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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-05
THE MAGAZINES

Ths Popular Science Monthly for Lee
cember has as a frontispiece picture OF
the Lavoisier monument just erected at
Paris by International subscription and
gives translation OF Lavoisier's most
Interesting contributions to chemistry
communicated to the Paris Academy Of
Sciences, with Priestley's own account
Of the discovery OF oxygen. Professor
rins navigation with numerous iIlustra-
t,ons; Mr.. Whipple one on municipal
waterworks Laboratories, which have re-
Gently Become Important for the public
healtn. MIR. William barclay Parsons
gives an account OF his recent experiences
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THE TELEPHONE MATTER.

The PRESS has received a communion
ton Ia regard to the action OF the Board
of Aldermen in the telephone matter
which, though properly signed aud
vouched for. it declines to publish, be-
cause 1t transcends the bounds OF what
1t regards as legitimate criticism. With
many Of it's points it is In thorough
agreement, Its criticism of the delay In
coming to a decision Is well founded.
Corporations or individuals who apply
for privileges in the city have right to
a reasonably prompt answer. The delay
in this matter was unreasonable. The
secret caucusing was a mistake. 1t
would have been much better If the
matter had been discussed IN open ses-
sions where the public could have heard
the arguments pro and con. The ques-
tion was public one and the Board is
a public board and to draw the veil Of
secrecy around its deliberations was
calculated to arouss suspicion. AS regards
these points, the PRESS agrees with
its correspondent. But much clearer
evidence la needed to support o charge
that the votes OF members of the Board
were determined by improper motives
than our correspondent furnishes. There
ars acts Of sueh character that they are
INDISPENSABLE. But voting for or against
the admission Of either one OF both OF
these telephone companies Ia not such
an act There was room for q difference
of opinion among perfectly honest and
Intelligent men as TO the. wisdom OF ad-
uniting another telephone company into
this city. There exists such difference
Of opinion among men who can have
no possible motive to favor or oppose
admission other than what proceeds
from their opinion as to whether 1t would
bring advantages or disadvantages Co
the city. No inference can be drawn
unfavorabls to an aldermsn's honesty or
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-05

The Hepburn Dill, which passed the
House at the last session. provided for
the building of an isthmian canal to be
exclusively owned and controlled by the
United States, with the power to close 1t
in time OF waa. 1t was clearly obnoxious
to the taxi of the Clayton Bulwer
treaty, which declares in its first article
that neither the government OF the Unit
ed States nor of Great Britain shall ever
obtain or maintain for itself any exclusive
control over a ship canal across the
Nicaragua isthmus, or erect any fortifioa-
lions commanding the same. No bill
like the Hepburn bill can be enacted
without violating the provisions OF this
treaty. 1t will be remembe red that when
Congress adjourned, there was pending
in the Senate treaty between Great
Britain and the United States. known as
the Hay -Pauncefote treaty, which modi-
lied the Clayton-Bulwer treaty to the
extent OF allowing us to build a canal
across the isthmus, but one of the coudi-
lions OF this modification was that the
canal should be a neutral canal, open to
the ships of all nations, in war as well as
In peace. luis treaty was not acted upon
before adjourn msnt There was strong
opposition to it, because it did not allow
us exclusive control of the canal with
the right to fortify and close 1t, II we
deemed It advisable In time Of war.
This treaty VIII soon be taken up again
By the Senate. Possibly Great Britain
Will consent to some modification of 1t to
meet the complaints of Its American
critics II not, then 1t must be agreed to
in its present form, or we shall not be
able to build canal without rspudiating
a solemn treaty with Great Britain.
That the President will sign the Hep
burn bill, even II the Senate passes 1t,
with the Clayton -Bulwer treaty unabro-
gated or unmodltisd is highly improbable.
Such action might lead to very serious
complications, anu 1t certainly would
seriously impugn our good faith in the
eyes of the nations OF the world. The
American people doubtless want q canal
built across the isthmus, they want, also,
all our governments solemn engage
ments with other nations scrupulously
observed. The way is open to ao-
complish both these objects through the
prompt ratification of the Hay -Pauncefote
treaty and the passage of a bill In accord
with Its tenor.
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The only unfortunate aiiusion In the
President s message Is in the first para
graph, where he speaks Of this as the
closing year of the century. There are
terri BILE posi- abilities in that
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Second Annual Exhibit Of Photographs.
PORTLAND CAMERA CLUB.
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UNDERWOOD SPRING.

