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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-17
IT KILLED THE CHILD.
The Sad Result of Overtaxing Lit
tie Ones Mental Ability.

Speaking about precocious children,
said a resident OF North Indianapolis
few evenings ago, reminds me of an in
cident which occurred about three years
ago in this locality. The family in ques-
ton lived in beautiful cottage home on
Clifton street. The parents were well ed
ucated, and they had three children
two boys and a girl. The boys were rath-
err slow, as the world would term il, in
their mental capacity, while the girl was
unusually bright and precocious in her
nature. The parents were very proud Of
her and taught her easy verses and sto-
ries which she would repeat at the re-
quest of her mothers friends. who Won
dered at her brillancy.
AT lasl the mother thought II she
could teach her TO repeat 'Curfew Shall
Not Ring Tonight with accuracy and
proper expression she would accomplish
a wonderful feat and her little 3-year-old
tot would be the admiration of the entire
city. So she set about to accomplish the
task and spent many long and weary
days before the little one could repeat
the poem, a task which is difficult for one
of mature years and much training as an
elocutionist. Finally her dream was
realized. Her baby. in her childish talk
and simplicity, could repeat the poem
word for word, and in her dimpled hands
she would emphasize the strongest pas
sages with the proper gesture.
Zone night they gave party and inv't-
ed their friends. During the evening the
guests, knowing the remarkable ability OF
the child, asked her to speak for them.
The mother. anxious to astonish her
guests with her baby's wonderful memo
ry. asked her to speak 'Curfew Shall Not
Ring Tonight
1.-The child was tired and sleepy, but
she needed her mothers request. She
be,-1n the difficult task. and when about
hall way through she forgot. Her moth
er helped her out by prompting. and she
continued. Finally she hesitated again
and said:
al tan't member it. mamma
"At last, tired and sleepy, she sank
down on the floor and fell asleep. The
mother carried her to her bed and snugiy
tucked the covers about her, but the little
one was nervous, and in a short time
symptoms of brain fever began to devel-
op. All through the night in her delirium
she would cry out:
81 tan't member II, mamma
"The fond parents. realizing their mis-
take, did all In their power TO restore the
little one to health again, but II was too
late The months Of weary toll and the
climax of the night were too much for
the childish nature and ability Of the
babe, and before dawn she had passed in
to that peaceful sleep which knows no
waking. No; il does not pay to tax the
mental ability of child beyond its
strength. "-Indianapolis Sentinel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-17
THE ARREST OF LOVE.

Boston, January 10 "A despatch was
resolved at headquarters late tonight that
Charles A. Love had been arrested at st.
John, N. b., on the charge of forging the
deeds to real estate in Arlington. Mass.
and that he would be brought before the
local court there tomorrow morning.
Love is accused by Henry A. Chase,
alias George Coohrans of completely In
the forsary Of deeds to property valued at
SIS, 900 for which Coohrane was arrested
last December and held In $4,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-17
Objection Made TO Testimony
on Point.
Mr.. Osborne Brings Out
His Facts.
Advertising Agent KOck on the
Stand.

