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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-20
DISCOVERED A SUICIDE.
The Supposed Cause of Young VIII
lermond's Violent Death.

lSpec lal 10 the fTeSS.l
THoMAsToN, December 18-Will Lermond
aged 16, the Oldest son of Capt. William q.
and Mary Lermond, committed suicide this
morning, about 0 o'clock. Shortly before
the deed was done, VIII remarked to his
mother that he did not feel very well, and in
less than an hour from that time he was dis
covered ly ing on pile Of kindling wood In
the basement of the barn. He had tied
handkerchief around his neck, and twisted
it with broom handle until he succeeded
in choking himself.
Mrs. Morbeck, great aunt to the deceased,
committed suicide by hanging in April, 1888,
and the boy viii was the first to discover
her. This gave him a severe fright and
shock, and it is supposed that he had been
brO0ding over this event till at last 1t had al
fected his mind.
Mrs. Lermond fell about two months ago
and broke her knee-pan, and has been con
fined to her room. Captain Lermond Is now
on his passage from San Francisco to New
York on the shin J B. Thomas.
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OBITUARY..
Martin n. Dearing.

BIDDEFoRD, December 10. = Martin H.
Dearing, prominent citizen, died last night
aged 73. BE was a member Of the city gov
ernment several years. He leaves three
sons and one daughter.
Notes.
John Henderson of Brooklyn, the noted
horticulturist, died Tuesday evening, aged
II wears.
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weather Observations.

Mean daily thermal s Max. vel. wind. -. ~
Maximum ther. ..46.9 Total precip... ....2.14
Minimum tber ..36,0l
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THE FIRST so TRUSTED.
Mr.. ParneII Given the Proceeds of
the LIVERPOOL Defense Fund.

LIVERPOOL, December 19.-At a banquet
at which Mr.. Parnell was entertained to-
night, check for S17 800. the proceeds of the
Liverpool tenants defense fund. was pre-
sented TO him. In thanking the donors he
SAID he thought he was fairly entitled to
boast that he was the first Irishman so
trusted by Englishmen.
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eIackhaII Not Severely Punished. i.

AUGUSTA, December 19.-In the Kennebec
Superior Court Thursday, j. A. Il. Black
hall, the bucketshop embezzler, was sem
fenced to three months in the county Jail.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-20
Ship Buildings at RockIand.

RocKLAND, December 19.--Bisbee Brothers
have just completed the timber for a 165 foot
vessel of about 500 tons for Dunn & Elliot,
Thomaston. They also have contracted to
furnish the timber for a vessel of 155-foot
keel for Cobb, White & CO.. Rockland, also
for double decker, keel 170 feet, to be built
at Ronkland nv q. A, Gilcrist.
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Affectionately yours.
[Signed.1 Q. +. ALLEN.
[Signed.'
NEWTON CENTRE, Mass, Dec. 1s, 1889.

DCO. IooVs
Rev. ". r.. Whitaker, ID. D.:
MY DEAR FRIEND:-I thank you most cordial
y for the kind Invitation to be present a. your so
cial gathering in your renovated vestries," but
1t is impracticable for me to accept It,
rejoice In all the prosperity of my former
charge especially as l recall the almost crushing
debts with which it so manfully struggled for
years. and think OF its present enlarged and ele-
giant accommodations. How much should enjoy
meeting the dear old friends of former days who
yet remain? Please present to them my warmest
regards, and to all my hearty congratulations on
the occasion. Yours fraternally.
[Signed.l WILLIAM r. CLARK.
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MORNING
master at Summit, Me-. vice NJ; W: Morgan,
Si. and a. q. q Goudy at Walpole. vice W. S. Full

let. - oDanoa
o,s;Os of;ca here and has been admitted 10
nalS Draetiee ess as member Of the bar Of the Su.
preme Court of the District of Columbia.
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COMPANY r Inspected,

dali inspected Company f. First Regiment,
tonight. Adjutant General Sprague, Lieut..
Col. Choate and Acting Adjutant Frank
were present The company is in first class
condition
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THE w WEAThER.

