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The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04
EGAN WON'T PLAY.

Mayor TALON OF Dublin Looking Fer
New sword Bearer.
Dublin, April 3.-The premature ar
rival Of Her Majesty and the wrssehed
weather were q disappointment to Dublin
as Thousands Of people had plahnsd to 60
out to Kingstown. Nevertheless. as sooD
as the news spread, large numbers started
for the harbor, while the Duke OF Con
paught, commander of the forces In Ire
land and Earl Cadogap, the lord hsutsn'
ant, also hurried there and late in the at
ternoon boarded the royal yacht Victoria
and Albert where they greetsd tne Sueen.
Mr.. James EgHn, the Dublin city sworn
bearer. who for nine years was I'm
urisoned for political offences. refused,
today, to hand the Queen the sword. nor
would he take part In tomorrow's pro-
ceedings. This dsclination ct tine last
hour caused q sensation, and Lord Mayor
Talon 10 now looking for another sword
bearer In letter to the town clerk, Mr..
Egsn says:
81 will yield nothiag to any Irishman
in respect for the individuality the
a9eu nay Out onhuos JUN ~ any So0
Of public courtesy toward the head OF q
state which has tiled me upon charges
which were talss and sent me to suffer
for nine years in Engiisb dungeons, the
state that still hallmarks me with the
degradation Of tIeket-of leave man."
Mr.. Esan adds that he Ii prepared to
accept the consequences in the shape Of
banding In his resignation. The activity
of the daring thieves who have poured In
to Dublin was evinosd during the night
when sl5, 900 worth Of jswsiry. was stolen
from q Grafton street jeweler. The deco
rations are suffering sadly from the rain,
but this does net stop the work OF deoora-
ton, as still more bunting Is being dis
rlAysd and every incoming train Is
eFoweed with oxoursiontsta.
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MAJORITY OF NINE.
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the Importance of proceeding with Usrs
In this crisis. He thought the constitu-
ton had not extended to Porto Rioo upon
the signing Of the peace treaty ana ar
aued that 1t would be unwiss to extend
Ii by legislation. He said be thousns
fres trade should be established as soon
"a possible between the United States
and Porto Rico. Meantime this pro-
visions of the pending bill had been
agreed upon.
Mr., Teller entered his protest against
this psuding bill. He would vote against
it. He believed Congress had ample pow :
or to lssislate for the people of Porto
Rioo under the treaty Of Paris.
MIR. Bacon Of Georgia adverted to what
he termed the Evolution Of the pending
bill" showing how II had developed from
. free trade to tariff measure. The pro-
vision re'ating to the citizenship OF the
people, he said. had likewise been changed
and upon the enactment Of the pending
bill they were to be disappointed In not
becoming citizens of the United States.
MIR. Wellington OF Maryland, opposed
the pending measure, although he said
he stood ready to support the first Dill
presented to the Senate upon the subject.
That bill, he regarded a. Just and con-
stitutional. "But, said he. ''ths legisla-
tive monstrosity now before us trans
crosses every principls Of national honor,
patriotism, good faith and Justice.
/ am compelled therefore, to part from
my colleague of the Rspublican majority
and vote against this BILL"
MIR. Foraker said that so far az the
pending bill was concerned, there had
been nothing unusual or different from
legislation generally. Changes have been
made In tina measure sinoe 1t was first
drafted but those changes bad been sx-
plainsd again and again.
MIR. Proctor of Vermont, inquired why
the Presidents, the secretary Of war and
General Davis, the governor OF Porto
Rico. had not seen and noted tho neoessi-
ty for . tariff on Porto Rican products.
al do not know" retorted Mr.. For
Aker, "why it did not OCCUR to than.
What do know Is that ahs sub jsot was
thoroughly and impartiaily Investigated
and the necessity Of the legislation pro-
posed now was established bsyond quib-
bic by our committee"
ibid that necessity" inquired Nj. TILL
man, "change the political status Of tho
people OF Porto Riso from citizsns OF
tbs United States TO oitissns Of Porto
Rieof"
"No," answered Mr.. Foraker. THAT
was not the reason. The reason for
that change Was the opposition OF Demo-
cratic Senators. They maintained that
the comforting Of oitizsnship Of the Unit
ed States upon the people Of the island
was practical extension Of the consti.
tuition over the island. That 10 tbs rsa-
son we made the change"
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

