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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-05

time there was not breath of wind stirring
yet, all of sudden, every leaf in the dew
ilish tree began to rustic and culver as If ii
jumping heart, but i knew well the sky
above was clear. began to be afraid of
that tree. l looked up. In the dark net.
work OF branches my eyes followed two
little moving bodies that chased each other
along a limb-chipmunks The act of lift
ing my head made my gills cold. Something
else moved in the tree. Something else made
me dizzy: branch moved from its place and
silently passed before my upturned eyes.
Then saw 1t was not branch but some
thing living. 1t moved like dead snake
hanging down, suddenly twitching like the
tail of a cat. What saw next conyulsed
me with terror.
Persistent silence would have crazed me
and 1t was, a terrific snarl broke out-broke
the charm, and had the gun barrels straight
before my eyes. Which went first, the lion
that the double charges, both barrels to-
gether, saved my life, laying me flat on my
back with suddeDness that alone could
have eyaded the deadly leap of the animal
And it was, the flop came square on my
feet and held there like sausage machine.
If it had not been for all the strength of
desperation and rapidity of fright with
which drew them away, and the thickness
OF my cowhide boots, one OF which was
taken OIL as by a lightning boot-jack, there
10 no IciiinS where tney would nave Deen.
/ saw my boots made into shopstrings and
the game-bag floating away like feathers.
On my back l scrambled out of this whirl-
wind OF fury; on his back lay the lion, four
teen buckshot gnawning his vitals Pinned
to the ground in his last commissions, left
him, dragging my bleeding foot behind me.
when the. boys found me, it was by a
heavy trail of blood laid along the ground
They found me on my back, lying under
small tree, with one leg stretching up into
the branches. This precaution had been nv
last act of consciousness, and the only thing
that saved me from bleeding to death. As
clean. as If made by a razor, was deep cash,
running down my instep, the work of the
dying lions claws.
The men took me home; and they also
took home big piece of lions skin as was
ever seen on settlers door; but as for the
rabbit-hole filled up with stones, they never
were in humor to do more with it than
laugh, and it remains 50 to this day."
THAT was pretty steep yarn" heard
some of the fellows say to each other But
that night in his hunk, Hawkins showed me
a scar on his foot, and there was nothing
steep" about that.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-05

EOR SALE or TO LET = The Atwood
antly situated In Ligonia, Cape Elizabeth, with
several acres of land fruit trees In bearing, good
stable; house contains about fifteen rooms, bath
room and furnace, and is in good repair it will be
rented low or sold on reasonable terms. Apply
to LOCKE & LOCKE, $50 Middle street, or to
AUG. 7. FULLER, 452 Fore street. 25dtf
, 1889-02-14

BISMARCK, Oak, Feb. 1S.-Nothing
could better show the feeling that has
been aroused against Governor Church in
the legislature than the introduction to.
day of a bill changing the name of Church
county to Mccormick county. Secretary
Mccormick is Governor Church's most
bitter political enemy and the legislature
in this proposed action has the intention
OF eliminating the name of the present
governor from tie map of the territory.
Another bill was introduced and is being
rapidly hurried through to legalize such
recess as has been proposed to make it
possible to circumvent the governor in his
attempt to make territorial appointments
for the next Two years. The bitter feel
ing in the whole matter grows more
intense daily.
, 1889-02-14

In the superior animals tho sense of
taste is located almost entirely in the
tongue, the organs of taste consisting of
peculiar bodies called taste bulbs. These
are very strongly developed in the dog
and horse. Leydig described organs
having n structure resembling that of
the taste bulbs in the skins of fresh
water fish, and he considered that these
may possibly be widely distributed taste
organs. DR.. Carpenter is, however, of
opinion that the sense of taste is absent
in fish. Taste is closely allied to smell,
and it is probable that fish are guided in
the selection or rejection of food by
sight and smell only. In some reptiles
the tongue If long and slender and in
others almost entirely deficient, but the
n of taste is thought to be mall cases
absent in reptiles. 1t is also, as n gen
eral rule, to which the parrot and some
others arc exceptions, absent or very
slightly developed in birds. 1t is n sin
gular thing that they should be without
the power TO distinguish the delicate
davors of the fruit that forms the food
of so many of them. In los insects
the palpi, which ire small, jointed APP
pendages in the ncighborhood of the
mouth, seem to answer the purpose of
an organ of aste.-New York Telegram.
, 1889-02-14
The Earthquake in Costa R1ca

