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The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
ON THEIR TRAIL.
The Hurderers of Express Messenger
Nichols.
Detectives Satisfied That They Have
Gagged the Gang.

CHICAGO, May 1S.-Information is pub
lished this morning that two men, whom the
detectives believe to be the miscreants that
boarded night express on the Rock Island
railroad, murdered United States Express
Messenger Kellogg Nichols and then robbed
the safe of $4,000 in cash. have been run
down. The Sunday morning succeeding the
robbery two strangers took breakfast at the
farmhouse of Orrin Austin in Kendall
county, some miles north from Morris, where
the robbery is supposed to have been com
mitted. They insisted on sitting with their
faces toward the door, and Mrs Austin acci-
dentally discovered that they were armed
After breakfast they hastily took to neigh
boring clump of woods. Many. other sus-
picious circumstances led to belief that the
pair were no others than the train robbers.
With the breakfast incident as clue the de-
tectives have finally traced them, meanwhile
accommodating evidence that they are, the
right persons. The men, it is claimed, have
been located in small town where they are
engaged in the cattle business, and have
been identified by Farmer Austin 1t Is
thought that the arrests, if not already made,
will take place today.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19

Samuel r. Besse's Life at Stake for
the Murder Of Richard N. LaWton.

PLYMOUTH Mass, May 1S.-A special ses-
sion of the Supreme Judicial Court for the
trial of Samuel F. Besse for the murder OF
Richard N. Lawton came in this morning,
Chief Justice Morton and Associate Justice
Holmes upon the bench. AT II o'clock
Besse was brought in and put in the dock.
The prisoner is little under the average
size, built strongly. His head is small for
his body, of peculiar shape, rising at the top
cone shaped, and his forehead :. retreatllng. N g.
His hair and eyes are black. Since he has
been in prison he has raised full black
beard. His face is one that would not at
tract the attention of strangers. lie was
dressed in suit Of blue diagonal cloth. lie
took his seat with composure, manlfeSting no
trepidation Attorney General sherman
moved that a jury be lmpaneled ana tne
from which to select panel Twelve went
forward to be excused, only three being re-
leased. AT the commencement OF lmpanel-
ing the iury the senior counsel Tor the de-
fence. Hosea Kingman, made oDJecIlonS
against the whole number OF Jurors called as
not being legally drawn, the yenlres n9t itIt
having been indorsed by the selectmen' WIN
one or two exceptions. o,o,oo,-
The Jury was not completed until o CLOCK
when District Attorney Bumpus opened with
a review of the case giving the explanatlon
of fine locality where the murder was com
mitted. Medical Examiner DR.. w. ID. lay,
lor testified that LaWton's death was caused
by buckshot wounds in the head. James 1.
Shield, a clerk of Wareham, testlned 70 sell
ing Besse a miXture'o small Shot anu ouck- -
shot about two weeks before the MURDER was
committed the buckshot was like that
found in Lawton's body. At this point the
cOurt adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
OVER $4,000 OUT.
j. H. CoodseIl Wins in His Suit
Against the Western Union
Telegraph Company.