Spacious Casino always open. Music. Card
and Smoking Rooms and Dining Hal, BRILL
antIy lighted by electricity and heated by
steam, decorated with palms and evergreen.
An excellent menu from which 10 order Game
and Fish dinners a speciality.
Arrangements MADE for Dinner. DANCING or
Card PARTIES with or without special cars at
ONCE of Portland & Yarmouth Electric Railway
CO., 40 Congress street. Telephone 62s-5
nov5df
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Eppng Hampshre York and so
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properties been appraised so OF which 80
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property now
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OLD HOME WEEK.

A very meritorious song, Memories of
Home words and music by Charles e.
Randall Of Belfast, formerly of Portland,
has been received by Secretary Bigelow OF
the Old Home Week association. 1t will
probably be used at some Of the public
exercises incident to the celebration,
The yachting regatta committee have
concluded that the $500 allowance from
the association together with the silver
cups offered them for prizes, will allow
the carrying out Of their original sched-
ule of races. Circulars are being sent to
the various yacht clubs of the state All
entries must be received by Saturday,
August 4,
Fire Chief Plaisted of Waterville has
notified Chief Eldridge that his depart
ment Will send truck company to the
muster,
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WEST BALDWIN ADVENT CAMP
MEETING

This well known camp meeting is to be
held this year beginning on the evening
of August 4, and not August 1, according
to a correspondent in morning paper,
closing August u. The grounds are sit
uated on the Mountain division of the
Maine Central railroad, only q few steps
from the station. Several new speakers
are booked for this meeting, and the
usual "Childrsn- Day. is changed to
Temperance Day" which will come
August II. Rev. S. F. Pearson and Rev.
e. S. j. McAllister Of this city are ex-
pected to be among the speakers on that
day. Sunday trains on both Sundays.
Fare greatly reduced. For special infor
nation address the secretary of the asso-
citation, A. b. Blanchard, Cumberland
Mills
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Eastman Bros Bancroft Eastman Bros Bancroft Eastman Bros Bancroft Eastman

choosing delegates to meet Saturday eve
ming at the ward nine hose house for the
purpose of selecting a nomines Of the
party for the state legislature. No definite
talk is made, but it is believed that the
plum VIII either go to Hon. K. B. Wins
low or Horace Winslow as their names
are prominently mentioned, although it
Is understood that neither gentleman de-
sires the nomination.
A tree on Ashmont street near the foot
of the street was struck by lightning in
of Wednesday afternoon.
Rocky Hill lodge, Knights of Pythias,
held regular semi-monthly meeting last
evening at their hall, The next meeting
of the lodge is to be held on August 9th.
The regular weekly schedule of meetings
viii be resumed the first Of September
The members of the Woodford's Univer-
salist church and society are to hold a
lawn party this afternoon and evening on
the church building lot at the foot of
Clifton street. Supper is to be served
about six o'clock and during the early
part OF the evening.
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ed Mr.. and Mrs. Hawkes. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Varney on the Goth inst at their cot
tage which overlooks the sea at Trefeth-
ems landing on Peaks island The hear
ty greetings which thu visitors received
made them feel at home at once in the
pleasant island residence, though the
fine ocean view and invigorating air
were a welcome change from home life
The guests went laden with baskets, but
a delicious chowder was provided for
them, and =tables fit for royalty itself
We're ready at noon.
After dinner a feast of wit and fun
made the time pass quickly-conun-
drums were offered and answered, stories
told, and though the clouds gathered
and poured down their blessings on the
thirsty land, with Accomplishments of
thunder and lightning, the merry party,
safely housed, waited till the storm was
over, and under clearing skies went
home, much pleased with the days out
ing and the meeting of dear and kind
friends at the island cottage.
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Mrs. Fred Bosworth and daughter
Marie, of Deering, passed Thursday at
the home of her mother, Mechanic street.
Mr.. Charles Hamilton, Jr., and sister,
Miss Annie OF Elm street, left Wednesday
for week vacation in Dorchester, Mass.
CASH'S CORNER.
Heavy shower Wednesday afternoon.
Lightning burned out the telephone in
the store OF A. j. Cash, knocked down a
horse that was hitched to the ice cart of
Libby & Co, went into the electric car
that leaves here at 3 p. N. and burned
out the machinery SO that the car had to
be abandoned. Fortunately no one was
injured.
Mr.. Bonnie Thomas, of Ligonia, in
company with the Moreans of Portland,
is spending six weeks vacation at
Peaks Island
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-27
MORRILLS.

