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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

THE MYSTERY EXPLAINED.

A great many times during the past two
years. customers have said to me: Clark,
you ,oiH fail get. You sell goods too cheap.
Ho'c do you do it9 Now, the facts are, it is
very simple and easily explained. In the
| first place we are all teorkers at 4s2 Congress
street. Our store is open early and late.
2nd-We mark our goods at a small adj
vance, and sell RATS of them, and our patrons
see at once that we doacn them all on prices
and make their selections much more quick
~ than they ordinarily would, so that our
expense for clerk hire is uery small.
GSrd-Ve back up orr adrertisements.e
IL we have to put our hands In our pockets
to do it,
4th-We haven't any extravagant habits
or high toned ideas, and our habits being
simple and wants tep 1t does not require but
small sum Of money for us to live in com
Portable manner.
5th-We pay spot cash for our goods, and
there is nothing like paying cash for your
goods. Those having goods to sell had rath-
er hare the cash than the promise OF Gould,
Astor OF Vanderbilt.
6th-Every person has his hobby, and
ours is to build up the largest and liveliest
clothing business in the State of Maine, and
in order to accomplish it we will confess we
have sold our goods at ridiculollsly small
margin. We are in hopes some day to have
also the finest clothing store in this State.
and II we do not get there 1t will not be be-
cause we have not tried. This Is the year We
want to sell 100000 worth. We would like
some day to do business in this city of an
even quarter Of a million yearly, but we don't
expect to accomplish that. but we do intend
to bring in on 100000 business this year II
we possibly can. Last year our sales were
over $4,000 in excess Of the year previous.
but our net profits were less than the year
before, and they were small enough the year
before, but we are bound to bring our bust
ness to the 100000 mark this gear ,ohether
we make dollar or not
We have just purchased for spot cash
thousands and thousands of dollars worth OF
goods which we have marked at prices never
before known for new. nobby styles Of
goods. Boys short pants at cents advance
from wholesale prices. Oyeralls. shirts. &C.,
at 2 cents profit on each and thousands Of
dollars worth of goods the same way. If we
do not bring the 100000 this year 1t will not
be because we have not done our part
IRA F. CLARK,
SPOT CASH CLoTHIER,
1852 Congress Street.
nch1 div
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

The big lobby at Augusta at work to de-
feat the free text book bill appears to have
escaped the observation of the lynx-eyed
Kennebec Journal. And yet didn't the
Journal inform us that one great advantage
OF having the capital in small place like
Augusta was that the 'spaid lobbyist was
sure to be detected the moment he stepped
off the train9
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

The Aroostook Republican says there is
little doubt that the successor of Major
Strickland. who was recently appointed col
iector OF Houlton by President Cleveland,
will be the Hon. Albert A. Burleigh of
Houlton
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 9.

we DO not read anonymous letters and commu-
nlcations. The name and address of the writer
are IN all cases Indispensable not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee of good faith.
we cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02
FOR MAYOR,
HOLMAN S. MELCHER.

WARD ONE.
MISUNDERSTANDING THOMPSON
Councilmen-M Melville A. Floyd, James p Jor.
dan, v Richard Fass.
Warden-C. w. p. Cooling.
Clerk-Osman G. Monroe.
Constables- N. Field, Edward X Heath
WARD TWO.
Alderman Isaiah Daniels
cSnacnmen-JamesL ogue, Joseph Dow, James
wardep-AIbert b. Leayitt
Clerk-Walter s. ONE
Sonstahles- Stephen Flynn, Edward A. Miles
School Committeeman r. Howard
WARD THREE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Smart.
Councilmen-Edward f. Tompson Charles ID.
Clark, George h. Cloudman.
e Mia5foegmMs !, e 6s Carney.
Constables Oliver A. skillings, ard Freeman
School Committee DR.. Charles A. Baker.
WARD FOUR.
Alderman--N e. Redlon.
Geo. b. Kimball.
Warden-Aug. b. Brown.
Glerk-James N. Mason.
Constables-A. M. Sawyer, VIM. T. Larken.
School Committee-Charles o. Files.
WARD FIVE.
Alderman--John F. Rand
cSan Snem Frsd co W. Sylvester, MILFORD G.
Marden-Charles A. Perry.
ClerkItred q. Rogers.
WARD SIX.
Alderman-Thomas p. shaw
Councilmen-J. Henry Crockett, Henry C. Bag.
ley John II. Barrett -
Warden Charles A. Strout
Clerk-Charles f. Iobie
Lord. ~ ' -
School Committee-Rev. A. I. Dunn.
WARD SEVEN.
Alderman-John p. Hobbs
Councilmen--W William b. Irish CHARLES r
Lewis, james McGlaufin. ~ "
Warden. VIM, III. Plummer
Clerk-Frank 4. Webb
Burnham - 1sV'S' Do"'@ini"
school Committee Richard Webb.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

