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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-07-31
Mr.. Armour and the Bootbissk.

A bootblack walked into the Office OF
Mr.. Armour He had none OF his outfit
with him, but the bootblsck was stamped
in his face aud oil over him. He went to
to the gate where the guard stands be.
tween the post and the greatest packer In
the world.
W'er's de- ole man? asked the boot.
black.
The guard told the boy to get out.
You tell de ole man dat | want to see
him. want to see him alone. | don't
want to bodder you ner dc ole man. But
want TO see dc ole man, an want 10 see
him right of.
Mr.. Armour at his desk overhead the
ragged request. Let that boy come 10
here, he called TO the young man st the
gate. The urchin approached Mr.. Ar
mour IN businesslike way There we're
no preliminary compliments.
Say. spoke the urchin. took nap out
dere in de alley. and while | was asleep
some O. dem Kids from the board o. trade
come along aud swiped (stole) my kit an
I'm short. ! want ter borrsr dollar TO
buy me kit an III pay you back on do
instaIlment plan. See?
Mr.. Armour handed the boy two silver
dollars aud told him TO go. But the boy
handed back one OF the dollars und said
dosn want but one I'm goin' 10 pay
il back. and dere's no use o. man goin
in deepern his head. slIus keep my bead
above de water.
The truth OF the above story Is vouch.
ed for by one who saw the scene and over
heard the conversation.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-07-31

She was New York woman A. Peter
s~ung open .b. gates sbe entered gladly.
but psassd doubtfulIy Iuss inside the col.
den portal. snd giving him 40 snIious
glance. whispered: Tell me, is ny bat
strsightf
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-07-31

We remember the time when 9 small
Spspisb silver coin did service slI over ibs
Upi,sd States ~ ~ IL ceLt piece. sud
ooe ball the sIz, ss SAC "a cent piece. aud
both we're abuDdspt aud more popular
than The dimes aud half dimes. These
acre the days OF small tbiass. fractions OF
eeuls being carefully esicolsisd. . mslLod
xbieb gas sided by the large number Of
hail ceD,s 10 circulation. Merchsats' led.
ger. showed usny en.ries fof 0 4. i2i2
I'd II ~ cents aud from that up 10 81 IL
ceats. 1t WAS . common practice Tor msr.
chants when they we're short Of half cents
for change 10 give bali 9 ,ow of pics 10 tbs
place of one.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-07-31
Life On ,hs Ocean wave.

II may be 9 surprise TO many TO learn
that statistics prove the sea 10 be ssfer
TO live on than land. The late Thomss
Gray, Of the Board OF Trade Marine De
psrtment, London. said. 10 letter TO the
New York Ledger.
/ have slways contendsd. and an more
than ever confirmed 10 It, tbst man Is
safer at sea than any where else. 10 . fair
Iy good sbip, properly manned snd care.
fully nsvigsted. Is the very great msjority
of British merchant ships sfe.
The rate for sailors is under ~ per thou
sand; the loss Of life by sbipwreck IL about
a quarter Of this; ia fact. there are more
lives lost smong miners by accident than
among sailors. and many more among rail
way employees With regard TO ihe gen
efal death rate, the fact tbsl saiiors. ~
rule. are healthy when they begin their
fr.ie .ud retire from 1t before old sgs 10
c.pacit.ies them from other work. must
have . considerable aad probably misiesd
ug iufue1ce on the figures
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07
ELEANoRA IN coLLIsIoN.
Dreadful Accident Narrowly Averted
-onIy one Side Told

