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The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
A FIRE PROOF SUIT.
Its Wearer Enjoys a Meal and Repos-
es in Burning House.
N, Y, Herald.

A man in helmet suit set fire to house
at Oak Point last evening, and going amid
the flames cooked steak upon a burning
window still, and, sprinkling it with red pep
per- ate it without sneeze. Thirty gallons
of petroleum had been sprinkled over the in
side of the building, and when this ignited
the heat became so intense as to drive the
spectators away into the shade. There were
no terrors in this for the incased individual
however, for he threw away his dishes, and
seating himself upon cracking stool opened
a bottle of wine, and lighting cigar, drank
and smoked until his table, stool and wine
and cigar, were all consumed. There was
an opening in the face of the helmet through
which the inner ma. was refreshed, and af-
ter these diversions the opening was closed
and with yawn the man lay upon the floor
with seething log for pillow and proceed
ed to take nap. But there was too much
excitement outside to allow of quiet undis-
turbed slumber, and arising with petulant
air the would-be sleeper seized fire brand
and darted, forth to drive his tormentors
away. When the crowd was dispersed the
house was in ashes and the man had taken
off his fireproof dress to. talk to Herald re-
porter.
my name is C. NJ Ahlstom, . he said "and
dsf dsAf G8ofa g Make at afftiie ffttie 6s9 tf Ts suit Wear
was invented by myself, and while it will
stand against flames that would melt a brass
casting, | don't pretend to claim for it any
practical purpose. 1t is merely for exhibit
tion as a means of drawing crowds. The
outside of the suit is made of mole's skin and
the inside is of rubber This hose you see
filled the channels between the two parts of
lhe suit with water and made the outside
proof against fire and kept me cool There
was an air-hose within the water hose which
through holes in the face-plate Kept the
flames from my eyes SO | could see l have
remained in hotter places than this for an
hour but the men at my air pumps didn't
like to work, and | had to be brief,'
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
island Amusements.

The entertainment at Greenwood Garden
this week is agood one, and worthy of patron
age. Mr. Tom Bradford in his limitations Of
brass band, banjo, train of cars, and Of
donkey, done entirely by the voice, are truly
wonderful, while his Dutch songs and dances
are immense. Mr. Sam Lucas is very pleas
ingin his songs, especially "More Like Your
DAD bringing down the house. Mr. and
Mrs. Allen produce sketch, "Home from
the Club" which is fairly good, but not
equal to their last weeks sketch, ''Disguises"
At the Pavilion Theatre, one of the finest
entertainments of the season-"Rooms for
RENTS on the boards. The specially
part of the entertainment is excellent, while
Miss Vivian in her dances is fine. Mr.. Lais-
cell, the courteous business manager, is very
attentive to the patrons of this popular
theatre, and large audiences daily attest
their delight.
Forest City and Greenwood Garden Kinks
are tested to their full capacity evenings,
while the roller coasters roar as the cars
rush swiftly over the rails, is continuously
heard
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
Old Orchard.
OLp ORcHARp. Aug. II

OI4O OIfCAAhD aug. IL
Progressive eucre parti es are very popular
at the hotels just now.
Rev. |. Luce of Gardiner is here with his
family. He is occupying the Wilson cottage.
Mr.. I. Brigham Bishop, the wealthy
banker and broker of New York, is at the
Old Orchard House.
Dr. Lowell and family of Ferry Village ar
rived to-day. He will spend a week or two
on the campground.
The hotels still continue to be crowded
and the landlords cheerful. The Fiske
House never did so well before, and Mr..
Staples of the Sea Shore House is having
such large run of guests that he has de-
eided to build an addition for another season.
Rev. j. b. Merrill, formerly of Portland
now pastor of the Free Baptist church at
Hampton, N. H., is at Old Orchard for few
days stay
The Pomona Grange festival, embracing
York, Cumb erland and Oxford counties. will
be held at the camp-ground Sept 1st and I'd,
Tuesday and Wednesday. Gov. Robbie will
preside and speakers of note are expected.
The annual reunion of the 9th Maine Re
giment will be held in Music Hall, Aug.
9th. The meeting will open at II O'Clock,
noon. There will be the usual exercise in
the hall and dinner will be served AFT
O'Clock at Lanes restaurant. Ladies and
friends of deceased comrades are especially
invited to be present.
The grand prize hat carnival at the rink
Nedp66ffdte 81 The Season. Prizes Win be gven to
the ladies and gentlemen wearing the
largest, smallest, prettiest, most comical and
most original hats and bonnets.
The patrons of the Old Orchard House
will hold fair in the music room of the
hotel Wednesday afternoon and evening for
the dement, OF st. Johns by-the-Sea.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
GENERAL NEWS.

