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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-10

ida State University, member Of the
Michigan State Board Of Health, and is
now filling q chair OF science IN the Adri-
an University ct Adrian, Mich.
Gov. Dietrich Of Nebraska. who is a
widower, declines to occupy the 0uber-
Material mansion In Lincoln, and advises
that the building be sold, or that It be
maintained at State expense, like any
other public property.
DR.. Martin Scheutze, senior fellow In
tiermanica In the University OF Pennsyl-
vania, has been appointed 20 q professor
ship In the Northwestern University,
at Evanston, Ill. Dr. Scheutze Is grad
uate OF Rosto OK and Heidelberg univer
stiles, Germany.
Washington, not Chicago, Is to get the
Am erican replica OF the Lafayette monu-
ment erected In Parfs with the contribu-
-tions OF American school children. IL
Will be in marble and bronze, just as
the Paris production. and In every detail
the equestrian figure win be facsimile.
The work VIII be executed ~ the same
sculptor.
Theodore Marburg of Baltimore, a to-
bacco manufacturer and director in the
American TohannoCompany has present.
ed the Johns Hopkins University with
a collection Of beautiful antiques from
the island Of Cyprus The collection
numbers about ninety pieces, and was
gathered by Col. Falkland Warren.
cousin of Mrs. MarpurR, who was Gov
eminent Secretary for Cyprus from 1879
TO 1891. some of this relics were bought
from peasants who had uncovered them
In their fields, but others were taken out
OF the excavations carried on by Col,
Warren.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-10

Ths census bureau has just issued
bulletin covering the population OF the
State Of Maine by towns and counties.
The total population OF the State
in 1900 was 6g4, 400 as compared with =
population in 1880 OF Ie6i. oe6. showing a
gain during the last decade OF $3.50, or
so per cent. The population Of Maine ct
each census from 1870 to 1900, inclusive,
together with the increase BY number
and per cent during each decade, Is given
In the following tabls
Censns Years Increase.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-10

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Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Railroad Co.
First Mortgage -Four Per Gent Gold Bonds.
DATED JULY 100 4
YORK CITY
and
Amount of present Issue, $4,000. 900
SAVINGS Trustee

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making with additional nEase rights miles over the
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wabash Central
Grand Trrnk Chicago md Eastern Illinois,
re and Western.
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COMPANY ending sO'h
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net earnings
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regular dividends
February working capital approximately
issued acquire additional property for extensions for i'm
principal and interest at" cent payable in
call before maturity
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AND ACCRUED INTEREST -
DEFINIrIvE READY,
LIVER Bile AT on OFFICES ON rot list.
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$ TO PER
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Portland, We.
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Subscribers whose papers are not delivered
promptly are requested 20 notify the Office of
the DAILY PRESS. No. % Exchange street,
Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-10

It looks now as II the question of re-
submitting the prohibi ton amendment
would really come before the legislature
and be voted upon. Our belief has been
that SO little support could he found
for such resolution that the persons
anxious TO present it would conclude
that its Introduction at this session
would be useless, and therefore abandon
1t. The great argument against submit
ting the amendment to the people now
is that it would inynlye useless .expense
and turmoil, since there is little reason
to believe that there has been any very
considerable change of sentiment in re-
gard to Il. The argument that 1t would
be blow to prohibition amounts to very
little. Certainly, If the proposition was
voted down, prohibition would be
strengthened instead OF weakened. 1t
could then be said. with psrfect truth,
that the people had re-endorsed the pro-
hibitory law, had issued fresh mandate
for its maintenance and enforcement.
On the other hand, IL it should be car
ried It would by no means follow that
prohibition had received a blow. Taking
prohibition ont of the constitution is by
no means equivalent to taking 1t out of
the statute law, and there are many reas-
ons In favor or the former that would
not be reasons for the latter But even
II 1t would be blow that constitutes no
valid objection This Is a government of
the people, and the people have right
to decide what their constitution and
their laws shall be- II majority OF the
people OF Maine are opposed to prohibi-
ton, either In the constitution or in the
statute law, then its existence in either
place misrepresents them, and they have
the right TO take 1t out. II we believed
that it was questionable whether the
majority OF the people of Maine wanted
prohibition In the constitution or not,
we should favor resu bmission as matter
of light. But to resubmit until there is
q good deal more doubt Of the result than
there is now. seems to as to be to involve
the State In us eless expense and turmoil.
We have never seen any proof that put
ting prohibition into the constitution
strengthened prohibition particle. Ger
tainly 1t did not strengthen its enforce
ment. for that has steadily grown worse
and worse since the amendment was
adopted. We are inclined TO think that
II prohibition were not so secure, believ-
ers In it would he more active In Its sup
port, and more strenuous In their efforts
to have it enforced. fit were necessary to
show constantly that it was productive OF
good results. as It would be IL it were not
in the constitution, II would be made to
produce better results than it has Tor a
good many years past.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-10

