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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
PORTLAND THEATRE.

Tonight Portland theatre will open for the
summer season under DR.. George E. 10th
rop's management with the Rinehart Opera
Company in the "Mascotte" and the little
drama of "Waif's Luck" Among the sing
ers will be Mark Charles, Annie McVeigh,
Dow Fielding and Matte Temple. For spe-
cialists there will be Thomas and Watson,
Luton, an English professor, FitzGibbon.
trio, and J.. j. Fenton. the boy baritone.
There was good demand for seats Saturday
and large audience may be expected to-
night.
LIBERATI's BAND.
The tickets for the concert to be given by
LiDerati's celebrated band will be on sale at
Stockbridge's this morning. The Boston
Globe says:
The chief attraction of the evening was
Sign0f Liberati and his famous military band
of New York. A band concert indoors is
generally not particularly pleasing, but such
ar@GgaMasegp @ M as that heard sa last .p pgnt @ mpst INST
the great success of this band is due in a
very large degree to its leader. Signor Lib.
erati is conductor who, besides possessing
musical talent of high order, displays ex.
to place himself in perfect harmony with his
men and keep them under perfect control OF
his baton.
The benefit concert to Miss NJ. o. Colcord.
given at Mystic Hall, Saturday evening, in
troduced large proportion of the solo talent
of the city and gave great pleasure.
p. j. McCallum will open the Pavilion the
atre at Peaks Island about July 1st.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09

The new Champernone hotel at Kittery
Point is rapidly approaching completion,
and the proprietor, Mr.. Horace Mitchell. ex-
poets to formally open 1t to the public on the
14th instant
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
Francis murphy To Be Married.

Much interest has been aroused at Pitts
burg in the announcement that Francis Mnr-
ply, the Pittsburg apostle of gospel temper
ance. is about to wed Mrs. Rebecca Fisher of
Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mr.. Murphy has for
twenty years been widower. He met Mrs.
Fisher while lecturing in Iowa. She is a
prominent society woman, and a leader in
temperance. literary and charitable move
ments. Her age is given as 3S, and she is
quite wealthy. 1t was as president of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union that
she became associated with Mr.. Murphy, and
about September 1 they will marry. Mr..
Murphy is a grandfather, but is as active as
he was twenty years ago. His old Portland
acquaintances will be glad to hear of his ap-
preaching wedding.
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Murphy 6aIsams, Is; South Wind
hams, 2.

The South Windhams came to Portland
Saturday, confident Of winning from the
Portland boys. The first part Of the game
was played well, but in the last part the
Murphy Balsams punched their hits and the
Windhams their errors. The Windham team
is a good one, capable of playing good
game. The Portland team played the same
steady game that they have played night
along. The South Windhams had quite a
crowd of friends. who cheered the visitors.
The first run for the South Windhams was
scored in peculiar manner. Flavln had a
passed ball. which went under the bench on
which the Windham players were seated and
they would not move until the run was
scored, the runner coming home from first
base. The following is the score:
Murphy Balsams. II l o o 4 o 5 x-15
so. WIndhams. o o / o O.
Two base hIt-Flavin. Stolen bases-Murphy
Balsams, 8; Windhams, 1. Umpires-Hassett and
Brown.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
Police Items.

A crowd Of roughs knocked Officer Brack-
EFT down at the corner of India and Com
mercial streets Saturday night, when he told
them to move on. He used his revolver on
them as they fed, but no one was hit. Jack
Stafford was afterwards arrested.
The forty-eight new summer helmets for
the police arrived Saturday. They are pearl
felt with oxydized silver trimmings. The
marshal and deputies have received their
new uniforms.
There were thirty-four arrests, of which
twenty-four were for drunkenness last week.
Morris L. Kelly. who lives in the rear of
No. II Summer street, was brought in by
Officer Eaton with an arm cut and bleeding,
requiring the city physicians attendance
BE had got drunk and been smashing things
at home.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
The haverhiII Strike.