New YORK. January IS First on the
witness stand today In the trial Of Moli-
neux for the murder of Mrs. Adams, Was
Handwriting Expert Albert s. Osborne
of Rochester, N. Y. Mr.. Osborne was
cross-exapi ned at length by MIR. Weeks,
the objeut evidently being to prove that
the expert had made very h asty examine
tion of the writings which figure In the
case. The second witness Of the day was
Andre Bustanoby, the perintsndent Of
the Knickerbooker Athletic club. Assist
ant District Attorney Osborne presented
several oils made out to the Knicker-
booker Athletic club and witness identi-
ted them as having been presented for
goods delivered at 251 West 10th street,
the address at wnioh the colored. woman,
Rachael Green, yesterday claimed that
the defendant had formerly resided undel
the name of "Mr. Cheseborough."
Mr.. Bustanoby testified that the goods
were delivered there In accordance with
the order Of Molineux. Minnie Belts, the
servant Of Mrs. Belllnger at 25i West End
avenue, being recalled. testified that the
name on the card OF the man who called
on Blanche Cheseborough was Mr.. Bar
net but this testimony was ordered erased
from the records. A dispute arose be-
tween counsel and the recorder finally
reprimanded the counsel and said: 81
regard this testimony as Irrelevant. The
Barnet case Is not the one on trial. The
question OF motive In the Barnet case has
nothing to do with this case. Motive Is
not an action and what is relevant in the
Barnet case is not material In the Cor
nish case.
BY framing his questions In different
way. however Mr.. Osborne succeeded In
bringing out portions of the Information
desired. Joseph ]. Kook, the advertising
agent at 1850 broadway, was called as
the last witness of the day. He told the
familiar story of the correspondence
which he had with Moltneux while the
prisoner was connected with the labora-
tory of chemical mandatory au New
ark, and about visit which the defend
ant made to his place of business for the
purpose Of hiring a private letter box.
He positively identified Molinsux as the
man. Ths day s proceedings wound up
With queries as to how much money bad
been paid by the witness Tor furnishing
two Of the daily papers of this city with
exclusive stories for publication.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-17

are members of the Protestant churches,
loss of about per cent since the cen
sus of 1890. There has not been an actu-
al loss 10 numbers but the difference In
percentage IL due to the steady stream Of
foreigners, 5000 a week. who keep rush.
ing in. In the Greater New York there
are 1900, 900 persons without any rel'g-
ious utilization at all. There are more
non Christians in New York city than in
the entire western half of the country.
The situation is worse now than 1t was
three years ago.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-17
Mr.. Bacon States His
Objection.
Treaty Annuls Sovereignty Of
Samoan Government.

Washington, January 16.-The Senate
today ratified the Samoan treaty without
division. The ratification occurred in
executive session and after two hours of
debate, Messrs. Davis, Foraker and
Spooner advocated and Senators Bacon,
Money and Tillman opposed ratification.
Senator Bacon made the leading
speech in opposition. He based his OBJ
lection upon the gsneral ground that it
was contrary to the spirit of our institu-
tions to attempt 20 govern any people in
opposition to their wishes. He said that
he was not opposed to the new conven-
ton, because of any Partially felt for
tho old tri-partite agreement, which was
repugt ant to him. He thought, howev-
er, a means might be found to get rid of
it without resorting 10 subterfuge which
was repulsive to all American ideas of
liberty and independence.
There was no doubt of the intentionito
annex land exercise sovereignty in place
of the protectorate, which was the dis
tinguishing feature of the tri-partite
agreement of 1890. To this proposed
change of policy he objected strenuous
". He showed that the old agreement
guaranteed the independence of the Sa-
moan government, whereas the pending
instrument annulled all sovereignty of
the Samoan government and partitioned
the islands between the United States
and Germany.
Mr.. Bacon said that the friends of the
treaty supported it upon the two
grounds that it simply divided authority
heretofore exercised Jointly and that the
Samoan people being only savages"
there was no reason why they should not
be despoiled of their country. He con-
tended that it was not true that the old
arrangement was simply to be continued
under a division of authority and assert
ed that the declaration that the Samoan
people were savages was untsnable. He
said that the United States had in many
ways recognized the Samoan govern
ment, guaranteeing its independence and
making a treaty of amity and friendship
with its government.
awe DON'T" he continued, ''make
treaties OF friendship with savHges /" He
claimed that the PROPOSED change
should not be made without the consent
OF the natives.
MIR. Bacon said he was entirely will
ing that the United Statss should acquire
tine island of Tutuila with its Pago- Page
harbor II that could be done in the prop
er manner and withous violating all our
principles
Senator Money and Senator Tillpian
spoke In practically the same line. The
friends of the treaty repudisted the ss-
sertion that the old treaty provlsl ons
were annulled. They claimed that tai
country, by the arrangement retained
all the old advantages and avoided the
complications liable to grow out of the
tripartite agreement. They urged that the
opportunity should not be lost both 10
get out Of an awkward predicament and
to control in our own right the hsr Dor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-17
II Didn't Burn.

