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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

A correspondent sends in the following
clipping from paper published at Skib-
bercen, Ireland:
"Death -Smit On the 2Sthi inst, Amy
lane Mary Smit, eldest daughter of John
and William Smit, aged dav 21a hours.
The bcreaved and heartbroken parents
eg to tender their hearty thanks to DR..
Jones for his unremitting attention dur
ing the illness of the deceased, and for
the moderate brevity OF his bill. Also to
Mrs. Williams for the loan of clean sheets.
to Mr.. Wilson for running for the doctor
and to Mr.. Robinson for recommending
mustard plaster
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-04-27

Vince Robb is hmping, hafsupported
on a cane, the result of an adventure
with an AK and an overhead beam. 1t
was close scratch that he didn't cut off
three or four legs.-Ottawa Republican,
Times.
Vince used to be foreman in the Journal
office, and has many old friends IN Gar
nett.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-30

The railroads aud steamboats, and ell
kinds Of transportation lines are laying,
ont for the largest infax Of visitors 70
the stats that ever came to Maine in any
previous season; therefore u behooves
every city aud town ip the state to be
guests With . spirit Of pride, that no
other stsss has better or greater possi-
buitiee, or can serve its visitors with
more open and generous hospitality
Treasurer @. N. Weymouth Of Bidde-
ford reported all bills paid and q balance
Of sG66 on hand.
Col Osgood Of Lewiston put In re-
quest that the September session Of the
board be held In Lewiston. The board
promptly accepted Lewistcn's Invitation.
In the absence Of W. e. MoClintook OF
the Massachusetts highway comm ission,
who WAS TO have given an address on the
subject OF "Good Roads," Hon. W. W.
Ststson. state superintendent Of schools,
was called on and he Lriehy opened the
discussion of that topic.
He said that any at 'empt to LIT upon
the towns the foil burden Of iesponsibili-
t. In permanent highway Improvement
is houn d to end In failure. The vital
question is not how or where TO build
good roads, but hsw to raise the means
to build them and through what agency
the WORK shall DO done. There Is 20 be
found throughout the stats evidences OF
gross ineffi ,iency on the part Of the oities
and towns In the expenditure OF
m only on their highways. They are oon.
tinually SPENDING money in that line.
but the o,ndttion Of thsir roads grows
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-30

In the course OF their remarks both
Mr.. Ststson and Mr.. Chadbourne criti'
cised the statement alleged to have teen
made by the new Episcopal Bishop oi
Maiue, to the effect that Maine is in q
dscadenos 20 far IS its stock OF great
m en- 10 concerned,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-30
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Our Local
Correspondents.
PREsoUE ISLE.


Presque Isle, March 27.-A welcome Bit
Of news to the people of this town and &c
the travelling public was announced yes.
tsrday, 10 being the sale Of the Prefque
Isle house property which was burned
one night last January. MIR. Charles q.
Perry, the former landlord of the hotel
has purchased the place and large Grew
Of men are at work demolishing what
was left the old house. Mr.. Perry ex
poets to have the new hotel running BY
the fret Of June, and no doubt the new
hous will attain the popularity that the
old one had.
The saw mill Of the Areostook Lum.
Der Co. started mp work for the season
Thursday last with large crew at work.
They have large stock Of logs on hand
which will keep them busy until the riv-
Or opens. The river Ii higher than hal
ever bssn known ct this time Of the year.
Hon. Tomas II. Phair returned yestsr'
day from an extended trip through Gan
ada.
A warrant for . special town meeting
to bs held a week from Monday was pest
cd yesterday. At tbs regular town meet
ing held March /. the town vstsd to e.
pend s60O for lighting the streets with
electricity from dark until midnight
Heretofore the town has paid $1,000 annu
ally, and the lights have burned al
night The psopls In the village wer'
not pleased with this new idea OF having
the lights turned on at midnight 30 the
call for . special meeting has been Is
sued.
MI. Fred II. Sturgis of Portland, WA
In town yeeter lay.
The slsishing on the river for the las
week he's been remarkably good and {
great deal of interest has been sho VI
among the people In the speeding Of tht
fast horses OF Northern Aroostook. ghers
has bsen keen rivalry among the diffsr
emit horssmsn and many good bfushel
have been Witnessed.
Mr.. ChAs. Giiuan, Of the firm Of AllsE
and Co., Portland, has been In town fol
few dayF.
The prioe of potaotss IL very low thiI
week, the buyers ere paying for Dekota'
60 cents per barrel and for Hebrons
sl.nQ.
There IL still from ~ to 81 feet o
snow on . level, with strong indication
that there will be mere before there
less.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-30

