to old age accom-
panied by kidney trouble.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06

houses and cottages, ali small wooden
buildings. The Scarf photograph studio,
the Smith cottage, Tufts cafe, Frank De-
shorn's dining room, Spiller 81 Verrill's
barbershop and two unoccupied cottages
owned by James Robinson, were the
largest buildings burned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06

She is Floated and Hes Pumps Control
Water.

Washington, July 5.-The Navy De-
partment this afternoon received news
concerning the Oregon which caused Sec
rotary Long, Assistant Secretary Hackett
and all the naval officers who heard, to
rejoice. The news was contained in the
following cablegram:
Che Foo.
Secretary Navy, Washington:
Wilde announced Oregon hoated this
afternoon. Pumps control water. Goes
Kure dock yard Inland sea.
(Slgned) Rogers
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06
SPLIT ON EXPANSION.
This Troubled Silver
Republicans.
WesIern6rs We're For It and East
erners Against.


Kansas City, July 5.-The Silver Re-
publican national convention spent all of
today in waiting for the report of the
committee on resolutions. It was ex-
pected that the platform would be out of
the way and nominations be in order at
least before the close of the afternoon ses-
sion, but so much friction developed in
the sub committee to which the drafting
of platform had been referred, that it
was not until late in the afternoon that
the formal enunciation Of the party prin-
eiples was in readiness to be presented to
the fun committee. Once the disputed
points had been settled, however, the
committee on resolutions lost no further
time, but promptly voted It's approval of
the sub committee S work. The main
point of difference lay in the attitude OF
the party on expansion and upon this
point both the sub committee and the
fu1 committee were divided practically
on geographical lines, the eastern members
fayoring the condemnation OF imperial
ism while most of the members from the
western states opposed this course. A
plank denounclng imperialism was final
ly adopted and in this shape the platform
win be presented to the convention to-
morrow.
Kansas City, July 5.-The Silver Re
publican national convention was called to
order by temporary Chairman Teller at
10 so O'Clock. The platform and creden-
tials reports were not ready and recess
was taken.
After short recess the committee on
credentials reported. The delegates pre-
sent were represented as follows: Ne
braska, 25; Idaho, 10; Wisconsin, 13;
Indiana, 81; Kansas, PSI; Illinois, 81;
Arkansas p; New Jersey, 20; Utah, Is;
LOUISIANA 5; Iowa, 100; California, a;
Ohio, 100; Minnesota, 100; South Dakota,
10; North Dakota, IS; Colorado, Il;
Washington, 20; Texas, 2; Montana, +;
Oklahoma, 10.
The report was adopted.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton then reported the selection of Judge
l.. W. Brown Of Ohio as permanent chair
man Of the convention and III. o. Nc
Creary of California as permanent secre-
tary Judge Brown said that the East
turned % the West in the time of Lincoln
so it again turned to the West and found
a leader in the person of ". J. Bryan.
The mention of Bryan's name gave the
an opportunity of showing it's
loyalty to the leader The chairman S
further allusion to Charles A. Towne as
the candidate for second place caused a
more emphatic applause than had been
accorded to Bryan.
Former Congressman Hartman of Mon
tana announced that the COMMITTEES on
would probably not be ready
to report for two hours The report of
the committee on rules and order of bust
ness was then adopted It provides for
the nomination of Presidential and Vice
Presidential candidates Immediately after
the report Of the committee on resolu-
tions. A delegate from Missouri intro
duced a resolution OF sympathy with the
Beers This was referred to the resolution
committee.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06
GRAND VIEW HOTEL
WEST AUBURN. WE.

Overlooking Lake Auburn; beautifully situated
for family hotel; fine scenery and drives salrn on
and trout lshing--nCne better 10 the state /;
mineral spring of wonderful solvent power.
tennis, ofoquet, BILLIARDS, pool bowling and
music an ideal place for children. A few very
desirable rooms left. For booklet and terms
address as shove, stating length OF stay, num-
Der Of rooms, etc, Preference given to guests
for the SEASON Reduced prices for June and
Octobsr. naay2lm6ssat tw6sat
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06
BALL NOTES.

The Orrs Island baseball team chal-
lenges any amateur team in Portland. S.
guaranteed.
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General Dftiuerp, Sundays exceptsd.l 7.so
q. n 70 100 p. m. Sundays 400 10 1000 q m,
100 70 200 D. m
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P9sfmasfeFss 00loe. Sundays excepted 0.01
g. N. 10 p. m.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06

('arTierx' DslfUertes. Sundays excepted. I'm
business section OF the city between High and
bp. H.; In other sections at 500 a. m &c D. ri
Sunday delivery at once window, goo to 1900
q. NJ, loo 10 zoo P. N. Collections from street
boxes at 2 90 and II 90 a. NJ. 400 and 500 p. n
Sundays 600 p. m. only.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-06

cashiers Q6tce. Sundays excepted1 500 a
N. to 600 p. M: Money order department, 600
q. N. 70 500 p. m.s Registry department. 800 a.
N. 10 600 p. N.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-01-20
Some Useful Hints.