PANAMA, Feb. 13.-The details of the
recent earthquakes in Costa RIGA as pub
lished in the Costa Rica papers which
have reached here, c%orroborate the re-
ports sent oct In the Associated Press
dispatches briefly several weeks ago. The
city of San Jose and other cities were
terribly damaged. Whole streets are
blocked with the ruins, the railroads are
blocked and churches are closed, etc. For
weeks the people living in the cities
camped in the streets and public squares,
fearing to enter the shattered houses on
account of constantly recurring shocks.
The monetary loss in the city of San Jose
alone is over 1900, 900, The loss of life
is not yet accurately estimated, but it Is
believed to be great.
AT Laguna an extraordinary geological
phenomenon took place, the earth assum-
ing the appearance of a rough sea. The
father of a family and four children were
buried alive in a creYice, while the mother
and one child were thrown a distance of a
thousand metres. All over the district
the hills have changed their positions and
the ground is full of cracks. The Irazu
volcano is in a state of eruption.
, 1889-02-14
The Chamber of Torture

is the apartment to which the unhappy
sufferer from inhammatory rheumatism is
confined. If, ere the crisis is reached,
that fine preventive, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, is used by persons of a rheumatic
tendency, much unnecessary suffering is
avoided. Nervines, anodynes and seda.
tives, while having none but a specific
effect, are yet very desirable at times.
Yet can they produce no lasting effect
upon rheumatism, because they have no
power to eliminate from the blood the
rheumatic virus. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters does this, and checks at the outset
a disease which, if allowed to gain head
way, it is next to impossible to dislodge
or to do more than relieve. Rheumatism,
it should be remembered, is a disease with
a fatal tendency from its p%roneness to
attack the heart. A resort to the Bitters
should, therefore, be prompt. Dyspepsia,
kidney complaint, malaria and nervous
ness are relieved by it.
, 1889-02-14
At Harrison's Home.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. !. -Russell B.
Harrison returned from New York this
morning and had a long conference with
his father. He leaves to night for Helena,
Mont, on private business. There is a
dearth of cabinet information. Gen. Har-
risen passed the day pretty much as he
has other days without special cognition
of the fact that this was the day on which
congress was to formally declare him
elected president. Ex-Governor Pierce
of Dakota was among the callers. He is
thought to be a candidate for his old posi-
ton.
, 1889-02-14
FLASHES,

