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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-13
Moses GRUMPY oliver.

The veteran pilot Moses Grumpy Oliver
died suddenly last night on board the tug
Clara Clarita, at Portsmouth, y. II. The
tug left Bath with the new vessel Kate Flint
bound for Boston Mr. Oliver was on the
tug; he was the oldest pilot on this river; has
been on duty over 40 years. He was good
pilot and during his service has guided YES
sells of every description from Seguin to
Bath; he knew every inch of the river; he
sailed ship from Seguin to Bath under sail
that draughted 20 feet; the largest ship that
ever came up this river under sail. For sew
eral years he ran the packet Enterprise from
Portland to Bath he also has engaged In the
fishing business. He was 20 years old and
leaves six children. He is a brother Of Cap
tain Parker Oliver OF Bath. and James aud
Scott Oliver of Portland.
Hon. Charles BeaIe.
Hon. Charles Beale, whose death occurred
in Hudson, Me-, on Monday last, was born
in Au 4usta, but since early manhood has
been a citizen of PeDobscot county, where he
was well known and nightly respected. He
has served four years in the House OF Repre-
sentatives and two years in the Senate. He
was the second son Of the late Japheth
Beale of Augusta, and brother OF Mr..
Chandler Beale.
Professor william Edwards.
Professor William Edwards, the well
known naturalist for many years connected
with Wellesley College, died yesterday
morning at his residence in South Natick,
Mass.
Mr.. Francis q. Gilman.
Mr. Francis b. Gilman. who died in Cam
bridge, Mass, yesterday, was Portland
boy, son of the late Samuel Gilman Of this
city. He was corrected with the Mer
chants National Bank Of Boston, and he
M 'rried Miss Susan Hood. daughter Of the
late Captain Hood of this city. Mr.. Joseph
Z. Gilman, assistant cashier Of the Mer-
chauts National Bank Of this city. Is
brother. He leaves his. widow, son and
daughter.
Obituary Notes.
E. N Dickerson. the great patent lawyer
and late leading counsel for the Bell Tele-
phone Company, died Wednesday night.
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Mysterious Mrs. Galley.

BIDDEFoRD, December 1.-THE city mar
shall today received word to arrest Mrs.
Charles Galley, who came here from Nova
Scotia and has been living penniless in un-
comfortable quarters with four small chill
dren. Nova Scotia authorities think she
may be Mrs. Leda Lemontague who was
implicated in the murder of her husband in
the Province of Quebec year ago. The
marshal interviewed the woman today but is
satisfied that she is not the person. Her
stories, however, do not agree and there ap-
pears to be some mystery about her coming
here. She refuses to 60 to the city poor
farm. She will be sent hack tomorrow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-13
The Pension List.

The Pension List.
WASHINGTON, December u. - Pensions
have been granted to the following Maine
people:
REISSUE.
J. Addison Sproul, Centre Montyille.
Gilbert b. Sanborn, Machasport.
Geo. A. Tobey, South Norridgewock.
Nominations Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, December 12.-The Senate
this afternoon confirmed the following nomi-
nations:
Green B. Raum of Illinios, to be commissioner
of pensions.
Joseph A. Clark, to be pension agent at Angus
"a, Me.
Washington Notes.
The friends of the international copyright
bill are confident that the measure will be
passed at this session.
Mr. Harold Sewall is in Washington. He
expects to be returned to his old post of du-
ty but the Appointment will not be made un-
til the Samoan treaty is disposed of in the
Senate,
The funeral of Mrs. ScottLord was held
at the Church of the Incarnation yesterday.
There was a large attendance of prominent
people.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-13
A Convincing Argument.
RAPID BEATING OF THE HEART

Whenever you feel an uneasiness in the region
OF the heart. a slight pain the shoulder arm, or
unoer the sh uider-blade, or when you find your
sell snort OF breath when exercising, your
neart mas perl9ns of beating fast you have heart
disease, and should take DIR. FLiNT's hEMEDY.
Descriptive treatise v lth each bottle or address
Mack Drug Co., N. Y.
marc eodlstp1y
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-13

Amendments to internal revenue laws-Messrs.
McKenna. Gear and q. r. Breckenridge.
Relief bills and claims-Messrs D.ngley, Bur-
rows and Flower.
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Three pays Tramp In Lewiston.