Stonemason sawdust is better than soap
for cleaning floors.
Kerosene oil will clean blackened silver
almost instantly.
To keep moths and carpet bugs from all
woolen goods and furs, sprinkle them with
cedar chips.
China closets should be scalded and
freshened at least weekly, and little
borax water sprinkled on the shelves.
To keep away reaches, take green Gu
cumber parings and strew then, around the
kitchen tables and cupboards and see how
quickly the reaches will disappear.
To wash cut glassware use pure soap and
hot water, and apply with large tooth
brush. Each piece should be wiped with
a linen cloth as it is taken from the water
Air curtains, beat well and put in cedar
chest IF stained use little benzine ap-
piled with cloth same color as material.
Never use white cloth. Lace curtains
should be washed before packing away.
1t is not good to keep the dust in them,
but they should not be blued or starched-
If the moths have begun to eat your
carpet. take the tacks out, turn it back
one-half yard all around the room, wash
the boards with saturated solution of
camphor, putting it on with paint brush !;
then lay the carpet back in its proper place,
put over it towel wrung out Of water and
camphor, and iron it thoroughly with a
real hot iron, so as to steam it through
and through, and this will kill the insects
and all theirls.sae.
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He Kept. the Seat.

an ,ho hod not heen r. chnrch for
ra.a % [ Ionr vim t;ma a snaIlv ALL I hartened to the
ao.s',,s;Ons G ;Ons af T he w;fa and decided To 90
RIa'as'0 b. na. ,be familv altog.tber and thew
ne ~ snI amy =. .hs eburcI
ssar'eu ea'ly - s,ap5,a a - - and No
'nele "ele se,y h.nd lev psOp ~ .ba man Lad his
F." opTIS IN 80 tha .;s,a and tool nosses-
IAN; .a,ny y "sa ~ ap nam
sioh vi d nioo pow.
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why Boys Leave the Farm.
Texas Stock and Farm Journal.

The following is extracted from paper
read by R. NJ. Bell, of Decatur, Illinois,
before the Logan County Farmers Insti-
tute
''How few real homes we find on the
farm. How often what we call home is
a place to hang up your hat, get three
meals day and lie down to sleep; place
where father and mother and children
stay. How few of these stopping places
more than satisfy our daily physical wants,
and utterly fail to supply our mental and
better necessities. Is it any wonder cur
boys and girls make comparisons with the
homes they imagine exist in the towns and
cities Home in its real sense is an in
spiration to all boys and girls. IF it ex-
lists on the farm it is an inspiration to
nobler, better manhood. If it is not on
the farm, there grows up with the boy
resolve to get away from his crude envi-
rouments and try to find what his head
and heart SO yearn for Home must
be where love and confidence pre-
dominate, where the head and heart re-
ceive the first consideration, where the
elements of the house, the yard, the barn,
the field, are congenial to our circum
stances and best natures; an environment
where character can develop, where self
respect is cultivated, and truth and justice
are established in the fiber of the growing
boy.
This ideal home need not be palace, z
with costly appointments. | think | have
seen as many pure, true homes in log
cabins and cottages as in more preter,tious
houses. And the history of the great
men in America will fully confirm this as
sertion.
A boy is queer study. His prattle
and rattle are evidences of enterprise.
They are not evidences of cussednsss and
depravity. It rather indicates a want of
Judgment and need of kindergarten in
quiry to discover the inherent abilities of
the boy and guidance into those lines 1t
is the general practice to curb all ebulli-
ton of the vigorous mind, hand and legs
of the boy, and make him do as we do
whether he wants to or not
ga boy 10 years old nowadays knows
more about what he wants than boys used
to at 20 years of age. Do not forget that
the 21 years to his majority is tedious
term to farm boy. The farm boy imag
ines from what he sees of city and town
young men that they must have very
much better time, and he is tempted to
try it.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-01-20
MODERN GAR WHEELS.
Care in Their Make and Their Term
of Life in Active Use.
From the pittsburg ga. J Post.


