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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-08

The most of these cities contain largs
oolorsd populations among which, owing
to ignorance and unsanitary habits,
large mortality would be expected. Sew
eral others contain large manufacturing
population much OF 1t foreign among
which there .is likely to be a large
infant mortality to swell the total. Per-
haps Chelsea. Mass, comes as near having
the same conditions as Portland, but
there is a large marine hospital there, and
per haps the deaths at that institution
may be included In Its mortality state
ment.
1t will be seen that spite OF all dsauc-
lions that can be made Portland makes
"a very bad showing In the mortality
tables, and IL cannot, as In the oass OF
many Of the cities Whose death rata is as
hi gh, be- attributed TO the character OF its
pc pulstion. A very largo per cent tf
Portland's residents are Intelligent and
well to do, and there 10 bus a small
foreign element hers, and most Of thatsof
thu beat.
Inc diseases to whioh this mortality IL
due throw very little light on the mat
ter. There se,ms to be no disease that Is
specially destructive here as compared
with other oitiss similarly situated. The
death rate from consumption Is 1890 q
tho usand, which is lower than that Of
Boston, Providence, New Haven and
Philadelphia. Pneumonia 10 high. but
NOS above the average OF northern cities.
Apoplexy appears to be considerably
above the average. Cholsra intantum Is
very low. Meningitis would seem to be
rather above the average. Typhoid fever
is pretty high, but that was swelled
temporarily, no doubt, By deaths among
the soldiers who we're brought here from
the Chickamauga camp IN the fall Of 1895.
In the last ten years q great deal of at
tsntion has been paid to sanitary science,
our sewerage has been improved, many
nuisanoes supposed to be detrimental to
health, abatsd, and stringent precautions
enforced to prevent the spread of conta-
gious diseases, and yet the tendency Of
the death rate appears to have been up
ward. Perhaps our physicians and sani-
tary experts can throw some light on this
matter,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-08
PoRTLAND.s DEATH RATE.

IL the people Of Portland were
Individually asked their opinion in re-
gard to the healthfulness OF the city and
Its standing In the mortality tables as
compared with other cities Of the country
nine hundred and ninety -nine out OF
every thousand would reply that they
believed 1t to be an exceedingly healthfui
city, aud its mortality very low. We
entertained these opinions, and -ere
very much astonished to find that instead
Of being bcrne out by the mortality tables
prepared by the United States govern
ment, they were very decidedly CONTRA
dicted. A bulletin recently Issued by the
Department of LABOR and edited by Com
missioner Carol d. Wright, contains
mortality statistics of all the citiss In the
country having $4,000 Inhabitants and
ever, one hundred and forty In number.
Nest of these statistics are computed for
the calendar year 1898, tut some OF them
cover the oities' fiscal year 1928. That Is
the case with Portland. the period covered
being from March 81, 1898, to March y,
1899. This difference, however, Ia not
material The tables contain two esti-
mates of population, Que Of the local
board Of health, and another based on
estimates OF local officials and on local
cens nsee showing the probable population
in January /, 1899. In most casss these
estimates agree, but In few they differ
materially. There is no difference In the
case Of Portland. Ihs mortality rate is
computed on both Of them. though the
health officers estimate Is made the
basis of tie official death rate. PoIt-
lands mortality per one thousand OF
regulation is given as 10 IS, and 1t will
astonish people to know that 1t Is a rate
th.t Is surpassed by only seven cities In
the country. These oities are Charleston,
s. g., with n death rate Of 1905, the
highest in tbs country; Lowell, Mass,
eJ.S7; Mobile, Alabama, 1914; New
Orleans, "a 80; Savannah, Ga, 20 IS;
Washington, ID. c.. 20.5s. Taunton,
Mass. zoos. Hoboken, N. j, 20 0S. Ihe
death rates of some of the largest cities
given In this list are as follows: New
York, IS f5; Philadelphia, II 90; Bos-
+ n, IS "a; Cincinnati. 1886; Chicago.
13 90; indianapolis, 10 So; Minneapolis,
62; st. Paul, s.b'; st. Louis. IA 3D.;
Ssn FranoisoU, 1915. OF cities about
tie size Of Portland the mortality 10 as
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-08

