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The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20
HER UNSUCCESSFUL EX-
PERTINENT.
Tobacco Habit cuEe Drove Husband
From Cigars 60 cigarettes.
(From The Detroit Free Press.)

(From The Detroit Free Press.)
"My smoking has always been sore
point with my wife, who never lets a
chance slip by 20 try and talk me out Of
the habit" said Brown. Now, l enjoy
a good cigar and see no use in giving up
something that affords me pleasure. The
other dag while was ruInmaging around
ina a cupboard ran across box of al
legged tobacco cure. IL could be put. so IL
said ON the lid, In the coffee of the one
that it was intended for. and he would be
cured of the hnbit without knowing how
il was done.
IL saw az onos what Mrs. Brown was
up TO, and resolved 20 get even with
her. The contents looked as much like
sugar as snything; 50 l threw 1t out and
reiilled the box from the sugar bowl.
THAT evening from the unusual sweet
ness OF my coffee realized that she had
begun 30 dope me. Finishing my din
1aer, pushed back in my chair and said
lit is strange, my dear, but l haven't
the slightest desire 60 smoke cigar. L
saw her beam nc this, and then / contin-
ued: But instead l have u desire 20
smoke a Cigarette
:. You have whatf' she shrieked, for
she considers IL sure death to smoke the
little rolls.
:" "A desire to smoke a cigarette, said
/, calmly. Il shall have 60 go over TO the
corner store and get package
Leaving her gasping for breath, went
over and bought package and smoked
the miserable little things for the rest OF
the evening, while she wildly begged me
to smoke cigar or anything else but
cigarettes.
hFor three days my wife kept putting
her supposed dope In my coffee and |
kept smoking, continually remarking
that it was strange that no longer cared
for cigar, but could not smoke enough
cigarettes.
"Finally she broke down and confessed
what she had been doing. After fright
ening her by pretending that she had
fixed the cigarrtte habit ON me for life,
we compromised by my agreeing 20 give
them up and she 70 refrain from saying
ANYTHING more about my smoking cigars.
1.-The agent that sold her the dope Is
going co call soon 10 get a recommenda-
ton from my wife. He'll get IL. He'll
get something else, too"
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

have ordered two regiments from the
Philippines, and Russia Is moving large
bodies down from Manchurin. When
thess troops become available order viii
soon be restored, but before that there Is
time for a good deal Of massacreing by
the Insurgents. At the present time for
clxners In the country are practically
without protection, and a considerable
period must elapse before they will be
safe.
The ultimate outcome Of this outbreak
and the condition China win be left in
can hardly b. predicted with any ap-
pruaoh 20 certainty. or course the powers
must not only put the instruction down,
but must keep It down. The former task
Is comparatively simple alongside of the
latter. The Empress Dowager, who is
virtually the ruling sovereign, is in SYM
pathy with the insurrection, and its
avowed purpose, the expulsion OF for
Ieigners from the country. To leave her
ON the throne after order Is restored,
would b. simply TO invite another out
br,sak as soon ~ circumstances favored.
One solution might be the FORTHCOMING
OF the country, but this would be attend
cd with tremendous difficulties, In a popu-
lation 20 enormous and 50 hostile as II
would be SURE 10 be. A great many
thousands of troops would be needed to
keep the country In order and the drain
upon the exchequers Of the powers
would be very severe. The diff
cnlties of this solution will be
too great at the present time, probably
for IL 10 find much favor. The only other
Il apparently TO set up u govern
ment which will have strength Of It's own
and put behind it the moral, and II
necessary In AN emergency the physical
support of the powers. This programme
would by no mcans be free from diff
culties, but Il would present less than.the
parcelling out Of the country
The attitude of the United States
towards China hns always been
one Of hands of. Our interfer-
enee will go only 80 far as to
protect the lives and property of our own
citizcns, though we might join the powers
In a scheme for keeping permanent order
which did not involve the destruction OF
the integrity Of the empire. Certainly,
unless our traditional policy Is completely
reversed, we shall not join the powers in
rartitioning tins country. We want no
territory there, or ut least we ought not
20 want any. The Philippines are likely
to give us trouble enough for some time
70 come. We want simply assurances
that our citizens in the empire shall be
protected in their persons and property,
and guarantees of equal trade facilities.
The latter the powers have already given
MS. IL The country Is partitioned Of
course the powers will furnish the former.
We arr under no obligation TO assist the
in the permanent government of
the country, and unless 1t is imperatively
necessary to do 70 in order to protect our
own interests we ought to take no part
in IT,
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

