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The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
WHERE THEY ARE CONE.
The Paris Exposition Draws People
from Our Bar Harbor.
Especial to the Press.1

WEST END, Bar Harbor, August 3.-Leav-
ing Portland August list, on the Flying
Yankee" at 11.05 a. M, we arrived at this
fine hotel at $40 p. m. This itrain is one of
the best in the whole system of the popular
Maine Central railroad, whose management
is superior to any other in New England.
On August Ist there were 1876 arrivals by
trains. The hotel proprietors are looking
for good business the balance of the sea-
son. At present there are but few tourists
at che hotels. Those popular homes the
Louisburg, San Sanveur, and Malvern have
a fair amount Of guests, but at all the others
the number is small
The PRESS representative interviewed sew
eral of the leading landlords as to the cause
Of the falling off in the business. One at
tributes it to the Paris Exposition, many
old timers going across the water for a
change, another to the cold season, the third
to fog, the fourth to the fact that many
wealthy parties who formerly patronized the
hotels, now have cottages and entertain their
friends there, and although there may be as
many people in time as ever the hotels do
not reap the benefit from them as of old. We
also investigated the sensational reports in
IC6diu w tIlO CulOlCCmCut VI tuC Ounudy
laws, and find with the exception of the
finding Of few places where the ardent was
dispensed too freely there is no trouble, and
''order once more reigns in Warsaw"
Today it is beautiful. No fog, and the
streets are full of elegant turnouts with
liveried drivers and fsotman. Buckboards
with gay parties, dog carts, saddle horses,
&c. The writer is under obligation to Col.
G. c. Burrill, bankers, for drive through
the beautiful foliaged village highways in
the city and suburbs, past the elegant villas
of Hon. j. G. Blaine and others with their
grounds beautified by the skill of the land
scape gardner and adorned with banks Of
rare flowers in exquisite shades and colors.
The latheS oyer the verandaS covered with
the luxurient vagrant woodbne and hung
with pots of costly exotics in bloom. In
fact the loveliness, which invests this section
Is not easily described by poets nor shown
by brush or pencil.
The three games in singles in the Mossly
hall challenge cup tennis tournament were
played today.
Malloy defeated E. c. Cushman.
4. N Scott beat Walter X. Shaw
j. s. Clark beat M. r. Duyal.
The courts are in fine condition.
Mrs. Patterson, daughter Of Joseph Medill
of Chicago and her sister, Mrs. Mccormick,
wife of the secretary of legation at London,
gave dinner at the Malvern tonight, to Sec
retary Blaine and Mrs. Blaine, Walker
BlaiDe, the Misses Blaine and the Misses
Simpkins and McCombs Afterward the
party attended dance at the Malvern.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
HOW THE PRESIDENT WILL COME TO US
cabinet Officers to Venture as Far
as Boston.
Some opinions About Civil Service
Reform.
other Washington Topics Of more
or Less interest.

WASHINGTON, August 5.--The arrange
ments for the Presidents "trip to Bar Har-
Dor, Me-, were finally completed this after
noon. The party to leave Washington to-
morrow morning will consist Of the Presi-
dent, Secretaries Window and Proctor, and
Private Secretary Halford. They will start
ct $40, arriving in New York about A o'clock
They will take the steamer Pilgrim, of the
Fall River line. at o'clock. for Boston.
reaching there about o'clock Wednesday
morning. They will remain In Boston until
the following morning. The party will sep
arate at Boston, the President and Mr.. Hal
ford proceeding by rail to Bar Harbor, and
Secretary Proctor going home to Vermont.
Secretary Window will remain In Boston a
few days, and then return to Washington.
Walker Blaine will meet the presidential
party at Boston, and escort them to Bar
Harbor. The Presidents purpose is to re-
turn to Washington by the 18th inst. He
will make short trip to the White Noun
tains on the way back, if it can be arranged.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
FIREWORKS DID 1T.
The Terrible Fate Of The Express
Messengers Explained.