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-08

1t Is pretty evident that there Is oppo'
sition enough to the treaty In regard to
she canal Just negotiated by Secretary
Hay to defeat 1t unless 1t is amended IN
some important particulars. Evidently
there is strong OPPOSITION to the clause
that prevents our fortifying IT, and
guaranteeing its neutrality In war.Ffo al
low nation that may be at war with us
to use it as fresly as ourselves strikes a
good many Senators as little TOO iio-
ersl. But it Is by no means certain
that England will consent to the modi-
Ieation necessary to cure these defeo;e.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-08
A Life and Death Fight.

Mr.. W. A. Hines OF Manchester, Ia ,
writing of his almost miraculous escap-
from death. says: Exposure after
measles induced serious lung trouble,
which ended In Consumption. l had free
quent hemorr hayes and ooughed night
and day. All my doctors said / must
soon die. Then / began to uss DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, which
completely cured me. / would not ba
without 1t even II It cost $500 bottle.
Hundreds have used 10 on my reoommen-
dation and all say IL never fails TO cure
Throat, Chest and Lung troubiss." Reg
ular size Scots. and ei.0o. Trial bottles
free at II. p. d Goold, o77 Congress
street, and ID. g. starr. Cumberland
Mills, drug store.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-08

The only cities 10 the country that ex-
Deed the rate of these last two years are
klnauv v IL 70 mar one thoueand.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-08

L, ia nov admitted that General Butler
Is engaged In another attempt to relieve
Laaysinitb, bus there Is nothing in re-
gard to his progress except despatch
from Beer sources which alleges that a
rnrs Of his force has been driven back
In confusion across the Tugela river.
Ttsis isspasoh, We do not regard as very
trustworthy, though in view Of what
has happened to Butler before. Its stats
ments are not discredited by any inherent
improbabillty,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-08

last seven years II Is considerable
higher, since the rates for 1850 and 1851
were much lower than they have ever
been since.
Another explanation OF the high death
rate. which occurred to rs, was the
Nal ne General Hospital. Our health de-
partmant includes In Its mortality reports
all the deaths az this Institution, though
II 10 we'll known that the patients come
from all parts Of the state. and even from
other states. Msnifestiy ths deaths Of psr-
sons brought here from ether places ought
not TO be assigned TO Portland.
We found, OF oonrse, that the deaths at
this institution did swell the rnsee, bot
not much. For the pest nine years the
yearly deaths at the hospital have been
az follows, 1880. "a; 1891, s3; 1852, 81;
1858, ~; 1894, So; 1895. 50; 1896, IS; 1881
80; 1898, 90. or oonrss part OF thess
deaths belong properly 20 Portland since
they are of Portland people who have
been taken to the hospital for treatment.
just what this number is 10 IL impossi-
BILE co determine EXCEPT By long exami-
nation Of the records Of the hospital; but
from the annual reports 1t appears that
Portland has furnished about a fifth OF
thu patients on an average and therefore
1t will not be far from the truth 70
afsign about that proportion OF deaths to
this city. Deduotiag four-flfths of the
deaths at the Hospital and the rate Is -
follows,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-08
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-08
The Appetite Of a Coat

Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose
Stomach and Liver are out of order. All
such should know that DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, the wonderful Stomach and
Liver Remedy, gives a splendid appetite,
sound digestion and regular bodily
habit that insures perfect health and
great energy. Only 25c, at II. p. S.
Goold, ST. Congress street, and II. G..
Starr Cumberland Mills.
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land.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-08

The slight differences between cur cam
putation for 1895 and the govern fnent
burssu's Is due undout teaIy TO the fast
that We took the calendar ysar while the
government used the fiscal year. The
average death rate per one thousand for
these nine years is 1s.ss, and for the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-08