AsroR1A, l.. l., July 5.-The coasting
steamer Eleanora, while bound eastward
through He'll Gate, .about $50 o'clock this
evening, came into collision with the Walter
Sands, one of the two barges lashed together,
upon which were between 1900 and 1000 peo-
pie, in tow of the tugboat ldlewild. 1t is
almost miracle that terrible disaster and
great loss of life did not follow. Fortunate
ly, however, no one was killed, though sew
eral were injured. Those whose injuries are
most serious and who were taken to the Belle
vue Hospital in New Y York. are: Henry Elk,
cut on the head; Edmund O'Brien, badly cut
about the head and face; George Long, in
ternal injuries Mrs. Slattery, nose split
open; Mrs. Jennings, cut about the head and
face; Willie Jennings, years old, badly cut
about the body; Mary Smith, cuts on the
head and face; Henry 0xle, cuts and bruises
on head and face and hands. The injured
persons named all reside in Elizabeth, N. J.
About 20 persons In all were injured by the
flying pieces, but all except those named
above were able to 20 to their homes and
their names could not be ascertained, Had
the steamer struck the barge mora squsrely,
there is no telling what the result would
have been. At thetime Of the collision the
larger portion OF the excursionists wen dane
ing on the upper and lower decks; md the
moment the crash was heard scene of the
most intense excitement began. Men ran
hither and thither, searching for thfr wives,
children and sweetheirts, and shuting for
life-preservers, while the women screamed
and tainted, and the children Joined in with
a chorus of cries. Some half0azed men
wanted to jump into the water with their
families, but the capains Of the barges quiet
ed their fears in a masure by assuring them
that there was no futher danger, as the in
jury to the barge wa entirely on tine outside.
Nearly 200 Of the exurSionists left the barge
altogether and crossd the Astoria ferry to
New York and relrned to Elizabeth by
train, not caring to IN the risk of another
disaster.
Capt. C0nnorton sys that it appeared to
him that the EleanGl made diliberate at
tempt to run the bag down. or that then
at the wheel must hye been drunk. People
on the shore who say the accident say that
1t looked to them asf the steamer got into a
strong eddy, and tht the tide carried its
bow out Of the propr course The collision
was seen by but fe' of the excursionists.
and none of them cold tell lust how it hap
pened. They heard crash, felt a shock,
and then saw the bisteamer passing away
from them. The Ehnora did not Stop to
see the extent of thdamage she had caused,
or to ascertain wheter any lives had been
lost or assistance neted.
The only coastingteamer in the Maritime
Register is the EleaIra of the Maine Steam
ship Company. Heeaptain's side of the
story will be awaiteGyith INTEREST,"
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07

Fairs to occur This Fall.

Alewive Grange Cattle Show and Fair
September II.
Androscoggin County Agricultural Society
-Livermore Falls, August 26, 81, %.
Aroostook County Agricultural Society
Houlton, September "a, %.
Cumberland County Agricultural Society
Gorham, September 2, 3. 4.
Eastern Maine State Fair-Bangor, Sep
tember 2, 3, 4, 8.
East Eddlngton Farmers Club-East Ed
dington, September "a
Franklin County Agricultural Society
Franklin Park, Pennington, September 80,
October /, 2.
Kennebec County Agricultural Society
Readfeld, September %, "a, 25.
Kennebec Valley Farmers and Stock
Breeders Association = MorrilPs Corner,
West Gardiner, September 16, IL, IL.
Lincoln Agricultural and Horticultural So
| clety-Damarisc0tta September 20, "a, 25, 26.
Maine State Fair-Lewiston. September Q,
| 10. IL, IL.
Ossipee Valley Union Agricultural Society
Cornish, September 2, 3, A, 8.
Oxford County Agricultural Society--At
/ the grounds between South Paris and Nor
way, September 16, II, Is.
| Penobscot County Agricultural Show and
| Fair-Hampdep, September II, Is.
South Kennebec Agricultural Society
South Windsor. September 80. October IL.
| Waldo County Agricultural Society-Bel-
fast, September %. "a.
| West Oxford Agricultural Society-Frye-
burg, September %, "a. 20.
West PenObscot Agricultural Society
| Exeter, September 30, OCTOBER j, z
West Washington Agricultural Society
Cherryfield Park, September II, IL.
| York County Agricultural Soeiety-Saco,
September 8, 10. IL, IL.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07
A MAINE MAN IN SOUTHERN SEAS
'0nSu' General sewau Again at His
Post In Samoa.
An Anarchist Who Prefers Prison n
tho Mines of Kara.
Prince George OF Wales on shIpboard
-other Foreign News.

APIA. June 17.-United States steamer
Mohican, with consul General Sewall aboard.
visited Pago Pago several weeks ago and
took formal possession Of two pieces Of land
there ceded to the United States by the Sa-
moan government. King MalIetoa received
his visitors. On May %, he visited the Mo-
hican in the new whale-boat. recently pre-
sented to Chief Scumann Tafa by the Amer
lean government. The king remained on
the ship half an hour. As he left, the Samoan
flag was raised on the main and the royal
salute Of twenty-one guns fired In his honor.
lie also visited the German man-of-war Alex
andria a few days later and was given sim
liar salute In the latter part OF May, Capt.
Shepherd OF the Mohiean and Consul Gem
eral Sewall paid visit 10 King MalIetoa and
In behalf OF the United States goyernment
formally presented MIN with the wrecks Of
the Trenton and Vandalla, which have been
lying In Apla harbor since the disastrous hur
ricane OF March, 1889. Captain Shepherd
read letter, In which It was suggested that
the King authorize the United States consul
general to appoint a trustee 10 nesofIata 9or
tne sale OF the property and 10 superinrend
tne application OF the proceeds TO the pay
ment OF the taxes OF the natives. Mr. Sewall
also made an address, In which he reviewed
the heroic conduct Of the Samoans during tha
hurricane and expressed the gratitude of the
American people and their wish for lasting
peace and prosperity TO the new government
OF samoa. The King expressed his graft
tude for the gift. Mr.. Sewan appointed ex-
O9nsui blacklock trustee to negotiate for the
funds. - VIZ
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07