MONTREAL. Aug. 5.-The particulars have
been received here of most peculiar acci-
dent on the Grand Trunk, by which Walter
Rogers, an express messenger was killed, as
briefly reported Saturday. What narrowly es-
capped being a terrible calamity occurred.
Just before II o'clock Friday night the
train from Montreal to st. John, N. B., left
Bonaventure station on Its nightly trip. The
traffic Just at present is abnormally heavy
and not only was the train heavily freighted
with passengers and baggage. but the ex-
press car belonging to the Intercolonlal rail-
way was filed with heterogeneous coLec-
the line Speeding through Victoria bridge,
the train reached in safety the junction
about two miles and half east OF st. Lam
bert station, where the front brakeman look-
ing out was Mortified to see the. express car
in flames. Without waiting to givethe alarm,
he disconnected the burning car from the
rest of the train. The action OF the autom-
attic brake brought the remaining portion OF
the train to a standstlll, while the burning
car was carried some distance farther on by
the engine. 1t was evident that the car con-
tanned explosives of some kind, for not only
was the air rent in all directions by the de-
tonation Of rockets and the atmosphere in
fected with the fumes OF gunpowder, but
fireworks and bombs went OF indlscrimi-
nately all over the place, and the pyretechnic
display was visible for miles around: Every
effort was made to get at the burning car,
but the heat was so intense and the flames
so fierce that the unfortunate expressman
inside had to be left to his fate.
AS soon as the smoke had somewhat sub
sided the charred remains were seen lying
abont 10 feet from the door of the car Wa.
ter was turned upon the body In the hope. of
saving life even against such terrible odds,
and when the fire had burnt itself out, the
were Mortified TO find the trunk SCARED and
torn in terrible way, and the arms, legs
and other extremities were all over the place
The deceased was promising young man OF
25. named Walter Rogers. His parents re-
side in Toronto
The car was full size so foot car, and its
cargo included "a shipments Of patent medl-
cines, and the theory of the officials Is that a
large quantity of fireworks for the Halifax
carnival this week was also included In the
freight, concealed by careful wrapping. Had
the explosion occurred while the train was
in the Victoria bridge teraible calamity
would have taken place. A thorough investi-
CATION is to he held.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
At Lake sebago.


SEBAGo LAKE, August 5.-"What fine
day? Yes! At the Lake yesterday people
seemed to enjoy it. Over 1000 were in at
tendance at the Advent Campmeeting. 1t
was the closing day and they had good meet
ings. There was preaching by Elder A. Ross
at 1880 from Matt 20 :29 and by Elder G. L.
Tracy at 2.3O from Peter, 3:14. Mr.. Tenney,
the artist evangelist, gave his chalk talk on
"The Life of Christ" at the children's
meeting to the largest attendance that has
been to the children's meeting. At 7.30 Mr..
Tenney gave another chalk talk on "The
Gospel A. B. c." Several requested prayer.
On Saturday the following ministers came:
Elders G. l.. Tracy Of Biddeford, ID. W.
Stevens and A. Ross.
At a. M, the people assembled at the
lakeside, and Elder M. Stevens, president of
the campmeeting, administered the ordin-
ance of baptism.
There was preaching by Elder G. l.. Ira
cy of Biddeford at 1890 from Heb. 10 :23;
Z. P. Woodward OF Portland at 215 from
Matt. % :36-3S and 81. Mains of Cape Eliza
beth in the evening from James, 300
Mr.. Tenney's chalk talk at the children's
meeting was on 1.-THE Gospel Railroad"
Elder f. S. Folsom of Bath is to hold re-
vival meetings in the Union Chapel at the
Lake next week from Tuesday to Friday
evenings, August 18th the 10th.
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THE JoLLIEsT CLUB ON EARTH.
At Cape Elizabeth Today the v. G. A.
and p. Club Celebrate.

Yesterday afternoon the vanguard Of the
Venerable Gunner Association and Propeller
Club, the jolliest club on earth, left Amos
Millett's grocery store for the club cottage at
Cape Elizabeth. to be ready to celebrate an
other anniversary today. They went In
big barge and Caterer Robinson, accom-
panied them, and will serve the dinner to-
day. The brave vanguard that dared to
venture out In the storm were Messrs. @. o,
Leach, Lewis B. Smith. G. c. Tolman. John
L. Shaw. VIM. Ross, DR.. S. G. Fernald, L.
P. Staples. W. W. Colby, G. L. Tewkesbury,
B. A. Kinney, John Miller and Amos L.
Millett. The rear guard consisting Of the
following venerable veterans viii go to the
cottage this morning: "Messrs. Charles
Cook, Samuel Thursday, ]. A. Morrill,, K.
B. Cook, VIM. Chenery, Jerome Rumery.
Harvey Murray, +. A. Leavitt and W. FL.
Smith. The celebration takes place today.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
MAIN e.
Everything Looks Well for the Fair.