Hon. Robert Mallory, who served in Con-
gress during the war, died at his farm near
Lagrange, KY, yesterday morning.
The strike at the Cleveland, O., rolling mill
is still going on, and the strikers keep up
their espionage at the wire mill, which is
shut down.
James W. Marshall, the discoverer of gold
n II California, died Monday at his home in
Kelsey Cal. He was IA years old and died a
poverty stricken and disappointed man.
VINCENT j. Scott, private banker of De-
trolt, Mlch made an assignment yesterday
morning. His assets are said to be from
$Sl5e'ooo TO $4,000, and will cover the
AT Louisville, KY, yesterday, a heavy
DanK caVed In at the government works on
tne canal, and killed Peter DeCourcy and
fatally wounded Thos. McCann and Mike
Cusick, all worknen
Sunday evening, as Hine and Stewart
Fond, brothers, were leading Holstein bull
TO tnelr 1arm, II miles from ST. Paul, Mimi,
the pun became unmanageable and attacked
the men, both of whom were killed almost
instantly.
Ihe following naval board has been ap-
pointed TO meet OF the Delaware Iron Works,
ChesteT, "a, today, to make examination
ana an take inventory of the three cruisers,
Chlcago, Atlanta and Boston, which were
Delng constructed by John Roach Assistant
Naval constructors Hanscom, Hooree, Gate
wood and Nixon
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
GRANTS RESTING PLACE.
Prospect of a Law Suit over River
side Park.
A Case Which Ben Butler offers to
Win for $4,000.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug 11.-On Thursday
next Rev. w. r. Coovert, pastor of the
Church of God, on Townsend street, leaves
for New York to establish claim to Har-
lem Common, including that part of River
side Park in which General Grants tomb is
located. Of the Coovert family there are
about hundred, and if the claim is proved
$500, 900, 900 will be divided among them. Mr..
Ceooyert has a transcript from documents on
file in the State capitol in Albany. This
transcript shows that John d. Lowell, John
venelen, Dan Turrans, Joist 0blene and
Resolved WaldrOn, patented 10000 acres of
land in the town of Harlem New York, un-
der a patent made by Gov Nicholas, May
1866. The patent was re-made on October
IL, 1867, and reaffirmed to them, their heirs
and assignees, by Governor Thomas Done
gan, on March 49, 1886 Then the title passed
to Waldron, afterwards to man named
Williams, then to the Van Zandts,
and the last named patentee is Luke
Covert Luke Cooyert had a son,
Jasper Coovert. Thomas Coovert was son
of the latter, and the Rev. Mr.. Coovert says
that Thomas Coovert was the father of
his father, Joseph Cooyert, who is now liv-
ing in Mercer county. Rev. Mr.. Cooyert fur
ther says that, as far as can be learned, Luke
'Coovert never disposed of this property, but
leased it for so years, which lease runs out
soon. Several attorneys have offered to take
the case subject to contingent fee, and
Gen. Butler, it is said has guaranteed to
win ii for S5O0O
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
KitterY Navy Yard Changes.

Daniel A. Hill was on Monday appointed
clerk to the chief engineer on the navy yard,
vice Amos Goodwin, removed; and James
E.. Chase took Chase Goodwin's place as
clerk in the steam engineering store Mr..
Hill on the yard, as Republican, from the
first OF the war up to July, 1878; the gentle
man ne displaces, Mr.. Amos Goodwin, serv-
ed In the army throughout.the wal, ,and was
captain at its close.
Nathan Whalley of Portsmouth on Mon
DAY superseded Henry Taylor of. Kittery as
superintendent Of steam fire engines on the
yard. Mr.. Taylor served in Martins battery
during the war, and was one of the men who
neld Little Round Top at the battle of Get
1t was also reported on the yard that Cal
WIN L. Hayes of Kittery, clerk to the equip
ment officer, had been. displaced in favor of
y. Harrison Jenness of Rye. Mr. Hayes
served in the 9th and 32d Maine regiments
during the war.
:, 1t was also rumored on Monday afternoon,
mat several changes had been made in fore
mLliaanshlps on the yard, namely Charles w.
Stlmson to be foreman shipwright, vice VIII
liam f. Noyes, Stephen I. Raitt, foreman
shlpsmith, and Daniel H. Trefethen, fore
man boat builder
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
\ Maine Woman's Opera Company
ALLEGED lMPoslTioNs
Upon Several Insurance Companies
by New Yorker.