The suspension OF Joseph I. Rock was
announced on the New York stock ex-
change Yesterday.
The nomination of Norman j. Coleman
of Missouri to be secretary of agriculture
was confirmed by the senate yesterday.
The FIRE in buildings Nos. 603 and COZ
Thirty sixth street, New York, yesterday
morning, did 100000 damage, mostly to
manufacturers of silk goods.
The Paris senate yesterday by a vote of
22S to 80 adopted the bill providing for
the re-establishment of the scrutin d'ar-
rondisement system of election.
Emperor William yesterday gave an
audience to Lieut.. b. H. Buckingham
and Lieut.. Aaron Wood, military and
naval attaches of the American legation
at Berlin.
VIM. l.. Porter, the retired county
treasurer of Vermillion county Indiana,
is short Sl2. 900 in his accounts. He has
decided all his property in trust for the
benefit of his bondsmen.
The queen regent OF Spain Yesterday
received Perry Belmont, the new Ameri-
can minister at Madrid, who presented
his credentials. Her majesty cordially
welcomed Belmont, who made an appro-
pirate reply.
Emperor Francis Joseph yesterday re-
ceived the presidents of both houses OF
the Hungarian diet, who presented him
with resolutions of coincidence passed by
their respective houses. In reply he
thanked the delegations teelingly.
At Logan, o., yesterday on the petit
ton of the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
company. the circuit court appointed a
receiver for the Ohio and Western Coal
and Iron company. The foreclosure of a
mortgage of 50, 500. 600 is asked.
In Chicago yesterday morning the mu-
tilated body OF a woman was found in one
of the outlying streets. 1t was at first
thought to be another Jack the Rip
per- case, but it vas subsequently learned
that the woman died a paupe at the hos
pital and was given to a medical college
for dissection.
, 1889-02-14
Stocks ana cattle Markets.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The stock mar
ket was a divided one to-day and while in
some cases the best figures OF the past
week were recorded. in others the lowest
prices known for years were established.
The general tendency of prices was up
ward, but grangers were still the disturb
ing factors in the situation and the weak
ness displayed in these shares gave the
rest of the list rather a %feverish appear
ance and the final changes we're irregular.
The first prices we're irregular, but in
most cases lower, the declines extending
to I per cent. At noon most of the shares
were a shade below the opening figures.
The market finally closed active and
strong generally at small fractions better
than the first figures.
Governments dull but firm. Money
l492. Mining shares active.
Copper.-Market dull. Lake $l6.60.
Petroleum opened strong at 500, and
closed steady at S9s.
Following are closing prices Of stocks;
Pacific. SIS. 100: American Express,
u2: Canada Pacific. 50; Canada
Southern, 555; Central Pacific. SO; Bur
HDRtOu, SS5i DackaWanDa
l4l5; Lake Shore. 1914; Denver &
Rio Grande, lot; Eric, 28i; Kansas x
Texas, 1913; Louisville 4 Nashville. 59B
Michigan Central, 904; Missouri Pacific.
72i; Northern Pacific. 27f; preferred,
62i; Northwestern, 1858; New York Cen
trail, 1921; Oregon Improvement, 60;
Navigation. $50; Transcontinental. 33f;
Pacific Mail. 3Sf; Reading, 4S4; Rock
Island, 95g; Milwaukee & st. Paul,
63i; Texas Pacific, 2l4; Union Pacific,
654; United States Express 10; Fargo,
40; Western Union, S5i.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13. -Cattle-Receipts,
IA, 900; market dull and 10(al5c lower;
choice to extra beeves, 81 25(94 60;
steers, So. 10; stockers and feeders,
81. 25@3.40; Texas steers, So rs.
Sheep-Receipts 1000; market strong;
natives, S3.OO@5. 35; Western corn fed,
$4.O5(34. 10.
Whcat-Market easier Cash, 1913;
May, los.
Corn-Market easy. Cash, "a; March
34s; May, 35s.
, 1889-02-14
Counting the Electoral Vote.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.-The chamber
of the house presented an unusual scene
this morning though nothing of a sensa-
tional character was expected. The gal
leries were filled an hour before noon by
a crowd of spectators eager to witness the
ceremonies attending the counting of the
electoral vote. Ladies were in a large
majority and many were upon the floor
pleading with the members for passes to
the already overlooking galleries. Beside
the speakers chair was placed one Tor
Senator ingalls,, who, as presiding officer
of the senate, was to preside over the
Joint assembly. At noon the speakers
gavel hushed the hum of conversation
and the chaplain made an appropriate
prayer.
Alter routine business at | O'Clock leg
islative proceedings suspended and the
senators filed into the chamber. Capt.
Bassett carried the box containing the re-
turns from the electoral college. The
representatives remained standing until
the senators had taken seats. Then Sen
ator Ingalls,, seated on the right hand of
the speaker, called the Joint assembly to
order and stated the business before it.
The presiding officer then broke the seal
of the certificate from Alabama and
handed it to Senator Henderson, one of
the ~tellers, who read the document. 1t
was in due form and showed that the ten
electoral votes of Alabama had been cast
for Cleveland and Thurman. The certificate
gave in minute detail the proceedings of
the meeting of the electors in Montgom-
cry, and contained the ballots cast by each
elector for president and vice president.
1t was accompanied by a statement
from the governor of Alabama certifying
to the election of the electors therein
named. Its reading consumed seventeen
minutes.
The reading of the returns was com
pleted and looted up without further in.
cident. The presiding officer, upon re
ceiving the result, said: The voCe for pres
ident of the United States. as delivered
to the president of the senate, is as fol
lows: Whole number of electors ap-
pointed to vote for president of the
United States, 401, of which a majority
of pol. Benjamin Harrison of the state
Of Indiana received for president of the
United States 1913 votes, and Grover
Cleveland of the state of New York re-
ceived los votes. In like manner and
with the same majority the election OF
Levi p. Morton of New York to be vice
president was declared and both were
directed to be entered in the journals OF
the senate and house. The Joint session
then dissolved and the house resumed
consideration of the Small. Elliott con-
tested election case.
, 1889-02-14
An Actress Injured.

CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-During the per-
Torrance of The TioeJfh Night at the
Chicago opera house tonight by Miss
Julia Marlowe's company, Miss Ada Dow.
Miss Marlowe's assistant stage manager,
was struck by a heavy piece of scantling
which in some u~naccountable manner be
came loosened above and fell upon Miss
Dow's head as she was standing inIthe
wings. Her injuries are considered Jerry
serious and may prove fatal.
, 1889-02-14
The Ladies, Btcycle Match.