The chief reason that Quay is 50 anx-
fous % nominate Roosevelt Is because he
suspects that Hanna prefers somebody
else. Since Hanna voted 10 refuse him a
seat in the Senate, the relations between
them have been very bitter, and he will
let no opportunity 10 embarrass the Ohio
Senator pass unimproved. Roosevelt Is
not the kind of man Quay would natn-
rally take 10 IL he were picking out a
man simply because he liked him. The
secret of Platt's anxiety 10 git Roosevelt
ON the'ticket Is undoubtedly hts desire
10 get him out of New York politics.
The governor has not been docile enough
10 suit the great boss. He took him
because he had 10 and not because he
wanted to, and he woald dearly like
to transfer him now in national field
where he cannot interfere with his politi-
cal plans.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20
HORSES IN BATTLE AND AFTER


The thousands of horses killed in every
important battle have to be disposed of I;
they ara either buried or burned, accord
ing TO the climate. In South Africa
burial Is always resorted TO, but in some
of the northern parts of India the car
cases are left where they fall, and in
less than eight hours afterward are picked
clean by the vultures. This is by FAR the
best way from utilitarian point Of view,
for the bones may afterward be collected
and ground down for manure. The In
terment Of slaughtered animals Is always
left 10 the burial parties, and can scarcely
be said to be a part of the veterinary
surgeons duties.
In a cavalry charge, especially when
the firing Is az long range, lt Is practi-
cally impossible for the enemy 20 aim at
50 small figure as a human being with
any certain chance Of hitting him, and
50 the horse, presenting the larger target,
the list OF casualties among horses under
these circumstances Is naturally reater
than among men At Talavera 80 horses
were killed and 20 men, while at the
famous charge Of the light brigade at
Balaklava the losses among horses We're
80, and among men 80.
The horse is more Liable 20 suffer from
hunger and want OF rest than man,
and consequently we ind that in all pro-
tracted wars the loss In horses from dis
ease is terribly heavy. In Napoleon S
campaign across the Niemen, cut Of ~, on
horses no fewer than 45, COO succumbed in
six months. At the siege OF Plevna the
Russians lost over 80 per cent OF their
draft animals, and In the Egyptian war
OF 1879 half the English horses were dis
abled, OF which GOO died from sickness
and only 90 on the fisld Of battle.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

The qualifications OF Dolliver for Vice
President ara not conspicuous, though
doubtless he wenld I'm the ofiice with
er.Iir. He does not come from a doubt
ful state and he has mover had any exec
cutive experience. His chief attraction
Hes In his ability to make taking speeches.
Ths Vice Presidency would furnish him
small opportunity for exercising IL.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice TO Contractors.

GEALED Proposals fsr furnishing about 9s4t
- square yards of "New York" granite paw
ing blocks co the Street Department of the City
of Portland will be received at the office of the
Commissioner of Public Works until Wednes,
day. June 20. l900.at II o'clock M. when they
will be publicly opened and read. A bond ina
sum and With securities satisfactory TO the
Commissioner will he required OF the successful
bidder, TO insure the proper fulnllment OF the
further information may be obtained at tho
Office of the said Commissioner, who reserves
the right to reject any or all lblds, should he
deem IL for the interest OF the city 30 To 10.
Bids should be marked Proposals for GraIslle
Paving Blocks" and addressed to GEO. N.
FERNALD, Commissioner of Public Works.
June IA, 1900. jel4dtd
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

Left TO herself, China win work out, as
Japan has done, her own salvation.
Ruled by monarchies and despots, her
land win always be this abode OF abject
misery and want.
\ Let the people who wish well to China
frown upon the establishment OF protec-
torate. 10 Is the beginning Of absorption.
My Judgment is that the Boxers win be
put down and that before long peace will
prevail In China, and that partition will
not be attempted ut this time.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

The New England delegation 10 Phila-
delphia ought 10 stand by Long. Take
him ala in an he il the best fitted of the
whole bot OF vice presidential candidates.
while he has not the vote drawing power
probably, Of the Rough Rider, he would
make a safer President il 1t should tall 90
the lot OF the vice president 20 fill that
.,fFira
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

The committee was successful enough
In pointing out ways by which money for
Vaughan's bridge might b. had, but "
failed 10 point out which was the most
practicable and best under all the eircum-
1faueaa
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

The Boston Herald wants another peaoe
conference, but what for II Is difficult to
Imagine. since the fast one there has
be.n nothing but war, war, war. An
other one AID the whole world might be
ablaxp
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