THE WEATHER.
Fair.
SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DEPT,
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
December 10, 1889, p. m.
The following is the forecast of the wealth
er for New England till pm. today
Fair, clearing in northern Maine, lower
temperature, northwesterly winds.
Local Weather Report.
PnRrI.ANn Me Decamhar 1Q2Q-
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BIDDEFoRD, December 19.-The hearing
in the contested will case of the late Maria
j. l.. Fogg of Brockton was finished this
afte moon. Three witnesses were examined.
The arguments were made by Hon. Wilbur
f. Lunt of Portland, and Hon. John M.
Goodwin of Biddeford. Judge Hobbs will
render decision at the next term of the
probate court In January.
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the collection of naval stores in the Medi-
terranean. in view of possible trouble with
Portugal.
The report of the Parnell commission is
finished, and will be published when Parlia-
ment meets.
Reports have been received of fresh fight
ing at Sphakia. in Crete, with many killed.
Several explosions occurred on board the
British tank steamer Fergusons, at Rouen
from Philadelphia. One man was killed and
four injured. The damage is estimated at
Sl5OOO0, The dock was badly damaged.
The Italian Chamber of Deputies has
passed bill deprivlng the clergy OF the d.
rection Of all charities
A despatch from the City of Mexico pre-
English capltal which is said to be flowing
that way. Railroad building is taking
new start and there is great demand for all
kinds of machinery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25
BILL RYAN FREE.

iii Ryan. of Blue Cut Robbery Fame, Out
of the PenitentIary-Alleged to be limo
cent of the Crime For Which He Was
Convicted.
JEFFERSON CITY. No., April 16-Bill
Ryan, the last of the James boys wild.
riders, has been released from the peni.
Tertiary and has left for Kansas City.
Ryan was confined here since 1881. at
which time he was sentenced to TWENTY
five years for alleged completely in the
Blue Cut train robbery on the Chicago &
Alton road in jackson County. Since his
Imprisonment Ryan has been an exemplary
prisoner, and obtained the confidence of
the prison authorities to such an extent
that for the past four years he has he Id
semi-official position in the prison-that OF
keeper of one of the largest cell buildings.
At the time of r. ans conviction public sem
timent was wild for the punishment of some
one connected or thought to be connected
with the James gang. At that time twas
thought Ryan got no more than he de-
served. But since then calmer judgment
has prevailed, and it has been the opinion
of those who are familiar with the facts
incident to the Ryan trial and conviction
that he was not guilty. Ex-Governor
Crittenden, at that time Governor, the
chief prosecutor in the Ryan case and the
one man most instrumental in obtaining
his conviction, who pardoned Tucker Bash.
am that he might be used as a witness
against Ryan. early last fall wrote let
ter to Governor Morehouse urging execu-
tive clemency in Ryan's behalf, asserting
that he had been unjustly convicted and .
grievous wrong done him. Governor
Morehouse commutsd the sentence q
April Is
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25
Shrewd Advertisers.

| ReaJers of the newspapers of the day
cannot fail 20 be impressed with the fact
that the modern advertiser is progressive.
He is compelIed to be, else competitors
more active in the invention of new adver-
! Using devices, Will outstrip him in pu bic
favor.
The value of printers ink judiciously
and scientifically employed cannot be over
estimated; it is the medium whereby a
meritorious discovery is raised from local
fame to a position in the public esteem.
! Hence the columns OF the newspapers are
daily used by hosts OF advertisers and in
the competition which is INDUCED in to at
tain the desired end, the reader Is often
| times amused.
The greatest of American advertisers,
| and il may as well be said in the world, is
| 81. H. Warner, of Rochester, n. Y, whose
name has been made everywhere familiar
! in connection with Warmers Safe Cure,
widely advertised because of its merit in
| the prevention and cure of kidney diseases
| By printers ink this great discovery has
achieved worldwide popularity and thou
sands feel grateful for the knowledge thus
acquired of this greatest of modern rene
dies.
Furthermore, the public has been taught
that disorders of the lungs, brain, heart and
liver which have hitherto been regarded
and treated by the profession as distinctive
diseases are not so in fact, but are the at
tending symptoms of disease of the kid
neys; therefore, the consumptive, the apo
plectic, the paralytic, and the sufferer
from nervous disorders can be restored to
health by Warmers Safe Cure, which will
remove the true cause Of those disorders
by restoring the kidneys to healthy action.
The advertising methods employed by
this greatest of advertisers are invariably
instructive and, although the reader may
sometimes be ''caught" in reading an ad-
vertisement, which was not at first supposed
to be such, there is nevertheless no time
lost since useful information is invariably
gained concerning life's great problem.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25
NO LIQUOR.
Peremptory Orders ForbiddinG the Sale of
Liquors in Oklahoma.