IL will be seen that the greatest increase
in any decennial period was from 1900 70
1901, when IL was 55, l79 in number and
57.2 In per cent No decennial period
since that has shown so large an increase.
From 1900 to 1890 the percentage oil
Increase diminished TO 30.4 per cent.
But from 1920 to 1880 It rose TO 80 per
cent. Than 10 rapidly fell until from the
decade from 1869 to 1S70-the war period
there was an actual decrease of two
tenths per cent. From 1870 TO 1850 thera
was small gain, In the next decade the
State little more than held its own. The
increase of psr cent during the last de-
oade Is the largest increase since the
decade from 1860 to 1860
or the sixteen counties In the State all
but four show gains, the exceptions being
Hancock, Knox, Ii ncoln and Waldo, all
coast counties. The increase in many OF
those when show gain is very small
Franklin's gain Is H. 9l; kenneheo' 3
2, 1O5, practically all in Augusta and
watervilie; Oxford's 1926; Piscsta-
quis' sl5; SaRadahoo's s7S: Somerset's
1872; Wasnington's $50. The largest gains
have been made ty Aroostook. II, 155 or
~ per cent; Cumberland, $40 or 10.7
psr cent, Androscoggin 5,274 or 1913 psr
cent. The losses In Hancock, Knox,
Lincoln and Waldo are respectively a
or per cent; 1,C67 or 3.4 per cent; Lin
coin s.327 or 1916 per cent; Waldo s,674 or
IL ger cent. As rule the farming towns
outside of Aroostook county, show loss
of population, as was the case In the
previous decade. Thus In Cumberland
county only the cities and two towns,
Scarborough and Yarmouth, show any in
crease, all the rest showing decrease.
The situation 10 about the same in York
county. The rapid decline In some of
the coast counties, llks Waldo and Lin
coin, is to be attributed in part, no doubt,
to the decline of the fishing industry.
Outside of the cities and manufacturing
towns the population shows decrease,
except In the single county OF Aroostook,
where there has been pr city large gain,
due in Part, no doubt, TO the building of
the Bangor 81 Aroostook Railroad, which
has made the excellent farming land of
that section more accessible and brought
1t nearer profitable markets.
The movement OF population away
from the country districts, which the
Maine figures disclose, is mot peculiar TO
this state, but 1t has been accumulated
here probably by the hard character OF
our soil and the sharp competition of the
West in agricultural products. Eventual
Iy this movement must be checked in
the very nature OF things, but there is
little ground for hope that it will be en-.
tirely arrested in this state In the
near future. But for the great develop
ment Of the summer business the rural
sections would probably have lost much
larger per cent Of their population.
That has helped out greatly. The develop
ment OF manufactures has also greatly
assisted many farming communities by
furnishing them market close at hand.
But both together have not been suffi-
cient to check entirely the decline
We append the table from the bulletin
showing the population OF Portland at
each decade from 1850 to 1900, with the
increase in number and per cent;
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-10

The DAILY PRESS Is delivered at these rates
every morning to subscribers In all parts OF
Portland. and IN westbrook and South Port
hand.
MAINE STATE PRESS weekly
BY the year, 81 IN advance. or si.25 at tho end
Of the year.
For six months. 30 CENTS for three months. Is
cents.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-10
II cirdles The Globe.