The defeated candidate for mayor of
Havana claims TINT he WIS beaten by
fraud and boasts that the best people
Foted for him-all % which sounds very
natural
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

Fx4iov. Haadley, formerly Of
Ohio, now Of New York, Is another
proninrnt Democrat who declares that he
will vote for Mckinley. -Four years ago
he did not vote at all
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

Pest hous.> aims house, electric motor
and bridge. Can't somebody think on
something eisef
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

The Hon. Josaph II. Manley Is for
Long. For how hong may BE- Pertinsntly
asked.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20
AUCTION SALES.
F. 0. BAILEY & CO., Autionesrs
BY F. 0. Bailey & Co., AuctIoneeTs,

Special Sale of New and Second Hand
Bicycles. EnameIing Ovens, Eai-
canizers, Lathes. etc, etc, TO
close Estate.
We shall sell on Monday. Juns 18th, at 10
a. M, at our salesre1 ON, 10 Exe1auge St. about
20 new bicycles among which are the Eclipse,
Eclipse Waldorf, Electric City and other high
grade wheels. together with about IS good
second hand bicycles, among which are Vic
tors chain ana cnainless, second hand Column
bias Stearns, Featherstone. Pierce. Tribune.
Dayton and other well known makes.
Safe positive and without reserve. This will
be the opportunity OF the season to secure a
bargain. Ie20dtd
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20
Miss KATE M. ESTEY

WILL b AT -
~ WO0df0rds So, Woodfords
during the sumpsr and Will receive q
few pupila In
eaAmmsR on ElsN SCHOOL STUDIES,
Address through june RoSLINDALE,
MASS. jelSdzH
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20
500 Reward.

HtHE Portland Electric Light Company win
Il pay sI00 70 any one who will furnish evil
denoo that will convict any person OF tamper-
ng with their lines. lamps or machinery.
PORTLAND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY
Gee w. RroWn. President
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

Patrons Of TIE PRESS who are leaving to~n
tssnr orally nav have tas addresses OF their
papers changed az oiisn as ihey may desire b.
ro1ftlaa me oflcw
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

How much easier ~ Is 10 raiss money
fsr shows than for anything ei-ei
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

Subscribers whose papers are not delivered
fssupgiY are requested 10 uotifT the ehee Of
me DAILY rREss. Ne VI EAehanes street.
Portland Ne.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-20

1t is good plan to put your winters
coal in early before house cleaning time.
We now have good stock of Lehigh
Goals, such as Hazleton, Honey Brook,
Special Hard Reading, etc. A fun line
of free burning Goals, also Franklin,
English and American Cannels, Poca-
hontas and Georges Creek Cumberland.
Enter up your orders and take adyan-
tage of summer price.
Telephone 400.
Omces-76 COMMERCIAL ST.
40 EXCHANGE ST.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-05
BELGlUM'S PEACE PLAN.
Signatures to Petitions Solicited
The Appeal 10 America.

Brussels. Jan. i Senator LeJeune, former
MiTistcr # Justice. and now member of
the Belgian Council Of State. presided at
meeting in this city to-day Of the com
miitce recently formed 10 organize a move
mcnt In Belgium in support of an address
to President Mckinley appealing TO him to
mediate In favor II peace between Great
Britain and the Transvaal Among those
present VI. Ia FOntaine. former Senator.
many OF the former members Of the Sen
ate. several members Of the Chamber Of
Deputies. several professors Of the Uni
vrrSity Of Brussels and a number OF other
prominent men. most OF them members OF
the niversal League Of Peace.
After a long discussion, 1t was decided to
invite tn" public to send letters In support
Of the norcment TO the secretary OF the
league. and from Eext Sunday TO plac"
petitions for signatures In all the cafes IN
Brussels and the provincial towns. The
petition TO President Mckinley reads as
follows.
M. le President: Rightly moved by the
bloody and terrible struggle In South AT
r!'a between two cf the most civilized poo
Piles oi III" world. TN" undersigned address
4 most pressing appeal to your Excellcnoy
in favor .: mediation. which you alone can
offer. They beg you to fulfill the sacred
dGtE OF human brotherhood"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-05
GENERAL DOMESTIC

