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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-03-29


this great victory was gained under the
auspices and patronage of st. Patrick
AS descendants of an ancient and
chivalric race, with reverence aud
with affection we celebrate the Eth OF
March in honor Of the holy St. Patrick,
who dispelled the darkness of paganism
and brought the pure, radiant light OF
Gods religion to our ancestors. When
st. Patrick came to ireland in the fifth
century he did not find a rude and bar
harous people as most Of the nations
outside of Greece and Rome were. but
on the contrary he found the Ilish far
advanced in civilization, in science, in
arts and Industries. He was received
kindly. they listened 70 him and were
converted. He never had to fly for his
life, nor were anv Of his priests and
bishops put to death while instructing
the Irish In the truths Of Christianity.
Ireland was enrolled among the Christ
ian nations without the blood of martyrs
being the ink with which to write tbs
inscription. The infamY and eternal
disgrace for prosecuting and numbering
God 3 anointed In Ireland. In later age
was reserved to q foreign and brutal
nation a nation whose history is one
OF rapine, murder and outrage the
cruelest and the bloodiest since the
world began. The three centuries sue
|ceeding st. Patrick 8 advent il ireland
brought to the Irish people every bless
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
City Treasurer Peake Short.
DRINKING AT TABLES.
Boston Rarkeepers and Customers
Think 1t a Huge Joke.

BOSTON, May 20.-Three weeks ago the po-
lice commissioners notified the liquor dealers
OF Boston that after 20 days the fifth condi
tion Of their licenses, which prohibits the
sale of intoxicating liquors over public bars
would be enforced, and recommended that
all bars be removed within that time. Gov.
Bracket called attention, in his annual mes
sage, to this provision OF the law. and the
legislature recently passed a resolution ia
vorlng Its enforcement The 20 days notice
expired today, and as result liquor is being
quite generally served on tables, instead Of
over bars Few dealers have complied with
the recommendation to remove their bars,
most OF them merely having had a wire
screening placed from the top of the bar to
the ceiling, thus preventing the possibility
OF passing the liquor over the bar. Both
Dartenders and patrons regard the enforce
ment OF the law as huge practical Joke
played upon them by the temperance people.
Inc law says that no drink shall be served
without food, but the dealers say the CON-
mlssloners have told them that they may
serve drink on tables without food. A ma
Jorlty OF the saloons have made no arrange
ments to serve food. The dealers generally
seem to be trying to obey the law as they un-
derstand it. Chairman Whiting, Of the po-
lice commission, says they shall strictly en-
force the law, but they are in doubt as to its
application in particular cases, and few
test cases will be taken to the courts. Only
enough arrests to determine the application
Oh tne law are expected, and these will be
maue SLOWLY and with care.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
CHARTER OAK RACES.
The Fear of Aublne and Geneva s.
Reduces the Entries.

HARTFORD. Conn.,, May 20.-The subscrib.
ers are announced today for the four big
guaranteed state races at Charter Oak Park
during the grand circuit meeting in August.
The great event is the $4,000 race, which
for the past half dozen years has been the
sensation of the trotting turf. This is for
2.20 horses, and the subscribers are: Village
Farm, East Aurora, n Y; G. l. Kellar.
Norwalk; Elm City Stock Farm, Elkton,
Md. j. I'll. Winslo W, Boston and Glenview
Stock Farm. Louisville, KY.
That there are only six subscribers Is
claimed to be due to apprehension that GEN.
eva 5. and Aubine would apper on the track,
and owners of 220 horses are not anxious to
meet them. The owners of neither of them
are subscribers, but there is nothing to
prevent them from buying out some of the
present subscribers. Horses need not be
named until August IS. The absence Of sew
eral old subscribers is noticeable in the S10,-
900 race list, and also for the other stake rae
eS.
There are six subscribers for the $1,000
stake race for 2.So tro.ters, viz Village
York; G.. l. Keller, Norwalk; j. Fl. Wins
low and G. w. Leavitt, Boston and Appleton
Webb of Waterville, Me.
For the $1,000 stake race for foals of 1886
the subscribers are James Golden of Med
ford, Mass. J. E. Turner of Philadelphia;
G. w. Leavitt Of Boston; George Middleston
The $4,000 race for 2.20 PAGERS has the
largest lot Of entries, eight in number, viz:
Village Farm, Aurora. N. Y; George Sem
ior. Chester, Pa. Alex. Davidson, Williams
port, Pa; Elm City Stock Farm, New Hav-
en- George III. Hammond, Detroit, Mich. {;
Glenview Stock Farm, Louisville, Ky: M.
Mccormick, Pittsburg, Pa, and L. +. Gers
of Spring Hill, Tenn.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
AROUSED BY A CORPSE At HIS WINDOW
The cruesome Experience of a hote!
Guest In PIttsburg.
Mrs. Rurgess's Victim at RockIand
Apparently Getting Better.
A Boston crook Shoots Himself
Rather Than Be Arrested.