Rather than break stone the tramp will
probably prefer to make a break for some
more hOspitable State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

The Portland police bill seems to have a
very limited acquaintance in this city. Hard
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

General Rosser was not boasting of him.
self when he said that Southern gentleman
can whip Yankee any day. Please accent
the gentleman.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

Notwithstanding the many bobsled acct
cldents the boys continue to bob up (or
DOWN serenely. W.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

The sleighing in Portland has held on
mastery. but unless more snow comes soon
its name is mud,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02
OIL on the water.

Harrison compliments Cleveland and
Cleveland telicitates Harrison, and all is
right as right can be. ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

The indications are that the weather next
Monday Will be warm In Republican lati-
tudes, but extremely cold 10 the Democratic
regions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02
NOTES BY THE WAY.

Having dallied with the lobster and snort
ed with the seal, our legislators are now hay-
Ing great time with the merry mackerel.
Give them a tank.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

March comes in like a lamb and the 5oth
Congress goes out like lion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

As a forger, perjurer and general scoun-
drei figott went pretty nearly the whole
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02
Information that we all
want. For the benefit of
ourselves or our friends:


To know that all the troubles of
Spring complaints can be relieved
quicker by MurdOck's LIQUID
Food than by all other prepara.
uOnS known, as ft Will make
blood faster, and new blood will
cleanse the system of disease.
az OF. Liquid Food will make
equal 10 3 pr. CT. i'm weight and
strength weekly.
The result obtained at our Free Surgical Hos
pltal Tor Women-114 beds and every bed free
have been between 1000 and 5000 patients. rem
resentlng 80 distinct classes of operation with
only ~ deaths, and we operate every week in the
year. During the summer months most OF the
surgical hospitals for women In the United States
are closed, the surgeons being unwilling to
operate on account of the high rate Of mortality
but by the use of AIurdock's LIQUID Food and sun
postories, before and after an operation we build
up the patent SO much as to make 1t safe to
operate, and give q rapid recovery, shown
BY the last months work, our
operations numbering about 500.
with but two deaths.
The women who have been operated on have
suffered from to "a years, and were under med
ical treatment most of the time.
MANY OF them, brought in on their own beds,
some In such condition from septic assesses and
similar troubles that we had 70 burn their beds,
by remaining 20 or 40 days they were restored
TO health. We, have had some Of the severest
their health and strength and are res,ered 70 10
usefulness; al gain IN weight, some cases As
pounds IN Is !, weeks, r. pounds in 8 weeks, IS
pounds IN 81 weeks, this case had 8 operations.
Our women are In the hospital an AVERAGE of &
days prior to and of 20 days after operation. To
make this average, one remained 4 months ona
months. several months, etc.
Our patients come from all sections from the
Provinces, and from the United States al far
South as Texas, West as Nebraska. North al
Minnesota. and the Middle and New England
States, all OF whom we are proud to refer 10 AZ
many OF them had been treated or rejected by
other hospitals, and we pride ourselves on havin9
not only the largest but the best equipped surgical
hospital in the United States for women in sani
tary, heating and ventilation facilities and is 40
acknowledged by all surgeons and physicians that
Visit US. In Massachusetts our LIQUID Food Il a
household bottle for the good 1t has done the
women OF Massachusetts that have been operated
on Their friends see and realize that it mus do az
much for their families old and young, that are
suffering and need local treatment as new blood
VIII cleanse the system of disease.
We will forward our Annual
reports, also Essays read ON our
Liquid Food before the American
Medical Association and British
MEDICAL Association, ETC., If ad-
vised.
No Essay was ever read ON Raw
Food Preparations before any
society except ON murdOck,s
Liquid Food.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