Five speeches were made yesterday In the
lander riot case. Night sessions will he the
order until the argument Is concluded The
first address for the defense was made YES
terday morning.
Another unsuccessful attempt was rnada
last night to get the Austin Council 10 an
propriate money for the interest on bonded
Indebtedness.
The bold burglar who terroriz.d ST To-
scph. Mo, has been captured He confesses
10 q. number Of rnhberies IL 4 mere youth
and says he found burglary and robbery
more profitable than legitimate pursuits
Dynamite was exploded under car fl,
which there We're twelve passengers AZ
Springfield. Ill, last night This is the third
case of the kind since the street railway
strike. No one was injured
Missouri. through Attorney General Crow
Will apply for an injunction in the United
states Federal Court to restrain the poIlu-
zion of the Mississippi River by sewage
from the Chicago drainage canal Governor
Stephens approves the plan. The Chicago
drainage promoters are preparing for the
fight I'm Washington
woman at West Plains, Mo, shot and
Killed a man at dance.
An old man. supposed to reside in Dac,-
fur. Ill, was frozen 10 death recently I'm the
Indian Territory.
NJ. NJ. Mitchell and wife narrowly escaned
death by fire at Pine Bluff, Ark
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-05
HISTORIES OF ENGLAND.
Chicago School Board Orders Them
Thrown Out.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. f.-Histories Of Eng
land. furnished as supplementary reading
for the seventh and eighth grades in Chi
Cago public schools. were thrown out by the
School Management Committee of the
Board OF Education to-day and the Dis
trtct Superintendents ordered 10 recommend
other books on English history which would
not contain any reference to England as the
mother country" when the matter came
up on the motion to adopt several hundred
books for supplemental reading. Trustee
Heating. who is president of the Ancient
order Of Hibernlans said
Every book on this list Is good with the
exception OF the histories of England I
think 1t is time the public schools of Chi
cago should have histories whic. show the
rapacity and tyranny of England in their
true light. The history of England is worth
studying. but our children do not need to
be reminded that England is the only coun-
try In the world. What We want in tho
schools 10 a history Of England that will be
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-05
Ma rtne IntrlfIcEnrr.

Liverpool. Jan ARRIVED. Michigan.
from Boston: Teutonic. from New York.
New York. Jan. ARRIVED Ems. NauIes.
Merkeudam. from Amsterdam.
New York. Jan. 4.-Arrived: NoordIand.
Antwerp
New York, Jan. ARRIVED: Darr,staa.
from Bremen
Queenstown. Jan. 4.-Arrived: Steamer
Pennand. Philadelphia, for LIVERPOOL. ard
proceeded.
London. .Ian. ARRIVED: Steamer Mani
tou. New York.
London. Jan. Arrived: Manhattan. New
York.
Yokohama. Jan. 4.-Saied: Monmouth
shire 0rom Hong-kong). Portland. ore
New York, Jan. .t-Arrived. Nord!and
Antwerp.
New York. Jan. 4.-SGiiej: La Norrnaudis
Bavre: Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse Bremen
via ChcrbourE and Southampton
Portland. Me. Jan. i-Salled: Rueuos
Ayrean. Liverpool
New York. Jan. ARRIVED: Victoria, Ma
pies
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-05
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

The worlds Fair committees In joint ses-
sion decided TO apply TO Congress Tor So!cc.-
cno, conditioned on the raising OF Siev',""
here
The Hospital Saturday ana Sunday Asso-
citation Is collecting reports from the hos
pitals regarding free work. with view 10
oistributil z the funds collected.
Arrangements were completed for the first
excursion II the Implement and Nehtcte
Board of Trade.
John p Carroll. while repairing pump
fell into 4 deep CisterN. After swimming
for some time lie was rescued His shout
der and 4 finger We're fractured 10y striking
the water.
The residential tra-t i-nown as Horten's
place. on Kings HiEa Way and Mcpherson
avenue, sold TO the Hortense Realty
Company for sl55,o" cash.
Mrs. Gross returned from holiday cele-
bration and found her house ransacked. She
caused the arrest of a former boardar.
Central Division. Christian Endeavor.
elected officers and planned for great
mass meeting.
The petition of John ". Reese for a writ
Of habeas corpus was argued and taken un
der advisement- He was punished for
making a speech encouraging miners TO
strike.
Eugene Donnally was placed on trial.
charged with murder Tor the killing of Mrs.
Henry Miller. Testimony for the State was
introduced. and the defendants counsel la
bored to suggest IL was purely an accident.
Three young children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Marks We're poisoned by eating cheese.
The girls condition is serious.
Detectives rescued g. &. Boles. a Clinton
County farmer. from afahle strangers He
was carrying the proceeds of a sale of
cattle.
\ transcript of record In the Lincoln.
Neb.. bank case was flied in the Federal
Court Of Appeals. Isaac Holt is suing the
officers.
Protests are being received by Commis-
rt6her Higgins against hts action in refusing
licenses to certain saloons. President Hawes
of the Police Board reviewed the proceed
ings and declared the department favored
closing disreputahe barrooms.
Two men found a human head In a box on
8 vacant lot. II is in charge Of the Coroner
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-05
AT MODOER RIVER.
No Change in the Situation-Bab
ington' Cavalry Work.