The fame of Bucklen's Arnica Salye.
as the best in the world, extends round
he earth.--. It's the one perfect healer
IL Cuts, Corns, Burns, Bruises, Sores,
tcalds, Boils, Ulcers, Felons. Aches,
Pains and all Skin Eruptions. Only
of fallibie Pile cure. 25c box, at II. p.
S. Goold.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-10

In the Maine Farmer this week MIR. u.
A. Gilbert severely critioises the doings
Of Mr. b. Walker Mckesn, the secretary
OF the Board OF Agriculture, accusing
him of using only part of the money
set apart for farmers institutes fer that
purpose, and neglecting to state how the
remainder was spent; of making illegal
charges; of spending public money
njudiciously and illegitImately, Of
neglecting to pay awards promptly, and
n some cases of not paying them at all;
and of swelling the comparatively
inexpensive crop bulletins into an ex-
pensive journal of agriculture. These
are certainly serious charges, and call
for reply and explanation by Mr..
MeKeen. IL would be unfair to ex-
press any opinion In regard to Mr.. Nc
Keen's cuipability until he has had
a chance to be heard, but unless he can
make convincing reply 1t would seem
clear that he had outlived his usefulness
as the secretary of the Board OF Agricul-
ture. II MIR. Gilbert's accusations are
well founded, 1t Looks as IL the Board OF
Agriculture could not escape some meas
urs of responsibility in the matter, and
would find itself at great disadvantage
when it asks, as it is said 1t proposes to
do, to have dairy commission created
and placed under its guardianship.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-10

The passage of the anti-cantesn
amendment to the army bill by the SEN
ate, ensures probably, the abolition OF
the csnteen, or at least the nquor-selling
feature of 1t. The success OF the amend
mnnt Ia somewhat remarkable In view Of
the strong opposition of the great msjor-
ity OF the army officers who have testified
that the probable result OF abolition
would be to Increase rather than dimin-
ish drinking and drunkenness, and 1t is
a notable victory for she woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union and the other
prohibition societies which have been
agitating the matter. The amendment as
now drawn Is so plain and definite that
it-is safe to say that no sttor ney general,
whatever be mis- disposition, nan find
any way in which 1t can be evaded. The
last Congress undoubtedly intended to
abolish the oanteen, but ATTORNEY Gen.
eral Grlggs was able to so interpret its
act as to nulllfy that intention.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-10

MIR. Bryan's latest deiiverance would
seem to indicate that Ii had finally begun
to dawn upon him that free silver is
dead, and that the Democrats might find
another presidential candidate than
himself. MIR. Bryan Is not quite as much
Ola Bourbon as we supposed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-10
ARMoUR's WEALTH.
,Cn,cavo Record.1

(Chicago Record
The following estimate OF the Armour
estate was made last night by man
closely allied with those interests:
cago. $4,000. 600
Stock In Armour 81 Co.,
transferred to sons, lO,UoU,OOO
Elevator interests In Chtoa-
go, Kansas City, Miiwau-
. kee and Buffalo, 6,O0O,OtO
Packing interests In Kansas
City and Omaha, 1O.OOO, OOO
Stockyards in Kansas City, 1,C00. 200
Ships, b,tOO,OOO
Fruits, produce and trans
portation interests, 5000. OOO
Railroad stocks, 26,OOO,O 90
Real estate, 5.OO0OOu
Miscellaneous securities, 100000
banking interests, 10000, wv
Cash, b,UOO,UOO
cities, 5000, 900
Total, 800, 900, 900
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-10

Patrons of fine PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses OF their
papers changed as often as they may desire by
notifying the Office.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-04-21
SHAMROCK II is LAUNCHED
Owner Confident That She VIII Win
America Cup.