Ii there are any Republicans in this city
VINO think they would like to try little
democratic rule, just for change, YOU
know, a slight examination of what Demo-
cratic rule has done for Biddeford, will con-
vince them that experiments in that direc-
ton come altogether too high. During the
six years in which the Democrats have had
control OF municipal affairs in Biddeford
the city's debt has increased from 500, 1875 to
$422,925, or 1o6 per cent, The total expense
OF the various departments has increased
during the same period, from S1OO, 375 to
$156,563, or 30 per cent The Times
prints from statement by Mayor
Goodwin. figures which show that
that during the past year he received in his
capacity as city treasurer, not including the
school tax. $93, 765 more than he received the
previous year. Here are the figures
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

1t is to be hoped that the legislature will
pass law against bribery with penalty So
heavy, that IL it fails to suppress bribery,
nobody can say that it failed because the
punishment was not severe enough. We
think 1t has been pretty well demonstrated
In other States, If not in Maine, that penal
statutes have very little effect on bribery at
elections, for the reason that 1t is impossible
to get the necessary evidence to legally con-
Wet the persons who have made themselves
amenable to such statutes. But If there is
doubt on this point-and there seems to be
In the minds of some of our legislators-let
the test be made in this State. If it fails
then our legislators may be more ready to
try and see II something cannot be accom-
plished by changing our election system.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02
LEGISLATIVE NOTICES.
LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.
Railroads, Telegraphs and Expresses.

n Inc Committee on Railroads, Telegraphs and
Expresses VIII meet in their room on Wednesdays
az ESQ p. m.
BENJAMIN j, HILL, Chair
JONATHAN G. CLARK, men.
January 8, 1859. jan1ldtl
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

The insinuation of the representative from
Bangor on the floor of the House yesterday,
that Portland is opposed to the location of
the new insane hospital at Bangor, is all
bosh. If new hospital is needed, and we
think 1t is, Bangor is the place to build it.
The mistake, which in the opinion of the
PRESS, the legislature has made is in appro-
priating so large sum to extend the present
hospital, which is as large as any hospital
ought to be, and so small sum to build
new one The true policy, we believe, is to
construct new hospital as rapidly as posi-
bic, and do only what is absolutely neces
sary on the old one. An insane hospital
is not merely place for the confinement of
men of diseased minds, but 1t is also a place
Tor their cure. If anymore patients are to
be gathered in the building at Augusta there
must either be large increase of the medi-
cal staff or medical treatment must practical
ly be abandoned. There are altogether too
many patients there now for the present
staff to properly attend to.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-02

The point made by a correspondent in yes
tereay's PRESS that to permit this proposed
Rochester extension would be piece Of base
ingratitude on :the part Of the people of
Portland cannot be too strongly emphasized.
The citizens of Portland are under no legal
obligation to refrain from doing anything or
permitting anything to be done, to injure, or
destroy even, the value of .the property of
the generous givers of this park that lies
opposite to it, But every consideration of
honor impels them not to allow anything to
be done that will have that effect, unless it
is shown to be public necessity. There is
no public necessity about this railroad ex-
tension. There is little public convenience
about it, If 1t is done it will be done simply
to oblige the Rochester railroad. We are
obliging the road now by paying yearly
large sum Of money, because it isn't able to
pay 1t itself. Is not that enough?
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-05-25
Scandal in High Life,