NEW YORK, May 1S.-The trial OF the suit
of James II. Goodsell to recover $25o,0oo
damages from the Western Union Telegraph
Company, and which has occupied the jury
in Judge Ogerman's court during two weeks
past, was this afternoon closed by verdict
for Goodsell against the Western Union for
the full amount of $250,000, to which was
added $3.50 for counsel. The damages were
claimed by Goodsell for breach of contract,
the Western Union having failed to make
good a contract Goodsell held with the At
lantic & Pacific Company, which the West
ern Union absorbed.
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COAST DEFENsEs.
Two important Bills Favorably Re-
ported in the Senate.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Hawley
from the committee on coast defenses to-day
reportedfavorably two bills introduced early
in the session by Senator Cameron. They
authorize the Secretaries of War and the
Navy respectively to make contracts after
suitable advertisement with responsible
steel manufacturers for supply of rough
bored, rough turned and tempered steel for
the fabrication oil heavy ordnance adapted to
modern warfare and steel for armor, shafting
and other army and naval purposes in guam
tity not to exceed 10000 gross tons for each
department. Each bidder is required to
guarantee that he will erect in the United
States a suitable plant capable of making all
the steel and of finishing it in accordance
with the contract and agree in the event OF
the award of the ordnance to deliver yearly
specified quality of each calibre. The
Secretary of War is authorized to erect at
the Wateryleit arsenal in West Troy, N. Y,
an army gun foundry for the fabrication of
fare and the manufacture of gun carriages
and ordnance equipment for the army at a
cost not to exceed 81, 100000 and the Secre-
tary of the Navy is authorized to erect at the
navy yard in Washington, ID. c., a naval gun
factory for the fabrication of the heaviest
guns adapted to modern warfare, manufac-
ture of gun carriages and ordnance equip
ment for naval service at cost not to eX-
ceed 81 100000.
To each of the bills the committee has
added a section appropriating $4,000 900 to
be available during six years from January,
1887.
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ing him. With Preller's consent, BROOKS ad-
ministered chloroform in the usual way and
the first stage was passed, but in the second
stage Brooks discovered that his patient was
diving He used every means in his power to
revive him, but without avail, Brooks then
became almost wild and hid the body in
to have no recollection Of According to his
own cS INST story y the cutting off of Prellers mus
tache, the inscription about ''traitor" found
in the trunk, and all other queer incidents
connected with the tragedy are to be attrlD-
uted to his liquor and fear crazed condltlon
after the fatality.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19

plank and ceiling are five inches thick and are
Of live oak, the wood apparently good as new.
though beneath Cape Cod sands for over
over a hundred years. SO far as can be seen
all of the timbers and planking are sound.
The twenty foot water mark on the stem Is
plainly visible, and enough of the vessel is
washed out so that measurements show that
she was upward of thirty-fve feet beam.
Her cutwater is fourteen inches in thickness,
and her tlmbers are over one foot square.
been built very strongly and of the best ma
terial. The wreck has been partially ex-
posed before, but never so fully as now for
over % years.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
MARY CURTIS DEATH.
some Things About 1t That Looked
Suspicious to the People Of Leeds.
Lesiston Journal.)


Mary A. Curtis, divorced wife OF Thom-
as w. Curtis, having two children aged seven
and twelve years, died suddenly and under
suspicious circumstances at her home
Leeds May 10th. Some Of the neighDors
thought that an inquest ought to have beer
held before the body was allowed to be bur-
led, but the overseers Of the poor decided
otherwise Her husband left her six or
eight years ago, and soon after she procured
divorce. Since that time she had lived on
a small place which the overseers supposed
she owned, but on examining her papers
they found three deeds Of the property given
to her and recorded, and also in her posses
sion they found two deeds given by her to a
certain man Whose name we withhoidt deed
ing the entire property to him. These deeds
were properly executed, but not recorded.
They were put into an envelope, and on tns
outside was written, ''If l die, burn these
papers, and signed by the man that the
deeds were in favor Of.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
GENERAL N LEWIS.

At the annual convocation of the Most
Eminent Royal Arch Chapter Of New lamp
shire in Concord yesterday John FTanclS
Webster of Concord was elected M. e. Grand
High Priest.
Ed. Hiscox, 10 years Of age, single, Seth A.
25, married, three Norwich Conn.,, painters,
were drowned in Fishers Island Sound,
Sunday evening by the capsizing OF their
boat in gale.
Archbishop Gibbons of Baltimore yester-
day morning received an official commqnlca1
ton from Cardinal Luigi Jacobinl, Papal
vation to the Cardinalate by the Pope.
The Chic legislature has adopted resolu-
ton to adjourn at p. m. to-day.
The Kentucky legislature adjourned last
night sine die.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
1ye6etin95||s 9|s;%ES5Se 8 5i5;sIS{: ;E5 55;'

Never fails to relieve Languor and Want of W-
ta1ity, which few escape at this season. An impoVer
shed condition of the blood is the prime cause of the
trouble and the use of this reliable purifier early in
Spring should not be omitted Take Vegetine now and
you successfully counteract the effects Of Malaria
upon the system. Humors of Cancerous or
Scrofulous nature are most troublesome now, ana
no other remedy has such power to eradicate them.
Should the blood impurity develop an Eruption OF
the Skin, nothing will so efIectualy remove II as
Negetine. There is no diseased condition oi the sys-
TEN caused by impure state of the blood that not
benefited by its AS a tonic for c0nvaleseentss
ladies in delicate health and old people 1t
unsurpassed
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
A WESTERN DESPERATE.
Bill Pigeon MortaIIy Wounds Four
Men.