LEWISTON, December IA three days
walking match was ouened in City Hall this
afternoon. Daniel j. Herby, Gus Guerrero.
Peter Hegelman, George ConnOrs, Peter
Golden, Norman Gayior, II. o. Messier and
George Cartwright are in the race.
The score at midnight was:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-13
OBIruaRY.
Robert Browning.

LONDON, December IA dispatch just
received says Robert Browning. the poet,
died at 10 o'clock tonight without any suffer
ing.
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Christians In Chains.

ATHENS. December 12.-Despite the am
nesty declared Ia Crete, 20 Christians were
recently brought before the authorities theIe
in chains ahd beaten with canes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-13
Local Weather Report.

PORTLAND, Me-, December 10, 1889.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-13
the STATE.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Mrs. Ida Perkins, who shot herself at
Sebago Lake, died of her wounds very soon
after
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-12

private mouse ana one or the inmates IS sus-
pected Of purloinmg it, it is usual, before
having recourse to the magistrate, whose
underlings exact huge fees for doing any
thing, or nothing, to call in a priest and hold
a communion service. This consists in in
voking the evil spirits and bribing them by
offerings and music to hound the culprit to
death within the year. 1t continues for
three days and nights-if the terrified thief
does not confess and make restitution be-
fore that time, a result very frequently
achieved Europeans living in China have
tried this method, but not with much sue
cess. as the gonging and other discordant
sounds which constitute the music" so
effectually drive away sleep that the neigh
boring foreigners insist on its being inter
mtted during the night, and, so say the
Chinese, spoil the charm.
or late years Chinese newspapers on the
European model have been started. and are
well supported in the matter Of advertise
ments. So now, the loser Of bank notes or
other portable property can, and very fire.
quently does, announce his loss in good
Chinese in the columns of one of the three
leading dailies, Offering suitable rewards
for the recovery Of his property and the de-
lection of the thief. The European settle
ment at Shanghai alone Of all the towns of
China employs regular detectives at the ex-
penseof the rate-payers. When, if ever, the
Chinese Government will follow the exam
pie set them by this western" community
it is impossible TO predict.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-12
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BEAUTYof POLISHa
SAVING LABOR. CLEANLINESS,
DURABILTYa CHEApNESS .UNEpuALLED.I
No ODOR WHEN HEATED.
ADOPTED BY RABBITS.
The Lone Old Man of Nevada One OF
Colony of Runuies.

The Lone Old Man of Nevada One OF a
Colony of Bunuies.
There is an old man out in Mound Valley
who has been adopted by-a lot Of jack rab-
bits, writes New York Sun correspondent
from Carson City, New. Their friendliness
AID good feeling have become so obt-usive
that the old fellow would be thankful if
something would happen TO ALLEVIATE their
affections. He is sort of hermit, living all
alone on his ranch, where he deyotes al his
time TO cattle and horse raising. AS he
doesn't try to raise vegetables the rabbits
could do him no harm, and so ne has never
tried TO drive them away. They soon be-
came very tane, and. as the jack rabbit is
rather an affectionate animal any way, they
kept making more advances and trials of
friendship until they and the old man have
become quite sociable. When he goes out
after his COWS two or three dozen rabbits
will come trooping along after him, leaping
around him, running between his legs and
ni5bling his fingers.
Very often a drove of them VIII gather
around' his cabin and cut up all sort of
FRANKS in front of his door, leap on his bed,
Jump into the chair-if be isn't occupying
the only one himself-snd rose around
among his kettles and dishes for something
70 eat. Several of the most intelligent he
has singled out for special tavo-s. He has
taught them a number OF tricks, such as
Jumping over bar or through a ring,
walking on their hind legs and jumping
ever one another Ike leap frog. But the
rabbits have developed such liking for
civilization that they are about TO take pos
session OF his house, and have even begun
to rear their 5rcods in IT, so that the old
man hardy knows now whether he oyns the
house or SIMPLY lives there with the RABBITS
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-12