Peremptory Orders ForbiddinG the Sale OF
Liquors in Oklahoma.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, April 20.-Hon.
N. Z. Acers, collector of internal revenue
for the district of Kansas. which includes
the Indian Territory. is in receipt of the
following instructions from Hon. John
w. Mason, Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, which settles the natter re-
garding the sale of liquor in Oklahoma:
To Nelson F. Acers, Collector Internal Revenue,
LedUenU0rtA, Kan:
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Arrangements are
made to give you a sufficient force for any work
that may be necessary to prevent the sale OF
liquors in Oklahoma. Issue no special tax
stamps for Oklahoma. JOHN w. MASON,
Commissioner.
To n. F. Acers, Collector. LeaUenVOJth, Kan:
WASHINGTON. April 19.-Send deputies az
desired to prevent attractions OF the law in
Oklahoma. Issue no stamps to liquor dealers
intending to do business there. The Govern
ment will not permit the sale of liquors there.
Revenue Agent Clark will assist you in prevent
ing violations. JOHN w. MASON,
Commissioner
In accordance with the foregoing Col
lector Acers last evening detailed and
gave special instructions to Deputy COL
lector E N. Gates, and he will leave for
Guthrie at once in charge of ten other
deputies whom Collector Acers has COM
missioned and sworn in for special service
in Oklahoma. The intention is that the
force of deputies shall be on the ground in
advance of the colonists with arrange
ments consummated TO prevent the sale of
liquors at any cost and with full authority
to use the military if necessary to compel
an observance of the law.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25
GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA.
Wherein 1t is Responsible For Violation of
the Interstate Law.

II
the Interstate Law.
WASHINGTON. April 20-The Interstate
Commerce Commission, through Com
missioner Schoonmaker, has rendered a
decision in the matter of an investigation
! into the acts and doings of the Grand
Trunk railway, of Canada, as follows:
First-The provisions of the act to regulate
commerce apply to common carriers engaged in
| the transportation OF passengers or property
for continuous carriage or shipment from a
place in the United States to place in an ad-
1acent foreign country.
Second-Such common carriers are subject to
the provisions OF the act in respect to the print
ing OF schedules OF rates, fares and charges, for
the transportation Of passengers and property
the posting and filing with the Interstate
Commerce Commission Of copies Of such sched-
ules the notice of advances and reductions and
the maintenance of the rates, fares and charges
established and published and in force at the
time.
Third-Such common carriers are also sub
1ect to the provisions Of the act in respect TO
joint tariffs of rates, fares and charges for con-
tinuous lines OF routes
Fourth-The carriage Of freight can not be
prevented from being considered and being
treated as one continuous carriage from the
place OF shipment to the place of destination by
any means or devices intended to evade any of
Fifth-Under the provisions of the act
the Grand Trunk railway Of Canada
is required TO print post and file its
schedule of rates and charges for the
transportation of property from points IN
the United States to points in Canada and
can not lawfully charge, demand. collect or re-
ceive from any person or persons greater or
less compensation therefor, or for any services
in connection Herewith, than is specified in
such published schedule as may at the time be
in force.
Slxth-Upon investigation by the Commission
it appeared that the Grand Trunk Railway
Company OF Canada transports coal and coke
under schedule specifying total rate from
Buffalo, Black Rock and Suspension Bridge in
the United States to Hamilton. Durdas and
several other points in Canada that the pub
hshed tariff rate for such transportation from
Hamilton 10 Dundas Is 81 per ton, but that it
accepts reduced charge or allows a rebate OF
20 cents per ton in favor Of certain consignees
at Hamilton, Duudas and other points in Can
ada. Held. that the reduced charge accepted,
or rebate allowed, is in violation of the act TO
regulate commerce and is unlawful.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has authority to institute Investigations
and to deal with violations of the law, in
dependeutly of formal complaint or of
direct damage to a complainant
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25
OKLAHOMA TOWN SITES.

