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The Portland daily press., 1900-12-24
ELECTRIC RAILROADS.

1t is gratifying to see that the neighbor-
Ing towns are interesting themselves In
the question of electric railway nonnec-
tion with Portland, In a way that will
be likley to bring results For five years
past the town of Gorham has been de-
barred from the privilege of electric rail-
road connection with Portland, because
three men stood in the way. With
substantial unanimity its people
have declared that public conven-
ience and necessity demanded that the
Portland Railroad Company be allowed to
extend their line to that town. But in
spite OF that the three railroad commits
sioners have refused the requisite permits
sion, holding that their opinion OF what
public necessity and convenience de-
manded was superior to that of the people
OF Gorham. Yarmouth, Falmouth, Deer
ing, wes5brook, Windham and South
Portland have all been granted the privi-
lsge of electrical railroad connection with
this city, yet to Gorham 1t has heen re-
psatadly refused. The arguments against
allowing an electric railroad from Var
mouth or Westbrook into this city were
just as sound as those against allowing
railroad from Gorham. Indeed they
were the same, The principal argument
against the latter was that 1t would hurt
tins Portland and Rochester railroad.
Precisely the same objection applied to
the road from Westbrook. Indeed 1t was
stronger In the case OF Westbrook, for
there ara two steam roads connecting
that town with Portland, so that two
roads would be hurt. So with Yarmouth.
That town was well supplied with racili-
trio road was built. Two steam roads
connected II with Portland. But when
the appeal was made to the legislature,
as 1t was in the case of these two towns,
that body promptly granted the addition
al facilities asked for. Yet when Gorham
applied to the railroad commissioners for
the same facilities which the Legislature
had given Westbrnok and Yarmouth they
reversed the action of the legislature
in the case of these two towns and de-,
Hberatsly refused perinissi on chiefly on
the ground no doubt that certain
vested interests would be hurt by 1t.
A consideration which the direct repr g.
sentatiyea OF the people did not regard as
sufficient to debar Yarmouth and West
brook from electric railroad connection
with Portland, the Board OF Railroad
Commissioners held to be conclusive
against the town OF Gorham. The people
of that town have now decided to appeal
from ths commissioners 10 the same tri-
bunal that granted Westbrook and Var.
mouth their facilities That tribunal
cannot refuse them without being guilty
of the grossest inconsistency. 1t cannot
refuse them without declaring practically
that In their opinion the interests OF the
stockholders OF q branch OF the Boston
and Mains railroad are paramount to ths
interests OF the great mass OF the people
Of Gorham, and OF Portland as we'll. for
1t IL of scarcely less ADVANTAGE 20 the peo-
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-24

Everybody has reason to be displeased
with General FitzhuRh Lees speech In
st. Louis, In which he said that the
United States flag would never be hauled
down In Cuba. Those who believe the
government should keep Its pledge
to the island, and that to violate it would
afllx an indelible disgrace on the Ameri-
can nation have reason TO fesl deeply
mortified that an officer of the promi-
nenos OF General Lee, and one so well
known to the Cuhans, should impu IN
the good faith OF The government, Cs-
peoially at a time when 1t is profsfsing 20
be arranging affairs in that island as fast
as possible for ths withdrawal of cur
troops and the turning over of the island
20 Its own people. AS for those persons
and interests which ara plotting to annex
Cuba to the United States or make I: a
dependency, they too have reason for dis
pleasure with the Generals utterance,
because 1t serves to reveal their scheme
co the Cubans, and hence make 1t more
difficult TO carry out. General Lees
career in Cuba was marked generally by
sound discretion, and his conduct theIe
made him popular among the natives
1t Is q great pity that his discretion
should desert him now, and that he
should have given utterance to senti-
msnts which will be likely to destroy his
popularity In Gaia, and tarnish his sense
OF honor or his wisdom In the opinion of
his own countrymen. 1t is to be hoped
that some explanation will be forthcom-
ing which will show that his alleged re-
mark at St, Louis was either q misre-
port or was so detached from its conec-
tion as to convey different impression
from what was intended. Our pledge to
Cuba was plain and its language was un-
mistakabIe We were to retire as soon as
a statls government was established in
the island. Everything there appssrs TO
be moving satisfactorily toward that end
When, therefore, prominent American
publicly predicts that our flag Will never
be removed from the island, 1t is difficult
to interpret 1t In any other way than as
meaning that we do not intend to keep
our pledge. That this is the way 1T will
be construed by the Cubans, unless
satisfactory explanation is forthcoming,
there can be little doubt.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-24