!! CHICAGO, May, 23.-A Times St. Louis
sheeial Says here are rumors, very well
foAnded, that d certain class Of society is
about to be shocked by suit at law in
which the general public here and on the
other side of the Atlantic will doubtless
be interested. It is said that no less
person than Sir Francis Cook is about to
apply to the courts to break the chains
that bind him to that fascinating lady for
merly known as Tennie Claflin aud now
his wife, Lady Cook. In October 1885,
Miss Claflin was welded to Sir Francis.
The bride was 40 and the groom over 80
The wedding ceremony was performed
in St. Mary's Abbey, Kensington. 1t IS
said the sons and daughters of Sir Fran
els have never left stone unturned that
would bring to light anything reflectlng
on Lady Cook, and that they have deter
mined their father shall be separated
from her. Tie London solicitors for the
children of Sir Francis, have been very
busy and their representatives here claim
to have unearthed two previous husbands
from whom Lady Cook was never divor-
ced. One of them lives in st. Louis and
another of the supposed husbands lives
in New York. Detectives have inter-
viewed him at length and sent reports to
England.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-05-25
THE MONTANA HORSE.
spokane's Ancestry and His Mountain
Home-A Rival of Kentucky.

| spokane's Ancestry and His Mountain.
Home-A Rival of Kentucky.
St. Paul Pioneer Press: The fact that a
Northwestern colt is the winner in the
Louisville Derby, one of the greatest rae
ing events of the season, and also in the
second great event on that course, is a
matter of congratulation to Montana
stock-raisers Spokane is a thoroughbred,
the property Of Mr.. Noah Armstrong of
Helena, Mont. Spokane it is true, was
got in Illinois, and foaled on Mr. Arm
strong's place near Helena; but his baby
hood and adolescence we're spentin qnick-
ening Montana air, and his fine and
healthful develovement took place in
that notable horse region. In his veins
flows the best American and English
equine blood In fact, the best running
horses on the American turf are descend
ed from the English thoroughbreds.
Spokane's mother is a descen-
dant of Glencoe, and he has
bennington and Lexington blood IN his
veins. Glencoe, Prlam and Margrave
were three of the greatest horses on the
English stud books which came to this
country, and the daughters Of Glencoe
are all. recognized by horsemen as the
best of brood mares. The American de-
scendents Of the English horses have tri-
umphed over English horses on English
turf 1t was a Glencoe mare which won
the Cesarewhich in 1857 for Ten Brock,
and another American horse of English
ancestry which won the Goodwood cup
in 1861 and four other cups. So, later,
Mr.. Sanford and Mr.. Lorillard carried off
English honors with American horses
whese ancestors proudly trod the English
turf. -.l
Spokane should not be expatriated.
He got good deal of his training in
Tennessee. His home is in Montana,
where other coursers Of royal lineage will
doubtless be born and nurtured. The
triumph Of Spokane is doubtless destined
to be the Thessaly of this country for
fine horses-a powerful rival, indeed, of
Kentucky The certainty that this great
horse will be seen at the summer meet
Fling of the Twin City Jockey club has put
upon the qui vive the lovers OF fine horse
flesh in the northwest,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-05-25
FOULLY MURDERED
THE DEAD BODY OF DR.. CRONIN
FOUND AT LAST.
MurderOus Scalp Wounds Found on
Him-The Body Was Thrown
Into a Sewer-Sullivan
Horror Stricken.

CHICAGO, May 22-The dead body Of
Dr. Cronin, the Irish American who SO
strangely disappeared from his home in
Chicago two weeks ago, was found this
evening some distance out Of the city in a
sewer on Evanston avenue, bloody towel
was wrapped about the head, but the body
was stark naked. A Catholic emblem
which the doctor always wore suspended
about the neck was untouched. In the
head were dozen cuts which had severed
the scalp and indlnted the skull, which
go to prove that his death foul murder
A gang Of laborers who we're clearing the
bitches along Evanston avenue, noticing
near the corner Of Evanston avenue and
Fifty ninth street strong smell Of putrid
flesh, one Of the men pried off the cover
at the corner and there discovered the
corpse. 1t had apparently been hastily
pitched into the basin, as the head was
underneath and the feet and legs IN the
opening. This basin is located nearly a
mile from where the blood d-stained trunk
was found on the day after Cronin's dis
appearance. "....
There was cotton found about the feet
and under the chin Of the corpse of the
same quality as that found in the trunk
and threads of cloth found in the cotton
in the trunk corresponded with the
threads of the towel wrapped about Gro
nin's head. The body was much swelled
and in an advanced stage Of decomposi-
ton, owing to the long stay under water
in the catch basin. -
Alexander Sullivan, ex-president of the
Irish National League, was horror stricken
tonight when told of the discovery of DIR.
Cronin's body. He said he was at loss
to know what to say further than that he
was dumfounded, as he was believer
that DR.. Cronin would turn up all right
in the course of time. He had no theories
whatever to advance as to the probable
cause of the doctors murder.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-05-25
Bruce to Succeed Rosencrans,