The members of hose company number
nine OF Morrills are talking of entering
the steam fire engine contest in the fire.
mems muster In connection with Old
Home week in Portland, August 7th If
the boys conclude to enter the contest
they will endeavor to secure one Of the
Portland engines and secure the services
of an engineer TO assist them in the con-
test.
The electric lights in the post Office at
East Deering were burned out Wednesday
afternoon, caused by short cirouiting on
the trolley wires of the railroad company.
Several lights of the Westbrook Electric
Light and Power company on Ocean
street were also burned out during the
shower.
Good progress is being made in the
work of constructing the brick gynnasi-
um at Westbrook Seminary, known as the
Macarthur gymnasium in honor oil the
donor, Robert Macarthur OF Biddeford,
member Of the board of trustees Of the
school. The seminary is to be completed
and in readiness at the opening of the
schools in September or as early hereafter
as possible.
A party Of friends numbering Is, visit
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SOUTH PORTLAND.
PLEASANTDALE.

Mr.. Joseph Hasty and daughter, Miss
Fannie of Detroit, Mich, who have been
the guests of Mr.. AMI Mrs. Charles Libby,
left Wednesday to pass the remainder OF
the season at Bar Harbor.
Miss Ethel Hamilton has returned from
Newark, N. j., accompanied by her sis
ter, Mrs. M. r. Dyer and daughter
Ethel, who win pass the month of August
as her guests.
Miss Edna Lemont and Miss Helen
Hoyt, left Wednesday for q few days in
Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. win Goodwin has sold his resi-
dence on Chapel street and will soon
move his family to Deering.
Mr.. Harry Wass, who is employed at
Andoyer, Mass, is enjoying short vaca-
tion at the home OF his PARENTS Chapel
street.
Miss Carrie Waterhouse, Kelsey stleet
Is enjoying an outing at Harpswell.
Mrs. j. "A. Coolbroth has returned from
Southport, the guest of Mrs. w. e. Dyer
Miss Blanche Hoyt is passing her vaca-
ton at the home of her father, Hoyt street.
Mr.. Williamson is building new
house on Elm street.
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HE GRANDEST EXCURSION OF
THE SEASON.

just make a note ia your memorandum
book that next Sunday you are going to
Merrymeeting park on the excursion adj
vertised by the Casco Bay Steamboat
company. Take some one with you for
company. Some rea1ing matter if you
wish, although there win be so much to
see that win delight the eye that there
viii not be any time for reading, Take a
lunch or get q dinner at the park. Good
refreshments will be for sale on board the
boat The Pilgrim with Howe's Military
band on board leaves Custom House
wharf at q. m.
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CAN,T BE LOCATED HERE.

A despatch from New York yesterday
afternoon stated that an unknown boy
about Is years old, was shocked on Brook
lyn bridge by coming in contact with
the third rail He was removed to the
Hudson street hospital in an unconscious
condition and may die. In his pocket
was found a memorandum book con-
tanning the name of Henry Mcdonald, 8
Carleton street, Portland, Me. There is
no such number as this on Carleton
street, and no boy of that name could be
found in the city yesterday. 1t is evil
IDENTIFY some mistake about the address
or may be it IS a Portland in some other
state
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WOODFORDS.

Mr.. John Stevens, the popular drug
clerk at +. B. Moody's drug store, who is
taking his vacation. the greater part Of
which he is spending at Duck Pond, was
at Woodfords yesterday. Mr.. Stevens is
much better in health and is enjoying
his much needed rest. He will return to
the duties OF his position in about week.
The Democrats of the Deering district
are to hold their ward caucuses this eve
ming at z 80 O'CLOCK at the ward rooms at
Woodfords and Morrills for the purpose of
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-27