sre. !ai Cable 10 The Republic. New York H'rsFl
and London Telegraph. Republication Prohh-
red.
Nodder River. Thursday, Jan. 4.-tCopy-
right. l"ri. by James Gordon Bennett.-l
have just returned here with the cavalry
brigade under General Darlington. We left
here. on Monday to act in conjunction with
Piichsrs column from Belmont. We moved
out about sixteen miles TO the west on the
south side Of the river In order to prevent
General Crnnje from sending ii force TO at
tack the Belmont position This We sue
reedeG In doing. Six hundred Beers started
but they were forced 70 head west to Doug
las to avoid us. We never came IN contact
with thsr1
Then Is no change in the situation here.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-05
To.OAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
HI-S -SINESS.

Discount rates were ; 10 s per , cetJ 20. t"I
call and time loans. tlearIrrS, $500" :
balances, s5j6 7n4. New York eNchaus'' -
premium bid. G0c premium asked. Ne" Wy =
leans. 25, discount bid par asked: LouiS-
Vile. par bid. &c premium asked; 'hl'tko'
Toe discount hid. Toe premium asked III
cinnati. loc discount hid. par asked
The local wheat market closed lover at
7ec Jan: 7l"sc h. Nav: uH2Sc II. Ju!N' &C ~
? red. Corn closed higher at &o'ac b. Jan. :
S2ItI32I.c May; alA.c No. : white. oatH
closed At 2ic u. Jan. 2la25'sc May -''gc
No >.
AZ Chicago wheat closed lower NJ o'c Jan. :
6s.sc =. May: 7Gisc b. July. Corn closed Al
sDasc Jan; SAC May; a3isH23I4c Jaly- pa'S
closed az 22Isc Jan. 2ic May
The local mrrket for standard mess PORK
closed steady at s915 for cid and a: Sli-"
for new. Prime steam larl closed higher az
soc: choice AT 5E;.r.
The looa! market for spot cotton closed
steady.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-05
wASEINfyTDN

Senator Aldrich submitted the amended
finance bill. ard discussed its features ~
length.
In the House. the Sulzer resolution, as
amended asking Secretary Gage 20 eN-
plain transactions with national hanks, WAS
passed unanimously.
The Roberts investigating Committee re-
sumed its hearings. Mr.. Schroeder argued
for :he Gentiles who are opposed 10 the
seating Of the polEgamiSt-
Many business organizations throughout
the country are flooding Congress WIN pe-
titioEs to lower the war taxes.
Italy has replied favorably 10 the note
or the United States requesting action with
regard 10 the open door in China
4 bill was introduced in the House 70
provide for the opening. development ana
operation OF the mineral lands on Indian
reservations.
Senator Reveridge offered n resolution de-
ClarlES 4; to be the policy OF the th!tcd
States to retain the Philippine ISLANDS
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-05
PHIL SHERIDAN'S BROTHER.
He Now Is Adiutant Under Gen.
eral Merritt.


Washington. Jan. 4-Colonel Michael V.
Sheridan has been ordered to report on
March TO General Merritt as Adiutant
General Of the Department of the East.
Colonel Sheridan is brother of the IA
nous Phi Sheridar. and saw service in tn.
civil War. the Indian wars on the mains
and in the recent war with Spain. He at
tanned his rank OF Colonel in the regular
establishment, In January 1897 He ioined
the volunteer army First Lieutenant in
the Second Missouri Infantry. I'm September.
lseS' was made Captain in MAY, 1864 and
was breyctted Major in March. 1855 He en-
tered the REGULAR establishment as Sec
ono Lieutenant or the Fifth Cavalry in
feoruary. Isoo' and rose to the rank Of
Colonel on the AdJutant Gereraps staN In
February. lsss. He was appointed a Brisa-
dier General Of Volunteers May q. 1sss and
,,r S.r'eu Ni'n General Brooke in Puerto Rico.
"hen mustered out Brigadier General
ne was assigned as Adjutant General OF the
Department OF the Lakes. from which nIace
the East. -