Boston Nationally love, you should
study domestic as well as political econo-
my, for in the exigencies of mundane ex-
istence no seer can proGnosticate the fu
ture. You have already disbursed all of
the present your uncle gave you.
Small Daughter-I know. mother but
the money was all in new coins, and the
designs are so inartistic that l disliked
to retain them in my possession.-Ne
York Weekly.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-17
NoN-CHRIsTAIN NEW YORK.

New York, January 16-Miss Helen F.
Mott, an evangelist, in an address to the
Methodist clergymen of the city, said:
ION Manhattan island there are nearly
$500 people to every Protestant church.
Only about per cent of the population
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-17
MISS GOULD'S GIFT.

New York, January i6-Miss Helen
Gould has contributed $4,000 to aid In
the building of the new home for the
naval branch of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, in Brooklyn. . work
that Is being undertaken by tho inter-
national COMMITTEES of that association
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-17

81 see that Chicago is determined to do
away with her old board sidewalks"
SIS she? II will be difficult then, TO
tell a Chicago man by his gait"
"How soY'
Haven't you watched them? They
walk, you know. as il they were eternally
stepping over cracks. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-17

That razor you are using, Hiram"
said Uncle Silas to the visiting nephew.
''is one that was used by your grandfs-
Their 70 years ago. That will be some
thing to remember"
ayes" groaned Hiram, making anoth-
er swipe across his cheek with the time
honored weapon. II don't think | shall
ever forget it!'-Chicago Tribune.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-17
ANOTHER FIRM WRECKED.

Boston, January 1.-THE firm Of h.
Q. Wainwright Il Co.. bankers and brok-
ers at ~ State street. have assigned to
George c. Lee, Jr. The firm carried a
heavy load Of United States mining
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-17

" mas WINS tno positAoh VI tAo AooA-
dsntg" Inquired Mr.. Vest. ''Hs directed
the psacs commission to take one island
-Luzon--ani afterwards abandoned that
policy. He has since said the acquisition
Of the islands was an act OF Providence
that we could not leave them as derslicts.
"Ths fact is this whole question 10
lea nehulous aud foggy condition.
ave have the bubonio plague added
to leprosy In Hawaii We have starva-
tion In Puerto Rico; We have unrest and
disquist In Cuba, and We have war of
indefinite length In the Philippines. Is
1t treason to say thiss
Referring to the Paris treaty, Mr.. Vest
said:
when that treaty was ratified by the
Senate, every senator knew then. as he
knows now, that we were paying 81, 600. =
600 for war in the arch ipslago, the end
of wkioh might come In month and
might not come In ten years.
"Wsre We to remain silent, reiraining
even from ordinary criticism as 10 the
conduct of the war for fear that We are
| to be denounced as allies OF Agu fnaldo
and opposed to the authority OF our coun-
tryf" At the conclusion OF Mr.. Vests
speech, the currency bill was laid before
! the Senate and Mr.. MoLaurin, Democrat
Of South Carolina, spoke on an amend
ment which he had offered to tbs meas
urs. He advocated the rspeal Of the law
placing tax on stats bank circulation
ana permission to state banks to ssue
circulating notes. He maintained that
the Increase of tbs banking facilities
would not help the South and West II
provided according to the provisions OF
the pending bill. He would have each
state rsgulsts its ownedomestic currency.
but In volume and kind.
| At g. 45 the Seuata went into executive
session and ut 2.5o &C journed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-10
EXPOSITION PRICES.

