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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-10-25
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
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FOREIGN.
An Unfortunate Accident BefaIIs Mr..
Gladstone,

LONDON, Oct. 25.-Mr. Gladstone, while
telling a tree at Harwarden, Saturday,
stirred up nest of wasps. They attacked
him, and his face is terribly swelled from the
effect of their stings.
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Justin Mccarry to be Seated for Lon-
donderrv.

LONDONDERRY, Oct 23.-Justice 0'Brien,
who presided over the trial Of the election
cases between Mr. Lewis and Mr.. Mccarthy,
said, when MIR. Lewis counsel withdrew his
client from the contest, that he would post
pone formally announcing his decision as to
whether the result Of the cases should be the
award Of the seat to Mr.. Mccarthy until
Monday next. The judge declared that he
made this delay in the interest of peace in
Londonderry and the security of life and
property. The delay, however, will make
difference in the result, which will be the
seating of the Parnellite claimant.
Mr.. Scully, large land owner in Tippera-
ry has abated 25 yer cent. of the judicial
rents.
Foreign Notes.
The tenth Liberal club has been formed in
London.
The London Standard hopes to sie Lib
eral-Conservative party formed with Lord
Harrington as a possible leader.
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a child scalded to Death.

LIvERMoRE FALLS, Oct. 24.-Maud, the
two years old daughter of John Davenport
fellinto tub of boiling water Saturday and
was fatally burned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-10-25

A peculiar and painful incident happened
in the history Of one of Searsport's marin
ers. His wife and family accompanied him
on a voyage, and on the passage from San
Francisco to Liverpool, when in lat. 80 lon.
2s. child was born to them, which contin-
ued to thrive and grow remarkably during
the rest Of the passage and all the time the
ship lay at Liverpool, where she loaded 10
Yokohama. After being out few days OH
the passage thence, 1t was discovered that
the infant was sick, and 1t rapidly grew
worse until the ship reached the exact lati-
tude and longitude where the child was
born, seven months before, when II died. The
strange circumstances so affected the wife
that the father dared not bury TIE child at
sea, and the body was hermetticaliy sealed in
a little tin box made for the purpose, and
after reaching Yokohama was sent TO San
Francisco by steamer, thence to New York,
around the Horn, and after having been
nearly twice around the world, the little
stranger reached resting place in the quiet
ehurchyard at Searspert.
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Suicide of a CLERK.

Robert w. Alston, clerk in the Sixth Au-
ditors Office, committed suicide by shooting
himself today in presence of his fellow
clerks. He was son of Col. Bob Alston Of
Atlanta, Ga, and widely known in this city.
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS,
RAIN e..
Arrested for Rlgamv.

QUINCY, Mass, Oct. 23-James A. War
rem, a native of Maine, was arrested at Quin-
cy, Saturday, charged with bigamy. His
first wife was Celeste Scruton of Manchester,
N. H., whom he married in 1871. She left
him about three years afterward, when he
came to Quincy and last June married Ana
statia Ring, whom he also abused and about
three weeks ago she left him.
Brunswick Tries its New Hydrants.
BRUNSWICK, Oct, 2s-Quite an extensive
bakers shop on Mill street, Brunswick,
owned by Alex st. Marie, was totally de-
stroyed by fire Friday evening. Loss $500;
insured for Sl1OO; cause, defective fue. The
hydrants of the Pejepscot Water Company
were used for the first time, and proved
very efficient
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PORTLAND RAILROAD.
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25
The Indications for Maine, New Hamp-z
shire and Vermont are fair weather and
cooler.
The indications for New England are fair
weather, southwesterly winds shifting to
northwesterly and cooler.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
.nur, Ia not
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A Water Famine Imminent In New
Hampshire.