The only city In this list that reaches
! early to Portland rate 10 New Bedford.
All the others are good deal below Ii.
Our fret thought was that Portland's
mortality In 1895 must have bean far
above thu average, due to the fact that
during the summer good many sick
soldiers were brought here from the
Chickan auga. camp and placsd in our
hospitals. But an EXAMINATION Of the
reports of the local board Of health for ths
past nine years showed that with the ex-
osption of three years In that period the
years death rate had been mp pretty close
to the record Of lsss. Thess are the
figures:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-08

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 tie office
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-12
Teachers Engaged

At meeting of the board of edu-
cation held Saturday last, the fol-
lowing named teachers were re-
engaged for the ensuing school
year:
Superintendent, E. L. Bower.
Grammar department of L'Anse
school, Mrss E. l.. Bower; inter-
mediate department, Miss Johanna
McGrath; primary department,
Miss Grace Mitchell
Bay Shore school, Miss Nj. A.
Bulger.
Nestoria school, Miss Helen
O'Connor.
No action was taken regarding
the appointment of teachers for the
schools at Pequaming and the NJ. E.
Mission, the matter being deferred
until the next meeting of the board.
Owing to the decreased number
of pupils attending the High School,
the board deemed it advisable that
the work should be consolidated,
and was accordingly unable to re-
engage Prof. G. ~ Fuller, who has
held the position of principal for the
past four years. 1t was indeed an
unpleasant duty, as Mr.. Fuler's
services have been perfectly satis-
factory, but as stated above it was
deemed impracticable to retain the
usual number of teachers.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-12
Total Eclipse of the Sun.

During the year 1900 there will be
three eclipses, two of the sun and
one of the moon.
The first is q total eclipse Of the
sun on May 28th, and is visible
throughout the United States. This
eclipse will begin about 8 a. IN. and
continue for five hours and 43 min
utes. During the passage of the
shadow over the United States it
will move at the rate of IL miles
per minute The second is a partial
eclipse of the moon, beginning at
7:14 p. IN. on June 18th, and lasting
but seven minutes, The third is an
annual eclipse Of the sun on Novem-
Der 2lst, and invisible in America.
The total eclipse of the sun on
May 18th, will be a most interest
ing sight. 1t is some time since we
had an opportunity of witnessing a
total eclipse, and no one should fail
to see this one. Make a note of the
date, May 29th.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-12
500 CANAL REPORT
FOR MONTH OF APRIL
Nearly Half Million Tons Of
Freight Passed Through Both
Canals Last Month.

The 500 canal report for the
month of April shows that the total
freight that passed through both the
American and Canadian capals was
473, 482 tons during the month. Last
year the canals did not open until
May. Following was the east bound
freight last month: Copper, GA tons;
coarse grain, 529, 600 bushels; -four,
$1,000 barrels; iron ore, 204, 563 tons ;
wheat, 2,54l .627 bushels; general
merchandise, l 1893 tons. The west
bound freight was as follows: Hard
coal, 43, 242 tons; soft coal, III, ,499
tons; -four, 80 barrels; manufactured
iron, 1,410 tons; salt, 25,277 barrels;
general merchandise, 1859 tons
The total east bound freight was
BOOSTS tons; west bound, l67, ,S04
tons. East bound passengers, 129;
west bound, III. Vessel passages,
427; registered tonnage, 500, l91 tons.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-12
FOR FREER PENSIONS
Provisions of the New Pension
Law just Passed by
Congress-,
THE GRAND ARMY BILL.
Will Increase the Stipends OF
Many Dependent Veterans
and Their Widows.