unc cats OF rersIa. the reader wolud natur-
ally expect to hear equally extraordinary
things about their midnight reyelings. For,
sad to say, the Persian cat is not always as
ciI.cumspect in his behavior as he is when
lowering around the outskirts of Hoikim's
banqueting- board Nor does he ALWAYS
wait for the setting Of the sun to tune him
self up Not less than for its wealth of hair
is the Persian cat on it's native heath cele-
brated among Ferenghi travellers for its
early matinee concerts. At all hours of the
day. when the felines of other lands are in
dulging in dolce far nience and saving their
vocal organs for the mystic seances Of the
night, the cats of Persia are promenading
| the walls and housetops, uttering r,laintive
melodies that sound like the wailin,g of lost
souls. There is moro genuine ztherish
pathos in the ''meaoww-waaaaaoOoo wurr-
blabbabl-owwrrr'' of Persian Thomas
cat than there is in a muezzirl's call to
prayer.
The unfortunate tendency of the Persian
cat TO carol in the daytime as wall as in the
night is the cause of many Little unpleasant
nesses between the European colony in
Teheran and the natives. Fifty cats might
MARBLE on Persians roof day and night,
and, owing to their being under the special
protection of Alohammed, they would never
be molested. This, Of course, Ferenghi
can not be expected to endure. When was
in Teheran big white C at took fancy to
perch himself on the wall Of our konak, and.
looking down into the yard, favor US with
a musical melange at any hour of the day or
night. In difference to the prejudices of our
Mussulman neighbors, we contented our
selves at first by shooting him away Final
~, however, we concluded that his soul-har-
rowing refrain could no longer be endured.
II MOhanmed wouldn't or couldn't come
and fetch that cat, we determined to send it
to AIohammed
It would never do to shoot him openly,
however. SO we took into our confidence an
Armenian servant, to whose master we
learned the cat belonged An Armenian
servant in Persia would sell his masters
immortal soul for a koran, and so when we
offered the Armenian two kerans TO pro-
dute the white cat in a bag the persistent
seranader was as good as doomed. Never
more did that white warbler sit and look
down into our lzonak and tantalize our two
imported English bulldogs for hours to-
gether. An avenging Nemesis, however,
was quickly upon US. Although the Offend
er was dispatched to Mohammed with the
greatest secrecy, a few days later the finest
of the bulldogs went mad and had to be
shot.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-12
A LAZY MANS LUCK.
He Is Driven from Home and Stumble
Upon Fortune.

He Is Driven from Home and Stunbles
Upon a Fortune.
About three years ago Frank Martin sold the
Horn silver mine at Era for $4,000 BY his
drinking and gambling he has reduced this TO
about 81 000. and his wife now petitions the pro-
bate court to have a guardian appointed for
him.-I1aho Register.
To read the above paragraph, says the
Nez Perez Neaes, one would naturally say
that there was nothing in it; that it was a
common everyday occurrence. But read
this; Three years Frank Martin was as
worthless and lazy vagabond as could well
be produced-one Of those who never missed
q meal or paid cent He resided at place
called Era, in Alturas County, in this Terri
tory, had no occupation. and sponged bis
living from his brother, who had small
ranch and kept the post-office by the road.
side. One day his brothers wife requested
Frank to cut her some wood. He refused,
wehreupon she beat him out of the house
with the rolln pin and forbade hira to ever
enter her doors again. Sad and detected at
the condition of affairs, Frank walked up
hill in the rear of his once happy home,
until within short distance of its summit,
when he sat down upon a fat rock. at the
same time stretching out his legs and brac-
ing his feet against small bowider in
front of him. He had not been there long
when the bowlder under his feet gave way
and went rolling down the hill Frank
raised himself and hstlessly followed after
the rolling stone-and just here we VIII
oIgreSs and say that his then experience
exploded the old aphorism that rolling
stone gathers no moss and, picking il I'D.
was surprised as its weight and general ap
pearance- Ee showed the stone 70 some min
ers SCOT after. and they pronounced it horn
silver ore of the richest character There
upon Frank prospected the place and soon
found ledge which paid him big from the
start, so that in less than mon n after
opening the mine ir. Frank Martins check
was worth its face from 1000 10 $500. He
had hosts of Q warm friends-iadeed his
friends were rod-hot-reaching from Hous-
ton on the north 70 Biackfoot IN the center,
and Haley and Salt Lake in the east
One evening, after delivering a shipment
Of his ore 70 the reduction works at Haley,
Mr.. Martin dropped into q restaurant and
ordered q square meal. He was prom ptly
served by comely waiter girl. and, being
in a somewhat hilarious mood, challenged
the girl to marry him then and there She
accepted his prefer. justice of the peace
was sent for. and the twain were made one
About six months after this he sold his
mine for the sum above stated, and. nat
urally enough. the transition from extreme
indigense TO much wealth unshipped what
little intellect be had.
Moral: Wealth Is blessing TO some, bat
@ curse 70 others
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-12
Troubled with tho Big Head.