Of every other county In the state will
show their appreciation b. building and
maintaining good roads."
President Lord remarked that 10 might
be well for the stass TO begin the con-
struetion Of permanent and modern
highway at this New Hampshire line, and
appropriate something for u every year,
Continuing the work tlll the road extends
to Aroostook; then similar work could be
tesun in another section.
State Assessor Pottle took the view
that there il Q steady improvement 10 th@
building and care Of town and city nigh
ways. Brief remarks on the subject Of
"Good Roads" were made BY ex-Mayor
Stone Of Biddeford and u. A. Cloudy OF
Portland.
TO UTIIdzE CONVICT LABOR.
The Utilization Of Convict Labor on
teresting paper by A. y. Bangs Of Au-
gussa. In anticipation Of preparing this
address he had submitted to the jail off,
cers In all the counties Of the Stats
questions as to the number OF convicts
In each county jail, the average coat OF
maintaining them, and whether these
officers favor the employment OF conviets
on highways. under proper rsft-ictions.
To these questions he received answers
FROM Androscoggin, Kensbec. Oxford,
Psnobscot, Knox. Cumberland, Somerset
and Waldo. Ths { tai average In seven
counties, omit ng Cumberland, last year
was 1873 prisoners; the cost OF food for
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-30

worss from year TO year.
He believed that there should be state
roads, county roads ard town roads, and
that those built by the state should Dc
maintained by the state.
Secretary B. Walker McKesn Of the
State Board Of Agriculture was next
called upon, and he briefly responded. he
expressed the opinion that during the
last few years that the agitation for tet-
ter roads has been In progress there has
been q decided improvement In the main
tenanoe of highways all over the state.
He advocated change Of the law 70 tnat
road commissioners shall bs elected for
three years instead Of one year. he also
referred to the subject Of winter road
breaking and favored the uSe OF the snow
roller a. the most eNective means OF
making good roads In winter.
1t was suggested by Superintendent
Stetson that B. b. Hamilton, the ex-rep-
resentatve from Blddeford, might be
able to enliahten the board on the subject
of road building. Mr.. Hamilton has
lately settled down on little farm in
Dayton, and his enthusiastic response
was from the ...rmers' standpoint.
He admitted tnas he was opposed to
the highway commission bill introduced
In the legislature Of which he was
mem Der. "I wasn't opposed to the I'M
provement Of roads," he explained. shut
I didn't see she use OF creating state
road com mission, and paying out salaries
g. ntaala xutthnnf
giving them any money to spend.
ave farmers realize that Maine needi
better roads. We realize that letter roads
would save lots of swearing. We believe
In progression. and we take exception
to the learned newcomer who says thai
We are going backw down here In
Maine, and that our great men live only
in memory. We know that when We
drive over bad roads from one.quarter tc
three-fourthe Of our motive power Il
wasted. But we farmers are Intelligent
enough to build roads, we don't need u
guardian.
"They point to Massachusetts, as q
model state in highway improvement,
but Massachusetts has only eight thou
sand square miles to our 3,O0O, and aver
age three hundred persons to squsr'
mile. while Names average per mile II
only twenty-five persons. We need better
roads, but we need something else more
Les this organization assembled here to-
day concentrate its eueraies to bring
about equal taxation.
"Let the corporations and the tax
dogsss stand their proportionAte part oil
the burden Of taxation. Don't look t.
US farmers TO pay for all thsss improve
ments needed. show some respect to the
man with ths hoe. Sometimes saloon
men, who fatten on other peoples money
without paying their burden Of the taxes
ride through our little towns, stop at cul
farm houses and ask us why We DON
give them better roads.
"Give the farmers chance. As lonl
as the tax collector has his hand on theil
farms, and the big monisd inbsrests Of
the state are allowed to 90 without ray
ing their share Of the taxes. ths farmer
cannot be expected 70 spend their money
and time on the roads. Equalize taxa
tioa, and the farmers of York county ant
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-30