The notorious Leary raft is In the harbor,
anchored off House Island. That is to say.
part of 1t Is anchored there; the rest Of 1t Is
floating about the harbor In the track Of ves-
sells and elsewhere, affording employment to
boatmen and pickers-up OF driftwood. One
man on Peaks Island picked up and towed
ashore nine logs, having captured seven the
day before. Other men and boys have done
a good business in bringing the stray
remains by the raft. which Is
doubled up on itself again and again, while
the HavIland divides its time between trips
after runaway logs and lying at the wharves.
The raft makes an addition 10 the list Of
sights in the harbor, but the steamboat men
are not anxious to have its stay prolonged.
as the stray logs are bad things for rudders
and propellers. The logs are not, as has
been stated. squared tlmbers, but round logs
intended for piling, and well adapted for
plunging into the hull Of moving vessel. The
manager of the raft told Manager Goding
that II would take week to rake In scatter
ing logs and repair sufficiently to enable
| them to proceed.
Yesterday afternoon the two tugs towed
the demoralized remains Of the raft down
through the roads, where II will be beached
on the shore Of Peaks Island, near Trefeth-
ems, and an endeayor will be made to put II
in condition for towing. 1t is reported thai
Harpswell bay is full of the logs, and guam
titles Of them are along the shores Of many
| Islands in the harbor.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07
Army Corps Reunions.

The visiting members Of the different ar
my corps In town held reunions at various
points Saturday.
Members of the Sixth Corps, to the num-
ber Of 25. took carriages and were driven
about the city and suburbs, and later on left
for their respective homes after holding q
brief meeting at the City Hotel.
The members Of the Fifth Corps were en-
tertained by its resident members. The par
ty took the steamer to Diamond Island.
where the quarters Of the Portland Club
were thrown open to them. A shore dinner
was served. and general good time enjoyed.
A vote Of thanks was rendered the club for
the use Of its house.
At the 1-10-29th Maine building on Long
Island, resident members Of the 18th and
10th Corps entertained visiting members oil
these organizations. A shore dinner was
served and there were various informal exer-
cises. Among those present were Coionei
Charles King Of Boston, Lieutenant Colonel
Emerson of Lewiston, and DR.. Day Oh Al
fred, the fighting surgeon OF the l-lO2sth
regiment
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07
Rockland Notes.
Especial to the Press. l

RocKLAND, July 5.-The Oak Hill Gun
Club of this city held its second prize shoot
at their grounds at Oak Hill yesterday after
noon. The fog and darkness prevented good
scores, though some fair shooting was done.
Following is the score:
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07

The Democrats did not give up beaten on
the election bill until the last vote. Springer
entered upon an elaborate course of fill
clustering hoping to wear out enough Repub-
licans to overcome the narrow majority. He
thought, too, that if he could put off the
final passage until the next day something
might turn up to benefit his party. He and
all the other Democrats thought they had the
Republicans surely on one point When a
bill passes to be engrossed,it has to be copied
by hand onto a certain tough paper much
like parchment. 1t Is this copy which, when
the bill is finally passed, is signed by the
Speaker, the President of the Senate and the
President Of the United States, aud goes
into the archives of the country. The Lodge
bill had seventy-three printed pages, so it
was herculean task to engross 1t from the
time 1t was finally amended and passed to
be engrosSed until the final passage. The
Democrats thought 1t couldn't be done so
they arranged trap which they thought
would force an adjournment before the final
passage. SO, when the time came to put the
bill on its passage, Springer arose and de-
manded the reading Of the engrossed bill,
something perfectly proper to demand
though rarely done. smile of satisfaction
swept over the Democratic side and a look
of CONSERVATION settled upon the physiog-
Monies of the Republicans. But it was only
for an instant, for Harry Smith, the journal
clerk, reached into drawer in his desk and
pulled forth an immense roll OF manuscript.
TheDemocratic smile turned to an expression
Of agony, and Springer actually gasped for
breath, as the stentorian voice of the read
ing clerk began on the two-hours- and -a-half
| job of reading the engrossed bill.
While the Democrats had been filibuster-
ing, the journal clerk of the House had been
handing aVnrV nnprQV tn OQf the hill anDrnSc-
ed. Committee clerks had been Impressed.
| and at one time ten men were writing for
| dear life. The work was not quite all done,
when Springer called for the reading, but
| there was enough to keep the reading clerk
busy until the rest could be furnished.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07
THREE SUICIDES and TWO AFFRAYS
Make an Unusual Budget of News
from places In Maine.
The Sad Death Of Miss Frances
Reynolds OF Clinton.
Baggage Master at orono Wounded
While Fighting roughs.