Everything Looks Well for the Fair.
LEWISTON, August 5.-The trustees of the
State fair met today. Said Secretary Dennl-
son: "We are getting good entries and lots
of them for so early in the season. The
horse show will be the best we have ever
had, and the affair will be lively. They Of
fer new purse of $500 for PAGERS and cups
for pacing colts, entries to be made by Sep
tember 3D."
Saco Has New School Supervisor.
SACo, August 5.-Dr. Frank L. Dargin
rendered his resignation as supervisor of
schools at the meeting of the city council TO-
night. DR.. Walter l.. Goodale was unani-
mously elected supervisor.
An Adventurer Named Mr.. De
Coursey.
SOUTH BERWICK, August 5.-Arthur De
Coursey, young man who for the last few
days has been collecting money for the Or
phans' Home at Concord, N. H., has been
found to be an imposter, and was arrested
today and bound over to the September term
of court under $500 bonds. He has not been
able to furnish the bonds.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
Nelson Will be Ihare.

Boston, August 5.-The nominations for
the $4,000 stallion race to be trotted at Bea-
con Park, September 1S, are II in number, as
follows:
Colonel II. s. Russell, Milton Mass, 70. s. Mount
Morris. Record 2.191a.
9: II. Nelson, Waterville, Me-, b. s. Nelson.
2.1612.
William Ii. Hill, Worcester, b. S. Ready Boy.
Jos. o. Gray, Boston, b. s. Godring. 2.1s
Knapp Mccarthy, Boston. b. s. Ralah. 2.2914.
Frank Noble, Grand Rapids, Mich. g. s. Alcyon.
R, Cadugan, Bayonne. N. j., blk. s. Prince.
229A.
j. /. Case, Racine, Wis, br. s. Brown with four
year-old record of 218sl.
John Carey, jackson, Mich. ch s. Junemont
2.1SsA.
s. r. Salter. Ducker Station, Ga, b. $. EGranby.
2,19A,
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pocket and peered into the smoking COM
psrtment of the car, where Burke was with
two officers, but before he had time to dis
tinguish the faces In the compartment CO.. Lieut.
Bnrke heard the strangers denunciation
and threats. but he was as cool as II he had
been safe behind the bars Of jail.
al might as well be shot in Dakota as
hanged in Chicago" he said when he heard
The threats.
CHICAGO. August 5.-.The case against all
trial before Judge Mcconnell on Monday,
I August 26th.
Burke, handicuffed to two detectives, was
dropped from the st. Paul train about six
blocks from the union depot tonight and
from there was driven in carriage at light,
placed In CELL
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
MRS. MAVERICK TEsTiFIEs.
A Sensation Caused by Her State
ment as to BrierIy.

LIVERPOOL, August Sat the trial Of
Mrs. Maybrick for the murder Of her hus-
band, today, the examination Of witnesses
for the defence was continued.
DR.. Mcnamara, ex-president of the Irish
College of Surgeons, testified that, in his
opinion, Mr.. Maybrlck's death was due to
castro -enteritis, and not to arsenic.
DR.. Paul declared that it would take
months to eliminate arsenic from the system
If 1t were taken over twice. He also thought
the SYMPTOMS IN the case of Mr.. May6rick ac-
corded with those of CASTRO -enteritis.
A chemist testified that ladies often pur-
chased fly papers for use as cosmetics.
A hairdresser said that arsenic was fire.
quently used by ladies to improve their COM
plexion.
fed that in March last Mr. Maybrick had
told him that he took poisonous medicines
habitually.
This concluded the evidence, and Mrs.
Maybrick then read her statement. In this
she explains the presence of fly papers in the
house by saying that she had bought them
for use as cosmetics. For many years she
had used cosmetic prescribed by DIR. Griggs
of Brooklyn which contained arsenic. She
had lost the prescription, and, wishing to
make substitute, had soaked the lily papers
in elder flower water and lavender water,
and had covered the vessel holding the mix
ture with plate and towel, to exclude the
air.
Continuing, Mrs. Maybrick said son
the night of May 9, after the nurse in attend
ance upon my husband had given him some
meat Juice, went and sat by his side. He
complained of being very sick and depressed
and implored me to give him powder. Ear
lier In the day he had made a similar re-
quest, and / had declined to administer the
powder. But that evening | was over
wrought, terribly anxious, miserably unhap-
by. His distress unnerved me, and as he
said the powder was harmless and l could
put it in his food, consented to mix 1t with
some meat juice, which l gave to him. Al.
ter taking II, deceased fell asleep, and ap-
peared better on awakening. was not anx-
ious to administer the powder. Afterwards
placed the bottle containing the meat juice
on the wash stand, where 1t remained until
Michael Maybrick, my brother-in-law, took
possession Of It. The day before my hus
band died l made full confession to him OF
fearful wrong had done him, and re
ceived his forgiveness"
This remarkable evidence was listened tt
with breathless attention by the entire court
but interest was aroused to the highest pitcl
of sensation when the prisoner alluded U
| her relations with Bfierly. She swore tina
she had confessed the whole intrigue to he
| husband, had been pardoned by him, ant
both were fully reconciled before he died.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
THOSE MADAWAsKA CLAIMS.
The Bangor Land Owners Conclude
to Take a Good Thing While They
Can Get IL. @

