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Ladies' Skirts.

what we have left Of our Soc. Grass
Linen Dress Skirts will go for Il K.
bargain Friday Price. ......... lOCo
ABOUT 10 fine Scotch Linen and Linen
Trash Dress Skirts are all that remains of
o ilf stock In that line. Among them are
We say choice for Bargain q 4 kM
friday Price. ................ D Il IVY
Plaid-back Wool Cloth Raipv-dav Skirts
with rows Of stitching around bottom.
F Ene s4- 80, Qualities. Bargain 60 NJ
FRIDAY Price. .-.,............ 9ZoWI
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
A CLUE AT LAST.
Catherine scharn Had Visitor Who
May Have Murdered Her.

New York, August 25.-After seven
days something has been found upon
which the police may go to work in the
Scharn murder case. They have learned
that Catherine Scharn was in the habit
OF receiving a male visitor in her fiat
on Saturday evenings. Also there is
probability that the girl was strangled
with a bed sheet, which has Disappears
since the crime was committed, al
though 1t was in the fat when the body
of the murdered girl was found. Leles-
tine and Anna Gretz, two girls who de-
livered washing at the flat on the
evening Catherine was murdered, and had
done SO on each Saturday night for
months, told the police that on three or
four different Saturday evenings when
they delivered washing, strange man
had been in the room with Miss Scharn.
From the first the police of the Central
office have insisted that the murder was
due to the jealousy of some man. The
story of the girls is the first thing they
have learned that bears out this theory.
They are now directing their efforts to
locate Miss Scharn's regular Saturday
night caller.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
BY THOUSANDS.
Veterans Are Arriving In the Windy
City.

Chicago, August 25.-The national en-
campment of the G.. A. r., was opened
tonight by the dedication of the new
Coliseum in which all the joint camp
fires, the reunions, the song concerts OF
the veterans and the religious and other
exercises for the public, incidental TO 5he
.encampnnent, win be held.
The new Coliseum stands on Wabash
avenue, between 18th and 10th streets
on the site of Libby Prison, and within
its walls tonight was gathered one OF
the largest assemblies that has ever
been seen in this city under one roof,
10, 900 people crowding through the doors.
A chorus of /, OOO, costumed to represent
a living flag, occupied an immense plat
form at one end of the building and close
by them was the band of 100 pieces that
viii render the concerts during the COM
ing week. Jules Lombard, the famous
singer of war times, was there and sang
the 'Star Spangled Banner" from the
original manuscript, loaned for the oc-
casion.
The dedicatory exercises proper COM
prised an address by +. o. Lowden OF
Chicago, a response by Mayor Harrison
and addresses by other local speakers.
The members of the Grand Army and
their friends have been pouring into the
City all day from all parts of the coun-
try. 1t is estimated that so, 900 of them
arrived today and many times that
number are expected to arrive tomorrow
and Monday. The chief arrival today
was that OF the Spanish minister, the
Duo D'Arcos, with the Countess
d ARGOS. They were met at the depot
by committee representing the Grand
Army and others representing the city Of
Chicago, and escorted to the Auditorium
Annex where apartments had been pro
vided for them. The escort was headed
by the Denver Fife and Drum corps. Gen
Daniel E. Sickles arrived tonight.
A programme for the religious exer.
cises which are to be held in the Audi
torium tomorrow, has been arranged
The principal address will be Comman
der-in- Chief Albert d. Shaw. He vii
talk on, "True Patriotism:
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
TRAPPED BY THE BOERs.

London, August 25.-Lord Roberts has
left Pretoria and has fixed his headquar-
ters at WoDderfontein, the second station
west of MaGhadodorp, where the bulk
of the Beers in arms are supposed to be-
Wiring from there August "a, he says:
Butler reports the Boers aid trap
for his cavalry, August %, opening with
several guns at fairly short range. The
English guns silenced the Beers, but
when the firing ceased and the pickets
were being placed for the night, by some
mistake two companies of the Liverpool
regiment advanced fifteen hu ndred yards
into a hollow, out of sight of the main
body, where they were surrounded by the
Beers and suffered severely"
The Liverpools lost ten men killed and
Capt. Pioneer and 40 men wounded. In
additi On, they had 80 men missing.
Gen. Buffers other casualties August
% were twenty men killed, wounded or
missing.
Lord Roberts also wires that General
Po1e-Carew occupied Belfast, near Mach
addoorp, August 4, without opposition.
General French with four brigades of
cavalry is moving east of Machaddoorp.
The despatch of the British Command
err in Chief in South Africa also says
"There is a welcome green over the
veldt, which, hope, means that our rid
ing and transport animals viii get graz
ing shortly. They have Jared badly of
late.''
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
BRYAN TALKING.
Made a Couple of Speeches at Omaha
Saturday.