No Authority to Allow a Corporation to
Enter Lands For a Town Site.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-The Secretary
of the Interior has rendered the following
decision relative to town sites in Okla
homa:
To the Commissioner Of the General Land Office:
WASHINGTON, April 20.-Sir: 1 am in re-
ceipt of your communication Of the 18th inst
relative to the application of the Oklahoma
Capital City Town Site and Improvement Com
pany, asking permission to locate and enter
certain lands in the Guthrie and Kingfsher
land districts for town sites in the Indian
Territory - seventeen in number said
application having been referred by
the department to your office on
the 18th inst. i concur in the views expressed
by you in your said communication that there
is no authority in the department to grant the
application of the Oklahoma Capital City Town
Site and Improvement Company to enter lands
as now presented; and 1 am also Of the
opinion that the provisions of the act
OF March g. 1889, providing for entries
OF land for town sites, under section
2.ST and :, 3SS of the revised st flutes does not
apply 10 corporations of this character. Al
though the President might have the power TO
reserve land for town sites under section
1887 such reservation could not be made for the
benefit of a corporation of this character, but
would be disposed Of in the manner now pro-
vided by law. Very respectfully,
JOHN w. NOBLE Secretary
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cver which that court has jurisdiction.
These Commissioners viii have authority to
| make examinations as to probable causes Of
| guilt and to commit offenders, or hold them to
bail. according to the Jurisdiction of the court,
either at Wichita or Muskogee. (See section
| 1914 OF the Revised Statutes OF the United
States) These Commits sioners will, in my
opinion, have the jurisdiction of the justices Of
the peace in the States, so far as administering
| oaths and taking acknowledgements are con-
| cerned, subject, however, to ratification by fu-
| ture Congressio nal action (See section l778
| OF the Revised Statutes of the United States.)
| Such Commissioners should be appointed az
| once by the court at Wichita and will serve a
| very useful purpose in the region indi
| Gated in the enforcement of the criminal laws
of the United States. The criminal laws Of the
United States are found in title Xxx OF the Re-
| vised Statutes and amendments thereto, and
also in the act creating the United States
Court at Muskogree; and also in numerous acts
Of Congress in regard 10 Indian reservations.
but the statutes of the United States prescrib-
ing penalties for onenses on Indian reserva-
lions or in what is called in the statute the
Indian country" will not apply to the lands in
the IncIan Territory upon which the Indian
titles have been extinguished and which have
been or may be opened to settlement under the
laws of the United States.
1t is OF the utmost importance that there
every kind The settlers who go upon these
lands should frown down every attempt at a
breach OF the peace, and each man should exert
his utmost endeavors 10 secure settlement Of
all difficulties by the peaceful means OF arbitra-
ton or by resort to the usual proceedings be-
fore the receivers or registers OF the land Of
fees 1t should be the desire Of every settler
and trust that 1t will be his boast hereafter
that no violence was resorte TO in the settle
ment Of Oklahoma. Lawless and criminal
characters should be dealt with severely, but
by judicial processes.
II is matter Of regret that there will not be
opened an area Of public lands large enough TO
satisfy the immediate demands OF settlers The
Secretary Of the Interior may and should
speedily secure the removal of the Cheyennes
and Arapahoes south Of the Canadian river.
This will open up about 100000 acres more
to settlement between the Cherokee Out
let and that river The Commission ap-
pointed TO treat with the Cherokees
and other tribes will soon be on duty in the
Indian Territory and it is to be hoped and be-
lieved that cession of all claims of the Cher
okees to the Cherokee Outlet may soon be ac-
quired and the 100000 of acres therein will in
the near future be opened by the Presidents
proclamation to settlement as are the lands in
Oklahoma proper. The sooner these lands are
opened TO settlement the better it will be for
all concerned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25
Drowned With His Horses.