State of Maine. County of Cumberland IS.
lie. ID. Moves, Cashier of the above
named bank do solemnly swear that the above
statement Is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
f. d. MOVES, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 22nd
day of December. 1910.
CHAS. I. PETERS. Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
A. II. BERRY,
II. X. BARRETT, Directors.
Il. @. SUMERBY,
dec2A DIST
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-24

pie Of Portland that this extension to
Gorham be buiit than 60 the pso-
pie Of ths latter town. Vested interests
should not be wantonly attacked. But
permission 70 build an electric road TO
0orham Will mean nothing Of that kind.
The freight business Of the Rochester
road viii not be hurt an iota BY an cleo
trio railroad. and 1t is By no means GER
tain, or even probable, that the passenger
business win be In the long
run. Temporarily II may be,
but In time the electric road will 20 stint
ulats the travelling habit that the steam
road Will carry lust as many passengers
as 1t does now. But even assuming that
the passenger traffic win be injured, per-
mission 20 build an-eleotrio road could
not be regarded as wanton attack upon
the Rochester road. The interests OF the
general public are paramount to the IN
terests OF any corporation or combination.
IL the public were not to be allowed to
enjoy the facilities which new inventions
and discoveries bring, until all vested
interests agreed they would never enjoy
them. Mankind would never have had
the benefit OF machinery II it had been a
condition Drscedent that all the men who
work with their hands should first give
their consent. Probably the vested In
terests In stage coaches, had they been
consulted, would have objected 20 the
building Of railroads, They would have
said the railroads will hurt our business.
but the interest of the great mass was
paramount aid the stage coach interest
had to stand one side. II the steam rail-
road must give Its consent before an cleo
trio railroad can be built In q town the
ths peonle will go without electric rail-
roads long time. Progress is the law OF all
Civilized nations. New inventions which
furnish better facilities for the people
will make their wsy, even though they
injure or completely destroy the value OF
machines In which great deal OF capital
is invested. Luckily the electric road
does not destroy or seriously inJure the
SIT am road Indust rial establishments
frequently have 20 oonsign Thousands oil
dollars worth of costly machinery to the
rubbish heap because somebody has In
vented machine that does the work more
quickly or cheaply. Electric railroads
supply cartain wants and needs OF COM
munities better than steam roads, and
because that is so tine public will have
electric roads as well as steam
reads. 1t may be possible to re-
tard their building somewhat, by various
devices, but the check will only he tenn
porary and IL VIII serve 20 strengthen
the demand till 1t becomes irresistible
Holding up public sentiment is like dam
ming up q river. The more the water Is
held back the greater force 1t acquires,
until finally it bursts all barriers and
sweeps everything before 1t. II the steam
roads were wise they wouli never resist
the extension of an electric road to any
place when there was soand reason for
extending it. The Inevitable re-
suit of constant and indifcriminate re-
sistance will be the evaporation of the
people, and when the people are exasper-
ated the person or interest responsible for
1t is likely to be handled without gloves.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-24
BOUTELLE'S SUCCESSOR.
An AroOstook Paper Nominhtes Mr.. 10
seph Il. Hall.

I8.n,or Da%amhar % This week 4
DSHsot, - v..,,.. -,
issue OF the ArooseooA nepaNi io''" W."
taips two column article urging the
ssIsctjon of Mr. Joseph e. Hall as this
-oieo.-o = ,a., Chau,o. a
su1oesSoR Va
boutelie. Intersss Is added TO the publ
cation in the Republican by letter
which ia included In the article. TbI,
- 49, =, -
letter Is signed py MISS uracs Nj. bou'
telle, daughter OF the congressman, and
enuorses the candidacy OF MIR, Hall, The
,,a,,,,,,,.o..
says
liz may De sSaLso Win proprlety, ais 0,
that while Mr.. Hall was discharging the
pu blio duties that MIR. Boutslls was nm.
aoie TO altehu To- ms also iookea ateer MS
private affairs to large extent, and the
folIoyvino ist,tar from his Cauphtar tn a
,n,o,,a iii, i,a,oa,a noxy b;s oana,daov
ifie"u wa. .H1e"0o NJ" IA. o"nu'uaos
Ia regarded ny hlniseiI ana MS FAMILY,
as they more than anyone else have been
a. . no.i,,o, to knoxx and ar,reo,a,a tho
f " - "tp- Wv
value OF MS general serVices'
clear Sir:-
lin casa OF the successful enactment of
certain legislation now pending which
will enable my father TO spend his neoes-
sarily long oonvalescsnce in entire rest
and freedom from care OF any kind, 1t is
probable that he will, some time after the
passage OF the bill, resign his seat in Con.
gress.
"With this possibility In view, he
wished me TO take the earliest opportuni-
ty to express to his friends and con-
sti.nents, whose spienoio loyalty ana de.
siSinu bis recovery he's earnest Sas,rs
that MIR. Joseph K. Hall should I'LL out
the remainder OF his unexplrsd term, In
essS .. suon ,ssi y, tsa d,io. oeroasns
deIiberats and ENDANGERED choice of his
possible successor but 1t Ia my fathers
ecnvlotlon anu my own, snaG we ougnt,
sntirs osnab,i,sy Of Mr. Hail for til,,ng
such a position. He has the best OF Gre
dentials-a mind OF uncommon breadth
a and s sorn5 yrs,ns in.sar,es ons rsna
executive ability. These Qualities added
TO an expert practical knowledge OF any
sympathy with the work which my father
has carried on for SO many years. both
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-24

