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The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
PORTLAND, MAINE, MONDAY MORNING
ISAAC sAWTELLE DEAD.
He Did Not Recover Consciousness Gem
etery Gates Closed to Him.

CONCORD, N. H., December 27.--Isaac
Sawtelle died in the prison hospital today.
He did not regain consciousness after be-
ing stricken with apoplexy. AS the result
of conference between Warden Goliath
and prison physician Clark an autopsy on
the body was held this afternoon by Drs.
Clark and Conn, who stated In their report
that the external conditions were natural,
the body being well nOurished and normal,
and that nothing except the ordinary post
mortem conditions were observed. The
head only was examined. When the bone
was removed the duramater was found
largely disturbed with fluid, consisting of
bloody serum. Carefully removing the
brain the doctors found blood came from
the small branch of the middle cerebral ar
terry, forming a cl0t in such a position that
the pressure upon the covering of the cere-
bellum caused paralysis nearly equal up
on both sides. The diagnosis made before
death took place is therefore sustained.
The result OF the post mortem effectually
disposes of the suic de theory and suhstan-
tiates the opinion of the prison officials
that apCplexy caused Sawteli's death. The
body will be given in charge by the local
undertaken early tomorrow and will be
sent by the TAO train to James A. Edgerly,
the murderer's counsel, at Great Falls.
Subsequently 1t will be inferred in the For
est Hills Cemetery, Boston, where Saw
telle's father and brother Hiram are bur-
led.
He Is Still an Outcast.
Boston, December 27.-The trustees of
the Forest Hills Cemetery have refused to
al1nW tho hodu of Isaac x CawtolIa IN ha
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
OVER HALF A MILLION LOSS.
Big Blaze in Boston One Fireman Prob
ably Fatally Hurt.

BosToN. December 27.-The four and a
half story brick building on Federal street
burned tonight 1t was owned by the
Revere heirs, whose loss is from 100000 to
$125,0O0. fully insured. Parkser Holmes &
Co.. boots and shoes, lose $l5O.OOO. fully
and shoes. estimate their loss at $500. 900 to
1926, 900; partly insured. f. s. Hougiand.a a
fremen. fell two stories and was probably
fatally injured. Several firemen were
slightly hurt. The cause of the fire is un-
known.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
His BRAINS ARE POOR,
10 lie Demanded Those Of One Of the
Vanderbilt Family.
THE PECULIAR PERFORMANCE OF
A NEW YORK CRANK.

While He Was Telling What He Would
Do if Mr.. Vanderbilt Kindly Granted
His Request, Servant Brought Po-
hceman-So the Crack Brain Gentle
man Couldn't Wait and MIR. Vanderbilt
Kept His Brains.
NEW YORK, December 27.-Last night,
while Cornelius Vanderbilt was entertain
ing number of friends at his Fifth Ave-
nue. residence, good looking, well dressed
young man rang the street door bell The
porter opened the door and the stranger
said, in voice that could be heard by
those within, Il want Cornelius Wander
bilt's brains" The porter, believing the
visitor an imitator of the cranks' who at
tackled Russell Sage and DIR. John Hall. at
tempted to shut the door. The crank jabbed
his foot against the jamb to prevent the
door being closed. But the porter man.
aged to slip the chain into the fastenings
on the door. With his foot between the
door and the jamb, the crank continued
talking in an Irrational manner. He said
II want Vanderbilt's brains, to take to a
medical college, He is rich; am poor. /
want to have his and my brains examined
to see what the difference is between them.
must get his brains, as he can make more
money than II
While the porter held the door from the
inside, another servant left the house from
the basement, and summoned policeman,
who arrested the crank. The prisoner gave
qls name as John j. Linghan. He said he
was 20 years old, native of this country
and resident of this city. He is a men,
ber of the Yonng Mems Christian Associa-
tion here. he mad no weapon on his per-
son. No one of the Vanderbilt family ap-
peared in court this morning. On the DO
liceman's affidavit. Lingman was commit
ted for examination as to his sanity.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
Maine Sailor Hurt.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, December 27,
Schooner q Sherman of Taunton, Mass.
arrived here this afternoon. Capt. Babb
reports that when off Montauk, about G. so
parted and that while endeayoring to
secure the boom, mate o. Dunton of Wal
than, Mass, was thrown against the yes-
se's stern bits, and Instantly killed. at
the same time, Seaman VIM. j. Crowley of
Deer Isle, Me-. was severely injured about
the head.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
A MONTHS JOURNEY.
How tho Steamer Kansas Managed {,
to Reach Port.