at was not tor General Miles, Mr.. For.
aksv tcontinued. to speak Tor the govern
ment ~ to political poliey-that was for
Congrssa Bis duty was 10 carry the flag
thsrs, as he CALAMITY did. The secretary
Of war had made no pledge. As for the
President. 1t was his enemies who were
assuming 30 represent him. He had rec
commended that We give the Porto Rioans
free trade. Thst was just what this bill
did. True. for a time. duty was Inn
possd-for less than % months-to NEE
On emergency. There would be abso-
lutsly free trade sooner II the Porto
Ricans should asked 10 In the proper
way.
Furthermore. absolu ts and present free
trade was vouchsafsd by the bill on prso-
tfcally nearly all essential articles. In
view Of this fact there was no violation
of pledges nor contradiction Of the Presi-
dents recommendations. The President
had not called for free trade on the day
that his message was Issued but had REQ
commended 1t as line OF policy.
Mr.. Gallinger supported the bill. saying
1t was not commended that we could legis-
lats for Porto Rico except In legal and
regular way. There was no proposition
to treat the people OF Porto Rico any
worse than the residents Of the District
Of Columbia. all Of whom were governed
without their consent. The committee
had made an effort to give the highest
possible relief to the Porto Rioans and
he believed that result would be accom-
plished.
The Porto Ricans nesdsd a stable form
OF government more than free trade.
When the hour of four o'clock was
reached the chairman announced that the
votes upon the pending amendments ald
upon the bill should naw be taken. At
the suggestion Of Mr.. Foraker, the com-
mittee amendments which had been
passed over, were reverted to and adopt.
cd without division. MY. Davis, Republic
can of Minnesota. then offered his amend
msnt providing that ''no dutiesof i'm
ports or exports shall after the passage of
this act, he lsvied or collected on any ar
tiols imported from the Unitsd States
Into Porto Rico or from Porto Rico into
the United States
Mr.Davis demanded the yeas aud nays.
The amendment was lost so 10 40.
The detailed v0ts follewss
Yeas-Allsn, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Clark
Of Montana. Clay. Coekrsil. QulhsrsoD,
Daniel. Davis. Republican, Harris. Hsit-
field, Jones OF Arkansas. Kenney. Lind.
say, MoLauriu, Martin, Mason, Repubh-
can, Money, Morgan. Nelson, Rspubli-
can. Petsus. Proctor. Republican. Simon.
Republican, sullivan. TaliafsTro. I'LL
man, Turlsy. Vest. Wellington. Rspabli-
can.-s0
Nays-Anison, Baker. Bard, Garter.
Chandler. Clark Of Wyomins, C1llom,
Debas. Dspew. BAirbAnkh Forakef. Pos-
ter. Faye. aaIiingsr, Gear, HApsbs9ugh.
Hawlsy, Jones Of Nevada. Kssn, Kyle.
Lodge. MoBrids. MoConas. MCMILLAN.
Psnrose, Perkins, Platt Of Connecticut,
Piatt Of New York, Prttchard, QuArles.
Ross. Scott, sswell, shoup. speonef,
Stewart Teller, Thtirsson, wsbmOze. VOL
cott-l0.
Pairs were announced as follows those
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

Senator Quay arose. II -a
Acting Ender the unanimous consent
agreement reached on March 10 that the
Qusy case should be taken up today,
"sutj sot to ths consideration Of sppro-
priation bills, conference reports, the
present unfinished business and Senate
till 1885," the Spoonsr bill as to the gov
ernmsnt Of the Philippines, Mr.. Lodge
moved that the Spconer bill be made the
unfinished business.
This was objected to by the friends
of MIR QUAY, and MIR. WoIcott, Republi-
can, of Colorado, moved to adjourn. The
motion was lost 90 to %.
Mr.. Lodge then renewed his motion.
It WIS antagonizsd by Mr.. Chandler.
chairman Of the committee on privileges
and elections, who had no objection to the
measure but did not want It to displacs
the Quay case After further discussion,
Mr.. WoIcots again moved to adjourn, the
motion being defeated 20 to 81.
1t became evident that there was a
fight on, and the Senators engaged in the
controversy manifested much feeling.
The whole question Of the unanimous
consent agreement was gone into. the en-
tire debate upon 1t being read.
Mr.. Chandler then asked Mr.. Lodge
a question about the construction he
placed upon the agreement and the Mas
sachusetts Senator replied:
al am not engaged in placing con-
structions upon unanimous consents. ]
am acting within my rights to make this
motion and the friends of Mr.. Quay refuse
to permit 10 to be voted upon."
MIR. Chandler said he could not believe
10 possible that Mr.. Hoar had agresd to
any such unanimous consent.
MIR. Tillmsn suggested to the New
Hnmpshirs Senator that he Telegraph
Mr.. Hosr and ascertain from him what
he had agreed to. EVen this bit Of humor
did not quiet the troubled Senators. MIR.
Wolcott referred to tbs long hours the
Senate had been In session and the desire
of Senators to get thsir"frugal dinners, d"
and moved an executive session. ''It IL
perfectly obvious" INTERCEPTED Mr.. Lodge.
"that can attain no good results BY de-
taining the Sonata Tbs purpose of MIR.
QuAy's friends Is plain. That Is all de.
sire to show. have no objection to the
senate either adjourning or gcing into
executive session, but I consider the
unanimous agreement ct an end"
az do not know how the Senator from
Massachusetts, classifies himself" re-
talted Mr.. wolcOts. "whesher as a friend
or an on enemy Of MIR. Quay. 1t Is hard
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04
CANAL COMPANY ORGANIZED.