Abner Dorsett, negro living in Hickory
Mountain township, ~ c., has probably the
largest head in the State. 1t is thirty-two
inches in circumference and makes him
somewhat 4 top-heavy," for at times when
the head topples over to one side he is
obliged to push it back into position with
his hands.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-12

We are full Of bargains. Come
in and look. Always 6 ad to
wait on you.
Mrs. FalV ey will make special
pr,ceS On dreSSmaking for he
next Two weeks. Come and see
her.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-12
SJACoBS OIL
For LurnbagO.
No Return Of Pain

no More Pains c-sS-1. fsAs<oeca 1854
Renewed. f-s- 1857. FIVE year. age taxa
via -srTzzftEn n eaek- ktgs arz fees- bed
e-rlt ros sz-z sxr--t ~ kEsy q ksA<bskxz. grsaa
Etsr are pzS- sr-ls5 81 Jscess Oh several strsss
&c hack !, .k-=s aa-s vnS soxsk A-z rszssy
Eave BAD &c -e-a-z txA esss - stscs - ssess
fs- Ea-y ysz-S " EEIES - Hsss ss-sss.
s~sveE A2xa
NO More Pains. cr1-saf ssAs<4s<t. 1874
E<zsweS. Ess 1897 II 1894 S-zs t<sssasd via
autsl sacksshs szse-ed ss<zs THEA. g. yAessa Oh
esr<4 zs psTrxas--av retsra~
JA5oE AuELIKg Hkysvius. Uisecsx..-
A. pHre6lx98 AID pxAIGH
TIE CHARLES a pacEiEa CO. Raksnaea ~
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-12

That Halo Hat
Her face beams from an aureo1e
That's lovely, tho 1t mayn't
Perhaps be what the pious can
The nimbus of q saint
Descended from the PuYrtanA
Her tastes so catholic
The halo round hor head would make
Each old ancestor sick.
She's not Ike Fra AngeIico's
Sweet seraphs, pale and tim,
She's got many things beside
A soul shut up in skin.
Tho pure as any pearl, she shrinl,s
Within no homely shell,
But rigs herself in all the ''rags"
Cher Paris has to sell
Sometimes, mayhap. she powders and,
Who knows, perchance, cen paints;
TITS sure she II ne er be canonized
Among the so-called saints.
Yet, when, by Fashion aureoled,
She bends above her Book
Each Sunday morn, it's then think
know how angels look!
, 1889-06-20
rkLEGKAPHIU BREVIrIEs.

AdeIina Patti Is reported seriously III.
jersey City has had a S6O, GOO tire.
%. U. w. convened at Omaha yester.
day.
Prince OF Wales stakes won to-day by
Donorsn.
Baltimore, st. LOUIS and Athletics VIC
tortOus to-day.
Senate and House Of N. II. chose w. f..
Chandler u, 5. Senator.
President Harrison and family returned
To Washington this morning.
The Grand Prix do Paris $50 600 was won
by Vasi' tas. Thirteen starters.
Tenth Annual Civil Engineers Associa.
tion met to day at Denver, Colo.
The Typographical Union has Adjourned
to meet at Atlanta Ca, next June.
Three Polaniers were fatally Injured at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, by gas explosion.
Kasson OF Iowa, is spoken OF for the Chi
nese mission II Admiral Shufeldt decliues.
Temperature: New York 62 Chicago Ga,
81. Louis ditto, Winnipeg 80, New Orleans
76.
Psrnel's appeal against the postpone.
meht OF his libel suit aginst the Times dis.
missed.
w: II; sullivan. Harry Auster and
William Wood were drowned in Salt Lake
to-day.
The Attorney General has received the
resignation ~ George 3. Peters, u. y. At.
torney for Utah.
Peru, lnd., experienced a destructive
wind storm yesterday afternoon. Property
and crops damaged.
Lncius Farchild, the Elk. Com IN ander OF
the q. A. r. has been appointed a mem.
Der of the Sioux Commsss ion.
Watertown, OAK, Is suffering from dam.
age by terrific rain storm. Her water.
works system seriously impaired.
Bismarck believes that Russia has no
hostile intentions. The Emperor, howey-
er, Is much irrilated over the Czaf's atti.
tude.
Residence Of Richard Wilson, at Mano-
tyek, Ont, burned last night and Mrs.
Wilson with two small children burned to
death.
The Chicago & Alton railway will with.
draw from the Interstate Commerce Asso.
citation on account of dissatisfaction with
livestock rates.
The greatest racing event OF the year
took place to-day at Sheepsbead Bay, L. l.,
when August Belnionts 4 year. old bay
geloing won the Suburban sweepstakes and
81 !, ,5UO for his owner.
, 1889-06-20
COAST PORTFOLIO.
Bankers Meet at Tacoma and
Form an Association.
Movements and Intentions of
the Railway Magnates.
Tournament Concluded "a storia's Rail-
road-.Port Townsend Items--Ciose
Groupings Here and There