From 5000, 900 to $4,000, 900 a
year is the amount Commissioner OF
Pensions Evans roughly estimates
will be added to the pension expen-
ditures of the government by the ac-
tion of the house Of representatives
in passing the bill, which has already
passed the senate, amending the de-
peHdent pension law Of 1890.
The measure, known as the Grand
Army bill, makes two important
changes in the present law, designed
to meet objections which pension
attorneys, backed by the Grand
Army, have raised to the rulings of
Pension Commissioners Evans. Fail
ing in their efforts to have the com.
missioner grant pensions in excess
of what he and the reviewing officers
of the interior department believed
the law should, they turned their at
tention to congress and the pension
committee of the Grand Army
drafted the bill which has now
passed both houses substantially as
it left their hands.
The present law provides that
honorably discharged soldiers or
sailors of the civil war, ,incapacitated
|
for manual labor, shall receive a
pension of not more than sl2 a
month and not less than SO. This
has been construed to entitle a
pensioner suffering from two or
more intirmities to receive only such
pension as his most serious infirm
ity would entitle him to. The new
act provides that the ratings for all
of the disabilities shall be aggre-
gated, and that the pensioner shall
receive this aggregate, provided it
shall not amount to more than $l2 a
month.
The law Of 1890 provides that
widows having no means of support
except manual labor shall receive SO
a mouth. This was construed to
mean that where the income Of a
widow from sources outside Of her
daily labor amounted to more than
the amount of the pension she
should receive no pension. The
new act gives the pension to wild
ows having an income of not more
than $3.50 year.
The bill met with little opposition.
1t was supported by Republicans
generally and by some Democrats.
Reps. Glynn, of New York, and
Norton, OF Ohio, were among those
who made speeches in its favor. 1t
passed without division.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-12
Items of Interest Taken From
Our Exchanges and
Condensed.
FAMOUS WILL CASE SETTLED
Decision Is UnfaVOrable to G.. j.
Hodge-Likely to be Taken
to Supreme Court.

The famous Hodge will case in
Detroit, which occupied the atten-
tion of the court and an array of
legal talent for the past two months
or more, has been disposed of. The
verdict is unfavorable to Charles j.
Hodge and it is likely that the case
will next be heard OF before the su-
preme court. The cost of the trial
is said to have exceeded $500 per
day.
W. J.. Uren, for many years sta
tion agent at Lake Linden, died at
his home in that village Monday
night, after an illness of less than
week from complications following
la grippe. Deceased was very
popular official, and his death is
deeply regretted.
The Sturgeon River Lumber COM
pany started its mill at Chassell
Monday. The company has about
1900, 600 feet of logs on hand at the
mill now and are employing over 60
men. At present the mill is being
run only during the day, but will
begin running with a night crew
also on May 2lst.
Manistee had very disastrous
fire Saturday morning, burning two
barns and contents, consisting
of three horses and two cows. Loss
50, 900 and no insurance.
Samuel Bettes, evangelist, is
fighting Calumet saloons for Sunday
opening, and has caused warrants
for the arrest of over 90 proprietors
TO be issued.
Joseph Parent, of Irsn mountain,
was instantly killed at the Chaplin
mine Tuesday night while engaged
in breaking on an ore train. He
vas "a years old and unmarried.
One hundred and fifty carloads of
freight were delivered in Houghton
Monday over the ID. S. S. Il A. line.
John J. Mcdonald, an old resident
of Lake Linden, died Monday morn
ing at the age of 80 years.
The d. S. S. & A. R'y company
contemplate building a fine new
depot at Marquette.
Houghton is to have United
States weather bureau Office.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-12
$1OO,OOO,OOO ADDED
TO STATE TAX ROLLS.
Great Surprise Promised When
Full Work of Tax Com
mission Is known.

The result of the law creating the
state tax commission will be shown
to the public in June, says the De-
troit Journal. BY that time all the
increased and readjusted assessed
valuations of taxable property
throughout the state will have been
spread upon the assessment rolls Of
the various counties, cities, town
ships and villages, and the actual
tax ROLLS have been passed in review
and finally determined, admitting Of
comparison with previous years.
The state tax commission claims
that when this time arrives it will
be shown that the assessed valuation
of property will be found to have
been thoroughly equalized around
the state. and that over 800, 600, 900
of taxable property hitherto not up
on the tax rolls, will be under as
sessment for taxes.
The assessment rolls throughout
the state are closed on the third
Monday in May, and in the succeed
ing week or so they are passed in
review, so that June / the tax rolls
as they are to stand all around the
state will be made known. There is
no question whatever but they will
show an increase of over 800, 000, 600
in assessed Valuations of taxable
property.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-12
READY FOR PARIS EXPO.
The Second MayO-McLeOd Life
boat Launched at Manistee.