Very few of the millions of human be-
ings who patronize the steam railroads Of
this country realize the vast amount of
work which the railroad corporations have
done in the effort to perfect the modern
car wheel. No matter how palatial the
interior Of the coach or the sleeper may
appear, and no matter how solid and sub
stantial the framework may be, all depends
upon the wheel.
Itmust be remembered ths,t no historical
sketch tells us the name and nationality of
the inventor of the wheel, and yet, away
back in the dim mists of antiquity some
human genius perceived the vast benefits
that might be derived from taking
advantage of solid body in the form of a
circle, which, with slight resistance, might
be moved along with a heavy load resting
upon it.
The common cart, the farm wagon, the
carriage, the street car, the bicycle and the
locomotive, all work upon this princi-
ple.' 1t was one of the most wonderful Of
primitive Inventions.
Today the common wheel-nothing less
than a complete circle-is tie base and
foundation of all our advarse Ient. The
different railroad mechanic a.a endeavor-
ing to make it still more reliable and per-
feet, and the problems of centrifugal and
centripetal forces and also the effects of
thermal heat Lave been carefully investi-
gated
The Pennsylvania Railroad makes its
own wheels in the Altoona shops, and
makes them very carefully. The rim is
chilled by body of water kept around it
in the casting ''fask, so that it becomes
harder than the body. They run set of
wheels 10000 miles on passenger coach,
and then put them on a freight car These
figures are from memory, but it is in the
neighborhood of 40, 900 miles. That is a
very short life for wheel, and shows
great care. They have one of their forty
two inch wheels that has run over zoo, 900
miles, and thirty six inch wheel that has
run 600, 900 miles.
But after this comes the question of the
effects of polarity. A wheel running north
and south will last longer than wheels run
ming east and west Men well versed in
the science of magnetism and the effects
of molecular motion have studied this prob
lem, but they have not clearly defined or
explained the phenomena which have
caused the variations.
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Blasts From Rams Horn.

Hope is tonic for patience.
Public favor is poor platform to stand
on.
Kind words take less breath than harsh
ones.
A diamond is worth more than its set
tings.
You can't mend your manners with a
needle.
Fear viii finally paddock the lips Of the
most fluent infdel.
Impatience kicks over the dinner pailto
get to the supper table.
College diplomas do not 60 as tickets Of
admission at the pearly gate.
The prayer meeting promise not put into
practice adds lie to your guilt.
Covetousness turns man out Of the
warmth Of his own house to stand shiyering
on his neighbor' doorstep.
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KEEFER'S
CASH PRICES.

COFFEE, 9, 10, IL, 12, 10, Is, 20, 25, s5,
40c pound.
TEAS 40, 60, Soc pound.
BAKING POWDER 10, Is, 20, 25c pound
CRACKERS 6, 8, 10c pound
SYRUP 20. 25, 40c gallon.
CHOCOLATE 10, 18, 20, 23c.
RAISINS 7, 8. 10, lie pound.
PEPPER Is, zoe pound.
GINGER SNAPS &c pound
BEST RICE 7c pound.
HAGERSTOWN ALMANCKS &c.
MUNYON'S REMEDIES 2Oc bottle.
HORSE, COW AND CHICKEN POWDER,
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
FLOUR, SHORTS, BRAN, CORN, OATS,
SCREENINGS, BAILED HAY
AND STRAW.
WIN. N. KEEFER,
Carroll County Telephone No. SO.
Opposite VIM. B. Thomas Bank,
Jan Westminster, Md.
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BENNETT & CO.,
NEAR THE DEPOT, WESTMINSTER. MD.
SLATE.
LUMBER,

kinds Mill Work Diamond Wall CEMENT
for plaeng EENTS. Vulcan Chilled PIOWS
the on
The only Pow made that
in Sole Carroll for the ce
old reliable SCHUTTLER WAGONS the best farm Wagon IN the
world MOWERS, RAKES, BINDER
TWINE DEERNG IDEAL BINDER the ghtes and
The machine equipped with ball
axle shaft and crank
Deeng PLATFORM Deg neever reel Deeng Binder attachment
Deerng double all of which make the perfect
in and before buying Superior
and Owego GRAIN DRILLS Champion WAGONS
CORN HAY FORKS
Field ROLLERS Riding aid Walking Gull
TIVATORS Single PLOWS Agents Fck
ENGINES THRASHERS STACKERS SAW MILLS. Satisfaction
guaranteed every article sold Telephone Call No. S. apr
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a NNUAL ELECTION.

A NNUAL ELECTION.
Office Westminster Cemetery Company,
Westminster. Nd, Jan. 10, 1900 !
Notice is hereby given to the Lothoders of
the Westminster Cemetery Company that the
annual election for President and Board Of
Six Managers of said Company, to serve for
the ensuing year, will be held at the First
National Bank. on Tuesday evening, Febru-
ary 9Th, 1900, between the hours Of 7 and s
o'clock. JOHN ]. REESE, Secretary.
P. S.-Notice is also given that the stated
monthly meeting of the present Board will be
held at 81 o'clock, p. M, on the same day, at
which time full report Of the operations Of
the Company for the past year will be given
to the Lotholders.
JOHN J. REESE,
jan13-3t Secretary.