making my total receipts for the past
six months, $50 20, which has been paid
to the Treasurer.
The Bureau Of Statistics, through Its
Office ct Portland, continues to distribute
by mall, Ror otherwise, large quaint ties
great variety of tourists and sportsmen's
literature, for information sought by
visitors intending to visit every section
Of the stats, and where also many special
inc uiries are answered as to suitable
localities for persons and families, sesk-
ing specific surroundings Of sea coast,
boating, bathing, or inland fishing, hunt.
ing, country farm houses, summer out
ing locations and how to reach them.
One OF the most important. and at
times the most perplexing. problems tina +
has confronted che State Board OF Ira de
In the last few years, as to the m ost
effective methods and measures that we
could take to promote revival Of our
shipping interests, has solved itself 30
suddenly that we find ourselves today In
the midst of almost unprecedented pros
perity; As we see IL stated that in the
DIST two months of 1900, Maine yards
have launches about 10000 tons Of new
shipping, and 10 is now considered more
than likely that the rate Of B. 900 tons q
month of nsw shipping will be main
tanned, II not exceeded, In tbs remainder
Of the year at Maine ports. This crafty
log bttAhS VI oha4Es hoe 1cCu oEOu8uu
about by the great revival Of business
that came last year when freights went
up so suddenly.
IT was predicted last summer that these
high ratss could not long be maintained,
but there seems to be little decline In
any department of the coastwiEe freight
market, and orders for new vessels have
been pouring In upon Maine builders ut
rate mover before heard Of, and that IL
now Looks likely that the demand upon
Maine shipbuildsra this season will re-
Quire the revival Of some Of our old ship
yaYda to q capacity to meet these pros
pectivs demands Of 3, COD tons new ship
hing DER month, while this branch OF
basiness Is profitable.
Next In Importance to our shipping is
out ium berinR interest," which has largely
increased under the Inspiration Of much
higher prices than ever before obtained,
and has been very profitable. with the
prospect OF It's oontin uanoe for some time
TO come, and with the new four million
dollar pulp mill plant at Millinockett,
In addition to the many other pulp
mills in the state, the vast wealth Of our
forests is bsinR more and more realized.
and the value thereof to the industrial
Glasses better appreciated.
The farming lntsres.s Of the state have
been prosperous and profitable through
the year, a. good prices at ready cash
have been realized, and the traders in
turn have made vary few bad debts, and
faAlares have bsen rare and OF little con
seQusncs In the farming sections, which
axe every year rsepaihg out more AID
yuQFe to catar foF the touEista' trade and
constantly expanding.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-30
July the Most Suitable Time
For 1t.
State Board of Trades
Opinion.

Prominent Business Men Of Maine
Assemble In BiddelOrd.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-30
And Discuss Topics of
Interest.
Good Roads, Convict Labor and
Eq ual Taxation.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

Biddsford, March 29.-The Biddeford
Board Of Trade. through Its energetic
president and comzittss, did the honors
10 perfection 81 todsy's annual meeting
Of the Maine State Board OF Trade. The
nesting was one OF the most interesting
ever held by the state organization.
Most OF the delegates came in on the
noon trains, and for an hour an informal
reception took place at Hotel Thacher.
From there the visiting delegates were
escorted to the city council cham hers,
and at 2 80 tho business session began,
Hon. Henry Lord Of Bangor presiding.
There were nearly one hundred In attend
amos, Portland delegates largely predomi.
mating.
Aitsr few words OF welcome from the
President Secretary N. N. Rich SUBJ
mittsd his annual report as follows: q
The apathy noted a year ago in our
smaller local boards has quite generally
given plaos to n hopeful revival Of inter-
est. under the incentive of the marked
movement Of trade and the industrial
pursuits and general business OF the state
and we see noe only old, languishinR
boards re-organizing. but new boards
being organized and laying out to work
In the interest Of utilizing local advant.
ages, seeing the success Of their neigh
p3ring towns under the influence Of good,
I've boards of trade, which Is q most en-
couraging feature for the future Of our
state, as well as for this central organiza-
tion, which has long since passed It's ex-
psrimentnl stage, as is indicated by THE
gathering today.
4 Thirty OF the fifty or more reported
local boards In the state are still aocredit-
ed In membership with this central
board, giving it a constituency Of lilo
mem 6ers, representing about every coun-
ty In the state. :.
have received, since my last report at
the annual meeting. from
The evening times., 1900-04-27
BOER SYSTEM OF TACTICS
Skirmishers Range Between the
Main Army and the British.
General DE Wet Arrives at Kroon-
TransPort-A Considerable Force
Left Behind-LittIe Interest Mani
Tested I'm the Arrest OF Richter.