New YORK, Aug. 11.-An alleged case of
imposition on several insurance companies
to the extent of $4,000 has come to light in
Long Island. Lewis Bauer, an insurance
man of this city, buried his.wife June 20th,
IN the Lutheran Gon,otrIy 7.I.ss.-4a-,.tef lItt
died in Passais county, N. j., and it is said
that only few of her friends knew of her
death till after the burial. During Novem-
Der and December of last year Bauer took
out policies for $65,000 on his wife's life and
had them made payable to him. Immediate
ly after the burial Bauer made application to
the New York Life Equitable Insurance Co.
for $25000 he had with them and got it at
once The Mutual Reserve and Mutual
Trust of Massachusetts, Benefit of Boston,
and Fideltur Mutual of Philadelphia how
ever had been made suspicious of false pre-
tences in the cases and the body was exhum-
ed today and Eseveral doctors attended the
autopsy. Upon being measured the body
was found to be inches shorter than Mrs.
Bauer's height when she was alive, and one
of the physicians who had examined Mrs.
Bauer when the applications for insurance
were put in, said Mrs. Bauer had a pug nose
and light hair, while tbs corpse had a Gre
clan nose and dark hair, but he would not be
positive on all the particulars. Drs. Satter-
waithe and Cheresman of New York then
opened the body and took out the intestines
which they examined and sealed up.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
MAXWELL IN SAN FRANCISCO.
The Man Who Put the Body into a
Trunk in ST. Louis.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. lion the passage from
Auckland, the murderer Maxwell, who arrived yes
terday, was manacled at night and two detectives
kept six hours watches over him day and night.
He maintained perfectly easy demeanor during
the entire trip. Two carriages were in waiting at
the steamer landing, and the detectives with Max
well were driven to the city prison at San, Fran
CISCO where the prisoner will remain until his de-
parture tomorrow afternoon. When accosted III
prison he said his name was Danger, that he was
a Frenchman, native of Paris, and that his age
was "a years. He acknowledged having known
Preller, but beyond this refused to say more; En-
Police Surgeon Clark, who came up at that mo
ment asked if he spoke French He replied ctd fhat
he spoke patois of Norman French. Dr. CLARK
said he was familiar with that patois, whereupon
Maxwell suddenly checked himself ana refsed cSs to to
the city detectives, who worked up a greater
portion Of the evidence against Maxwell well when the the
prisoner is Scotchman with an assumed accent.
The detectives the suggestion Of captan Lees
tohaving him photographed. When he had finished
his toilet he looked more like the description
published than he did when he came over the
shin,s eli
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
campmeetIng at Fryeburg.

MARTHA's GROVE, FRYEBURG, Aug II.
The fourteenth session of Martha's Grove
campmeeting opened last night with social
meeting under the lead of w. S. Jones, pre-
siding elder.
Since last year great improvements have
been made on the grounds. The old stand
has been removed and the new Chautauquan
Hall, capable of seating three or four hum
dred, has been erected on its site. The
building proves of great convenience, and
was dedicated at the recent Maine Chautau-
qua Circle 1t is so constructed that it can
be used for meetings in unfav0rable weather,
or the seats outside can be used for the audi
ence, and the speakers occupy an outside
platform. Taste, art and new cottages built
every year contribute to make the grounds
more and more attractive.
The weather yesterday was not propitious
for a large gathering, nevertheless a goodly
audience assembled last evening, and every
thing betokens prosperous meeting.
Aunt Martha is the presiding genius at the
boarding house, and everything that willing
hands and a cheerful heart can do is done
under her charge to bless materially, moral
tinue till next Saturday morning.
Rev. I. ?, Andrews Of Ferry Village,
preached this morning from Proverbs:
There is a friend that sticketh closer than
brother
from Corinthians, first three verses.
Brothers S. f. Wetherbee, Presiding Elder
Jones, and Rev. Perry Chandler made short
remarks, and Rev. l.. P. Cushman, Presid-
ing Elder of the Louisiana district followed
in an interesting address upon his own expe-
rience among the white and colored people
of the South. He told of his daughter, who
was early given to God, and afterwards sent
as missionary to China.
The weather now promises well for the re-
mainder of the week, and good and profta-
BILE meeting is anticipated
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
THE DOMINION.
Trials of the Northwestern Rebels.