WELLINGTON, Kan, April 20.-Pawnse
Bill's Oklahoma colony, consisting of 800
wagons, left Hunnewell yesterday and is
now waterbound at the Salt fork of the
Arkansas, twenty miles south Of that city
in the Territory. While attempting to
ford the swollen and turbulent stream a
man named Freither and his horses were
drowned in full view of the frightened
Oklahoma men. who were unable
to render him any assistance. The acci-
dent demonstrated that fording was out
of the question, and the whole colony is
now engaged in the construction of a huge
raft upon which they hope to float over
to the other side with their teams and
effects.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25
Habeas Corpus Case.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 2O.-The Court
OF Appeals is hearing argument in the
writ of habeas corpus case of Harlan @.
Turner, of Butler, No Turner is a CAPT.
talist charged with murder In the first de-
gree for the killing of ]. w. McVeigh in a
saloon on March 5last McVeigh was also
wealthy. Turner and McVeigh quarreled in
the saloon. McVeigh procured a revolver
and In the scufie that ensued on his return
AcVeigh was shot Turner was taken be-
fore q justice and committed without bail.
The attorneys for Turner contended that
the charge was not greater than murder
In the second degree aad that Turner wss
entitled to bail.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25
RAFT BOAT SUNK,
Several Lives Lost-A Woman's Remark
able Escape.

Several Lives Lost-A woman's Remark.
able Escape.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, April 20.-The
steamer Everett, raft boat was struck
Thursday night by terrific gale of wind
and sunk. Captain Vincent Peel, Mrs.
Harry Bell, the clerk. and her three year
old daughter; George Howard, the
first cook and a nurse girl, name
unknown, were drowned. Ten of the
sixteen persons on board were flung
into the water as the craft sunk. They
all escaped by swimming to the overturned
craft and clinging to the small portion of
it which remained above water. Those
drowned were in the cabin, as was also
Mrs. George Howard, the second cook
The cabin filed with water all but one
small corner. Mrs. Howard found this
and remained in it, calling for help until
the roof was broken and she was rescued
almost dead.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25
HOrrid TOrfure

This is often felt in every joint and mus
Gle of the body by turns, by people who, ex
periencing the earliest twinges of rheuma
tism, neglect to arrest the malady, as they
may easily do, with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, professionally authenticated
remedy for the sgonizing complaint. Rec
ollect that rheumatism unchecked Otter
lasts lifetime, or abruptly terminates i
when the malady attacks the heart. TIL,
Bitters also remedies chills and fever, dys
pepsia and liver complaint.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25
Better rh.n Otl,nou.

l1OO acres of the choicest land in the San
LUIS Valley, in Southern Colorado, all under
fenS, water-nghts secured and bitches
ready for use. 1t viii De sold as a whole or
In quantities to suit the purchaser. It Is the
either farming or stock-raising. For price
terms, ETC., address HENRY A. BUFFERS.
Alamosa- Colorado.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25

Shallenberger's Antidote for Malaria is
the cheapest remedy in the world in proper
ton to the work it does, because it is GER
tain to cure even the worst cases if taken
properly. One bottle of thirty pills will
cure any ordinary case, and one dose will
stop the chills, but number of doses and a
little Tune are required to drive all Malaria
from the system. Sold by Druggists.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25
Some Washington ladies' adopt

Some Washington ladies adopted
an original method of making their
pastor a donation on the twenty-fifth
anniversary of his installation. They
gave him bouquet of twenty-five
large lilies. and in each lily was a
five-dollar gold piece.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25
Enprayino and Electrotyuinp.

II you want engravings of Buildings,
Machinery, Portraits, Maps, Plats, or any
thing in this line, write to US for samples
and prices. Best work guaranteed at fair
prices. Address
A. n KELLOGG NEWSPAPER Co,
Kansas CITY, Mo,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25

A MEMORIAL fund was lately collected by
the friends of the late Phillip 81. WEIGH, the
humorist, to be devoted to the education Of
ms children. Edward Clark, of the New
York Post, is acting as TIRE asurer-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25

BLooD-BLIsTERs should be plunged into
spirits of camphor, and kept there five
minutes; this prevents the blister and
eases pain.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25

NJ. CARNoT, President Of the French Re-
public, is a whist player of whist play
ers. 1t is the one relaxation he allows him
self from the duties of his Office. barring
an occasional visit TO the theater or the
opera.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25
ELY'S
CREAM BALM

10 tcds surprised
after using Ely,
Cream Balm t,pt
months TO find III,
right nOstra, rhicl
Uds closed for q
years, icds Openodnt
free as the other.
feel rery thdnkfsI.-
r. FL. Crcssen0hcn
275-fSth Street
Brooklyn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25

ALL disorders caused by bilious state Of
the system can be cured by using Carter's
Little Liver Pills. No pain, gripping or dis
comfort attending their use. Try them