DOVER, N. H., Oct 23-Reports from va
rious points of STAFFORD county indicate
near approach to water famine.
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Was Ne > MaIne San7

HAvERHILL, Mass, Oct 24-Edward p.
johnson, stranger here was thrown from
a runaway team at Kenosa Lake, today, and
died from his wounds. Papers on his per-
son indicated that he was a shoe maker and
had brothers living in Sanford and Berwick,
Il
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Mean daily bar. 80 .426 Maximum ther APO
Mean daily ther. .37.7 Minimum ther....32.2
Mean daily DIV pit. 27.8 Max. vel. wind .12
Mean daily hum... 1872 Total precip...... %
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(Oct. "a, 1886, 1000 T. NJ
Observations taken at the same moment OF time
a. alIe
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A NIGHT OF RUIN.

A NIGHT OF RUIN.
A Large Portion Of Pennington De.
strOyed by Fire.
One Of Names Fairest Villages De.
spoiled Of Its Beauty.
Homes, Churches, Stores and Hotels
Go Down in a Night.
The Leading Newspapers Of Franklin
County Burned Out.
A Quarter Of a Million Dollars Will
Not Repair the Damage.
Fifty Families Left Homeless in the
Village.
The Gross Loss Expected to be from
s35O,OOO to s5OO,OOO.
PIucky Citizens Hold a Meeting to
Plan for the Future.
Lewiston Takes Prompt Action to Aid
With Money.
The Ruins Visited by Curious Crowds
From All That Region.
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STORIES FROM THE STATE.
SMART OLD WOMAN.
Plttsiield Advertiser.

Speaking of smart old ladies. we have one
in Etna. Her name is Mrs. Sarah ID. Friend.
and she is 70 years old, and within the space
Of three months, she has made six log-eabin
quilts, and two other quilts made in similar
manner, cutting all the pieces herself, and
drawn three large rugs, and some other
sewing for the family, besides doing some
mending and knitting. Last fall she spun
over two hundred skeins of yarn.
Mrs. A. Patterson, a lady seventy-three
years of age, residing in the south part OF
Etna, walked from A. Cookson's to W. r.
Loeke's, a distance Of nine miles, last Thurs
day, ON her way to Newport. She said that
she did not feel any tired by her wolk.
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schooner WaIIace Ashore.

BosToN, Oct. 24.-The schooner j. P. Wal
lace, Bristol. Damariscotta for this port,
with brick, struck on DEVILS Back, Boston
Harbor, last night and sunk The crew
took to the rigging and remained there until
daylight Sunday morning when they were
taken off by the crew of fishing vessel and
brought to this city.
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Incendiary Fire at Athens.

SKowHEGAN, Oct 23.-The house and
barn owned by Eastman Hathorne in Athens
one mile west of the village was burned FRI
day night. Loss 1920; no insurance. The
fire is said to have been incendiary.
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The saco cider casks

N'J %'t6'Aes A@coo RA~VOf uO lnohldllCc. lie
hre is said to have been incendiary.
The Saco Cider Casks.
SAco, Oct 23.- Coroner Bradbury arrived
home tonight, and will investigate the Saco
poisoning case. 1t is now said that Dennis
OConnor, the Biddeford undertaken, denies
selling the poisoned cask to Frank Wildes,
the cider maker, but will attempt to prove
that the three casks sold by him were deliv-
cred to Riddeford parties the week previous
to the poisoning. 1t is inferred from this
that O'Connor thinks Wildes either stole the
cask from him, or obtained it from some 9TH
er source. Investigation is expected to bring
out new developments.
A Good Year in the Maine Ice Trade.
GARDINER, Oct. 23.-Although ice ship
ments from Maine are going on at present,
yet the season will soon be closed. 1t ap-
pears from careful estimate that fully 200, 600
tons will be carried over this season, of which
the Kennebec will have 10000, Penobscot
10000 and the coast 10000 Last year the
Kennebec carried over $4,000, Penobscot,
10000 and coast 81 600 tons, making 2S4,00O.
As the harvests for 1885 and 1886 were about
the same, the dealers have succeeded in
shipping $4,000 tons more this season than
last
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w. w. EICHELBERGER,
Sergeant, signal Corps, U. 5. A.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-08