P1TTsBURe, May 20 yesterday morning
at 8 O'Clock, j. w. Wag goner. guest Of Bo-
ley's Hotel, was awakened from his slum-
bers by something like tapping at his win
dow. He got up in bed and peered out into
the night, and was thrilled with horror to
see the white face of a corpse. The body
was hanging by chain around its neck
from window on the floor above, and the
wind in sway ing it about caused the noise
that awakened Waggoner. The eyes of the
corpse were wide open, and the hands were
clasped together.
AS soon as Waggoner recovered from the
shock he alarmed tns household. The body
proved to be that Of John Smith, an oil
driller. He had gone to his room about
midnight, taken the chain used as fire es-
cape, wrapped 1t twice around his neck
and swung out of the window, where he
hung until he was strangled to DEATH
Several years ago Smith lived in Ebens-
burg.
Ia murder was committed there in which he
was implicated with man named Bowles
and another named Brooks. Bowles fed and
Brooks was killed. Then Smith turned
States evidence and got clear. but he was
from that time on known In the oil country
as Murderer John Smith.
To be called by this name preyed upon his
mind and led to his suicide.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
NO MONEY LEFT FOR THE KlTTERY YARD
Changes In the Naval Appropriation
Bill In the Senate.
The Liquor Traffic Discussed In the
Upper House of Congress.
Scenes of Confusion During the
Tariff Debate Yesterday.
Especial to the Press.1

Especial 10 the PreSS.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-In the House to.
day, on motion of the chairman of the ways
and means committee. the tariff bill was
amended so as to make the duty on rough
granite eleven, instead Of fourteen cents a
subic foot, and on Manufactured granite for
ty instead Of fifty per cent ad valorem. With
these amendments the protection is still left
higher than under the present law.
The naval appropriation bill, which passed
the House some time ago, has been reported
to the Senate by Mr.. Hale, chairman of the
Senate naval committee. The appropria-
for three battle ships, over which there was
such contest in the House remains just as
drawn 10y Mr.. Boutelle. A torpedo cruiser
and torpedo boat are added with the ap-
preparation for navy yards However, Mr..
Hale's committee makes sad work. The
$4,000 for increasing the shipbuilding plant
at Kittery navy yard has been stricken out,
and also the other $4,000 which was to be
used for restoring the buildings burned at
Kittey BGstqh 3pd navy Myry yard Also Also suffers with
Mare Island yards fare better than in the
House bill. The points of difference be-
tween the two Houses will now go into con-
ference.
Last October the American schooner Fan
ME Skofeld, owned in Brunswick, Me-, was
bark and in the British court at Calcutta
was mulcted for damages. The owners be-
lieve they were treated unjustly and have
had their case brought before the State De-
partment. The department has referred
the matter to our consul general at Calcutta
for investigation.
r. S. Hale, ex-chief clerk of the railway
mail service, is here.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
CEDAR KEYS FOLKS WILL GIVE THANKS
Pastors Will Return and Their
Churches VIII Be Reopsned,
Business VIII Boom and Real Estate
VIII Materially Advance,
All Because Blue Jackets Have
Chased Away the Mayor.