DUMBARToN, April 20 Shamrock II
was successfully launched today at
Dennys' yards, III the presence OF a
good crowd of invited guests. newspa-
per men and employees. Lady DutferiE
christened the new challenger, which
looked spick and srau in its coat of
white paint trimmed with green. while
the manganese bottom of the new boat
shone like a mirror.
Lord and Lady Dufferin. Sir Thomas
Upton and others. who came from Glas-
Cow on a special train, stood upon
raised platform decorated with Union
Jacks, the Stars and Stripes and the
Irish flag and with venetian masts in
green and white, which were the pre-
vailing colOrs
The weather could not have been bet
ter. The sun shone brightly and over
coats had been discarded The employees
OF the Dennys had a holiday, and in
fact all Dumbarton was en- fete to see
Lady Dutferin break the bottle over the
curiously snubnosed bow of the new
boat
British experts are very confident
about the new boat and think her the
best that has ever challenged for the cup
''But if you don t win" said the cor
respondent Of the Associated Press to
Sir Thomas Upton, will you try it
again?'
81 expect next year to build defend
er, not a challenger" was the diplo-
matte answer.
In this connection the manager of
Dennys' yard said:
"When Mr.. James Gordon Bennett
saw the Shamrock IL here few weeks
ago he said: well, if she wins, l am
prepared to build challenger. '"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-04-21
BRITISH TROUBLES
MAY Be OUR GAIN
New Taxes May Benefit Amer
lean Exporters.
EXPORT DUTY ON COAL

That, Together With the Constant In
crease In the Cost of Home Product,
May Cause English Consumers to
Purchase American Coal.
WASHINGTON, April 90 = England's 5
new taxes, imposed TO meet the heavy
charges growing out of the Boer war.
may prove beneficial TO American ex-
porters. Experts of the treasury de-
partment believe that the United States
will profit to some degree by the export
duty of / shilling per ton on coal shipped
out of the United Kingdom. The pro.
ducts of American coal mines have been
gradually making their way into new
markets for several years" past, and it is
believed that III many places the present
margin OF cost i'll favor of British coal
as against that from the Unite1 States
is less than / shilling per ton, aid that
the imposition OF this tax, with the con-
srant increase III the cost of British coal,
will lead CONSUMERS TO buy American
coal.
The imposition of an import tariff OH
sugars, with a differenUial of } shilings
and , pence between the refined sugars
and sugars testing rs degrees, is looked
upon here as step in the direction of
protection, as it is believed that this
differential is great enous to afford
considerable encouragement to the Brit
ish refiners
Secretary Gage is not disposed to be-
lieve that the new taxes will a. 9ct the
American trade with the United King
dom to any material degree. He doubts
whether the export duty on coal is large
enough to give American coal any great
advanta ge in connecting ma .Snts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-04-21
RIPLEY ACQUITTED
IN KENTUCKY COURT
Declared Not Implicated In
Murder of Goebel.
JURY WAS OUT TWO HOURS

On First Ballot Two Were For Con-
victiOn and Ten For Acquittal.
Agreement Was Reached on Second
Ballot-Taylor's Turn Next.
FRANKFORT, KY, April 2O-The jury
in the case of Captain Garnett Ripley,
charged with being in a conspiracy
which resulted in the assassination of
William Goebel, today rendered ver-
dict of not guilty.
The defendant was Immediately sur
sounded by friends and congratulated:
Commemorative Attorney Franklin,
in discussing the verdict of the jury,
said:
"A sworn officer, have done what l
considered my full duty. These jurors
are sworn officers. and l will never be
found criticising officials whom know
have acted conscientiously.
Although the jury was out two hours.
most of the time was taken up in dis
cussing the case in the jury room.
Only two ballots were taken. On the
first ballot ten jurors voted Mot
guilty and two voted Guilty"
The two who voted guilty said they
believed the evidence showed him con-
nected with the conspiracy, but when
they learned that life imprisonment
sentence or the death penaly must be
imposed, and that a shorter sentence
would not be imposed, they came over
and voted with the majority for an &C.
quittal.
Captain Ripley was the fourth one of
the alleged Goebel suspects to be tried.
The jury was composed exclusively Of
Democrats.
The matter of requisition for the re-
turn Of ex- Governor W. S. Taylor from
Indiana for trial was again theme of
popular speculation, but Common.
wealth's Attorney Franklin refuses to
discuss it, and up to noon today no ap-
plication for extradition papers had been
fled
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-04-21
OBJECT OF THE EXPEDITION
Franco German Movement In China
Is Explained.