One good robust earthquake with a
polonaise full of gaseous and mud throw
ing assures will do more for the cause of
religion than all the revival preachers in
the world. The impassioned Beecher,
the blind but far-seeing Milburn, the log.
ical Jonathan Edwards, the boisterous
Rum Roman and rebellion Burchard, the
bowling and clownish Sam Jones, all of
these together, never made 90 many con.
verts, or enlisted so mauy sinners into
the army of the Lord with the rapidity
that the last earthquake did Since the
idiotically foolish prediction of another
earthquake on the Goth of last month the
negroes of the south are rushing about
in frenzy of fear and falling over each
other in their efforts to get into the
chuYches. Tho number who arc now
embracing religion will only be equaled
by the number of backsliders after the
scare is all over with.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-08

In response to serenade recently ten
dered him in Cincinnati, ex-senator
Thurman said: "You come not to a ris-
ing sun; you come to setting sun, low
down in the horizon, soon to sink out of
sight forever. l shall never again hold
office; never be able to reward friends or
punish foes. You come without hope or
fear ON that score. Ihave always lived
a Democrat. and shall live and die with
full faith in Democratic principles. 1t
has been my aspiration to SO live that
when am under the sod my epitaph
might truthfully read: Here Lies an Hon
est Democrat"
There never lived a man who was a
greater honor to his party than Allen G.
Thurman. There never lived man the
recipient of q greater amount of ingrati-
tnde from his party. Nowhere has this
been so conspicuous as in his native state
Ito the everlasting shame of the Ohio
Democracy be it said-and he the mo
blest Roman of them all. When his sun
shall have set the people and the honest
Democrats and Republicans all over the
land will with one voice accord him the
epitaph he SO richly deserves: Here
Lies an Honest Democrat"
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Don't Experinent.

You cannot afford to waste time in
experimenting when your lungs are
in danger. Consumption always
seems at first, only cold. Do not
permit any dealer to impose upon you
with some cheap imitation of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumpt-
ion, Coughs and Colds, but be sure
you get the genuine. Because he
can make more profit he may tell you
he has something just as good, or
just the same. Don't be deceived,
but insist upon getting DR.. Kings
New Discovery which is guaranteed
to give relief in all Throat, Lung and
Chest affections. Trial bottles free
At f. e. Miller's Drug Store. I8l
DVYcVNCSo VnNAVC
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-08

A telegraph operator Of the Baltimore
y Ohio company at Chicago is almost
the exact image of Bob IngersoIl in ap-
pearance. There is the same smooth and
child like face. the same almost hairless
head and the same rotund form, and so
close is the resemblance that the tele-
grapher is being constantly mistaken for
the famous intidel. Some men would be
tickled TO- death over the resemblance,
but he isn't. He recognizes the fact that
if 1ngersolfs theory Of the non-existencc
OF he'll should provet to be erroneous, the
resemblance might be source Of serious
embarrassment to him when Gabriel
plays his celebrated horn solo.
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6ayadHis t;fe.

Mr. D. l. Wilcoxson, Of Horse
Cave, Ky, says he vas, for many
years, badly afflicted with Phthisic,
-, Diabetes; the pains were almost
nnsnaasable and would sometimes
almost throw, him into conyulsions.
He tried Eislnssic Bitters and got
relief from first battle and after tax
ing six bottles, was ShiEely cured,
and had gained IN fesheighteen
pounds. Say he positively bsaisXes
he would have died, bad it not been
for the relief afforded by Electric
Bitters. Sold at fifty cents bottle
BY f. e. Miller. (61
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II Gentle stimulus

Is i'm parted TO the kidneys and bladder by Hos
overcoming torpidity Of these orguns Besides
infusng more activity into them, this excellent
tonic endows them with additional vigor, and
enables them the better to undergo the wear and
tear of the discharging function imposed upon
them BY nature. Moreover, as they are the chan
mel for the escape Of certain i'm purities from
ening and healthfully stimulating them. In Ger
tain morbid conditions OF these important or
gans, they fall into sluggish state. which is the
usual percosor of disease What can be Of
greater service than medicine which imbeis
them to greater activity when slothfui7 Nomal-
asties are moro gerilous than those which effect
the kidneys; and . nedicine which ayerts the
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-08