EUFAULA, Ind. T., May 18.-The report
has reached here from the interior that Dep
uty United States Marshal Andrews and his
posse of three were all mortally wounded by
Bill Pigeon while attempting his capture
Pigeon had killed twelve men, and there has
been large reward offered for his capture,
dead or alive Andrews and his posse were
after this reward. Pigeon killed Deputy
Marshal Richardson some months ago. The
particulars of the killing of Andrews and his
men have not yet been learned. A posse of
armed citizens are securing the country for
Ponon
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
a Aaavv [2l Sentence.


ness men in Franklin, died at his residence
in that town Monday morning
a Heavy ~ Sentence,
BELFAST May 1S.-Mrs. Lydia S. LARA
bee convicted Of manslaughter in January,
was today sentenced to thirty days in jail
Franklin District Lodge, !. o. C. 7.
CHEsTERvILLE, May 1S.-The regular
quarterly session of the Franklin District
Lodge, I. 0. of G. T., met in a large and en-
thusiastic gathering here today, with Pine
Tree Lodge. The lodges of the county are
in prosperous and growing condition, and
the meeting of the Grand Lodge in Farming
ton next fall, is looked forward to with deep
pleasure, and is great stimulus to needed
work for the advancement OF the order
Preliminary to the meeting Tuesday, the
District Council met at the Exchange Hotel
at Pennington. There were present District
Templar 0. c. Dolbier, of Gov. King Lodge
of Kingfeld; District Vice Templar Miss
Abbie E. True of Pierpole Lodge of Farm
ington; and District Secretary Charles E.
Wheeler, of Pine Tree Lodge of Chester
vile. The arrangements for this meeting
were perfected and the condition and out
look of the work in the county was dis
cussed.
A River Driver Drowned.
BANGOR, May 1S.-Daniel Legere, aged 2S,
of Shediac, N. B., was drowned while drly-
ing on Russell stream, the west branch Of
the Penobscot, yesterday. The body was re-
covered. He leaves a wife and two children.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
american Protective Tariff League.

NEW YORK, May 19-At meeting of the
board of Managers of the American Protec-
tive Tariff League to-day, a permanent or
ganization was effected by the election of Ed
ward H. Ammidown as president of the
president and vice president from each
State and Territory. Among the latter are
Hon. James Ell. McMullen, of Biddeford, Me-,
Abbott Lawrence, Boston, Mass; Herman
l. Straw, Manchester, n. H.; ex-Goy. Red
field Proctor, Rutland, VT; Edward p. Taft,
Providence, r. l., and Hon. Thomas. Wal
lace, Ansonia, CT. 1t was voted that the reg
ular meeting of the executive. committee be
held on the third Thursday of every month.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
Serious Accident on the Northern
Pacific.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 1S.-A Bozeman
(Montana) special says that the east bound
passenger train ON the Northern Pacific was
derailed by expansion of the rails near Fort
Ellis at noon yesterday. The dining car and
a Pullman sleeper left the track, the sleeper
slipping 600 feet on its side. Brakeman Fitz-
patrick was thrown from the platform and
ident Harris of the road, had both legs badly
crushed while trying to climb out of a win
dow The wife of Rev. Geo. G. Stul was hurt
internally and about the head and face. The
two injured persons were placed in Fort Alice
Hospital
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19

by Col Charles Fl. Sawyer, a large woolsn
manufacturer here, but the question who
snail be nominated ON the same ticket for
Congress is not so clear, Capt. Joseph B.
Clark is mentioned but his following is not
yet developed. Hon. j. III. French Of Moul-
fonboro has some friends. While a large num-
Der of the leading politicians in this section
favor the denomination of Congressman
Haynes, on the other hand, there will be
strong opposition, as he has already had two
terms. The Democrats have not yet agreed
on their candidate for Governor. Among
the names mentioned are Hon. John f.
Cloutman of Pennington, Col. Thomas Cogs..
well of Gilmanton, and Charles E. TiltOn OF
Tilton.
Luther f. MacKenney of Manchester will be
re-nominated without opposition. He made
fine run against Hayes the last time and is
very popular with the Knights of Labor
throughout the State.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
The Frigate Somerset.