Omaha, Neb., August 25.-Mr. Bryan
made two speeches here today, one OF
them in the afternoon and the other in
the evening. He spoke on both occasions
at Syndicate park, under the auspices
of the Jacksonian club of this city, There
was large attendance upon both speeches
ana applause was frequent and general.
At the afternoon meeting Mr.. Bryan
was preceded by Webster Davis and j. r.
Sovereign. He spoke briefly and devoted
himself to considerable extent TO state
politics, urging the fusion forces of the
state to make sure of the success not only
of the electoral ticket but of the mem-
bers of Congress, United States Senators
and the state ticket. After urging the
people to carefully study the questions
at issue that they may vote with clear
understanding, Mr.. Bryan said;
elf Republican policies are RICH then
those who represent the opinions held by
Democra It's, Populists and Silver Repub-
licans ought to be overwhelmingly de-
feated, for there is difference between
Republican policies and ours in their
terms as wide as the gulf that separated
Lazarus in Abraham's bosom from
Dives. The policies for which our people
stand are directly antagonistic to the
policies for which the Republican party
stands ana both cannot be right"
He referred to the Republican policy
in the newly acquired possessions, say
ing among other things on this point:
ttTIIho I7ovr1 HI oo,oc cou xro xuort dftv
cent dollar; they have given us an
eighty five per cent citizen in Porto
Rico.''
Referring to the election of United
States Senators, Mr.. Bryan said:
81 want Senate that will be in har-
mony with the Congresses and the Presi-
dent if we win this fall. If we had
Democrat or Populist in the Senate in
the place OF John M Thurston there
would be today no war in the Philippines,
because that one vote would have been
sufficient to have carried the Bacon reso-
luton, and 1 do not believe that the adj
ADMINISTRATION would have carried on war
against the majority of the Senate -
In conclusion, Mr. Bryan, in suggest
ing a series of questions for his hearers to
PROFOUND to their Republican friends,
proposed the following as to the Rhilip-
pines:
Elf Republican says Imperialism is
good, you ask him why it is; if he says
that the Filipinos belong to us, ask him
how we got them; demand of him an alb
stract of title to the Fi1pinos and he can
not even show a quit-claim deed from
anybody who ever had any authority to
give it,"
park to one of the largest crowds he has
addressed during the campaign. The
speech covered much of the ground which
has been gone over before but the Ian
guage was generally fresh and the illus
tratiOns new.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
In THE MURDER BELT.
A Suicide which Recalls the Fate of
john Patrequin.

South Berwick, August 25.-Fred
Grant, aged AZ, committed suicide at the
home OF his mother, Mrs Andrew Grant,
at South Berwick Junction, this evening
Grants suicide brings to mind the death
of John Patrequin on March 4, 1884,
which is still one Of South Berwick's mys-
terious murders, Grant was Patrequin' S
employer and he and man named Oil
yer Walker were the last persons with
Patrequin when he left the saloon of
Fred Carron in Salmon Falls, on Satur-
day night, March 3, 1894. The follow
ing Sunday morning Patrequin was
found under the Boston & Maine rail-
road bridge in an insenbile condition
and died the following Tuesday The
coroner's jury were unable to find any
thing that reflected on Grant. Since
then, however, Grant has drank heavily
and had suicidal tendencies, and it was
often said when he had sufficient courage
he would take his life. Grant chief
occupation was the caring of wood lots
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
BRAVE M'CALLA.
Jaelsie's Enthusiastic Praise of His
Commander.