WATERvILLE, July GA suicide took
place last week in Clinton under most pecu-
liar circumstances. Miss Frances Reynolds,
young lady about 20 years of age, arose
early Wednesday morning to make prepara-
lions to attend the Colby commencement ex-
ercises. After carefully dressing she bade
her folks good bye and left the house. A
short distance from the House she went TO
the bank of the Sebasticook and plunged in.
Her body was recovered Saturday. For
some unknown reason she had been despon-
dent for some time She was graduate Of
Coburn Classical Institute and had many
friends in this city. The funeral occurred
today.
Kate Mahoney, one of Wateryille's tough
est characters, went on her last bout Satur-
day. In the forenoon she appeared on the
streets intoxicated. She was threatened
with arrest and went home. In the after
noon she appeared again and was under the
influence of liquor. She was making con-
siderable disturbance on the street when ar
rested and was put in the lock up, where she
made things lively with songs, shouts and
general hilarty. This morning at O'Clock
a watchman passed by the lock up and she
was still making things merry. At about
a. M, outsiders were attracted by shouts
from man in the cell next to the
drunken woman. He said he had heard her
choking and thought she must have hanged
herself. Investigation proved this to be the
fact She had made moose in her apron,
fastened 1t to the bars and committed sui.
eide. She has been a notorious character
for years and had just completed 80 days
sentence. She was married.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07
KEPT POWDER UNDER THE COUNTER
The Foolish Practice Which Has
Cost Five Young Lives.
Industry, Pa, saddened by the
Deadly Results Of Explosion.
count sala Injured While Bravely
Stopping Runaway.

SCOTT HAVEN, Pa, July ga keg OF
powder exploded today in grocery store at
Industry, and destroyed the building, injur.
Ing seven children.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July Give Of the seven
little victims Of the powder explosion at In
dustry, Pa, last night, have died. They are
August Smith, aged IA. his 10 months old
sister Mary, George and Willie Kohler, eight
and six years old, and John Brennan, aged
10. The other victims will recover The
father Of young Brennan was crazed with
grief and last night tried to kill Smith, the
owner Of the building where the powder was
stored. This morning he wandered away
from his home and was fonnd near Elizabeth,
seven miles from Industry. A close watch Is
being kept over him. Four of the victims
were buried today. The coroner's jury re-
turned verdict which condemned the prac-
tice Of keeping powder and other explosives
where children have access to them. Smith
has been frequently warned about the dam
ger of keeping powder under his counter,
but failed to heed the warning. Today many
hard words have been said against him, not
withstanding his loss Of two children and
his wrecked house.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07
GENERAL NEWS.

Thirteen horses were burned to death in a
hre In Brooklyn, N. T., yesterday.
Much property was destroyed and child
was drowned in a cloud burst at Milford, N.
j., Saturday.
Over 100 persons were made violently i'll
BY eating impure ice cream at a picnic In
Uxbridge, Mass, Friday. Several are dan
gerously sick.
The water in Salmon Falls river at Roch-
ester, N. H., was drawn off Friday and a
searching party looked for Hiram Sawtelle's
missing head. They did not find it.
Hon. P. T. Barnum celebrated his SOth
birthday Saturday by giving dinner to his
employees and their families. Two hundred
and fifty participated in the feast.
The barge Sea Gull and 16 000,O 900 feet of
lumber on the docks at East Tawas, Mich,
were destroyed by an incendiaIy fire Satur-
day night. Maggie Connect, cook OF the
Sea Gull, was burned to death.
The officers of the Wool Growers National
Association. in a circular dealing with the
MCKINLEY bill, say: Senator Hale's amend
ment to the Mckinley bill, If adopted. will
admit wool free Of duty from all the nations
of this hemisphere. Mr.. Cleveland's free
wool recommendation was no worse. Soutb
American woods would supplant domestic
woods and your Industry would perish. The
Republican platform would be Violated, the
principles OF protection surrendered and the
production OF the wool necessary for cloth.
ing In the United States would be transfer
J red to foreign nations
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07
PRICE 81 YEAR. WHEN PAID IN ADVANCE 50.
WOMEN ON HORSEBACK.

idea promulgated by Kate Field, The Maine
convert Is Kate also and she sends out this
enthusiastic note to Kate Fields Washing
ton.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07
DoIdt-Trefethen.