Trenton, N. j., April S.-Ths inter-
oceanic canal company was inoorporAs'
cd here today with an authorized capital
of 500, 900. 600. The company Ii Autho-
risd to construct. own and operate mari
time canal between the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans through the territory OF
Nicaragua or any other territory In Gen.
trail or South America. The incorpoEs-
tors are William B.Crowsll. Levi W. Gil
christ, James l.. Rooney. James K.
Ersnor. Georgs W. Bell, CHARLES p. Cad
ley and Richard W. PuEssll. all Of whose
postonics addresses are given as Jersey
City.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04
PORTO RICO CARPENTERs' STRIKE

PORTO RICO CARPENTERS STRIKE
San Juan de Porto Rico, April s.
A crowd of about 900 persons gathered
yesterday at pier under construction
by the E. b. jerks company of New
York, intimidated the native carpenters
and forced 50 of them to quit work. The
present rate of wages is $3.50 for ten
hours labor. The leaders of the move
ment demanded an eight hour day. At
noon today mob of over 1000 people
assembled and attacked the st. Thomas
laborers. There were fifteen policemen
on duty but they made no attempt to
disperse the crowd and a company of
infantry was called out to preserve order.
The crowd was not violent beyond beat
ing a few men. The agitators were
headed by Iglesias, late delegate to the
labor convention at New York. The lab
orers from st. Thomas refused to return
TO work, being afraid Of attacks after
hours. All the workmen who were sat-
isfied and willing to work, were forced
out by the so-called union leaders with
the result that no natives will be en-
gagged. The company has cabled to the
United States for twenty-five carpenters
who will arrive on the next steamer.
The pier is now protected by soldiers.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

stration In honor Of the Queens visit are
not In any way whatever Irish NATIONAL
lists and do not represent Irish Nationalist
sentiment"
Coming from the organ of the leader OF
the pAtional party this Ii rather severe On
the Lord Mayor of Dublin.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04

10 tell Who are his frisnds and who are
his enemies. But when any suggestion or
intimation 10 made that there is any IN
worthy or unrighteous purpose in press
ing the confederation OF that case as a
matter of the highest privilege. the per-
son who makes that statement goes far
out of bis way to state that which lie un-
oualihsdly FALSE"
Mr.. Lodge-"I made no charge against
any one. said thai had been deprived
of the right which clearly had. ] am
not going to press 1t and am not going
to hold the Senate II the unantmors
consent Is broken of course that II the
end Of II. 1t cannot be binding In one
case and not be binding in ALL
Me-. Chandler-tU unanimous consents
would better come to an end II they
mean what Senators declare them to
mean"
With the situation still strained and
Senators looking pale and serious. thu
Senate adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04
BEST OF ALL

To cleanse the system in q gentle and
truly beneficial manner. when the
Springtims comes. use the true and per-
fsot remedy, Syrup Of Figs. Buy the gem
uins. Manufactured BY the California
Zig Syrup Co. only, and for sale by all
aFueGists, ut 80 esnts Per bottls.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04
MAINE PATENTS.