The Philadelphia City Hall when fin
ishcd, it is claimed, will be the largest
edifice in the United States. The tower
on the north side (Which has reached
now two hundred and seventy feet, is to
be five hundred and thirty,hve feet in
height and surmouutcd by a statute of
VIM. Penn. and it is estimated that the
area covered by the building will be
twenty-eight hundred square feet more
thsn that Of the capitol at Washington.
Since 1872 nearly twelve million dollars
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j. G. RyaE, Atty.
Land Office at Mitchell D. T. Oct. l. 1889.
settler has filed notice Of his intention to make
6nAl proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before elk. Dist. Court at
y. Hall D. 8. No. 2la0i for the SW V 82.1O5-67
Hs names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of
said land, WIG: Louis Walker. John Anders, Dem
mis- Sullivan and B. w. Ryan, all OF Kimball D. n
SS5 Geo. B. Everitt. Register.
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Tbs naRQcratic territorial convention
was held fnskhsEdeen Sept. 20. Hon.
John r. Wilson elected chairman
Il. Il. Mcbride secretaTy
There were four candidate essented
TOR delegate to congress: II. N. DxyaNf
Bon Homme; John d. Benton, of Cass;
U. 8. Marshall d. w. Maratta and L. G..
Brown, of Brown. The ballot stood /:
Day. 2O4; Maratta, SO; johnson, 70; Ben
ton. 8. Days nomination was made
unanimous.
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AT Geuda Springs, Kansas, new pub.
lication has just begun called The Crank.
Its motto is: "The elevation Of public
morals and horse thieves The editor
says his paper is "anti-monopoly, anti
dyspeptic, anti i-polygamy, anti-fogyism,
anti-whisky. anti-ansrchy. anti,cussed-
ness generally
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The platform made and adopted nv tho
Democratic Territorial convention is a
lengthy one, and one that even the most
radical Republican can find but little
fault with. Portions of it were evident
ly taken from the platform of the Da.
kota farmersa lliance. doubtlessly for the
purpose of catching the dissatisfied far
mers vote. The best part of the plat.
form, to our mind, is the stand taken in
favor of division. The 7th section of the
platform says: That we favor the sub
mission OF vote of the people of the
whole territory the question of the di-
vision of the Territory on the 7th stand.
ard parallel" j. C. Ryan, of White
Lake, moved to strike out this section.
and Parks. of Dicky county, moved to
substitute in it's place an admission as q
whole clause. The motion was lost by a
vote OF 205 to1 "a. Some of the platforms
ideas are briefly these: That the territorial
offices should be filled by territorial resi-
dents; that all unearned lands grants be
returned to the public domain; that the
tariff laws be so changed as to benefit the
West more and the East less; the imme-
diate concentration of all Indians in the
territory. including those of the Grow
Creek, Winnebago, Sioux, Turtle Noun.
tains and Mouse River agencies, upon
reservations commensurate to their
needs; that all disabled soldiers and sal
lors who fought for our flag should re-
ceive the utmost protection from our gov
erment; that the immigration to the terri
tory should be encouraged by all proper
means and under territorial directions;
that convict labor should be condemed:
the submission of all public questions,
including prohibition. to vote of the
people; graduated salary law for all
county offices; the taxation of all corpor-
ate property the same as farm lands; the
revision of the insurance laws; the erect
ion OF soldiers home; that the maxi
mum rate of interest be 10 per cent, with
no more than per cent to any agent for
making a loan; the non-acceptance OF
railroad passes by public officials. and the
better protection of school lands. The
platform has also incorporated in it
resolutions arraigning the Republican
party, among them one condeining the
inexcusable warfare made upon Prcsi-
dent Cleveland for his pension vetocs
after he has signed more pension bills
during his short term in office than was
done during the entire eight-years ad-
ministration of Gen. Grant.
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puok,so.e Arn,oa ss,ve,