Mr.. j. Everett Doldt, formerly Instructor
at the Portland Turnverein, was married
Saturday afternoon to Miss Sadie L. Tre-
fethen, daughter of Epps A. Trefetheu, 175
Bracket street. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. ]. M. Frost, pastor Of the
Congress street NJ. E. Church, in the pres
ence of only the immediate friends of the
contracting parties. Mr.. and Mrs. Doldt
left on the fremont for Cambridge, Mass,
where Professor Doldt is to act as assistant
instructor of practical gymnastics under DR..
Sargent at Harvard College, during the sum-
mer term; after which they will make their
home in Orange, N. j., where Professor
Doldt has lately been promoted to the super
intendency of the Orange Athletic Associa-
tinna
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07
RAIDEp BY ToUchs.
Baggage Master BusseIl of the orono
Station Badly Wounded.

ORoNo, July 5.-This forenoon about 10
o'clock six drunken Prince Edward islanders
caused quite a ripple of excitement on ac-
count Of rum. They were trying to run the
Orono depot. Robert Neil, the station agent,
requested them to leave the station, whereat
the assaulted him. One party had him by
the throat when Neil called on Charles Bus
sell, the baggage master, for assistance. Mr..
Bussell drew revolver on the man and or
dered him to let go of Neil, when one of the
party, pulling Mr.. Bussell's arm down, the
pistol went off, severely if not mortally
wOunding him in the upper part OF the thigh.
Mr. Bussell was at once taken to the hotel
and a physician summoned. The doctor
being unable to reach the ball, Mr.. Bussell
was taken to Bangor where the ball was
found twelve and 0ne-half inches from the
surface, A gang of r0ughs have been trying
for several weeks to take possession of the
Orone station but Station Agent Neil and
Baggage Master Bussell have pluckily re-
sented their advances. Not until today did
the climax come. 1t is not positively known
whether BusSell was wounded by bullet
from his own weapon or from a revolver in
the hands of one of the mob. Four arrests
have been made. Three officers from Ban
g0r were summoned to help carry the men
to Bangor on the evening train. Two of the
men are at large and Detective Frank Reed
Bussell is a very feshy man, weighing
about 240 and has been considered quiet
and peaceful man. He was, for many years,
on the police force of Gardiner. This after
noon Mr.. Bussell was removed to his home
in COStigan
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07
Dancing at the Ottawa.

The first hop of the season at the Ottawa
was held Saturday evening, a large party Of
officers from the squadron being the especial
guests of the evening. In their honor the
ball room had been decorated. flags, bnntlng
and picture Of the Baltimore giving the
apartment gay appearance. A large party
of Portland people were present Every
body had good time and the dance was a
very pleasant beginning of the seasons gale
ties at Mr.. Gibson's popular house An ele-
CANT lunch was served after the dancing.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07
nraanvuood Garden.

The opening week at the Opera House was
a grand success. Katherine Howe's dra-
matte company presented the Miners Oath.
This week commencing this afternoon, they
will stage FOR the first time on the island, the
great New York success, the Private Secre-
tary. 1t will be presented with the full
strength Of the stock company. The Few
Music ball has been we'll patrOnized with
dancing parties flor the past week. This
week there will be dancing Tuesday. We'd
nesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings.
There will be two evening sessions for
private parties, Round trip tickets by the
Garden line, foot Of Exchange street, admit
to Garden and Opera House.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-07
HENRY Roof, M. D..
late surgeon 54th N. Y. Vol.
Portis nd coNnaandery's Pilgrimage.

On Tuesday morning. S3Z 8, Portland
Commandery. No. 2. K T., win maks-af e5> es>
cursion to Bar Harbor with their ladies. The
train will leave Union Station at $40 o'clock.
Ladies are requested to report at $40 sharp.
The commandery will report at Masonic Hall
at 7.15 a. m, and will leave the hall at 7.45
and march to the Union Station, preceded
by Chandler's Band, II the day is pleasant.
If 1t is stormy horse cars will be taken at
the post office. The train will run by the
lower route and will make quick time, reach
ing Augusta at 1919. AL who desire to go
are requested to notify the committee at
once, as arrangements must be made at once'