LONDON, December 27.-After knocking
about in the ocean month, the disabled
steamer Kansas was today towe6 into the
Mersey. All anxiety was thus dispelled as
safety. She left Liverpool November 2Sth
f0- Boston. December Sd she passed
through heavy westerly gale. Her shaft
snapped without warning on the evening
could nos get at the damaged places.
Capt. Fenton decided to return 10 Liver
pool under aail.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
Cattle for Europe via Portland.

WASHINGTON, December 27.-On the
advice of che Secretary of Agriculture, Act
Ing Secretary Spaulding has notified the
customs officials on the northern frontier
that the Canadian cattle passing through
the. United States territory under bond and
seal Tor expectation at Portland, Me-, are
not subject to inspection at the yarions
quarantine stations established for the
purpose of inspecting Cana iian live stock
imported into the United States,
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
apis
MW&F1vlstn
THE WEATHER.
Fair Weather, But Storm in the North
west Is Coming.

WASHINGTON. December 27.-Following
is the forecast of the weather for New
England: Fair Monday and probably fair
Tuesday; colder Monday morning, fol-
lowed by rising temperature and south
west winds.
Boston, December 27.-Local forecast:
A storm in the extreme northwest Is not
likely to reac b the Atlantic coast before
Wednesday. For New England: Fair un-
til Tuesday night; colder Monday morning
followed by rising temperature until We'd
nesday. Westerly winds becoming south
westerly.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28

M. Tirard, formerly French minister of
finance in an interview on the subject of
the negotiations for a commercial treaty
between Francei and the United States
said such treaty will go long way to
secure our enthusiastic participation in
the Chicago fair.
Rome dispatches report that the Pope is
SO Ill that hls death may be expected at
any time.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
WILL TIE UP 600 MILES.
Big Strike in Prospect on the San Anto-
nio & Arkansas.

SAN ANTONIO, December 27.-Tomerrow
all the employees Of the San Antonio & Ar
kansas Railway Company's operating de-
partment will strike, tying up the entire
system of 900 miles. The trouble dates
back to the discharge of Conductor O'Brien
for alleged violation of orders. The men
are under instructions from the Chairman
of the Labor Federation board.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
e. NJ. Fields Lonesome Sunday.

NEW YORK, December 27.-E. M. Field
still persists in refusing to eat. He drank
three glasses of whiskey today. Warden
ID uniap Is alarmed at his prisoners ac-
tions. The physicians have advised him to
dose Field with wbiskey. Field spent a
lonesome Sunday. He had no callers,
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
Stolen Christmas Teddy.

WATERvILLE, December 26-The earli-
er part of the week. Deputy Sheriff Homer
Proctor made seizure of barrel contain
ing 4S bottles of choice whiskey at the
Maine Central station in this city. Think
ing it would be unusually secure at his Of
flee. he deposited it there. The night be-
fore Christmas somebody broke into his
Office and stole every bottle. Search and
inquiry fail to find the culprits.
Arrested on a Serious Charge.
BANGOR, December 26-Michael Leary
was arrested this morning about 3 o'clock,
on the charge of attempted criminal as
sault upon French woman Friday night.
Wandering About Demented.
BIDDEFoRD, December 26.-William 81.
Atkins of Saco, who has been missing for
three days, was found last night four
miles outside the city. He is demented
and in bad condition from exposure.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28

Navy and State Department officials at
Washington, Saturday, gave the Impress
ion to the reporters that they had good
news from Chilli. What this information
that both the San Francisco and Charles
ton are on their way to Chill.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
The Penobscot Omen.

BANGOR, December 27.-The ice left the
river last night, except jam in the harbor
here.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
Chilli at the Fair.
Time for Uncle Sam to Act.

WASHINGTON, December 27.-An official
cablegram saws the Brussels anti-slaye CON
tion was ratified by the French Senate yes
terday. France makes the seventeenth ma
ton that has ratified the convention leay-
ing only the United States to determine
whether 1t shall become operative. The
latest date for the exchange of ratifica-
tions is February I'd, 1892. and the ex-
change must be made at Brussels.
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
Senator Fryo's warlike Grandson.

WASHINGTON, December Ex-senator
Frye has a 9-year-old grandson, says the
Star, whose nature is rather Ellat of a
fighter, as his younger brother can testify.
This small boy lives in Lewiston, Me-, and
recently wrote letter to his illustrious
grandfather which may be of general in
terest, and, at any rate, will, in the Sem
ator's opinion, deter Chill from further in
suits. The letter reads as follows:
LEWISTON, December 20, 1891.
Dear GraDdper:-I see by the paper that
there is going to be war with the Chilis, and
want TO go. Papa says can go If You would
ind me a place IN the gunboat. If you can.
would like 10 be errand boy for the captain. but
II you could not get that. 1 want to be on the
commanders or captaia's boat.
THOMAS
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
He Is still an Outcast.