HAvERHILL, Mass, June SIN ac
cordance with the agreement made Saturday
evening between officials of the knights OF
onal Shoe Workers Union, the Knightsloi
Labor cutters will be called from j. d.
Winchell & Co.'S shop Monday leaving only
two or the cutters in its rooms where nearly
80 were employed before the strike. BY
this agreement, the Knights of Labor cutters
will be allowed to return to work with the
rest whenever a settlement is made. The
matter now rests with the firm to decide. II
it will adopt the International card system,
the factory will commence running at once
as there will be no longer any controversy
ahnut nrinag
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
KnIshts Of the Golden Eagle.

On the trip of Windsor Castle. K. of G. E.
to Boston the 18th, Haslemere Commandery,
No. 8, of Chelsea, will receive the visiting
Eagles at the boat in Boston and breakfast
them. after which they will be formally re-
ceived by the First Massachusetts Battalion
and escorted into line in the general parade
In Charlestown. After the parade cars will
be taken for Great Head. Winthrop, where
the battalion will banquet and entertain the
visitors. A short parade will be given in
this city before leaving. giving the Sir
Knights an opportunity of displaying their
new uniform. Chandler's Band has been
engaged and will accompany the Sir Knights
to Boston,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
OBITUARY..
Or. a. K. Gilmore.

BATH, June 7.-Dr. A. K. Gilmore, for 40
years prominent dentist and homeopathic
physician, died this morning at Mandarin,
Fla, aged 80. During his long residence In
this city he was interested In steamboating
and railroading, and secured several patent
devices for manufacturing wood pulp. At
the time of his death he was engaged In the
establishment of homeopathic hospital in
this city. He was very benevolent man,
and for years had treated poor people with
out charge for medicines or services. His
body has been embalmed and will be brought
to his home in Turner, Me. He leaves
widow and one son, DR.. Augustus H. Gil
more, of this city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
SETTLERS DESERVING HOMES.
Ranchmen Murdered by Ambushed
cheyennes on the Border Tongue.

MILE CITY, Mont. June S.-Frank S.
Chraon, settler on the Border Tongue river
reservation, has arrived here with detailed
story of Attempted Wholesale -iIIine- r. =
band of northern Cheyennes. One night a
short time ago, about 20 savages stole from
the ranch Of James Ferguson 400 pounds of
beef and were carrying it away when the
theft was discovered by one OF the cowboys
who gave an olarm. Ferguson and about 40
of his men gave chase and recovered the
meat. Three or four days later. Ferguson
and six men left the ranch with couple of
teams and did not return until late at night
The Indians hid among trees along the road
and as the ranchmen passed opened fire on
them. Ferguson, who came here from New
Hampshire, was the largest stock grower in
the valley. He was shot through the lung
and heart and died almost instantly. One
of the men was shot in the groin and died
the next day. Two others received serious
wounds. The Indians have since been thor
oughly armed. Settlers have become So
alarmed that many have abandoned their
homes and run away.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Refined sugars have advanced 60 cents pei
barrel. The daily output of the three rein.
cries in Philadelphia is 10000 barrels, and
the advance puts $1,000 additional profits in
to the pockets Of the refiners.
Mrs. Susan Ney Of Boston, Saturday,
drank lemonade containing strychnine and
died. 1t is said she fixed the drink with the
intention of numbering her husband and
drank it herself by mistake.
In New York city the hot weather has in
creased the death rate. The deaths last
week were S21 against 656 last week.
The officers of the Washington Tariff Re-
form Club and Colored Bureau of lnforma-
tion have issued an address to the colored
voters of the United States, especially those
division of their votes among all the political
parties is asked.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
The New steamer Portland.

The inability of the Portland Steam Pack
ct Company to provide accommodations for
all its patrons and friends whom they would
be glad to have take an excursion on the new
steamer Portland, has made them conclude
1t would be better to invite the general pub
lie to inspect the steamer while lying at her
wharf, and accordingly the Portland will be-
thrown open for inspection at two o'clock
today at Franklin wharf. In the evening
the steamer will be brilliantly lighted by
electricity and a fine opportunity will be af-
forded to view this elegant boat, which eur
citizens generally are feeling much pride In.
The Portland will begin her regular trips to-
morrow evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
Foreign Notes.