New YORK, Feb. I3.-The women
contestants upon bycicles finished their
third day.
At o'clock the score stood: Stanley
3O6 miles, Baldwin 29l, Woods 24S, Won
Blumen 292, Armaindo 100, Hart224. Me.
Shane III, Suallor 257, Brown l39, Oaks
23S, Lewis PAT.
At 1887 Miss Stanley completed 300
miles, beating all the records Tor hat dist
ance
, 1889-02-14
Death Preferred to II Cork Leg.

Robert Mcbride, Jr., who committed
suicide neal his home in Johnsburg,
Warren county, by shooting, was in his
18th year, and twoSears ago lost one of
his legs in an accident qt the Adirondack
railroad. lie was provided with an arti-
fetal leg, but his mind became affected
from brooding over his trouble. The
following note was found:
DEAR PARENTs-Got through pegging through
this world. Am going to shoot myself. Good-by,
father; good-by, mother, sister and brothers
Meet me in another world. ROBBIE MCBRIDE.
Albany Times.
, 1889-02-14
Blaine for Secretary of State.

New York, Feb. l3.-Thomas G..
Platt has returned from Washington. To
a reporter this morning he said: II wish
to say positively, and you can quote me
as authority for the statement, that James
G. Blaine has been offered and has &C.
cepted the position of secretary of state.
This was accomplished some time ago by
correspondence"
, 1889-02-14
The Barb Wire Patents.

ST. LOUIS, Feb, l3.-An important
discovery has been made here that the
control of the barb wire patents is not
vested in any American firm or corpora
ton because the device of barb wire was
patented in France tt Louis Janin,' April
10, 1865. Under the United States law
this invalidates the United States patent
and it is claimed may render the paten-
tees liable for past royalties collected.
, 1889-02-14
The Vessel Discharged.

New YORK, Feb. I3.-Judge Brown
of the United States circuit court to-day
decided that the arms shipped on the
steamer C%arondolet were not illegally
shipped; that it was not proven they
were for the steamer Madrid and for the
use of Hyppolite. The judge ordered the
vessel discharged.
, 1889-02-14
BonheId Resigns.

CHICAGO, Feb. l3.-Police Inspector
John Bonield, who was recently sus-
pended on account of charges preferred by
the Chicago Times against him and other
officers. has rendered his resignation. say
ing that his circumstances compel him to
earn a livelihood and he can't remain idle
pending the hearing of the case. He
reviews his case once more and reiterates
the charge that he was suspended for
political reasons.
, 1889-02-14

plan Of Meyers campaign is evidently to
stay for a draw.
Sixty-third roundabout are following
the same old tactics. Not a blow was
struck.
Sixty-fourth round-McAulife came
up strong and fresh and took up his plan
of winding Meyers. and his blows were
directed at Meyers stomach.
At the conclusion of the round the fight
was declared a draw.
, 1889-02-14
Cleveland and Frank"

When Mrs. Cleveland travels over the
Pennsylvania railway between New
York and Washington she always OBJ
serves and calls the attention of others,
if she is not alone, to a large sign on
a factory standing close by the track in
the city of Newark. 1t bears the firm
name, viz: Cleveland & Frank
Washington Post.
, 1889-02-14
A COLLISION.
Wreck on the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy.
Between a Passenger
and Freight Train.
Inspector Bonfeld Resigns His
Office.

GALEsBURG, ILL.,, Feb. ia Chi
cago. Burlington & Quincy express train
collided with a freight train south of st.
Augustine to night. Both trains were
badly wrecked. Express Messenger Hill,
the freight conductor and the passenger
brakeman we're seriously injured.
, 1889-02-14

There is no danger in giving Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy to children. as it
contains no injurious substance; besides
it is u~nequalled for colds and Group.
Children like it. For sale by B. B.
David.
, 1889-02-14

Persons troubled with rheumatism
should Try Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
One application will ease the pain, and
Its continued use has cured many cases of
chronic and infammatory rheumatism that
had resisted other remedies and even the
treatment of the best physicians. Price
so cents per bottle. For sale by B. b.
David, druggist.
, 1889-02-14

Tae largest stock OF fine brandies, old
WHISTLES, choice hqueurs and superine
cigars at George Masten's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
streets.
, 1889-02-14