Letters coming from Paris indicate that
the hotel and boarding house keepers of
that city are preparing TO charge extor-
tionate prices during the six months of
The exposition. The thought is thrown
out by the writers of these letters that
only rich people will be able to visit the
exposition. There will be no place, they
say, for poor people.
The hotel keepers will find out that rich
people are no more willing to be robbed
than poor people. If they charge oxtor-
tionate prices they will have a limited
number of guests. 1t is probable that
those who are preparing to rob visitors
viii be disappointed. Before the Chicago
Exposition opened it was said that the
charges of the hotels and restaurants
would be something frightful. 1t turned
out, however that it was only at the
first class hotels that very high prices
were maintained. There we're plenty of
excellent hotels where board and lodging
could be had at very moderate prices. In
deed, there were very good hotels that
did not have as many guests as they
could accommodate.
There will be the same condition of af-
fairs In Paris. A great many hotels have
been built 1t will be found that the num-
Der of visitors will not come up to expec-
tation. Hotel and boarding house keep
ers who are figuring on enormous profits
will be glad to accommodate guests at
very reasonable rates before the expo
sitiou has been open very long.
The exposition will be well worth see
ing, of course, but ii is doubtful if it will
surpass the Chicago Exposition, except
in exhibits which are new inventions.
Therefore those who were at Chicago will
have very little reason for going to Paris
unless they want to visit Europe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-10
DEWEY,S PURPOsE.

A Washington dispatch says that it is
the purpose of Admiral Dewey TO make
a contest for the presidential nomination
of the Democratic party and that in a
day or two he will announce his views
on public questions. 1t Is predicted that
he will antagonize the administrations
expansion policy, and will take a position
in respect to the Philippines a little less
radical than that occupied by Mr.. Bryan.
1t is also asserted that he will come out
for free trade and fair treatment for the
Porto Ricans The Admiral, however, is
not talking freely about his policy. He
intimates that he has a surprise in store,
both as to his policy and the men behind
him.
1t is probable that the Admiral is much
more surprised at the manner in which
his candidacy has been received than the
people will be by any further statements
he may make to>tham. 1t is somewhat
strange that he cannot see that there is
no chance whatever for him to get the
nomination at Kansas City, and that if
he were to run as an independent candi-
date he would hardly be heard of in the
campo gn When he visits Chicago he will
understand probably that while the peo-
pie have a high regard for him person
ally they are not anxious to have him
for President.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-10
AFRAID OF THE LEGISLATURE.

Controller Coler of New York city, is
authority for the statement that the fact
that the state of New York got nearly
81 100000 from the estate of the late George
Smith, of England, under the New York
Inheritance tax law, was kept secret
until the Legislature had adjourned. be-
cause it was believed that if the good for
tune of the state became known to that
body while in session, il would have alb
sorbed the whole amount in extravagant
appropriations The controller and the
Governor wanted the tax payers to have
the benefit of the windfall. They will ac-
compish their wish, because the state
tax rate has been reduced below two
mills on the dollar.
While the taxpayers will get the benefit
of the money, it is not certain that the
Governor would have kept the matter
quiet If he had not been DESTROYS of maxi
ing a little political capital for campaign
purposes next fall. The Republicans are
already saying that the tax rate is the
lowest the state has had in fifty years,
but they are careful to keep the reason in
the background.
Stin, the belief entertained by the Gov
ernor, a Republican, and the Controller
of New York city, Tammany Democrat,
that the money would have been spent in
extravaganza appropriations if its existence
in the state treasury had been generally
known, is a severe reflection on the Leg
islature. 1t is a sad state of affairs when
confidence in those in whom the people
have placed their interests is lacking.
1t is stated that the fortune of George
Smith amounted to something like a hun
bred millions OF dollars. He died in Lon
don last fall. He lived in the clubs in
that city. and did not spend more than
50. 600 a year. The British government
collected 100000 as an inheritance tax
on the part of the property that was in
London. and the United States govern
ment will collect a very large amount,
provided the national inheritance tax law
is decided TO be constitutional. Something
like twelve millions of dollars in all will
have to be paid in satisfaction of Inherit
ance tax laws.
And it is probable that George
Smiths vast fortune never gave
him much pleasure. Doubtless he found
some satisfaction in boarding money. but
the trouble his investments gave him must
have more than offset that. Everything
considered his money must have been a
burden to him. He had the means for
doing a great deal of good but it is only
seldom that a man who has spent his
life in accommodating a great fortune is
willing to part with any of it in charity
or in founding institutions for the benefit
Of his fellowmen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-10
PER SONAL.