Patrons of the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses of their
papers changed as often as they may desire by
notifying the office.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-24

MO. IOaa.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
= OF THE
Merchants National Bank,

At Portland, IN the state of Maine. at the close
Of business. december ID. 1900.
RFSOTTRpFa
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-24
A RUSSIAN VIEW.

st Petersburg, December 22.-The
Novosti discussing the Nicarag ua canal
says:
'England Is evidently inoapabis OF OPP
posing the United States, the fact bsing
that America is rising propurtionatsly
as England IL losing prestige"
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-24
Food Changed to Poison.

Purifying food In the intestlpes pro-
ducss effects like thoss Of arsenic, but
DIR. Kings New Life pills expel the pol
sons from ologged bowels. gently, easily
but surely. curing Constipation, Bilious
ness, Sick Headache. FeyeFs, oil Liver,
Kidney and Bowel troubles. Only xbs at
H. p. y. Good, 5f7 Congress st.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-24
REMOVAL
OF Paul Caster, s. r. s.

Specialist In all chronic diseases from 622 Con-
gress ST. TO the Mt. Hope Health Bazaar, No.
sc Bedford St. between Forest Avenue and
Grove St., where he Is more fully prepared TO
treat all chronic diseases OF whatsoever nature
with all the modern and improved methods
known to medical Jurisprudence. having more
commodious ONCE room and operating room.
and ~il be open day and night 70 81 who de-
sire consultation. Grove st. and Forest Ave-,
ears PASS the street. Remember the number,
sc Bedford ST.. Portland. Telephone connect
ton. ootldf
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-24
prNANolAI-
We Own and Offer

We Uwn dnu uIl6I
SUBJECT TO SALE
City of Portland As. due 1o02-10l2.
Town OF Cape Elizabeth as. due 1901.
Town of Yarmouth 1-2's, due 1902.
Town OF Gorham As, due 1901.
County of Lawrence (ohio) SIS. due 1919.
City of Portsmouth (ohioD SIS. due 1928.
CITY Of GAINESVILLE (ohio) As. due 1915.
City Of Urbana (ohio) 4 1-2's. duo 1905.
City of saltwater Mimi SIS, due 1921.
County of Daviess lind. SIS, due 1908.
Maine Central n. X. as, due 1912.
Maine Central r. r. rs, due 1912.
Portland Railroad Co. First Mortgage
Alps, due 1918
Portland & Cape Elizabeth Railway Co.
First Mortgage SIS, due 1915.
Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Ry. First
Mortgage As. due 1916.
Cleveland City Ry. First Mortgage SIS,
due 1909
Duluth Street Ry. First Mortgage SIS,
due 1890.
Denver City Tramway Co. First Mort
gage SIS, due 1919.
Omaha Street Ry. First Mortgage SIS,
due 1914.
Grand Rapids. Ry. Co. First Mortgage
SIS, due 1915.
Medfleld & Midway Mass Street Ry.
First Mortgage SIS, due 1920.
Portland Water Co. Gold as, due 1877.
Calais Water Co. First Mortgage SIS, due
1900.
St Croix E. L. q w. Co. First Mortgage
BIS, due 1905.
Framingbsm (Mass.) Water Co. First
Moriasgs 1-2's, due 1926.
Fond du Lac (Wis.) Water Go. First
Mortgage SIS. due 1915.
Erie Telegraph G. Telephone Co. Cola
teral Trust SIS, due 1925.
Niagara Falls Power Co. First Mortgage
5's, due 1882
Particulars upon application; cores
pondence solicited.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-24

Subscribers whose papers are not delivered
promptly are requested to notify the Office Of
the DAILY PRESS. No. 81 Exchange street,
Portland. Me.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-24
NO. 04l.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF -
The Canal National Bank,Of Portland,

At Portland, In the state of Maine, at the close
VI business December IS. 1900.
RESOURCES.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-24
new ENGLAND
INVESTMENTS.