CEDAR KEYS, Fla, May 20.-United States
Marshal Lestrange and the Blue Jackets Of
the United States revenue cutter Mclean
and Seymour. returned from their search of
the islands near this town for Mayor Cot
trell, having found no trace Of him on any
OF the Islands, where he was supposed TO be
in hiding. The islands were thoroughly
searched. 1t Is firmly believed by almost
every one that the blue jackets have caused
him to leave the Keys and probably he Is ont
Of Florida. The people Of Cedar Keys are
congratulating themselves that they are rid
of their terrible mayor. They hope soon TO
place In his stead a man OF whom they can
feel proud and under whose administration
thep can feel security Of life and property
The town rid OF the mayor and the btirly
town marshal, CottrelPs chum, the people
breathe easy and sleep pleasantly, and an
pear cheerful when on the street. A prom
inent citizen said that IL they were assured
Cr0ttrell would never return real estate would
advance % per cent. In year or two.
The churches will be open next Sunday for
divine service and thanksgiving. The ab
sent pastors will return to their respective
churches now assured that COttrell and the
town marshal are gone not to return The
stores are all open. The collector Of Gus
sOhos POotmdalCA huu ObucA lbucThl ROV6ru-
ment employees walk the streets now as thew
would In any other well governed city. The
change. In the people and place Is like
magic dream,
The blue jackets are reported to have be-
haved nicely while on the search Of the ISL
ands. Not a murmur OF complaint came
from them, though they suffered severely
on being taken from sea duty and plunged
into the swamps Of the Florida KEYS, filled
with rattlesnakes, mOccasins and other We
nomors reptiles. In conducting the search
Of the private dwellings it Is said the men
behaved well. Captain Smyth compliment
ed his officers and men highly ON their ap-
pearance and the efficient discharge Of their
duty. the McLane, Ii Is hoped, will be here
for some time, as citizens feel that their de-
liverance from the reign of terror Is due to
her timely arrival and efficient action.
Cottrell Is now said to be in the vicinity OF
the Georgia state line Lieut.. COrden's com
mand returned in frst.class condition. The
men were pushed hard by the lieutenant In
the pursuit aud waded bayous, creeks and
swamps continually. They suffered some
what from the heat. The work was all new
TO the sailors, and the way the men conduct
ed themselves was deserving Of the highest
praise.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
Bismarck Talks OF The Cloud Which
Is Always In Sight.

PARIS, May 2O.-In the interview recently
had swith him by Des Sioux. the French
journalist, Prince Bismarck said that the
danger ahead lay in the sentimental anger Of
the French over the loss Of Alsace-Lorraine.
Supposlng that France and Russia crushed
Germany, he said, who would be the gamer?
Russia would certainly then devour France.
Germany was the bulwark Of westerd Europe
against Russian invasion.
Talking with a correspondent Of the
Nov0e Vremya of st. Petersburg, the ex-
chancellor declared that Austria was not so
near decay as people imagined. Germany
needs Austria for the same reason that Rus
sia needs France War between Germany
and Russia would be the greatest mistake,
but was for many reasons almost impossible.
Prince Gortschekoff had been jealous Of him,
but he had always been a friend Of Russia.
1t was true he wanted Germans to invest in
German instead Of Russian securities, but
that desire arose from patriotic reasons
alone. and from no other motive. The labor
conference was blow In the air. The dis
content of capitalists was much more danger
Gus than the discomfort Of workmen.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
NELSON and ALCRYON AT LAW
Association Managers Declared Not
Guilty Of Contempt OF Court.
The Suit of Aicyon's Owner for
Damages May Co on.
Fears of a Maine Bred Trotter Re
duced Charter Oak Entries. sam

BUFFALO. N. Y, May 20.-Justice Corbett
today handed down decision in the case Of
Frank Noble, owner of Alcyron. against the
National Trotting Association, in the suit
brought for contempt of court in the suspen-
sion of the horse and his owner from the
race tracks controlled by the association.
This was claimed to be in violation of an in
junction order previously granted by the
court restraining the board of review from
investigating the alleged sale of the Balch
stallion $4,000 stake race between Alcyron
and Nelson. The justice holds that the in
junction order does not and was not intend
ed to interfere with any rights the assoeia-
tion possessed. II simply restrained the
board of review from investigation. The
Injunction has not yet been quashed. This
decision does not prejudice the case of either
party in the pending suit of Noble against
President Johnston for $4,000 damages.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
The Tender Broke Down.