BOSTON, December 27.-The trustees of
the Forest Hills Cemetery have refused to
allow the body of Isaac B. Sawtelle to be
buried beside his brother
The Portland daily press., 1891-12-28
The Pension List.

WASHINGTON. December 26.-Pensions
have been granted to the following Maine
people:
ORIGINAL.
Ell ). Werman, Chas. w. Purlnton.
ADDITIONAL.
Chas. E. Kemp, Lewis L. Small.
INCREASE.
Levi M. Moore, Chas. G. Delano.
Franklin Shepard, Eastman Judkins
George w. Patton.
ORIGINAL. WIDOWS, ETC.
Ance M. Kendall, Saphrocia g. Pratt,
danuah Palks, Ella A. Sansil
Chilli at the Fair. *.
WASHINGTON, Dece mber 27.-Lieut.
Harlow, commissioner fOrthe Worlds Fair
in the Republic of Chill, reports that he
has received most gratifying encourage
ment from the government Of Chill, with
Fair,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
WILL THEY REBEL,
A Chicago Interview Will, the Returning
Chiefs.

Chiefs.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2O.-There will be an
other bloody Indian war in the spring,
if the ugly tempers of the Sioux bucks
evidenced here are not speedily soothed.
The chiefs have returned from Wash
ington in fighting mood. and there will
be more trouble for western settlers
The whole trouble has been accentuated
by the cold reception of the Indians at
Washington. American Horse, one of
the most powerful chiefs, who lost his
all in attempting to suppress the outbreak
at Pine Ridge, was one of those most
coldly neglected at Washington. Amer
lean Horse is the orator of the
Ogallalas. He is the peer of Gall
or Grass, of Standing Rock, and is be-
lieved by many to be the greatest spokes-
man the Sioux nation has yet produced
He was made a chieftain by the govern
ment at the time it elevated Spotted
Horse and Fast Thunder to the same po-
sition. But American Horse is man.
He is not the child Commissioner Nor
gan or President Harrison were so ready
to class him. With all the fire of Sioux
anger the old warrior told the govern
ment officials, in words that could not be
misconstrued, that he would resign his
chieftaincy of the Sioux, so that in flu,
ture if his people went to war his arm
would not be raised between them aud
the soldiers. The visit to Washington
was of no avail so far as any overtures
for peace are concerned. Young Man
Afraid-of-His-IIorscs, Big Road and
Little Wound, three of the most
powerful chiefs Of the Sioux ma
ton, were throttlcd. Big Luis Prim-
rean, chief of police of Standing Rock
and one of the Interpreters who accom-,
panied the interior department delegates
to Washington, says there will be war
just as soon as the grass gets high and
green. Brnles and Ogallalas will start
the trouble, he says, and they will be
quickly joined by Standing Rock and
Cheyenne river warriors under Bone
Tomahawk, One Bull, a relative of Sit
ting Bull. and Crawler The Yankton-
nails, q renegade tribe of all the bands Of
the Sioux, will doubtless come down from
Poplar river, SO it may also be expected
that the Shoshones, the Grosventres, the
Crees. the Snakes and the bands from
the Cheyennes and the Arapahoes will
join the war party.
Even so great and conservative chief
as John Grass, OF the Uncapapas, of
Standing Rock, predicts an uprising in
the spring, and in an interview with a
reporter here, made the significant state
ment that the Sioux would never sur
render the Bad Lands for settlement,
for the reason that they afforded the
warriors far too good fighting grounds to
warrant their relinqufshment Primreau
is satisfied that when the crash of war
comes the Indians will be found fighting
together and not in rowing bands.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
ADVERTISING PAYS.
A Michigan Man Used Printers Ink to Sc
cure q Wife.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Feb. 2O.-About
three months ago p E. Deal, a wealthy
farmer of Oshtomo, advertised in tho
Kalamazoo, Detroit and Chicago papers
for a wife, giving full account OF his,
situation in life and what he wanted.
He directed all replies to be sent to box
IS, Kalamazoo, and they began to, come
in like stream. Out of $50 replies he
finally settled on Dorces C. Waters, Of
Morley township, Mich, and to-day took
out marriage license. He gave his age
at Sc, and that of his bride as &c. His
advertising and the publication OF some
of the letters received, coupled with the
fact that he is wealthy and church pill
lar, created no end of sensation in the
town in which he lives. He said to-day
that his mail is still burdened with pro-
posals from all over the western states,
and he wished the people would stop
writing as his wife would object. He
asked the newspaper man to say that no
more scaled proposals would be opened
or replied to. Miss Waters, who gains
husband out Of this deal, does not pro-
pose to DC lost in the shuttle, and has so
expressed herself. She Is fair looking,
but not at all handsome woman, Of small
stature.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
Spurious Land Reform.