The British Admiralty Court has awarded
97500 salvage to the steamer Aldersgate and
f60O0 to the steamer Ohio for services rem
dered the steamer City Of Paris at the time
OF the recent accident.
A big demonstration was held against the
License bill in Hyde Park, London, Satur-
day, $4,000 people being gathered around the
speakers stands.
A young woman has carried off the highest
honors at the June examination at Cam
bridge University, England. The winner
late Prof. Fawcett.
| President Carnot has granted pardons to
~ W0rklngmen who were convicted and sent
TO prison for offences In Connection with
recent strikes. He has refused pardons to
"A others, mostly foreigners, who were each
sentenced to one months imprisonment Tor
Four persons were killed and many injured
by the giving way Of a railing during a Cor
pns Christi celebration at San Jose, Costa
Rica.
The United States ship Charleston has ar
rived at Honolulu where she was received
with customary courtesy. The cruiser Is an
object Of much interest TO the Hawailans.
The Associated Press correspondent writ
ing from Yokohama, Japan, under date OF
May Il, says that some uneasiness prevails
among foreigners In the Japanese capital.
owing TO Developments which have followed
the murder Of the Canadian missionary. Rev.
4. A. Large Tne excitement occasioned by
the murder had Just died away, when one Of
the best known foreigners In the city found
himself the victim Of circumstances which
compelled his departure, and, follow
ing close upon that, another missionary was
set upon by crowd and Of students and
seriously cut by knives.
Two hundred thousand persons particIpat-
ed In a labor demonstration In London, Sat-
urday Sir III. H. Allen In some way incur
red the displeasure Of the crowd, and the
police were obliged to use their batons freely
In protecting him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
he STOLE HIS DAUGHTER
And Was Shot by the Brother of His
Wife.

Wife.
MONTREAL, Jnne S.-A tragedy was en-
acted on one of the principal streets of Mon
treal this afternoon, which has thrown the
city into great excitement. ST. Catherine
street was crowded with people, when ,ud-
denly pistol shot was heard, followed by a
woman's scream. A cab was brought to a
standstill, and a woman alighted. In it
were two men, one with smoking revolver
in his hand, the other unconscious, his blood
soaking into the rugs of the carriage. The
wounced man was Eugene H.. Cowles Of
Cleveland, Ohio, His aSSailant was K. G..
Hale of the same city. The woman was
Mrs. Cowles. After a few hurried words,
Hale ordered the cabman to drive to the gen.
eral hospital. The lady re-entered the car
riage. which started to the hospital. On ar
rlvlng at the hospital, ,COwles was announced
to be In no immediate danger
MONTREAL, June S.-According to Mr..
bale, Mrs. Cowles and party of her Cleve-
land friends arrived here this morning and
arranged for an interview between husband
and wife. Meanwhile Cowles placed his
child in convent, with instructions that she
order from him. He insisted that the inter-
view with his wife should be private, but
hel mother would not consent and accOmpa-
MED them in cab for drive in the park
Ihe interview was in progress when CowleS
made movement as If to draw a revolver
Hale anticipated him with the result stated
CLEVELAND, o., June 8-Eugene Cowles,
referred to in the Montreal despatch, and
his wife have not been living together for
some time. About two weeks ago he was
Lockport, N. Y, where he was engaged in
business. Feeling the necessity of going
west for his health, he made a visit to
Cleveland to bid his mother and friends
goodbye. When he left his hotel last Mon
day, he took with him his little daughter
Florence, aged about 10, unknown to her
mother. When Mrs. Cowles learned that her
husband had taken Florence with him, she
began suit for divorce. An order was issued
by the court giving her possession of the
daughter pending the hearing of the case.
Cowles went to Toronto and Mrs. Cowles,
accompanied by her attorney, Judge Inger-
soil, her sister and her brother, followed in
order to regain possession of the child.
Cowles had gone with his daughter to Mon
treal, where he was overtaken by them. Mrs.
Cowles before marriage was Miss Hale,
daughter of wealthy Cleveland banker.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
socIe,y Of chrIstlan Endeavor

The ninth annual conference Of the Soeis-
ties Of Christian Endeavor viii meet this
week at st. Louis, Mo. The excursion train
leaves Boston Tuesday afternoon at $50.
Passengers from Maine will take the s,45
train, Western Division from Portland
Tickets are on sale at Union Station. Prize
for round trip tickets to St. Louis and return
is S2S 25. Tass4
Parties outside Of Portland can obtain
tickets at any time from Mr.. NJ l.. Williams
or through their local ticket agent II applied
for in time. No tickets will be sold on the
train.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
NABBEO BY SHERIFF IRISH.
A Young Horse Thief Caught and
Lodged in Jail.