BANGOR. August 5. = Commissioners
Trickey, Smith and Drew, appointed under
an act passed by the last legislature OF
Maine, to settle the claims of settlers on
lands in Aroostook county by purchase Of
the same of the proprietors and deciding to
the settlers, have been in session in the city
several days. Today they arrived at an agree
ment by which the proprietors agree to deed
the land to the State for the sum Of So cents
an acre. The commissioners go to Augusta
tomorrow to complete the purchase.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.


Hon. Frank Jones says the railroad can be
built from Mattawamkeag to Presque Isle
for two and One-half millions Oh dollars, ana
he ought to know.
The editor Of the Kennebec Reporter, one
of the Maine Press excursi0nists who found
himself crowded out Of the hotels IN SAINT
John, thinks that city should be called Devii
John henceforth.
There are some unpleasant things about
an electric railroad. tso. In Bangor the
other day telephone VINE fell across tne
main wite Of the railway In an slnstantln In
three connected offices OF the telepoue trans
mitters burned out with regular roar, and
in one Office blue flame shot out six Inches
from the instrument.
The Fifteenth Maine regiment is said to
have been the last New England regiment to
leave the service. 1t was mustered In In
1861, and served until July 6, 1865, seeing
four years and six months Of continuous
service. 1t served in the far South, In Flori-
da and Louisiana, until 1854, when II came
north to help Sheridan in the Shenandoah.
The reunion this year will be held OF Pres
que Isle, Sept. 25th. Capt James Walker Of
Gardiner is chairman of the association.
Major John pratt, one Of the most prom
inent visitors at Bar Harbor, has a bright
little boy named Harry. Master Harry went
had made the acquaintance Of his papa and
mamma since coming to Bar Harbor. He
wore a REFER with bright brass buttons.
"See," said he, pointing proudly to them,
my papa wore these buttons In the battle OF
New Bernep The lady bent to look at
| them with queer little throb at her heart
| for her father fell at the head Of his regi-
ment in the battle Of New Berne, and at the
| very instant Master Harry spoke OF she
| buttons she held in her hand a brass candle.
| stick which went through the battles Of
| Roanoke and New Berne, and which, brought
| home among her fathers effects and given
| to her when she was not so old as Master
| Harry, has since accompanied her where
| ever she has gone.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
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t,on concerning the epidemic from physl-
clans. They refuse to show the dead list OF
list of patients. ,vo, h.a hot
ter not make fuss about this matter. III
Keokuk has any cases Of bloody hux sne wiz
cover them up. What do you reporters mean near,
by trying to pry into our misiortunesI d1u
flux in Warsaw. / do not know when 1t VIII
end"
WHITE HALL, H., August 5.-Since June
20 thore have been 81 deaths In this city from
dux, 27 being children.
A number Of critical cases exist among the
adults. The physicians, while vigilant In
applying all remedies known to science, seem
helpless In the present calamity to check the
spread Of the disease or rescue the sufferers
from death.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
Foreign Notes.

The royal grants bill was passed by the
House of Commons yesterday.
The review of the British fleet took place
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The
weather was clear and high wind was
blowing.
as follows: "Whenever my wife insists
submit whenever insist she submit. We
never discuss family affairs at the table, ana
If anything unpleasant occurs durins the
evening we never refer to 1t until the next
day" n A..
councils general in the cantons throughout
France. Which failed to elect members on the
previous ballot, resulted Sunday in the cleo
tion Of 12l Republicans and Al conservatives.
terrible riot sang mas KonS ecu[Is1 Siam between
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
BOTH JUMPED.
Thus an Engineer and Fireman
saved Their Lives.