The beat salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers Salt Rheum.
Fever Sores. letter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains. Germs, and all Skin Erup.
tons and positively cures piles or nopay
required. 1t 10 guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price IS cents per box. For sale by F.
i. Miller.
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At the time Iankton Daily Press and
Dakototnn suspended it's daily associated
press report one of our daily exchanges
stated that the daily had suspdnded pub
lication, and she. GRAPHIC so noted it.
We learned Immediately after that it was
merely the press report that had been
suspended. not she daily itself, but up to
this time have neglected to correct the
error
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A Fafeyette county, Penn, man thinks
ne has discovered the secret of perpetual
motion and is trying to get patent. It
is generally supposed that he has refer.
ence to his wife's law.
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Land OIice Ut Mitchell Dakota, Sept. %, 1885.
Notice i hereby given that the following-named
Anal proof in support Of his claim q nd that said
proof will be made before Clerk Dist. Court OF
HEule County at Chamberlain, Oak, on Nov. .,
1883, at 5 O'Clock p. M. Wig: Edwin Newman
nndsr I'D. entry No. l5Sls for the NE eec.-ss-
10A-68. He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous resldence upon, and GU Iti-
patton Of said land, via: Edward Brenne, John B.
Long, William A. Tucker and l.. FL. Lnke NIL of
Kimball Dak. Geo. B. Everitt, Reg.
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We commend to those anti-div:sionists
who think the people of Dakota are not in
favor of division the report OF the Re-
publican and Democratic territorial con
ventions. particularly the latter-thst of
the latter convention, in which many of
the north Dakota delegations voted SOL
idly against admission rs whole
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-08

The campaign ofsthe Taylor brothers
OF Tennessee, who are rival candidates
for governor, seems rapidly degenerating
into tiddling contest. In order not to
be behind the times in political music,
illinois has just nominated mantnamed
Horn. and another named Piper for con
gress ~
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Lord Office st Mitchell, Dakots. Sept. II, 1895.
ss 4Utice lie hereby given that the following
settle. hss filed notice of his intention to
akes 9nM proof in support OF his claim, and
1Alt sd proof will be made pefore Clerk Dist.
~. 18Th, 1885 at 2 pollock p. NJ, viz: Samuel C.
SeAN Under his Hid. fling No. l6415 .ror the
N4Mk 17-108.98. He naMss the following wit
s1ossas to prove his continuous residence upon
md cultivation OF said land, VIZ: Daniel II.
Wheaton, John p Yreeland, Henry y. Dsines,
John b. l,onR all of KiMhall, OAK.
Geo. b. Everitt, Register.
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Now is the time to get out your win
ter fiannels and air them" says an ex,
change. If the writer had ever seen an
editors winter fannels he wouldn't think
1t necessary to pen the last clause of his
advice. With four holes to each square
inch of flannel the editors airing process
may be said to be done automatically.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-08

H. NJ Day is without question the
strongest man the Democratic party Of
Dakota could have nominated for dele
gate to congress. He is man of unim-
peachable character and integrity, an
ardent Democrat, man of intelligence
and culture, and to his great credit be it
said, strong advocate of the division
Dakota.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-08

The worst thing That can be said of
the Presidents vacation in the Adiron.
dacks is the intimation that he has "hunt.
ed" deer after the unsportsmanlike
method of waiting at a runwayarhile
mounds beat about and drive the game
into water, an1ssnglcd for trout with
worms iHstead of artificial flies. The
President might have set better exam.
nj
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-08

Charles Monokey. inventor of the
Monckey wrench dgnorantly called the
monkeyrwrench), is living in poverty in
Brooklynss, He sold the patent for 80 900,
and now millions are made annually out
of the invention,
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Buffalo is going to have the largest
clock in the world. The dial will be
twenty five feet in diameter, and the
centre of the dial will be 361 feet above
the street. The dial will be illuminated
by electricity, and it is calculated that
the time can be seen at night from any
point of the city, and with field glass
the position of the hands can be distin.
guished at a distance of fifteen miles