Mr.. Clifford Lowell young man met
with an accident while attending to his
duties at the Warren Paper mills. We'd
nesday night. Lowell had the fore finger
of his left hand caught in the calendar
machine His finger was jammed quite
badly as a result. Young Lowell has only
been employed at the mill few weeks.
Mrs. Fred Deoormier is to leave next
Saturday from month S visit in New
Brunswick.
The Westbrook baseball nine contem-
plate going to Kezar Falls on Saturday
to play game OF ball with the nine at
that place.
The officers elect of Presumpscot Val
ley lodge, Knights OF Pythias, were in
stalled at the meeting Of the lodge held
last evening.
Mr.. Elmer Lowell and family are
guests at the home of Mr.. Lorenzo Lowell,
OF Standish.
Rev. Bowley Green. pastor of the First
Baptist church OF Portland, delivered an
interesting lecture last evening at the
Baptist church in this city before u good
sized audience on the subject, I'm the
Far East.
Rev. S. n. Adams. pastor of the West
brook Congregational church is to COM
mence his vacation August l. Key.
William b. Oleson Of Warren, Mass, is
to supply the pulpit the first Sunday IN
August.
Dir. and Mrs. Joseph Fredette have re-
turned from their wedding trip and -
to give a reception to the members Of the
Knights Of Columbus OF which Mr..
Fredette is a member. next Monday eve
ming at their home.
The funeral services for the late Xavier
Nadeau are TO be held this morning at
eight o'clock from St. Hyaeinthe's
church Burial at st. Hyacinthe' celne-
tyr, Stroudwater street.
The funeral services for the late Mrs
Emeline G. Wescott, widow OF Stephen
Wescott, are to be held this morning at
eleven o'clock from ths residence OF her
daughter, Emma, the wife OF Hon. G. NJ.
Waterhouse, Central street. Rev. 5. \.
Adams is to officiate. At two o'clock the
remains are to be taken TO the cemetery
at North Gorham for burial. A service is
to be held at the cemetery, conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Sawyer.
A large elm on LongfeIlow street near
the residence of Alpheus Boothby was
struck by lightning IN the shower of
Wednesday. Mr. Boothby had fastened a
wire from the tree to the ground, and.
when the lightning reached the wire 1t
left the tree and followed the wire into
the ground. The bark of the tree was
peeled of down to within two feet of the
ground.
The barn of Wilson Chute. Valentin ne
street, was also struck by the lightning
and quite badly damaged.
At the Democratic caucus held last eve
ming o. H. Cobb was chosen chairman
and W. E. White, secretary. The follow
ing delegates were elected: County con
vention, Ward one, Moses Eastman; ward
two, John Bryant; ward. three, Fred
Decormier; ward four, NJ. 0. Sullivan;
ward five, A. d. Woodbury.; at large,
John SkiIlings, Henry Sullivan. Distric t
convention, ward one, Clark B. East
man; ward two, e. L. Maybury;- ward
three, John J. Sk1nngs; ward four,
Henry Mccullough; ward five, e. L.
Brown; at large, K. S. Raymond, T. A.
Libby.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-27
ONE YACHT IN, TWO YACHTS OUT.

The yacht Redskin which has been in
the harbor for several days sailed yester-
day. The yachts 1vanhoe and Dreamer,
both OF Boston, arrived. The Dreamer is
bound for Bar Harbor.
Travel is now about at its height on the
New York steamers and on all of the trips
that the Horatio Hall and Manhattan
make both coming and going from Port
land, the passenger accommodations are
pretty we'll taxed. The same is also true
of the steamers Governor Dingley and
Bay State of the Boston line.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-27
CHURCH PREFERENCES IN PORT
LAND

The Bible Society Of Maine has recently
closed q caref III canvass OF Portland, in
Guiding the Deering district, in course of
which religious census was taken. The
whole number Of families in the city was
found to be TO- S3. OF these the number
Of each religious denomination-or at
least having a preference for the de-
nomination il not connected with it, were
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-27

All other Christian denominations,
not including the Roman Catholics. were
reported 713, and the Catholics 1912.
Fam lilies having no preference for any
one denomination, Col. One hundred
fifteen families, not counting Roman
Catholics or Jews, were found without a
copy of the Bible in the house, ana sup
piled.
The Bible Society now employs nine
missionaries and is hoping to complete
the second entire canvass OF the State so
as to publish the religious census of every
town sometime before the close Of the
year.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-27
STILL ALARM LAST NIGHT.

A still alarm called the chemical en-
CINE last evening to the building at $40
Fore street, occupied by Frame & Brown n.
Fire had broken out in the rear OF the
building and had caused a little damage
before the arrival of the chemical.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-27
OLD HOME WEEK SUBSCRIPTIONS.

The following additional contributions
have been received toward the expense of
celebrating Old Home Week in August
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-27
Linen Department.

Thousands of yards Of Table Dam
ask, two yalds long and l-3 of yard
wide. It's use3 Cut 1t up for doylIes
tray cloths. etc.
Fridays price 15c and zoe
A Remnant.
Iuck Towels, SO dozen IN the lot
good size, all white or red bordered.
Regular price, IL I-2c
Fridays s. Toe
Another lot of extra heavy Russia
Crash.
Regular price Il 1-2c
Fridays - Zoe