NORTH CONWAY, N. H, August "a To-
comotive and two car loads of lumber were
thrown from the track today while running
at high rate of speed ON Sawyers River
Railroad. near Livermore. The engine
plunged down an embankment 80 feet, fol-
lowed by the lumber, which swept down high
trees in its path. The engine lies nearly
covered with lumber, apparently total
wreck. The engineer and fireman jumped
from the engine and escaped serious injury.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06

The cruiser Boston knocked a hole In her
hottom Saturday while on trial trip. The
double bottom construction saved her from
sinking, and she will be repaired.
The old Constitution will stay at Kittery,
they say, Frank Jones and Senator Chandler
having persuaded the Washington authori-
ties to allow it.
Private dispatches from the Connellyille
coke region Indicate that the strike is spread
ing and the strikers claim 1t will be general
in few days.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
Foreign Cars Not Subject to Duty.

of the Treasury has rendered his decision in
the question submitted to him by the collec-
tor of customs at Detroit, Mich. as to the
dutiable or non-duitable character Of foreign
built railway cars coming into the United
States and Canada, laden. or for the purpose
of being laden with mails, passengers, etc.
He decides that such cars are not subject to
duty.
The Postmaster General Talks.
WASHINGTON, August 5.-Postmaster
General Wanamaker has written lengthy
and sharp reply to President Green of the
Western U nion, vindicating the position Of
the government and controverting the claims
of the telegraph company. ~
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06

The National League.

The following games were played In the
National League yesterday:
AT CLEVELAND.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
The Postmaster General Talks.
INDICATING DICK TATE.
Kentucky Elects Another Democratic
Treasurer, but the Republicans
Gain In the Legislature.

LOUISVILLE, KY, August 5.-The returns
from the election today for State Treasurer.
show Democratic victory. Stephen II.
Sharp of Lexington, the present treasurer,
who succeeded "Dick" Tate, the defaulter,
is probabbly reelected by about %. 900 major
ity. There are some surprising victories for
due. the Democrats claim, in all cases to To-
cal causes. The prohibition vote is light.
Tho votes for convention to revise the con-
stitntion probably will show sufficient ma
jority to call the convention. The vote at
the last two elections for governor was:
1883. 1887.
Republicans .................. 89,181 126,473
Democrats ....................13 ..133,615 143,27O
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
AFAMILY BLOWN AWAY.
Terrific Storm In Southwestern
indiana.

MITCHELL, Ind, August 5.-Yesterday's
storm in this section was most disastrous
to life and property A wagon containing
family, father, mother and three small chill
dren. was blown from the road into Black
Creek. and all were drowned Scores of
houses were unroofed and several were de-
molished. The storm was general through
out Southwestern Indiana.
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
The PostmIstress at MiIo-A Soldiers
Widow.
To the Editor of the Press:

To the Editor of the Press:
see the Portland Argus has the follow
ing:
Miss Annie III. Crane of Milo, postmstress of
Milo, has been removed. Mrs. Crane is the widow
Of gallant Union soldier and seven children are
dependent on their widowed mother for support.
Her dead soldier husband was Democrat-the
cause OF her removal.
There are some other facts connected with
the above item, taken from the Argus, which
that paper did not think interesting but
which change its aspect somewhat.
Four years ago the office was held by Mrs.
Clara NJ. Owen, also soldiers widow, who
was removed 20 make room for George b.
Crane, the wealthiest man in town.
Later private pension bill for the beneht
Of Mrs. Owen passed the House and Senate
and President Cleveland, whose postmaster
general had taken the post office from her,
vetoed the bill. Since the change In au-
ministration, Congressman Bouteile mas
secured her restoration to the once, tnus
atoning in part for the very great misfortune
of the sufferer in being the widow OF hepus-
lican soldier,
The Portland daily press., 1889-08-06
Or. cronin's cousin Attempts to XIII
Burke In His Car.

FARGO, Dak., August 5.-Martin Burke
the alleged murderer of DR.. Cronin, will
probably never forget his trip through Mani
to ba and Dakota.
At every station where the train stopped
a crowd was waiting 70 catch glimpse Of
them apparently Irishmen, boarded the
sleeper. telling Lieutenant Ross that il they
could only catch glimpse of the prisoner
they would kill him with as little hesitancy
as they would rat"
"Dr. Cronin," said one Of them, "was
cousin of mine and would avenge his death
If could only get chance"
AS heLspoke he drew revolver from his