The dispatches about an exposed wreck on
the back side of Cape Cod gave but brief
hint of an interesting story. The storms
have so cut away the shore that the remains
of the English frigate Somerset are in plain
view. A hill fifty feet in height which was
covered with beach grass, is washed away,
and about sixty feet of the wreck is exposed.
This vessel was wrecked during heavy
gale, in December, 177S. At that time she
was first-class man-of-war, and present at
the bombardment of Charlestown on June II,
1775, when the battle of Bunker Hill was
fought An old chart is now to be seen in
Memorial hall, Plymouth, giving clear de-
scription of her position at the time. The
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
ON THE TURF.l
Two Exciting Races at Point Breeze
Park.

PHILADELPHIA, May IS. = The spring
trotting meeting at Point Breeze Park opened
today. The track was in good condition, and
the attendance large. The first race, the
three minute class, with seven starters, re-
ouired seven heats to decide it, Moulton be-
ing the winner; best time, 2.30a. The 2.30
class had 15 starters, and was unfinished, !,
Gen. Ewing took the first and second heats
Faro the fourth and fifth, aud ran dead
heat with Brighton for the sixth; Orange
Boy took the third heat and Brighton the
seventh, after which the race went over.
Best time, 2249.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
THE FISHERIES.
Notice of Sale of the D. J. Adams
Cargo-Bait from the Provinces.

HALIFAX, N. s., May 1S,--The Fl. NJ. S.
Emerald arrived here today from Bermuda.
She will leave in few days for Newfound-
land on fishery protection business.
A telegram from Digby says the schooner
David j. Adams has been removed from her
wharf to another farther south where she is
moored by an iron cable fastened by ring
bolts from her keel to the lower part of the
ceived by the sheriff and all her halibut and
other perishable articles will be sold at once.
HALIFAX, May 1S.-Posters are up in
Digby giving notice of the sale of the hall
but and bait on board the schooner David j..
Adams, Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock pur-
suant to an order from the Vice Admiralty
Court.
Seven hundred barrels of fresh mackerel
packed in ice from Yarmouth for Boston
were shipped today from Digby in the steam
er New Brunswick. These maekerel are in
tended for bait to be used by Gloucester fish
ermen.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
s692,1o9.oo s724,1
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate in
this county have been recorded at the Regis
try of Deeds:
Raymond-Sarah S. Yates to Frank w. Edwards,
land and buildings. 5000.
Jordan Brown ct ais to Lizzie A. Edwards, land.
81.
Westbrook- Files to Ross j. Libby,
land 81 and other consideration.
Standish-Freeman Paine to William B. Cobb,
land and buildings. $3.50.
Freeport-William M. Curtis to j. Frank Mitch
ell land and buildings $500.
Gorham-OliveF Winship to Peltiah Carl, land.
$65.
Bridgton-Byron Kimball to Charles F. Glines,
land. $50.
Brunswick Samuel H. Leighton to Charles W.
Benson, land. S1525.
Elbridge g. Simpson to Spear and Whitman,
land. $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
rheatrlcals at Dartmouth college.

HANOVER, N. H., May 1S.-The event of
the season was the presentation tonight of
Julius Caesar by Dartmouth students at the
Opera House before large and brilliant au-
follows Marc Antony, A. J. Thomas of
Albany, N. Y; julius Caesar, Il. a. Hanson
of Dover; Brutus, F. p. Cleaves of Kenne-
bunkport, Me-; Cassius, E. E. Cove, Denver,
Col. Portia, John P. Tucker, Boston, Cal
phurnia, G. j. Merrill, Boston. Its rendi-
tion was highly praised by competent critics,
and the performance will be repeated to-
morrow night
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
e,ost in New England.