RoCKLAND, June THE stable OF A. r
Dunton of Camden was broken into last
Wednesday night, and horse. saddle and
bride stolen. The same night young fel-
low named Joseph Getchell disappeared, and
descriptive postal cards were sent out. One
fell into the hands of Sheriff Irish of Rock
land, who last night nabbed Getchell in this
city, having never before seen him. Getchell
sold the horse in Detroit and went to Bangor
on the train. He took the steamer Lewiston
to Rockland, down past Camden, and start
ed to walk back to Camden, thinking thus to
escape SUSPICION. He had valise, and was
trade. He became repentant after being in
carcerated. and wan.ed Baptist clergyman.
Rey. q. w, Garland went on request to his
cell. Sheriff Irish starts tonight to recover
the horse.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
ALL COULD SWIM
But They Clung to the Boat and Six
Were Drowned.

BOSTON. June S.-A sailboat containing
Lawrence McTiernan. John Sullivan Of
Charlestown, A. Lombard of Boston. James
Husband, Joseph Tufts of South Boston, E.
Maloney of Dorchester, and Walter Quinlan,
capsized this morning. The men could
swim, but tried to save themselves by cling
ing to the boat, which was so heavily bal
lasted that it sank, leaving them struggling
in the water. All became exhausted and all
were drowned but Quinlan, who kept above
water in an unconscious condition. The
mems ages ranged from II to "a years, and
all were unmarried but McTiernan, who
leaves wife and child
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
Portland DIRECTORY.

Brown Thurston &c Co., have completed
the oath annual volume of the Portland Di-
rectory and 1t will be re ady for issue tomor-
row. In the preface the statistics relating to
Portland-which were compiled by Messrs.
Geo. G. Burgess and M. N. Rich, and pre-
sented to the All-American delegates-are
re-published.
The whole number of names in the direc-
tory is 22645; changes this year, 1852;
names added, 3,492; names erased, 1862; in
crease for the year, 630 Including adver-
tisements the directory is book of S41
nages
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
RIDpEFoRD NEWS.
For Selling Milk on Sunday-To Plead
Guilty to Manslaughter.

BDDEFoRD, June SIN compliance with
the complaint made by Dayton milkman,
the city marshal today caused the arrest of
four local milkmen for peddling milk SUM-
day. All gave personal recognizance for ap-
pearance in court tomorrow. They have en-
gagged counsel and will contest the case.
The counsel for Pierre NORM, who was in
dicted for manslaughter at the present term
of the Supreme Court, says the prisoner will
plead I, guilty tonorIow. n;aIos NORM committed
stabbing Arthur Derouin with jackknife,
while Derouin was plaguing him. General
opinion has been that an attempt would be
made to prove Norm of unsOund mind.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
A Good Offer.

We call attention to Mr.. Benjamin Shaw's
advertisement of house lots in Deering
Any one by laying aside the sum of 10 cents
per day can acquire valuable house lot,
which will greatly advance in value in few
years. This is surer investment than any
offered by Western enterprises
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
Call Accepted.

At meeting of the church and parish OF
the Portland Society Of the New Jerusalem
hello on Tuesday evening Of last week. call
was rendered to Mr.. Percy Billings Of Lon
don. England, now of Cambridge, Mass, as
minister to the Portland society and at q
meeting held in their Temple last evening.
he accepted the call
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
Inc Minerva Beaten.