The second model of the Mayo
Mcleod lifeboat was launched at
Manstee Tuesday evening, in the
presence of several thousand people.
The boat was hauled through the
principal streets in the afternoon,
escorted by brass band. The new
boat is Of the same dimensions as
the first one built-30 feet long and
81 feet beam-but has several i'm
portant improvements over the
former. The finishing touches were
made this week, and will soon be
started on its trip to the Paris ex-
position, where it will enter into
competition for the big cash prize
for llfe-saving apparatus.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-12
PEQUANlING POINTERS.
Special correspondence.

Special correspondence.
D. Levitan was up from L'Anse
Sunday.
James Toner arrived from Fond
du Lac Friday.
John Brennan was up from L 'Anse
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fri f. Tracy we're
l. 'Anse callers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. FC. Proctor visited
friends at L'Anse Tuesday.
Born, to Mr.. aud Mrs. Arthur
Gail, Monday, daughter.
Oscar Zellen, of Skanee, was here
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Hamilton Mckenzie arrived here
from Detroit Thursday evening.
Miss Lille Thomas called on
friends the fore part of the week
VIM. X. Haviland, Jr., enjoyed
days fishing at Slate river the fore
part of the week.
The Misses Maggie and Mary
Wahl visited at Mr.. aud Mrs. e. e.
Tracy's Wednesday.
WE. Gibbs, representing Armour
& Co., of Chicago. made a business
trip here Wednesday.
A number of the l. O. O. f. mem
bers were in attendance at lodge
meeting at L'Anse last Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hartvig and
daughter, Of Skanee, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lofquist Friday
and Saturday Of last week.
All are cordially invited to attend
the party to be given by the young
ladies, in the Town Hall, next
Wednesday evening, the 10th.
Music furnished by the Parlor
orchestra.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-12
LOCAL ITEMS.

John Sterk visited relatives at
Hancock Sunday.
d. J. Norton, of Even, was in
town Monday.
NJ. ]. McCabe has recovered from
a few days illness.
Supervisor Boucher, Of Coving-
ton, was 10 town Thursday.
Charles Ferguson, of Houghton, is
spending few days in town.
Miss B. McGrath has been con-
fined to her home by illness the
past few days.
Christ Wolf, OF Chicago, was the
guest of G. p. Blankenhorn Satur-
day and Sunday.
Dennis Hanley, who has been at
Houghton for the past four months,
returned to L'Anse Friday.
Mrs. Mary Young gave picnic
party at Silver river to about
twenty OF her friends Saturday last.
A very enjoyable day was spent.
AT the service in the M. K.
church tomorrow evening Rev. j NJ,
Shank will take for his subject:
"The Visible Tokens Of Friendship
Christ Has Left to His Followers. >
The thirtieth semi-annual APP
portionment of primary school
money was made by Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction Hammond
Thursday. The total amount of
money apportioned is 1856, 80,
and the apportionment is at the
rate of fifty cents per capita. The
number of children of school age in
Baraga county is 1897, and the
amount Of money apportioned is
S69S. 40
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-12
No Escape.

Taxpayers who refuse to make
sworn statements of their taxable
property as required by law, will
have to make their peace with the
tax commission, that body having
issued instructions to the assessing
officers of the state to report the
name Of every person SO refusing
Failure or refusal to swear to the
amount of personal property is
punishable by a fine or imprison-
ment, or both, and the tax commits
sion intends that the laws shall be
enforced.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-12
To Get Rid of Flies.

People in the country who are an
noyed by flies should remember that
clusters of the fragrant clover, which
grows abundantly by nearly every
roadside, II hung in the room and
left to dry and shed its faint fragrant
perfume through the air, will drive
away more flies than, sticky saucers
of molasses and other fy-traps and
fy-papers can ever collect. New
York Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-05-12
Special Notice.

Notice is hereby given that
owners or occupants of houses shall
by the 1st day of June. 1900, have
removed all rubbish, refuse. ETC.,
from their premises; also disinfect
all privies and water closets. By
order Of j. o. ZELLEN,
Health Officer of the Township
5-5t3] of L'Anse.