Fresh smelts always on hand at the
Saddle Rock
, 1889-02-14

historical Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo.
, 1889-02-14

The suspension OF Joseph I. Rock was
announced on the New York stock ex-
change Yesterday.
, 1889-08-09
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Three more bodies have been taken out
of the ruins near the lower end of Johns
town, Pa.
Gen. Henry Dupont, head of the gun
powder manufacturing firm, died yesteI-
day at v i%llmington, Del.
Mrs. Harrison reached Nantucket yes.
terday in response to a telegram calling
her TO the bedside of her sister.
The trial of Boulanger was begun yes
terday in Paris before the high court of
the senate. The military guard the court
Steve Brodie jumped from a bridge
sixty feet high across the Pawtucket Falls
near Providence. yesterday. He struck
on n side but was not injured and was
able to swim ashore.
The queen yesterday reviewed the Ger
man seamen from the vessels forming the
emperor's escort in the grounds of the
Osborne house. There were Is, 900 men
in line commanded by the emperor.
G. p. Brown, of the embarrassed firm
of Brown, Stees & Clark and treasurer
of the Riverside 4 Oswego mills com
pany left Boston Tuesday night and
nothing has been heard of him since.
Secretary Noble has requested the war
department to take the necessary steps to
keep intruders from the Sioux reserva-
ton. This action is taken in anticipation
of a rush Of settlers now that the success
of the Sioux commission is assured.
, 1889-08-09
Reducing the surplus.

The disposition of the surplus IN the
United States treasury engages the atten-
ton of our statesmen, but II more vital
question has our attention, and that is the
reduction of the surplus consumptives.
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
the mortality from this dreaded disease,
keeping constantly at hand a bottle of
DIR. Kings New Discovery and using
according to directions upon the appear
ance of the first symptoms, such as a
cough, q cold. a sore throat, a chest or
side pain. Taken thus early a cure is
guaranteed. Trial bottles free at DIR. W.
N. Hunts drug store.
, 1889-08-09
ANOTHER HOLD UP.
A Wisconsin Passenger Train
Plundered.
Three Watches and a Few
Dollars Secured.
No Trace of the Rio Grande
Train Robbers.

NhobDtl
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. S.-The Wis
consin Central passenger train from Chi
cAgo which passed Chippewa Falls. Wis,
at 4 o'clock this morning was held up and
robbed by a single man between Chip
pewa Falls and Abbotsford half an hour
before. At the hour named a man enter
ed n of the sleeping cars of the train,
commanded the conductor and porter to
throw up their hands, and her proceeded
to 60 through them, taking all they had.
One passenger was also robbed, and a
shot or two was fired at the porter but no
n was. hit. The robber pulled the bell
rope as o as he completed the robbery
and when the train came TO a stop jumped
of and escaped.
The man is described as having the
appearance of a woodsman. He wore
a SLOUGH hat, carried a gun and had a
kig knife in bis belt. He entered the
sleeper, drove the porter to one end of
the car. The porter did some yelling to
awake the passengers, uhereupon the
robber fired. This put q quietus on the
porter. The robber took from the con-
ductor $50 and a silver watch, from the
porter a good watch and a small amount
OF money, from the passenger some
money and a watch. He tackled
another passenger but the latter told him
the conductor had all his money. As a
matter of fact however, the man had
$500 on his person.
, 1889-08-09
Will Call Them to Account.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. S.-Private ad
vices from Kansas City say that Com
mander in Chief Warner proposes to take
up the matter of the attempt on the part
of the department commanders in Lii
nois, Iowa and other states to make the
coming encampment a failure by instruct
ing their state posts to remain at home.
In view of the fact that oyer a month ago
the commander in chief issued orders to
department commanders throughout the
Union to use their best efforts to secure a
full representation at the encampmcnt,
the action OF the state officials in question
is regarded much in the nature of a fla
grant disobedience of orders, even if not
something worse. 1t is, in fact, termed a
practical defiance of the authority of the
commander in chief and the council of
administration, and one which, should it
be allowed to go unnoticed, would estab.
fish a dangerous precedent, which the
organization might rue in years to come.
Whether Gen. Warner will himself set
the machinery of the order IN motion
against the recalcitrant officers, or whether
he will leave the matter to the coming en-
campment is not definitely known, but it
is certainly understood that Gen. War
ner does not propose to let the matter pass
untouched.
Delegations arrived from Indiana and
Michigan to make preparations for car
ing for large numbers Of men who will
come from them states. They say that
no less than 1000 soldiers will come from
Michigan and 1000 from Indiana. There
is no longer any doubt that the coming
cncampment and reunion will be by far
the largest that has ever assembled.
Additional interest attaches to the Mil
waukee encampment from the fact that
Gen. Sherman has definitely promised to
be present and also to participate in the
reunion of the First Battalion of the
Thirteenth United States infantry, which
is to be held during the encampment.
Although he does not intimate as much
in his acceptance it Is pretty well under
stood in his immediate circle that this will
be the last encampment at which the vet