WASHINGTON, May 21.-Blanch K
Bruce, an old time United States senator
from Mississippi, and under late repub.
lican administration, register of the treas
ury, is to succeed General Rosencrans ir
his old position, unless the present pro
gramme is changed. General Rosencrans
will go on the retired list of the army as
brlgadler-general in few days, and it Is
stated, is willing to be retired from the
position of register at that time
Chas. Patterson was today appointed
postmaster at Red Lodge, Park county
Montana, vice the present incumbent re-
moved.
John Dale of Montana, was today
granted Mexican war survivors pension
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-05-25

BUTTE, May s2.-M. H. Keefe of Hell
ena arrived In the city today and gave it
out that work will begin tomorrow on the
Homestake tunnel. This is the tunnel
for the use of the Northern Pacific
branch from Gallatin and will be 700 feet
in length. Mr.. Keef will have charge of
this end of the line and his partner, Mr..
Green, will have charge of the Gallatin
end. The road will be principally push
ed from Butte as the heaviest work is on
this end. The contract requires that the
road be turned over to the operating de-
partment by January 1st, but Mr.. Keefe
thinks the line will be ready before that
time. Three thousand men will be put
to work within 80 days and the line will
be completed to the summit from Butte
in 80 days.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-05-25

HELENA, May 22.--Chlef Justice Blake
has denied new trial to George Duncan
Bryson, convicted of the murder of Annie
Lundstrom. Mr. Ballet said that he
claimed new trial for Bryson on the
rulings of the court in regard to the COM
potency of jurors. Mr.. Ballet had also
filed an affidavit sworn and subscribed to
by Mrs. Alex Mcconnell, who alleges
that on the day of the murder she saw IL
woman dressed as Mrs. Lundstrom was
dressed the day she disappeared, in com
pany with short, thick-set man with
broad shoulders, shorter than the woman
herself, and with black hair. Mrs. Nc
Connell makes oath that she saw the
woman whom she believes to have been
Annie Lundstrom with man other than
Bryson the day she was murdered. Mrs.
Mcconnell lives within about 1000 feet
of the prospect hole where Annie Lund-
strom's body was found.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-05-25

ual case at either place, but the same
prices prevailed generally throughout the
season at both points.

ual case at either place, but the same
prices prevailed generally throughout the
season at both points.
Fort Benton shipped twice as much
wool as any other point in Montana last
year" This we have shown by the oftici-
al figures to be a falsehood.
Fort Benton was the only place in
montana where growers could find buy
ers every day throughout the season. 1t
was the only place in Montana where sey-
| eral buyers were in the field at the same
time. 1t was the only sure market. This
competition secured to the growers who
sold at Fort Benton a higher average price
BY one cent for their woods, than was OBJ
tained at any other place in Montana"
Every sentence in the foregoing is lie.
There we're as many buyers at Great Falls
as at Fort Benton, and several Of them
were in the field here at the same time.
The statement that Benton was the only
"sure" market is in keeping with the rest.
The last sentence is double -barrelled
lie, for the same publication in another
place only claimed higher average price
Of one-half centa pound. If it had had
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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-05-25
Lynching Threatened.

CULPEPPER Court House, Va, May 30
Near Richardsville, Saturday night seven
negroes went to the residence of one of
their race, bound him hand and foot and
assaulted his wife and daughter. They
were afterwards arrested and taken to
Jail. An attempt was made Saturday
night to take them out and lynch them,
but the guards frightened them off. It is
expected another attempt will be made to
force the Jail and the militia has been
asked for