County of Washington. Me-,
As, l023-S
City of Portland Is, due 1907
City of south Portland 3t1s,
City of Deering is, 1912
City of Auburn As. 1908
Portland Water Co Is, 1927
Machias WATER Co. IS, I0I6
Oakland Wafer 90. IS, l0OS-IS
Newport Wafer Go. As, 1920
Bangor 81 AroostOOk, Maine
Line SIS, 1943
Bangor n ArOOsfo0 ok, Piscn.
taquts Division, IS. 19A3
Bangor ant ArOOsfOOk,V Ven
Buren, Extension, IS, I043
Maine Central a I-2s, I0I2
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-29
Earthquakes Tremor In Texas.

The earthquake which wrought so
much disaster q, Colima. Mexico, made
the earth tremble at Bryan, Texas.
]. E. Van Ripper, who Ia in charge
of an engineering corps of the Calvert,
Waco aud Brazos railroad, reports
that at the time of the earthquake it
was impossible to use the surveying
Instruments. Although the human
beings could not feel the disturbance.
the delicate instruments recorded it.
The engineers did not know OF the
earthquake but attributed their diff
6culty to some subterranean disturban-
ce, but On comparing date and hour
quake of Mexico that shook the solid
earth In Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-29

rial legislation is subject to the ap-
prevail of congress the measure then
had to be presented at Washington
The vetoing power OF congress is not
often en- ployed In the strictly internal
affairs of the territories but for some
unknown reason Senator Jones OF
Arkansas objected to New Mexioans
naming their county after Mckinley
and introduced bill disappearing OF
the measure. There isquantity enough
of precedent for banning counties after
the presidents. There are 81 Washing
ton counties and every president since,
up to Harrison, except Arthur has
had one or more counties named for
him.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-29
NEW MEXICO
Santa fe's High School.

Santa Fee celebrated it's first high
school commensurate day last week.
Mr.. Catron addressed the graduates.
New MexiCo's Water Rights.
If the waters that feed the Rio Bravo
on the north are to be absorb bed by
Colorado, and the waters that contri-
butte to that river within the bounds OF
this territory are to be appropriated on
the south by Texas and Mexico, we beg
leave to ask, Where Is New Mexico
at?-Exchange.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-29

prohibiting expectorsting on the eide
walks, and on the floors OF public
blu ldipgs and street cars.
He said that this practice was gen.
orally recoP nized by physicians as one
of the principal causes of the spread of
cor sum ption.
He also proposed the publication, In
con venient form. of all city ordinances
relat ng to sanitation, and that copies
be given to the policemen for distrlbu
ton, thus preventing the constant VIC
Ia ton OF the law through ignorance.
The league has also decided to have
a woman vice-president for each dis
trict.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-29
Wheat Rlpening Well

Reports from the Panhandle an /
from Tarrant county say that wheat is
ripening we'll and Is about ready to
be out.
The season promises to be one of
great prosperity to wheat growers
and the farmers are alre ady showing it
by going into the cities to buy goods.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-29

DR.. Finn will cure you OF cstarrh or
charge you nothing. Office No. 100
Ell PasO ST.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-29
BrdZos River Survey

The emergency river and harb
bill as 1t passed the com mittee of Il
senate, includes an appropriation f
widening and deepening The Braz
| river from it's mouth to the city
Waco.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-29
MAYORS

The interest In the conven ton o.
Texas mayors increases. This, tbs
third letter sent out by the mayor @
Waco. plains itself and the progress:
80 far.
To the Mayors of Texas Cities AID
Town:
Waco, Tex, May "a, 1900.-From
the interest manifest through the
numerous letters received, the mayors
conference called TO met In Waco, June
IL, will be well atteL ded by a great re-
presen tative body of men. l would like
very much to receive sugR estiOns, and
especially your names, SO that q roll
can be made out in the early part of
the proceedings, and q programme ar
ranged for the discussion OF the various
questions suggested.
A number of letters ask whether
this shall be made permanent organ
ization; this is matter that must be
determined by the conference, and we
sincerely hope that suoh shsll be the
decision. A hundred mayors present,
each one with some we'll defined idea
as to municipal government, Will Ger
tsinly be valuable to each mayor. We
would like to have your name At once.
So many changes are annually made
that IL is nearly impossible to get the
of all the mayors, and
would thank you very much to assist
me In making up q complete list OF
mayors of cities and towns in Texas.
Yours very truly, j. W. HIGGINS.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-29
New Mexico's New Capitol.