Franco q ermAn Movement In China
Is Explained.
PEKING. April 20.-Dr. Mumm Won
SchwarJzenstein, the German minister
to China. in order TO allay the excite
ment reigning here, and doubtless
abroad, had made statement in which
he declares that the expedition under
General Won Lessel, now proceeding
westward from Pao Ting Flu, does not
contemplate the invasion of Shan ST.
''The facts" said DR.. Won Schwart-
zenstein, "are these: General Lu, with
an undetermined number of troops, is
intrenched in the neutral ground, where,
by agreement, no troops were to re.
main His position commands the Shan
81 passes and further menaces ours. We
believe that General Lu has been or
dered TO withdraw by the Chinese au-
thorities, and we are only proceeding
against him because it is imperative.
Unless General Lu gives battle and in
consequence active operations on our
part become military necessity, there
will be no invasion of Shan ST. o."
DIR. Mumm Won Schwartzenstein re-
ferred to the fact that the French troops
are now within 10 miles of the Chinese
position and the Germans are coming
up fast. A strong impression prevails
here that the Chinese will not await
their arrival.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-04-21
Alapama democrats ACTIVE.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, April 90. - The
Democratic state campaign headquar-
ters at the Metropolitan hotel are the
scene of much activity during the clos
ing days of the constitutional conven-
ton campaign. The election to decide
whether a new constitution shall be
framed occurs next Tuesday. Chairman
John " Smith has received favorable
reports from almost every section of the
state, and while there is still apathy and
indifference III a number Of counties, he
is making every effort Co overcome this
between now and election day. A large
amount of campaign literature has been
sent out ami speakers are in the various
counties where there is organized oppo-
Sition to the Democracy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-04-21

COLUMBIA, s. c., April 20.-The fol-
towing officers were elected and INSTALL
ed at the annual session OF the grand
lodge of Knights of Honor held here
this week: J. w Todd, Seneca, past
grand dictator; NJ l. Kennedy, Charles
ton, grand dictator; p. B. Waters, John,
sron, grand vice dictator; j. b. Lewis,
Anderson, grand assistant dictator; L.
n. Zeaily, Columbia, grand reporter; j..
T. Robertson, AbbevilIe, grand guide;
John Kennerly, Eigefield, grand guard.
ian; w. G. Mardith, Pelzer, grand SEN
tinel j. Q. Ladd, Sumter. H c. Moses,
Summerville, and r, Q. DuPre, Colum-
bia. trustees. j. G Tumpkins of Edge
field was reelected representative to the
supreme lodge for two years, John
Kennerlv. alternate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-04-21
KNOCKED DOWN THE JAILOR
Locked Him In a Cell and Made Their
Escape.

CHEYENNE, Wy, April 20. Otto Nc
Swain and James McMahon, charged
with murder. and Edward Martin and
Albert Propst, charged with assault and
robbery, participated in daring Jail
delivery at Rawlins last night by saw
ing their way out of the county Jail,
after having assaulted the jailer, locked
him him in a cell and taken his gun.
The officer was knocked down by one
of the prisoners, who used a chunk of
coal tied in the end of string. Reach
ing the outside of the Jail, the prison
ers got away on the Union Pacific train.
The delivery was quickly reported and
a posse sent in pursuit The escaped
prisoners will suffer from cold, unless
they are captured within a few hours,
as they wore neither coats nor hats and
were without shoes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-04-21
Shot For a Burglar.

OXFORD, Ala, Aril 20.-Floyd Smith,
the son of Captain John f. Smith, was
shot and seriously wounded at mid
night, in the center of town, by Robert
McCombs. night, watchman. The Off
Ger, supposing him to be burglar, call
ed to him several times and receiving
no reply, fired, the ball passing through
the young mans body just below the
ribs on the left side. 1t is shogght he
win 49,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-04-21
AGITATION IN ARGENTINA
Territory Continually Being Tres-
passed Upon by Chilians.

BUENos AYREs, April 2O.-Dispatches
received here announce that the Chiliau
pickets are making explorations near
Lake Manuel Huspi. Newspapers de-
mand that the government proceed en-
ergetically against the continual tres
passing on Argentine territory.
AS for the movements of Argentine
troops near the frontier, The Tribuna,
President Roca's organ, says that this is
due to frequent incursiens by Chilian
bandits The Tribuna adds that there
Is nothing which could change the re-
lations between the two countries; that
Chii every day is more convinced of the
necessity of settling the pending ques.
tions without going to war, and that she
will await the award of the English ar
bitration tribunal.