, New Haven, August 25.-Mrs. Lawrence
Ryley of Ito Columbus avenue, this city,
has received a letter from her brother,
John f. Gaffney, United States marine
attached to the Newark, now stationed at
Taku, China, in which he extolls Captain
McCalla as a great man. Young Gatfney
is well known in this city. He served
under Captain McCalla in Cuba, and al
so in the Philippines. Ganney's letter
is as follows:
"July 10, 1900.
~. S. Flagship Newark, Taku, Chi
mat war with China-You no doubt
have read in the papers that we were
ashore in lien Tsin, fighting the Boxers.
We have been here one month and seven
days, and have had some big battles
Santiago, or any place in the war with
Spain, isn't to be compared with this
place.
1.-THE Boer and the English war isn't
in it, either, as you will see when the
story Of this war gets into the papers
You could hear about the Maine and 9TH
er ships during the Spanish war; but walt
until you hear about the Newark and her
gallant crew OF 100 men going ashore and
attacking villages with 1000 Boxers in
them. And then wait till you read of
our captain, Captain 3. H. McCaIla, who
strobe off in front all the time, the man
with four holes in him, thu man who
walked all the time and walked twenty
to twenty five miles with wounds and
did not go to see a doctor.
'fphere is a man the country should be
proud Of. He is the man for you. He
took a lot OF risk in going the way he did
with us, but he got all but 81 of us out
safe. There were four of our boys killed
and 81 OF them wounded, but England
lost 81 off one ship and 20 killed off other
ships.
She had altogether wounded 250 men.
She is the only country who stuck to us:
she was there all the time. We are losing
men every day, but I am back on the
ship. The 9th infantry an 375 marines
relieved us. Two of their officers were
killed and nine of them wounded in their
first fight. All nations lost us killed
and wounded. China lost $4,000 killed
and wounded. See the difference in the
killed and wounded, win you?
1.-The men who were with me ashore
were all recommended to the Queen by
Admiral Seymour. think Ethey are all
going to get medals. hear that we are
going home after this is over. Ihope we
are. Our captain has gone home for
month and he said he was going to take
all of his crew when he came back
Gaffney is the third New Haven boy
now fighting under Captain McCalla In
China who has written home in glowing
terms Of Captain McCalla. All Of these
letters are unanimous about Captain
McCalla.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

Boston. August 25.-The field day of
the Massachusetts, STATE Council, knights
of Columbus, at Charles River park this
afternoon, provided one of the most in
teresting attractions OF the season, Myer
Prinstein, was one of the contestants
in the broad Jump and took second prize
with a jump of 81 feet 10 IA inches. The
95-mile motor paced bicycle race this eve
ming between Burn Pierce of Waltham
and Stinson of Cambridge, was won by
the former by a lap. Time, Al AS 2-5.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
HALF RATFs FOR SOLDIERS,

Washington, August 95.-,rhe Postal
Telegraph company has extended the
courtesy OF it's cable service in behalf of
the officers and men of the army serving
in China and their families and friends
at home, giving one-half rate cable toll
for social messages in plain language
when these messages are sent and re.
ceiyed through the Adjutant General of
the army. The cable officers in China
and Gen. Chatfee have been advised OF
this arrangement and messages coming
from there will be grouped together,
sent to the adjutant general and then
forwarded to their destiny.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
THOUSANDS on THE WY.

Detroit, Mich, August 25.-Pythian
headquarters and the railroads report
thousands of Pythians en- route for De-
troit. Members of the California con-
ingent which arrived today in two spec
al cars under the leadership of Brig.
General Shafter of San Francisco are al
ready making efforts for the selection OF
San Francisco for the next biennial
gathering. Several special trains and
steamers from east, south and west will
arrive tomorrow
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
TROOPS WILL STAY.
Governor Nash Says They VIII Prevent
Further Trouble In Akron.

Cleveland, Ohio, August 25.-Gov.
Nash fears there may be further rioting
at Akron. For that reason troops viii
be held there until Monday at least.
This decision was reached today at a
conference here between the Governor
and Assistant Adjutant General Adams.
Gov. Nash said he should keep the
troops on duty until he was absolutely
satisfied that the lawless element would
make no further trouble.
1.-THE ill-feenngsanong the Akron citi-
zens who participated in the riots seems
to be directed especially against the city
officials said the Governor. Il am
afraid that when the lawless element
fully realizes that the negro was taken
into the city and sentenced and then
taken away again without knowing the
slightest thing about the matter the
trouble may rise up again. The state
will protect life and property at Akron
as long as necessary"
Speaking concerning the punishment
of the rioters the Governor said the
state officials Will take no hand in the
prosecution.
From what learn, said the Cover
nor, the civil authorities there are
capable of taking care of the law braa k
ers and unless they should express to me
their inability the State viii take no
part in the matter. The local authorities
are gathering evidence against those
persons who were guilty of the riotfnQ
which eliminated in the deaths of limo
cent persons and the destruction of thou
sands of dollars worth of property. -
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
LINEMAN,S DEATH.