BLOEMFONTEIN. April 25-(MidnighO.
Press correspondents here are informed
that besides General Grobler's commando
and the parties OF Beers stin in the south
eastern part of the Free State to the num-
ber OF 5000, there are 1000 special service
volunteers on what is called parade com
mando." These men are all mounted and
carry supplies for eight days. When their
supplies are exhausted other special serv-
ice n IN relieve them. These 1000 men Try
10 operate between the British and the main
Boer force Small foraging parties are
constantly detached from this force and
their mobility is such that they operate
IN various directions
1t is reported here that General De
Wet. with nearly $50 wagons and heavy
Boer transport, has arrived at Kroonstad
from the south He left considerable
force behind him.
There is very little interest here in the
arrest OF Christian Richter, a brother Of
Jan Richter. The father was arrested on
a charge C. shooting soldiers at Bonkers
Hoek. Christian is charged with similar
offence, and also with shooting an officer
from a farmhouse on the De Vets Dorp
Road. sixteen miles from this place.
Christian Richter is a man of siXty-fve
years. He is the wealthiest farmer n The
district, and is related to many prominent
families. He does not take part in politics.
The evening times., 1900-04-27
FIsHED UP A TORPEDO.
The ProjectiIe Lost by the Holland
Recovered.


Recovered.
A torpedo lost from the sub marine boat
Holland several weeks ago during a trial
of the latter near Indian Head. Md. was
recovered yesterday afternoon and brought
TO this city. Frank Dixon residing at
Alexandria. and William p. Burns. Of 421
Ninth Street Southwest, who secured the
torpedo. notified the navy yard authorities,
and with the assistance of a launch the
projectile. fourteen feet long. and weigh
ing 1.20O pounds. was towed TO the wharf
and turned over 10 the proper authorities
reward OF $50 for its recovery viii be
paid by the Government
Since the loss of the prOjectile a search
has been going on for its recovery. Fish
ermen, boatmen, and others. all have
Joined the search. Several times the tor
pedo was sighted. only 10 disappear again
with unseeming haste. While Dixon and
Burns were boating near Marshall Hall
yesterday they sighted the torpedo and
forthwith started in pursuit Bobbing up
and down for half mile. they followed
the quarry finally overtaking and Sc
curing it with heavy rope and net. After
making the torpedo fast. the young men
returned TO the city, called upon the naval
authorities and told of their success.
Shortly afterward a launch was prepa red
and with Dixon and Burns it went down
the river. About O'Clock last nielt the
torpedo was towed into the wharf az he
navy yard and made fast
The evening times., 1900-04-27
THE TOTAL ECLIPSE.
Astronomers Ready for the Great
Event of May -.