June abe fourth the new territorial
capitol building at Santa Fee will be
turned over to Hon. Miguel A. Otero,
governor of the territory. There will
be flag raisings, oretions, music, big
dance, parades and the formal ceremo.
MES of Offering and acceptance of the
building. Many companies of the
national guard Of the territory will be
present.
Edith Does Not Know Her Last
Name.
Edith, Colorado Or New Mexico, as
the case may be, is likely to be the
cause of q great deal of contention
until the stase boundary line at that
point is settled. The question of
where they shall pay their taxes in
order not to have to pay them twice
appears to be agitsting the minds Of
stock mem and others In that vicinity,
and unless the officials in Color do and
New Mexico exhibit consid era BILE dis
erection, there will probably be lit
igation growing out of the difficulty
San Juan Times.
Mckinley County Troubles.
The residents of q certain part Of
New Mexico. desiring to form a new
county and having decided to call it
Mckinley In honor of the president,
the New Mexico legislature passed q
bill accordingly and twas duly signed
by Governor Otero. But as all terrific
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-29
Refused Pardon Or Communication.

Governor Ssyers has refused to COM
mute the sentence of Ned Fisher, con-
victed of murder in the fret dePree
and sentenced to death by hanging,
June 1, at Cold Springs. Governor
Sayefs's letter concerning the case
reads:
austin, Tex, May 23.-After a
most careful examination OF the ap-
plication and accompany ing papers in
this case, find nothing that, in my
judgment, would justify executive
clemency. The crime for which the
applicant Was convicted was premedi-
tated and was committed by him and
Two others for the sole purpose of gain,
and to prevent detection the body Of
the victim was burned. The applicant
appears to have had q fair and i'm
partial trial and was defended by able
counsel. The deceased was q quiet,
Industrious and law-abiding citizen,
aud was murdered at night in his own
home and while entirely alone. The
sentence of the court will be executed.
JOSEPH D. SAVERS, governor.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-29
others are reported to have been fatally

Others are reported to have been fatally
injured.
At Caledonia. the city han and the
Nearly every building in the place was
damaged, although no loss Of life has
yet been reported.
Passing on to the southwark the
Synod church, standing out Of the
prairie, caught the full force OF the blast
and was torn 70 pieces.
AT Malville. all the windows Ia town
were broken by hail The zsssln body
OF the storm passed sixteen miles west
and wiped a small settlement called
Fongerings. No one was killed.
Several inches Of hail which followed,
completed the destruction Of the Grain
which had been ready for the reaper
After traversing Trail county,
sweeping everything in It's path and
wrecking hundreds OF farm houses.
granaries and barns. the storm nassei
Red River into Minnesota and split mp.
No reports have yet been received from
that section. and II is thought thaFe
was no great amount of damage dane.
JAMESTOWN. n. r.. July Ss-A
train on the jamestown q Northern
reached here to-day after passing
through a terrible homhardment Of bail
some distance north. All the windows
were broken and the woodwork 81 the
cars were dented by the stores The
/ passengers sought refuge IN The bag-
gage car. The storm was three niles
wide. Much damage to crop resulted.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-29
HAVE BEEN MAssACRED.

NEW YORK, July 2S.-Aessages were
received here to-day by both the Pres,
bvterian board of foreign missions anu
the American Bible Society, eorrobora-
i've of rho report that the missionaries
At Pao Ting Flu had been massacred.
The ri message e reserved by the Presbyter,
ian hoard came from Shanghai, and
was supposed to have been sent by tn the
Rev. George f. Fitch. II read as loi-
..simcox Hodges. Taylor. Mackey,
ether r,ission seven. mastered Poa
Ting Flu, July 5. Nenking, Human mis-
sionaries all Shanghai, Japan
The American Bible Society to-day
received a eablegram from Shanghai as
follows: IAN massacred Pao Ting Fu-
Foreigners interior ordered shanghai
Wire $1,000"
This was sent by the Rev DR.. John
n. Nokes. to whom the $4,000 way at
once cabled.