Suncook N. H., August 95.--Fred M.
Willard, lineman, was killed late this
afternoon while repairing broken
electric light wire. The body was taken
down by hremen. Willard was married
a few weeks ago. lie was about %
years of age.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
WILL PLAY FOR A PURSE.

Mr.. r. L. Dawson of St. Louis, who
played a match game of pool the past
week with Mr.. Jerry Foster of this city
at the Palace Billiard hall, has arranged
to play a game with Mr.. Foster next
Tuesday evening at the same place for a
purse of 500, Mr.. Dawson playing l35
points to Mr.. Fosters 100 No doubt
there viii be a large attendance to wit
ness the game.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
THREE DROWNED.

Cory Pa, August 95.-At Findlay
lake, Chautauqua county, New York,
late this afternoon, triple drowning
took place in which three promising
young, women lost their lives. They
were bathing in front of the Lake nous
and it is supposed that they stepped into
one of the deep holes with which this
lake abounds.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
LOSS 100000.

New York. August 25.-Fire which
broke out this afternoon in he-top floor
of the building in Wooster, occupied by
the Birkenwfeld- Strauss company, man
ufacturers of ladies' underwear, caused
a loss of about $500, 900. Six tiremen
were overcome by the smoke and sent to
the hospital.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
CITY OF PORTLAND.


Notice is hereby given that the Board OF Reg
istratj0n of Voters viii be n session ct room
numbered eleven (11), City Building nine days
for the purpose of receiving evidence OF the
Qualihea alton of voters, begInning Monday. Au-
gust 9th, and closing Wednesday, September
9TH 1900. Hours sessions daily:
O'Clock a. N. to O'CLOCK p, m.
3 o'clock %. m. 10 O'Clock D. N.
O'Clock until 9 O'Clock in the evening,
excepting on the last day of said session
"wednesday. the fifth) when it viii not be in
session after o'clock in the afternoon.
During said time, said Board viii revise and
correct the Voting Lists; and the Wardens OF
said city shall be governed by said revised and
corrected Lists, aud no name shall be added to
or stricken from said Lists, on said day of cleo
ton and no person shall Ote at any election
whose name is not on said Lists; but the
Board of Registration viii be in session Sep
TENDER the 10th. the day of election for the cor
reetiOn of errors that may dave occurred dur
ing said revision.
AUGUSTUS F. GERRISH, Board of
JAMES n. READ. Registration
ROBERT e. AHERN. of Voters.
Portland, August q, 800
aug21dtsep6
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
CONCERNING MIR. REED.

New York, August 25.-Thomas B /.
Reed, ex-speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, win soon buy large tract of
land at Oyster Bay, L. l., adjoining the
property OF Governor Roosevelt, says the
Tribune. The deal is said to be well I'M
derway.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
BOSTON SWELTEREn.

Boston, August 25.-One death and
two prostrations were recorded here to-
day as the result. Of the heat While the
mercury did not go above 80 degrees, the
humidity during the greater part OF the
day was Intense.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
THE HOSPITAL SHIP MAINE.

London, August s5.-Advices from
Hong Kong report that the American
hospital ship Maine, which sailed from
Southampton for China, July 10, arrived
there today. The American training
ship Lancaster arrived here today and
the United States training ship Hartford
at Southampton.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
prosecution.
ENGLAND LOOKS no AMERICA

Lon1on, August 25.-The policy OF the
United States towards China is watched
here with more interest than IS that OF
any other country, for EngIishmen be-
lieve, somehow or other, that in the
troubles ahead, America will be the only
power with interests parallel to theirs.
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-27
sEAsON,s HOrTEsT.

Newport VT, August 2b.-This was
the seasons hottest day here, the the
mometer reaching 40. There were sew
eral prostrations.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-09

care. In these services charitable
consideration orthe poor and SYM
pathy for the sorrowing will not be
wanting. It will be well to remem-
Der the words of the prophet Nehe-
hemiab, spoken with reference to
a Thanksgiving day appointed
more than twenty-three centuries
ago: ''This day is holy unto the
Lord, your God; mourn not, nor
weep. Go your way, eat the fat
and drink the sweet, and send
portions unto them for whom Moth
ing Is prepared. For this day is
holy unto u Lord; neither be We
sorry for the Joy of the Lord is
your strength"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-09
Asks For Warrant.