MONTREAL, Aug. 11.-Mr. Burbridge, dep
uty minister of justice, has returned from
Regina, n W. T. 1t appears that Judge
Richardson fixed the date of Riels execution
for September IS, so as to permit time for the
hearing of an appeal before the court of
Queens bench at Manitoba, which opens
September I'd. RiePs address to the jury he
describes as calm and deliberate, and as de-
livered in good English He speaks slowly,
possesses much personal magnetism, and is
altogether just the person likely to hold infiu-
ence over the masses. Seventy prisoners
have been held for trial. Forty OF these
have pleaded guilty to the charge of treason
felony, the maximum punishment of which
is death. Some 20 half breeds, taken at Ba-
touche, will be tried on Thursday when the
court resumes its sittings. Poundmaker and
six braves will be tried on charge of murder
There is strong documentary evidence
against Poundmaker which was found among
Riel's effects. When Mrs. Riel, who resides
a few miles out of the city of Winnipeg
Manitoba, heard of her husbands sentence
she was frantic, land rushed,from the house to
the woods, where she hid. She was partially
clothed, and was in her bare feet. She was
nearly dead when found by her friends. She
may never recover her reason. A great deal
of sympathy is felt for her and her children,
and subscription list has been started for
them as they are penniless.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
BOLD swiNDLE.
An Alleged Portland Man Obtains a
Check for Sc, 900
From the Sandy River National Bank
of Pennington.

FARMINGToN, Aug. 11.-A man purport-
ing to be Walter W. Wanzer, Jr., of Port
land, drew $1,000 check from the Sandy
River National Bank today, running on an
alleged deposit in the Exchange National
Bank of Boston. Soon after this transaction
Wanzer left town on the p. m. train. The
bank officers now find that the information
concerning the deposit in Boston was a for
gerry and have telegraphed east and west to
stop the rogue. The checks No. 691 for fifty
hundred dollars given by the Sandy River
National Bank on the Exchange National
Bank of Boston Further information dis
closed the fact that Manner left the train at
Leeds Junction.
The bank officers telegraphed Marshal An
drews notifying him of the transaction and
asking him to arrest man six feet high
brown hair and beard, wearing blue coat,
vest and light trousers, on his arrival in
Portland by Anderson's train. When the
train arrived Conductor Anderson said man
answering the description but wearing a
mixed suit and black hat. had left the train
at the transfer station and gone ON to Boston
Another Account.
PENNINGTON, Aug. 11.-Walter W. Wan
zer, Jr., deposited fifteen hundred dollars in
the National Exchange Bank of Boston, and
presented the certificate of deposit at the
Sandy River National Bank at Pennington,
for which they gave him the money, last Fri
day. On Monday night the bank received
dispatch from the Exchange bank to pay him
$4,000 more, which was done by draft No.
691 ON Exchange Bank, Boston, just before
the train left Pennington, Tuesday morning.
Wanzer left on the train. The Exchange
Bank now says the dispatch was forgery.
All proper steps are being taken to secure
the forger.
Every banking concern in New England
has been notified not to cash the check, and
the National Exchange has been notified and
it will notify the banks of the entire country
concerning the swindle
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
CRYING FOR BREAD.
Terrible State of Affairs in Bridge
port, Pa. MM
Grave Fears That the Dysentery Will
Become Epidemic There.

Mr. PLEASANT, Pa, Aug. 11.-Great fears
are entertained that the dysentery will be-
come epidemic in Bridgeport, a, mining vii
over 80 casessreported and five deaths so
far. Impure water and filth generally are
the prime causes of the disease. In many
places the atmosphere is filled with stencil
which at times is nearly unbearable owing to
a slackness of work at the surrounding coke
works and the large number who are alto
gether out of employment starvation stares
many in the face and it is nothing unususal
to have children cry for bread. The head of
one family stated this afternoon there had
been nothing in his house for two weeks to
eat but bread and water.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate in
the county have been recorded at the regis
try of deeds
Portland-Henry C. Peabody to Della +. Crib
ben, land 81 and other consideration.
Cape EliZabeth-Benjamin w. Pickett to W. II.
Richardson, land 81 and other consideration.
sedo, land. $40.
Yarmouth-Edward T. Noyes to L. j. Stubbs,
land. 81 and other consideration.
BrunSwick-William j. Reed and others To
James 2. Carr, land and buildings SII5O
CaseO-David Duran and others 10 Cvrps II
Holden, land. $3.50.
Raymond-Ai Plummer to School District No 3
land and buildings S12. " -
Rebeeca J; and Emma r. Plummer 20 F. II.
Witham, land. $40. -
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
To the Editor oftbe Press.