Event OF Way -.
Preparations are being made by scientists
to note the total eclipse Of the sun. whiel.
will occur on May 2S. The last eclipse in
the United States took place in 1898, but
was only visible in remote parts Of Cali
fornia and Montana
The path Of the coming eclipse viii trav-
el the States of Louisiana. Mississippi Ala
bama, Georgia, South Carolina. North Car
olina. and Virginia cross the Atlantic and
passing over northern Africa and southern
Europe. terminate at the Red Sea IN
Washington and every portion Of the United
States east of the Mississippi, not directly
in the shadows path a partial eclipse OF
the sun will be seen.
The Naval Observatory viii send out two
parties in the field Of the eclipse. one
to be stationed at Pinehurst. y. C. in
charge of Prof. a. y. Skinner and the
station at Griffin. Ga, twenty miles from
Barnesville, in charge of Prof. N. Upder-
gran
Besides those mentioned Professors S.
]. Brown. Astronomical Director Of the
Observatory. and T. J. ]. Lee; assistant
astronomers. George 4. Hill. T. ]. King,
T. b. Littell, and Messrs. G. K. Lawton
and George w. Peters have been deputed
by the Navy Department 10 make obser-
vatiOns OF the eclipse.
Johns Hopkins University has sent for
the same purpose Prof. Ames, Mr. Sewell
and Dr. Dorsey.
The Northwestern University will be
represented by Prof. Crew. and Prof Lord
of Columbus. Ohio will also assist in the
great scientific work.
The evening times., 1900-04-27
THE ST. LOUIS WORLDS FAIR.
An Effort to Get an Appropriation
Through Congress

large delegation OF prominent men
from the Louisiana Purchase States ap-
peared before the Select Committee on the
Louisiana Purchase Fair, in its room Of
the Committee on Insular Affairs Of the
House, this morning. They came to urge
the passage of the bill which was intro
duced in the House by Mr. Love and in the
Senate by Mr.. COckreil, appTopriating
s., 600, 900 for a worlds fair to be held at
st. Louis in 1903 in commemoration OF the
centennial of the Louisiana Purchase
The delegation was headed by former
Governor Francis. OF Missouri, and includ-
ed a number of prominent Western off,
eials. Mr.. Francis reviewed the history of
the States that had been carved out ;he
territory included in the Louisiana pur-
chase, and dwelt upon their brilliant
achievements.
Fifteen trans Mississippi States and two
Territories were interested in the project
he said, and approved the choice OF s.!
Louis as a location for the exposition In
less ST.. 600. 600 we're secured the work
would never be commenced, and he urged
on Congress TO Appropriate the 1000, 600
asked for in the pending bill, Failure to
get the appropriation now would effeetuai-
ly foil the whole exposition.
The evening times., 1900-04-27
CHURCHMEN IN SESSION.
Enthusiasm Aroused b. the Ecu
menicaI Conference

Enthusiasm Aroused b. the Ecu
menicaI Conference
NEW YORK. April 27.-AH the men and
women. delegates and others. who at
tended the meetings Of the EeumenieaI
Conference on Foreign Missions held to-
day grew enthusiastic when they talked
OF the good results that had -beeH- aeeom-
phshed since the real-~orir- of the confer
ence began on Monday morning last. Many
Of the delegates in this CRY for The con-
vention said that they would return 10
their homes prepared 20 labor harder than
ever before for foreign Missions. and mis-
siOnaries Who are here asserted that they
would 90 back TO the scenes Of their work
in distant lands more than ever confident
that they were watched BY tens Of thou
sands Of earnest Christians al home
Il might have been thouEA; tLsf the
several WeiI-actendsd meetings conducted
By the women delegates yesterday would
have exhausted their enthusiasm some
what and kept them a. home today but II
any OF them did stay away from the meet
ings today their absence was not nOticed.
As usual the meeting places were hiled
early and none Of the speakers faced va
cant seats The women who were out to-
day All said that their meetings held yes
terCIy had been great successes and they
were kept busy telling one another OF the
many good points brought out by the
speakers and OF the plans that had been
suggested for work in the churches here
at home.
The programme today was as
follows. S-S0 N. Carnegie
Hall. devotional services. leader
the Hon. William J. NoTthen. Of Georgia.
10 a m. -Self-suppOrJ by Mission
Churches. speakers. r. y Bsrnum- .. D.
Turkey; r ". LAmbuth, D. D. Secretary
Of the Board Of Missions n. E Church
South: n. G. Underwood. d. D.. Korea
D. 3 Spencer. japan; 2-30 p m. Church
OF the Strangers. 81 Street west Of Eighth
Avenue. Missionary Boards and SOcie-
ties" speakers, George School, d. D.,
James NJ Buckley. D. D. the Rev r.
WGrdlaW Thompson.