The South African CORE pondent II
the New York Evening Post says that the
following story of Kitchener is probably
not very far astray: Cecil Rhodes made
more or less trouble for the military au~
thorities in Kimberley and finally Col.
Kekewich one day photographed Col.
Kitchner that Rhodes interference was
getting unbearable. Kitchener's PROMPT
answer was: You had better put him in
chains" "
The Dowager Empress of Russia, the
Czarowitz and the Grand Duchess Olga
will according to the present arrange
ments, pay visit to Denmark shortly, so
that they will be in Copenhagen on the
King of Denmarks birthday, April 5. The
Princess of Wales and other members of
the royal family are also expected to visit
the King of Denmark on that occasion. In
cluded in the party are the Duke and
Duchess of Cumberland, with several of
their children.
AT the christening of the son and heir
of Prince and Princess Henry of Pless the
German Emperor was present, and was
sponsor for the infant, the Prince of Wales
being the other godfather. His Royal
Highness was represented by Sir Frank
Lascelles. the British ambassador in Ber-
lin. The Emporer kissed his small god
SON and then escorted Princess Henry of
PlesS to luncheon in a room adjoining that
in which the ceremony took place. The in
FAINT is quite an important parsonage.
Prince Henrys father, Furst Won Pless, is
a great Sesian magnate and landowner
with whom the German Emperor stays for
shooting as a rule once a year The young
mother is one of the beautiful daughters
of Mr.. Cornw West
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-10
TRUSTS AND THE TARIFF.

We called attention day or two ago 10
the probability chat Congress would not
reduce the war taxes at this session, not
withstanding the strong pressure in favor
of having the stamp tax repealed. If the
Republicans were TO attempt to repeal the
stamp tax the Democrats would insist
upon having the tariff pretty thoroughly
overhauled. The tariff question would
come 10 the front with a bound The fact
is the entire country is up in arms
against the tariff protected trusts. 1t is
now well understood that these trusts are
selling their products in Canada al prices
far below those demanded in this coun-
try.
For instance, 1t is stated that the Ma
ton Tube Trust, which is capitalized at
$50, OOO,OOO is selling its goods to Cana
dams at one-half the prices it is demand
ing from the domestic trade There is no
good reason for doubling this statement.
1t is no doubt getting a profit from its
sales in Canada. That being so, its
profits on its sales TO It's home customers
must be enormous
The National Tube Trust is only one of
lne many tdTll pToltCseu VI SAo lildl dit
demanding very much higher prices from
Americans for their goods than from for
eigners. The people are awakening to
the fact that this condition of affairs will
continue to exist as long as the trusts
can conduct business behind projection
barrier. The people are beginning to I'M
derstand that the sudden and very great
advance that has taken place in the
prices of many articles is not due to the
demand, but to the opportunity which the
tariff offers to trusts to put up prices.
If this protection barrier were removed
foreign goods would come into competi-
ton with trust goods, and there would
be a very great decline in trust prices
The trusts would still be able to earn big
profits The Democrats could not bring
before the country any other issue that
would command so much attention as a
demand for the reduction of the tariff
on tariff protected trust goods. 1t would
be an issue in which the people have di-
rect interest-an interest intensified by
the raid of the trusts on their pocket
books.