~ V'tO A@NttOf " UtC L 1000
Miss Abby Chase of Augusta, daughter of
Mr.. John W. Chase, treasurer of the Maine
Insane Hospital, is young artist of much
promise and rare versatility. Her paintings
in oil are particularly those of ia
mlllar scenery in North Conway, such as the
old tree near the Mcmillan House, and a
glimpse OF Artists Brook. In landscape,
water, cattle and figure scenes Miss Chase
displays truthfulness of method, vigor and
taithfulness of color and perspective that is
most eommendable. She is also gifted in the
art of croekery decoration. Among her work
Is set of eighty pieces, most delicately and
tastefully ornamented by her brush in colors.
Flowers, berries, mosses, ferns, etc, are por-
trayed with exquisite fidelity each piece
gem and no two alike Many of them were
painted from nature, and those are the best,
If any distinction could be drawn.
A LOVER OF ART.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
WASHINGTON.
Incomes of custom Houses.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1O-The recent circu-
lar of Secretary Manning, abolishing the
fees which Collectors have hitherto charged
for stationery furnished to railway transpor-
very serious effect upon the incomes of some
of the minor Custom Houses, notably along
the northern frontier. The fees derived
from furnishing these blanks have been one
of the principal sources of revenue, and if
those who use the blanks shall furnish them
selves the revenues of che Collectors Office
will be reduced to butlittle more than the
nominal salary
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
The Christian Workers.

NoRTHFIELD, Mass, Aug. 1.-THE Chris
tian Workers convention this morning unan-
ly adopted this resolution:
That this conference appoint committee of
% ~ W anu dHse i1ee1i
them to united prayer for mighty effusion of the
Spirit on all ministers, missionaries, evangelists,
Christian teachers and workers. and suggesting
that at some great world centre at an early date,
a great world council of Christian believers be
called, with reference to the immediate distribu-
ton of the gospel and to the special evangelical
tion of all districts of the worlds population now
destitute of the gospel.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
Alleged crookedness in Illinois Dis
tiIeries.

CHICAGO, Aug lO.-A Peoria, ILL.,, special
published here this evening, makes serious
closes a second Thiskey ring. The despatch
says:
1t is stated Tat some Peoria distilleries have
been using barrels constructed with a thick stave
opposite the hung. The bung staYe was also
made thick, ana the heads of barrels, instead of
being three-quarters of an inch in thickness, were
only half an irch. These barrels held from a gal
Ion to gallon and a half more than the gaugers
rod and calliIers show. Some time ago, as the re-
port goes, sone whiskey belonging to a large dis
tllleTy was Gtaned east for alleged irregularity,
than they. gauged. 1t is reported that several
relS, 49, -
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
A RAILROAD PRESIDENTS TESTIMONY.

Col. Thos A. Scott for years President of the
great Pennsylvania r. r. said just before his sud
den DEATH in answer to question: There is but
one DR.. Flower, and it will be century before
there is another, and the one medicine for Liver
and Stomach troubles, and the general system, is
his Liver and Stomach SanatiYe''
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Aug IL, 1885.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
Heavy Rain Storm in Kansas CITY.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Aug. IA heavy
rain and thunder storm visited this city be-
fore daybreak this morning, flooding, cellars
ing serious damage. Two brick buildings,
two stories high on Grand Avenue, occupied
one as hardware and the other as a dry
goods store collapsed during the storm and
were totally wrecked owing to undermining
by water and defective construction. Ten
persons lodged in the building at the time
but all escaped uninjured.
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
THE UNFINISHED CRUISERS.
The Government to Take Them in
Hand and Finish the Job.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Tribune tomor-
row will say:
The Secretary of the Navy received at his home
yesterday afternoon, the assignees of John Roach
& Son, Geo. H. Weed and George w. Qunand,
and their counsel, Aaron J. VanderpooI 1t was
decided that Mr.. Whitney is to take charge of the
works, plant and tools of John Roach g. Son. and
to finish the cruisers. Mr. Weed is to handle the
money and make a profit if there is any, acting
virtually in the capacity of the governments
agent. The assignees are to receive the full con-
tract price for each vessel If, however, it should
cost more money than the stipulated price to fin
ish the cruisers, the bondsmen are to hold them
oIu Hat,I 10
The Portland daily press., 1885-08-12
Visiting Knights in Bath.

BATH, Aug. 11.-Palestine Commandery,
No. IA, K. I. of Belfast, Eminent Sir Gilbert
P. Lombard, commander, arrived here this
afternoon with the Bangor band and were
received by Dunlap Commandery, who will
entertain them during their stay in Bath
The programme comprises reception this
evening and an excursion down the river to-
morrow. Dunlap has Giveens' band of Bruns-