DEXTER, May 20-The tender of the after
noon train on the Dexter & PlScataquis road
broke down yesterday. A hand car was
procured and upon it the express messenger
and engineer travelled to Dexter, from
which place working train was summoned.
The evening mail train and the freight were
delayed at this station until late at night.
The passengers of the other train, Is in num-
ber, were obliged to kick their heels for
hours in the midst of a gloomy stretch Of
woods.
Richard Golden and his wife. Dora Wiley,
who are starring the state in "Jed Prouty,"
were left high and dry at Newport by the
failure of trains to connect. They were
billed to play at Pittsield and to reach the
town were compelled to take six mile drive
In beating rain storm.
Judge Whitehouse Presides.
ALFRED, May 20.-The May term of the
Supreme Judicial Court for York county
convened today. Judge William P. White
house presiding. There is large attend
ance of attorneys. 1t will be a three to four
weeks term.
RockIand's Fire Bug.
RoCKLAND. May 20.-About midnight last
night fire broke out in the barn and ell at
tached to the mouse of j. w. Tuckerman, on
Peart street, just south of Sea street, entire
ly consuming both with their contents, con-
sisting of a valuable horse, a carriage, two
sleighs, harnesses, etc.
The fire was undoubtedly incendiary. Mr.
Tuckerman, after caring for his horse, Sc
curely locked the barn and left the premises
about 6 O'Clock.
BoyDroWned.
BRUNSWICK, May 2O.-A little nine year
old French boy, son of John Lab
berte, while playing ball on Mill street Sun
day afternoon, between the hours of
and 6, lost his ball in the river, and in en-
deayoring to srecover it fell in and was
drowned. His body was found Monday fore
noon by William Welch at the head rack Of
the cabot mill dam.
Mr.. Days viaion of Death.
BIDDEFoRD, May 2O.-Mr. Day, one of the
proprietoIs of Days granite quarry at West
Biddeford, was pinned between two freight
cars on the spur track at the quarry this
morning. The bumpers caught him at the
right hip and thigh, badly brusing the flesh.
No bones were broken and if there is no in
ternal injury he will probably recover.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE sTANDIN

Base hits-Phlladelphias, 13; Chicagos, 8.
Gleason and Clements, Sullivan and Nagle.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
ON THE BALL FIELD.
Good ca es Coming.

CNext Thursday t Lewiston and Murphy
Balsam teams will play the third game Of
the series on the Portland grounds. This
will probably be game well worth the ad-
mission. The Lewistons will spare no effort
to win. They will bring stronger than be-
fore. The Balsam team is now in the lead,
hnt the T.awistnns want To ba there verv
will be in the box for the Portland boys and
Webster will catch him This is thsuung
pitcher that sent - - youhs
the sPresumpscotts
home Without even scratch hit last Satur-
day. Ladies will be admitted free to the
grounds and grand stand.
The Boston Blues, the best ball team in
Boston outside the league, after much cor
responding have consented. for large guar
antee. to play two games in Portland Memo
rial Day, morning and afternoon.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21

PLAYERS LEAGUE STANDING.
The following Is the standing of the club
In the Players League:
The National League,

The following game was played in the
National League yesterday:
purr
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
STATE topics OF INTEREST

1t is reported that A. B. Pitkin of Provi-
Dexter, employing fifty hands.
1t Is learned at Dixfeld that sportsmen at
Weld Pond are getting plenty of fish, A
large party went IN last week and many 9TH
ers are expected this week.
The town of Garland had an experience
with lively young cyclone recently which
damaged several buildings, tore mn fences
and broke off trees Then it skipped into
the town OF Charieston and lifted the roof
off big barn.
Two of a party Of New York fishermen.
who have been at Moosehead Lake, have fig
SIG, dividing their expenses by the number
of fish caught. But they had too good
time to grumble at the cost and saw thev will
soon be back to try their luck again.
There Is a man an IN belfast who has not
will probably stay away as long again. He
started to go last Sunday but Ms friends
took so much notice of him that he gave If
up in disgust. He says If a man wants reli-
glon he won pe ailoWed TO get ii In Belfast,
and he shall not again make the attempt
G. p. Griffin OF Bridgton, is a man fruitful
in expedients: HIS dog treed hedgehog the
other day, but as Mr.. Griffin had neither gun
lose the prize after all. He did have iaeT
knife, pole and some string. These three
elements in combination made spear with
which Mr. Griffin climbed the tree and
stabbed tEe "critter" to death,
Men have often been severely injured
while trying to separate fighting dogs. hut
the first case of the kind occurring from an
attempt to stop cat fight took place in
Searsport last Monday. Mr.. Henry Pierce's
two cats were engaged in fierce combat
batants turned on him and caught his hands,
lacerating them badly. The cat is now dead.
The brickmakers of Maine do not appear
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
HOPES FOR TITUS.
The Victim of the RockIand Shooting
Shows SIGNS of IImprovement.
to the PREss.1

Especial to the PREss.1
RocKLAND, May l20.-This morning the
condition of Albion Titus, the victim of
Sundays shooting affray was considerably
improved, and strong hopes are entertained
for his recovery. He slept considerable last
evening and then awoke complaining of Sc
we're pains in the locality of the wound, his
symptoms being quite feverish. He ate
quite heartily, talking freely the meanwhile.
The greatest danger feared is blood poison
ing from the bullet, which had not at the
time of writing been extracted. The affair
has caused the greatest excitement here and
the widest stories concerning these and 9th
er parties are afoat The preliminary exam
ination of Mrs Burgess will not take place
until the condition of Titus Is better known
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21