Mrs. Clarence M. Atkinson, who
lives with her mother, Mrs. Daniel
Ryan, at No. 2415 Eugenia street,
says the Republic, made applica-
ton Friday for a warrant charging
her husband, Clarence Monroe
Atkinson, with wife abandonment.
The warrant was not issued as Mrs.
Atkinson said that her husband
was in Montana. The matter was
taken under Amusement, and, II 1t
is found that extradition papers
can be issued for a man charged
with abandonment. the warrant
will be issued to-day.
In the latter part of September
Mrs. Atkinson sued Mr.. and Mrs.
j. M. Atkinson, her parents-in-law
in the circuit court at Mexico, Mo-,
for $4,000, alleging that they had
alienated her husbands affections.
j. M. Atkinson is one of the most
prominent and one of the Wealth.
est citizens of Audrain county.
Judgment was given in favor of
the plaintiff for $500, but an appeal
was taken and the suit is still
pending.
Mrs. Atkinson eloped with her
husband on June IA, 1880, and
they were married in a Presbyter-
rian church in this city. They
lived happily together until last
March, when his parents exercised
their influence to get him to leave
her. She claims that they furnish
ed him with moneyto go to Mon
tana. Mrs. Atkinson, who Is a
pretty and attractive woman, 70
years old, fears that her husband
will secure a divorce from her after
the time required by Montana law
for residing in that state, and is
eager to locate him to prevent him
from accomplishing this.
She still loves her husband and
believes he returns her love, and
would come to her If left to him.
self.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-09
Four Years Ago.

Chicago Herald.
October 80, 1896, Bourke Cochran
said: "The platform of Bryan and
the crowd of lunatics and rufians
who follow him, stands for anar-
chy and riot. Wretches like Till
man who misrepresent the South,
are among his foremost adher-
ents."
On the same day John p. Altgeld
said: "The enthusiasm for our
cause in this state (Illinois) to-day
amounts to almost a religious fer
vor. | am satisfied we are going
to carry this state by from $1,000
to $1,000 majority. l am satisfied
we are going to carry every South
ern state and every state west of
Missouri, including Minnesota.
These alone will elect Bryan, but
in addition we are going to curry
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Michi-
gan. To-day l received informal
ton about conditions in Ohio,
which indicate that we are going
to carry that state by nearly 10000
majority"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-09
Some Wise Don'ts.

Don't "howi." "rosr" or "explode.n
To laugh haughtily is better.
Don't pose. AffectaIion Ia bar to
respect, let alone confidence.
Don't use superlatIves. Few things
require them, aud they weaken de-
soriptiou.
Don't boast. The nliterate aud the
selfconscious are thus made manifest.
Don't confound hsuteur with dig
nifty, repose with stu, pidity.
Don't groan over the wickedness of
the world, but mend your own.
Don't preach unless you have prac-
used. Deed. are tremendously con-
vineing.
Don't thins a foreigner eau compre-
bend You . better 1t you shout in
his ear.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-09
A Mistake

There must be something wrong
with the report that the Baden loco
motive people are going to send sever
al other large orders TO foreign coun-
tries; when the Dingley bill was up for
consideration the Democrats told the
public in unmistakable language that
in the event Of its passage all exports
would stop. would decay
aud general ruin would fall upon the
land. The bill was passed, our COM
marce was not undermined and ruin
did not fall upon the land.
Perhaps that was an accident. But
surely there are no exports under the
Dingley Tarif.--Philadelphia Inqnir-
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-09

A man who recently visited n pie
factory IN Chicago thus describes il:
"The day we were there a special run
was being made on pumpkin pies and
| looked In vain for any sign Of
pumpkin rinds. One of the foremen
griuued aud told me, In strict cont
dence, that real pumpkin was never
used In pumpkin pies at present
except possibly in u few remote and
very primitive New England villages.
The substitute was n mixture of sweet
potatoes, apples aud cheap flour flaw
ored with a chemical extract. Tasted
some of the stuff aud was satisfied he
was telling me the truth. Cranberry
pie contains only enough cranberries
to snake a showing" after the manuer
Of the oyster Ia the church fair stew,
The rest ia apple jelly, colorcd red aud
favored"