TACOMA, june 10, Special.--Samuel
Collyer was elected a delegate to the
American Bankers Association which
meets at Kansas City.
The Bankers Association of Washing.
vas organized here to-day, delegates be-
ing present from all the national banks in
the territory except Seattle. The follow.
ing officers were elected: President, H.
l., Cutter of Spokane Falls; Vce-Presi
dents, ). G. p. Masterson of Tacoma
Levi Ankeny of Walla Walla, Lewis
Sohns of Vancouver; Secretary, Samuel
Collyer Of Tacoma; Treasurer, w. r.
Abrams of Ellensburu. The executive
council are Jacob Furth of Seattle, John
ID. Cornett OF North Yakima, Henry ID.
Landis of Port Townsend, A. NJ, Cannon
OF Spokane rails and John +. Convey of
Olympia. This evening u splendid ban.
quet was given at the Tacoma. Tue next
annual meeting is to be held at Spokane
Falls.
, 1889-06-20
Noted american. Touring.

NRw YoKK, June lex. Senator L. C.
Platt will start ON his Alaska trip to-day.
He and Mrs. Platt will leave at 2. n.
for Detroit; there they wilt meet Gen.
AlRer's family and friends. and 20 with
them 10 the Pacific coast. Gen, Alger
will be accompanied by Mrs. Alger and
two unmarried daughter, Fay and Fran
ces, his oldest 500 Russell. and the wife Of
Gen. .. g. Pc, formerly Gen. Sherman's
chief Of engineers but nov in charge OF
the harbor ut Detroit.
Col. Geo. II. Hopkins, chairman of the
Michigan republican oommlttee, and Il.
X. Hswiey of Cleveland, Gen. Alser's
partner, will 70 IA far "a San Fraucisco.
President John NJ. rGurston of the Re
publican National League. will join the
party at Tacoma, but Mrs. Tnurston will
meet the car at Omaha II possible.
Senator Jones' OF Nevada will NO along.
, 1889-06-20
give Them . Chance.

NEW YoEk, June ls.--The New York
dealer, in dry goods .t Seattle. W. r. Who
we're burned out on the 8th inst with O
loss on the stock estimated At $2l0,0OO, and
insurance SIPS ono, are trying to attach the
insurance money. Attachments have been
granted by the supreme court to the
amount Of s43. 43l. The sheriff has served
an attachment ON about twenty five insur.
ance companies In this city. Most of them
are foreign companies who claim they
only adjust losses this side OF the Rocky
mountains, and that all Pacific cosst losses
are adjusted In San Francisco Creditors
IN the latter city, IL Is said, have attached
all insurance money. A statement to
Rrsdstreets showed the assets 10 be f369.
756, liabilities Sl92 a1.
, 1889-06-20
Seattle Relinauishes the militia,

SEATTLE, June 10, Special.-The mill
tia was Withdrawn from duty at 8 o'clock
this morning aud the police substitu ted
instead. The police assumed charge of
the burnt district exactly in the same man
per as the militia and no troubled what.
ever ensued upon the change Tomorrow
it is probable that the requirement that
passes be procured before admittance can
be obtained to the burnt district will be
received, and the public will be allowed
free. entrance. The militia this evening
had a general inspection and dress parade
on the university campus. Various
msneuveis were executed to the satisfac-
tion of the officers and all spectators,
Following, came a ball at the armory, in
which 100 couples participated To-day
has been passed very pleasantly by the
militia 10 making ready to leave for the ir
respective homes. The mayor to-day is.
sued a proclamation turning the city over
to the police and granting all legitimate
business leave to open up. In accordance
several saloons have already ssarted tp.