NEW YORK, June THE yacht clubs
spring regatta was sailed today in spank
lag breeze. The race was under the new
time allowance and measurement rules OF
the club. and its effect In the 40-foot class
was watched with interest. The cut
ter Minerva sailed In the class with
the Liris, assuming the limit of length OF
that class, At feet. and receiving two minutes
thirty-ive seconds from the Liris. Shhe was
beaten by the latter by thirty-nine seconds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
Rev. seweII Tenney, D. D.

ney, ID. d.. probably the Oldest Clergyman in
Maine, died last night He was born in
New Hampshire, in August, 1901. He stud
led medicine when a young man, but Later
applied himself to the work Of the ministry
He graduated at Dartmouth College, and
was pastor of the Ellsworth Congregational
church for 40 years, Iesigning 10 years ago.
He was for many years trustee of Bow
doin College and Of the Bangor Theological
Seminary. He was a man Of rare good
judgment, and was loved and respected by
all who knew him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
Bates. I6; Tufts, 8.

LEWISTON, June BATES defeated Tufts
here today before "a large crowd, to the tune
of 16 to 8. Harding started in for Tufts with
great speed, but weakened at the end of the
second inning, and Bates batted out runs at
their leisure. The score:
Tufts ....... -. 20 0 o 2 o 1 as
Base hits--Bates IL; Tuts, 8. Errors
Bates, 7; Tufts, g.
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nebec this year than ever before loading ice
for Southern ports 1t may be, and proba-
bly, is so; but active sailing vessels are there
in goodly numbers too. On one day recently
there were in the river from Richmond to
Augusta 81 three-masters, IL two-masters
aud three four-masters. The barges cannot
be used much above Bath ON account of
their deep draught, and as the greatest num-
Ler of ice houses is above that city, there is
no Immediate danger that the sailing vessels
will be driven off just yet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday. June
8th, taken at p. M, 18th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
In this order: Temperature. direction of the
wind, state of the weather:
Boston, Gao. SW, cloudless; New York.
$50. SW, partly cloudy; Philadelphia, $50
SW, partly cloudy; Washington, 64o. N
cloudless; Albany, 64o, NV, cloudless
Buffalo, $50, SW, cloudless; Cleveland, Gao
NE, partly cloudy; Detroit, 64o, S, cloudless
Chicago, go, E, partly cloudy st. Paul, 7So''
ST. Vincent, $40, E. cloudlelss; Bismarck.
so, S, cloudless; Jacksonville, 800, Sc.
clOudless.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
FRANCE MAY LOSE ALL
Through the Annexation OF New
foundIand to the United States:

PARIS, June S.-The Economist Francais
advocates the acceptance of the English Of
fer to compensate French fishermen in New
fOundland aui make concession elsewhere.
that England renounce the most
favored nation clause In Tunis which hamp-
ers French trade or concede territory In
Gambia. 1t expresses fear that unless
France accepts compromise she will even
tually lose her rights without obtaining
compensation through the annexation Of
Newfoundland to the United States.
ST.. JOHNS, N f., June S.-The Herald
says that England 4nust fight France or
abandon her British-American possessions.
The Colonist commenting on the reports Of
the forcible removal Of herring nets by a
force from French warship at Bay St.
George, says that the British tar must have
deteriorated very much In quality when he
stood by and saw British property injured
and British subjects ruined by a handful Of
Frenchmen. The British naval officer ON
this station. the paper says, should be clad
with petticoats instead Of breeches, and
adorned with lawn tennis racquet
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
THE STATE.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.


r. l.. Proctor and Alpheus Flood have en-
tered into partnership TO carry on brick
and stone business at Waterville. They
have engaged crew of about 80 men and
propose to make 10000 bricks this year.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Owing to the recent heavy freshet the
river has filled up its channel near Indian
Point to such an extent that the depth of
water has been lessened so that loaded YES
sells are unable to come up to the Ellsworth
wharyes. An attempt was made last week
to deepen the water by the aid of anchors
dragged ever the shoal place by tug boat
but without success.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A paper has been started among some Of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09

schooner Nimbus was launched this after
noon at the yard of Mcdonald & Brown.
She is owned in Bangor, Belfast, New York
and Philadelphia. She will be commanded
by Captain B. F. Young Of Bangor. She
will load with ice from Bangor for New
York
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

The following Is the standing OF the clubs
In the National League