Washington, April 3.-Ths following
patents have bssn granted to Maine pso-
pie: George II. Crosby, Albion, Ne,
wheel: f. s. Macdonald. Portland, Me-.
b0x
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04
oUIGG RESIGNS.

oUIGG RESIGNS.
New York, April S.-Lsmuel X. Quigg
announced today that he had decided to
retire from the presidency Of the Rspuh-
loan county com IA ittss.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-04
stops the Cough

and work off the Cod.
in one day. Nc cure 10 'fsE FTiSs as ss'-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-12
A SeIf-satisfied 0ueenIet.

Queen Wilhelmlnn, who takes great
pride in her own personal appearance,
is at last satisfied with medallion of
herself. The lucky artist is Hans Jan.
sen. So pleased is the young ruler
with the work that she has ordered
the likeness put on all the coins and
postage stamps. This necessitates
the destruction of all the dies at the
mint and all the plates at the postage
stamp factory.
This is the third time that the Queen
has done this. She has never been
satisfied heretofore with the likenesses
OF herself that adorn the currency.
''They mako me look fifty years
old, she said to the trembling post.
age stamp factory superintendent.
Perhaps may look like that when I
am a grandmother, but the thing is a
libel on me now."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-12

One of the local mining companies
is buying rats in small way, which
are being put in mine recently un-
watered. Rats are ve:y valuable scav-
engers underground. Much refuse is
left from the meals eaten by the
miners, which would in time become
offensive if it were not devoure by
the ravenous rodents. There is never
any scarcity of the rats in the old
mines, as they multiply rapidly and
keep the workings clean, but rising
water drives them from deserted
property, and they do not return very
readily after a redemption. In this
particular case it was deemed best to
increase the colony by buying and
placing a number of rats in the work
n8s. They are purchased from the
clerks in local store. Marquette
mich. Mining journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-12

Lace and lawn tucked allovers in
entirely new arrangements.
striped mousselines in soft
tintings and delicate designs.
An immense variety of absolutely
new weaves N black sill; crepons.
Lace, openwork, Isle thread hose
in striking shades and combinations.
New ideas in silk warp novelty
ginghams in cords, stripes and plaids.
i 'Infants' fine silk and wool mittens
and bootees in white and light colors.
Many new muslins in which all the
choicest foulard patterns are repre-.
sented.
Manufacturers lengths of iacquerd
swisses, striped and polka dotted
dimities.
Beautiful designs in embroidered d
demi- -houncings and extra wide mar.
Gin goods.
Pink, blue, rose and violet cham.
brays in plain colors and neat novel.
ty patterns.
Pretty styles in children's aprons
and dresses trimmed with embroid-
cry or lace.
Handsome French tapestries with
plain dark grounds interviewer with
tinsel threads.
Immense assortments of cambrlc,
nainsook and swiss edgings and bands
in open patterns.
Choice lines of ginghams that show
French loop, pincheck, bar, cord and
cluster stripe designs.
Excellent values in this seasons
sample lots of shirt waists, including
percales, lawns and madras ideas.
Very high-class shirt waists mado
entirely of alternating stripes of white
or colored washable ribbon and lace
inserting.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-12

Panne improves on acquaintance.
Its soft, silky quality makes it admir-
ably adapted for drapery and Tor the
innumerable and narrow pleats and
tucks demanded by fashion this sea-
son. In colore and design it is ex.
quisite, and whether pale daintiness
or rich and striking effects are desired
the lovely new fabric seems finer and
fairer ahan ordinary velvet or the
richest and rarest of brocaded silks.
A smart frock of a new material that
resembles camel's hair cloth is in pale
biscuit color; the skirt has pleats down
each side, each one edged with guipure
lace; bands of sable stripe the white
panne front of the pretty bodice.
A frock of pale pastel-green cloth
has graduated strappings of green vel
vet and three little box-pleats at the
back. The little bolero is also strapped
and shows an open waistcoat, and a
soft vest of white panne, painted in
soft shades and embroidered with
gold,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-12

There's little to wonder at in the
statement that women were such a
success at census taking in Cuba the
other day, where they were ior tho
first time officially employed in q gov.
mental capacity. 1t was because OF
the other women. One chief diff,
Guilty of men census-takers has always
been to get the respective members OF
the feminine population to give their
correct age. Women census-ta takers
would not only be pretty sure to make
a victim give her right age, but if it
came to the point she could always
guess at it more accurately than a
man. 1t takes a woman to catch a
woman, and it is just as well that the
Government should recognize it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-12
Mentally Deficient Children.