HooKsETT, N. H, May 1S.--Quite frost
was discernible this morning in this and az
joining towns. Tne extent OF the damage Is
not yet apparent.
ST. JoHNsBuRY, Vt, May lS..Ihe Ii anlef1 merl
curry went down to 26 last night ana smaIl
fruits are probably much injured.
NORTH TRETFoRD Vt, May 1SmThere
was a severe frost through this locality this
morning, cutting down early vegetables and
probably seriously affecting fruit prospects
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
rx-preetdent Arthur Improving.

New YORK, May 1S.-Ex-President Ar
thur seems to be steadily improving, and if
the the weather continues fine he will go out for
a drive tomorrow or Thursday;
authority for the statement that the express
ident today, for the first time in seven weeks,
went to drive in the park and that ne 1eeis
no ill effects from his outing.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
THE INDIAN WAR.
Six U. S. Soldiers Killed In An Ambus-
cade.

CHICAGO, May 1S.-A special dispatch
from Tombstone. Arizona, says: "A courier
just arrived at Gen. Mills headquarters
brings information that six of Capt. Hat
fields men were killed in the ambuscade by
the Indians" An Ell Paso, Texas, special
regarding the Indian raids says: Persons
arriving here from along the southern border
of Arizona report that the inhabitants are
living in perfect dread of being massacred by
GeronimO'S band."l
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
New Hampshire Politics.

DOVER. N. H., May 1S-During the past
ten days Dover has been visited by leading
men Of both political parties in the S State, t
the campaign, which promises to commence
early From the sentiments .gath4e3red Iron from
nomination for Governor will be easily won
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
Amending the Shipping Laws.

Senator Evarts, from the committee ON
judiciary, reported favorably his bill proyid-
ing that the services asked for in the lading
and unlading of vessels shall be deemed a
favor shall attach upon the vessel, whether
foreign or domestic, and may be enforced in
like manner as other maritime liens in any
district court having Jurisdiction.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
Master Builders Refuse to Com
promise,

BosToN, May 1S.-The Master Builders
have issued auother circular in which they
maintain their original position, and refuse
to compromise or arbitrate with the Carpen-
ters' Union as body. Norcross Brothers,
demands of the strikers for a working day
of eight hours, publish a card tonight in
which they say that being desirous. of finish,
ing an important contract they instructed
their foreman to make the best price posi-
BILE per hour with the men, but that they
could not and would not sign any agreement
with anV society,"
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
Opening of the New Boston Press
Club Rooms,

Boston, May 1S.--The rooms of the new
Boston Press Club on Court street were op-
ened tonight, when an informal reception
was given by the members to their friends.
Congratulatory kilograms were received dur
ing the evening from kindred organizations
in Various cities. The new club starts out
under the most favorable auspices, having
already membership of 135.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
The Chicago Agitators.

CHICAGO, May 1S-The grand jury en-
timony against the Anarchists until tomor-
row.
John Kobeck, arrested yesterday for in
terfering with some workmen in the lumber
district, was fined 500 by police justice
this morning and sent to the Bridewell.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
RetaIIatory Legislation Wanted.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, May 18.--At a meet
ing of the city council this evening, Council
man Favor offered resolutions, which were
adopted, condemning the Canadian govern
ment for the seizure of American fishing
vessels, and petitioning Congress for retalia-
tory legislation. particularly in regard to
closing our ports to Canadian vessels.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
Webster for RodweII-

The delegates from Webster, choss
caucus, Monday p. M, are as follow
gressional convention, o. d. Potte'
Jordan and NJ. f. Buker; State
Noel b, Potter, j. w. Maxwell an
l.. Kilgore, all favorable for Mr.. 1
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
The Statement Made by PreiIer's
Murderer.

ST. LOUIS, May 1s.-The Post-Dispatch
this afternoon prints a statement made by
Il. NJ. Brooks, alias Maxwell, now, on trial
constitute his defence. The statement is to
the effect that Preller was suffering from a
private disease, for which Brooks was treat
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
Cen. Rosecrans' Nomination Con-
fjrn1ed by the Senate.
Minor MATTERS.

The Senate in executive session has con
firmed the nomination of Gen. W. S. Rose
Grams to be REGISTER of the Treasury.