Sheriff Lamb of Androscoggin county has
had for a constant companion fol, several
years little white dog that was almost as
well known in Auburn as the sheriff him
self. The other day Mr.. Lamb brought a
kitten home and fearing trouble II the two
beasts were allowed in the same room, he
sent the dog out. The dog took the rebuff
sorely to heart. He dropped his tail and
went off for walk. He made straight
line for the Maine Central track, and the
train to come along. 1t came, and doggie is
now no more. No coroner's inquest was
held, as it was plainly evident that the dog
committed suicide.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
WashInaton Notes

Col Swords of Iowa, is in the race for the
place of sergeant-at-arms to the Senate He
Western men.
In the Senate Monday, Mr.. Dawes, in pre.
senting petition signed by jobbers and re.
tailers of domestic and foreign dry goods in
Pittsfeld, Mass, protesting against the in
crease of duties on woolen goods contem.
plated by the Mckinley tariff bill, said
81 hope / shall not be asked either to pro.
mote or oppose the Mckinley bill"
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
Remanded for TrlaI. -.

Boston, May 20.-The suit of the Man.
chester & Lowell railroad against the Boston
& Lowell railroad, to recover 500, 900 which
had been taken from the plaintiffs share OF
the net learnings of both roads on a joint
traffic contract for operating both roads,
which expired in December, 1873, was decid.
ed by the United States Supreme Court al
Washington yesterday. This sum, 1t is said
had been devoted to the payment of the in
terest upon the cost of new passenger sta
tion of the Boston & Lowell at Boston. The
Supreme Court of the United States ordered
the case remanded
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
RAILWAY MATTERS.

Superintendent Mann Of the Concord tS
Montreal Railroad is busy arranging tie
summer train schedule. 1t is proposed to
run an extra from GrovetOwn Junction 10
Concord & Portsmouth every Saturday 70
connect with the seaside special over the
Grand Trunk line.
The annual meeting of the Peterborough i y
Hillsborough Railroad will be held az .ne
Office of the Northern Railroad IN OoBctDlI,
N. H., on Thursday, May ~ at oo'ooS
d. IN.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
pwarfs In the Forests.

BERLIN, May 20-Capt. Kund has discov-
cred that In the dense forests forming part Of
the German colony OF CAMERON live a tribe
of dwarfs, hitherto unknown, who lead
nomad lives, wandering all over the forests,
through which they make their way with
surprising rapidity and skill. They call
themselves the Bodjael, and are hunters of
the elephant, which they kill with lances.
Around them live tribes OF ordinary stature.
These little people live about 200 miles north
Of the dwarfs whom Du Chaillu discovered
years ago. They are primitive race and
merit thorough study.
German Theorists on the Labor
Question.
BERLIN, May 2O.-Baron Stumm, replying
to Herr Grillenderger in the Reichstag yes
terday, showed by statistics that wages mad
risen % per cent, and Goals and vletuals only
per cent. He said that England's power Of
competition had suffered severely from trade
unions, and that the conditions Of labor In
England were very different from what Ger
man theorists supposed.
Thousands on Strike.
VIENNA, May 20.-Elght thousand col
liers at Pilsen, Bohemia, have gone on strike
at Graz. Twelve hundred men employed in
the paper works have quit work, and many
other strikes are reported.
Foreign Notes.
The crews Of the French war ships off the
coast of Dahomey are suffering severely
from fever.
Arthur Newton, solicitor, was yesterday
sentenced to six weeks Imprisonment for
conniving to defeat justice by assisting GER
tain persons charged with completely In the
Cleveland street scandal to escape.
Henry NJ. Stanley writes denying the re-
ports Of continual quarrels with Emin en-
route to the c0astr
The Prince Of Wales will visit Dublin pri-
vately as the guest Of Sir Edward Guinness,
and will attend the Baldoyle races at Whit-
suntide.
The Boulangists have decided to reorgan-
ize the party chiefly with the view OF keep
ing intact their group In the Chamber OF
The Catholics at Winnipeg. Man, will test
the constitutlOnality OF the law against
Catholic schools 10 the courts.
The German East African Company has
published its accounts for 1889, They show
for the year a loss Of 100000. The whole
Of the reliable assets amounts to only R2O,-
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-21
Notes.

The other games were postponed.