That, on an average, fifteen pc,
cent. of all school children are par.
TALLY deaf was the statement made by
L. r. Johnstone, the vice principal O.
the Training School for Feeble Minded
Children, in his recent speech before
the New Jersey Association for the
Study of Children and Youth. He also
said that there is not public school in
the country which has not at least
one mentally deficient child, apR. he
spoke of the great need of suitable
teachers, those who realize the re.
sponsi5ility of their positions. "Such
teachers said Mr., Johnstole, care
born and not made.'
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-12

used in an invalid's room, with SPRAYS
of forget-me-nots or tiny roses wrought
on the white linen, and a ring covered
with silk crocheted in single-stitcn,
pink or blue to match the flowers, to
lift them from the glass. But some.
body has invented q variation upon
this design, which greatly increases
its usefulness when the cover is
placed over tumbler containing
medicine which is to be given at stated
times.
Women who spend part or all OF
their summer leisure in making fancy
articles to be sold at fairs for charity,
or i'll exchanges to put extra pennies
into their own purses, will. find this
little novelty very saleable.
Cut from any of the art lincns a cir.
Gle half an inch larger tLan circle OF
pasteboard which is large enough to
cover the top of tumbler without
fear of falling in; then draw a circle
on the linen exactly the size of the
pasteboard. With white silk work
row of button-hoie stitching, the
straight edge just Oh the marked line,
the inner one irregular, so that its
outline will be waving. Within this
stitching work the figures, from one
to twelve, seen on the face of clock,
and between these figures straight
lines of unequal length to represent
the half and quarter hours, the half.
hour, midway between the figures,
being the longest, the quarter hours,
placed between the figures and the
half-hours, little less than half its
length. A small brass hand is fast.
ened in the centre of the circle with
brass or gilt button.
When the whole is finished, the
linen is laid on the pasteboard, the
edge projecting beyond the edge of
embroidery is basted securely on, q
second circle of the same size also has
covering of the linen basted on in
the same way, and the two are sewed
together with cover er-and-over" stitch.
Or the second circle of linen may be
basted on, without the pasteboard lin
ing, and hemmed down, but it is more
difficult to do this neatly, unless the
seamstress is unusually skilful.
By the use of this pretty little cover
not only are the contents of the tum.
bier kept free from dust and all i'm
purities, but the nurse or patient can
mark the hour when the last dose OF
medicine was taken, or set the hand
to fix the time for the next.-Harper' s
Bazaar,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-12
Why We Sit on Tables.

About ten million women are exas-
perated every day by men sitting on
tables. So far as | am aware, women
do not pay for the furniture, and it is
none OF their business how it is used.
The habit of men sitting on tables
has led to the invention of the cush-
ioned billiard table and will no doubt
ultimately result in other clever no.
tions. At one time it was supposed
that men chose to sit on tables be.
cause they could get exercise without
exertion by swinging their own legs
and by kicking the legs of the table
The scientific fact is that tables are
more magnetic than chairs. If three
men walk into a room where there is
no woman two of them will make for
the table naturally. The third one
will try two or three chairs and
finally give it up in despair and join
the others. The source of this mag
netism is the friction that women
create by polishing tables so fre-
quently. OF course, women say that
they only polish tables because men
sit on them and spoil them, but this
is illogical and feminine. No really
clever men sit on chairs. They use
their chairs for keeping their papers
and things on, also their feet.
Chairs are notoriously immoral.
You will notice that well l-bred man,
when he finds himself losing his tenn
per, invariably gets up from his chair
and makes n diract line for tho naarost
table. This enables him to keep his
temper and to argue reasonably
The Criterion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-12

At last Norway has been granted
"clean flag" as it has been called.
That is The insignia on her flag which
indicated her union with Sweden has
been voted OFF. The constitution
allows Norway to have separate flag
but the Swedish flag was forced on
her in 1914. Since then the Nor
weisans have been constantly fighting
to get their own flag, and much bitter
ness has been displayed between the
two nations on this and other scores.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-04-12

OF the tactics OF infantry there is
no end, but there are some simple
rules for the individual foot soldier to
remember when lost in the chaos of
battle. If you cannot bayonet your
enemy, shoot him; if he goes away,
aim at the base of his spine. But do
not let your attention be distracted
from business by the consideration
that other people are making a mark
of you. Jt is your duty to kill the
highest possible number of those op.
posed to you, not to save your own
skir.-From "How Soldiers Fight"