William Wolff, formerly an active
worker of the Manhattan Single Tax
Club, Of New York City, is now in Ger
many. In letter to Mr.. Klein, of the
club. he describes a so-called ''free
land movement that is being vigor-
ously pushed by a DIR. Hertzka, of Wen
ma. Mr.. Wolff heard that free land so
cieties We're being started in Germany
and Austria, and literature was being
distributed, and he wrote to DIR. Hertzl<a
for information. He learned that the
whole social problem was about to be
solved and the millennium forthwith in
Observation-Disclosures however, not
in Germany or Austria, but in Central
Africa or the Islands of Polynesia, or
wherever the societies could get some
free land on which to start socialistic
communities. The scheme is not to
make land free, but to find some free
land to stave off the struggle at home
by shipping the malcontents to foreign
shores.
From the days of the Roman republic,
when the soldiers and citizens We're
kept quiet by gifts Of land in the con-
IuGICO EJloSlLCCs. ttoWll W UllCSG LlIIlC5
of Salvation Army colony schemes: this
form of soothing syrup has been pre-
pared and administered to the people by
statesmen, philanthropists and knaves.
In the present instance the socialistic
idea of common ownership OF land and
capital, and of every body belonging to
a trade or professional! guild, is intro
duced to make the drug more palatable.
Germans. however. are fond OF their
fatherland, and whenever they realize
that all the people need is access to the
land, they will find the necessary land
q good deal nearer Berlin than Central
Africa. The Single Takers of Germany,
of whom there are now quite a number.
will do their part in correcting this boz
gus free land' idea, and common sense
will do the rest.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
LOVES SELECTION.
A German 6ara Resigns a Fortune for the
Man She Loves.

TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 2O.--Last July
Fredda Strahler, very pretty and &C
complished young German girl, and an
heir to.a fortune of S50O,00O, while in
Berlin became acquainted with Chris
Hoffman, a young German, who was en-
ployed as printer on Boston paper.
and fell desperately In love with him.
The girl was engaged to be married at
the time to.a wealthy German student,
but she determined not to marry him,
but wed the man of her choice. Her
guardian seriously objected, but she was
obdurate. She secured possession of
several valuable negotiable papers and a
large amount of iewelry, which she dis
posed of, and by some means man
aged to- elude detection and leave
the country, accompanied by her
lover. The twain went to London,
thence to India. When the
fact of her flight was discovered by her
guardian there commenced chase
against time, almost rivalling in excite
ment George Francis Trains journey.
An uncle Of the girl and the abandoned
lover followed the pair from London to
India. China and America. The couple
left San francisco about two weeks ago
and came to the sound country. They
IcSlSUCICu SiU tLu up-GOWu uOUCl III d.
coma, under an assumed name as man
and wife. From there they moved to a
house OIL e street. They considered
themselves safe from pursuit and were
about to take out a marriage license
preparatory to q wedding at an early
date. The irate uncle and the disap-
pointed lover arrived in San Francisco
a few days ago, got track of
the runaways and Immediately
came to the city, where they
located the hayward couple, but
after all they were doomed to disap-
pointment. Fredda and her gallant acted
upon the defensive, and the uncle was
unceremoniously thrown down stairs as
q result of the attack upon their united
forces. He sought an attorney, but was
informed the law could not be appealed
to to compel the girl to return home. He
pleaded with her, arguing that riches
and nobility were hers if she would only
forsake her printer and return to her
fatherland. His pleadings were of no
avail, and in the face of q bewailing
uncle and a demonstrating, deserted
lover, the couple took the train for Port
land this morning, leaving them stand
ing at the Pacific avenue depot sadly
thinking over their long and fruitless
chase. The uncle says that the Strahler
family is exceedingly wealthy, and tho
girl will be disinherited and lose a large
part of her valuable estate for her fool.
iSh act
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

personal property liberal expenditures
forms. and home adornment are dis
couraged to the injury of labor.
That if personal property in city
We're free from taxation more people of
wealth would permanently reside in that
city. and there expend their incomes
and invest, or lend. their capital for
use there, to the great benefit of labor.
"That much capital now invested in
other States or foreign countries would
come to the place of security and of
freedom from taxation, to the great
nent wealth.
That all mechanical, manufacturing
and commercial industries would in
crease to the great benefit of labor, the
necessary co-partner of capital in all
such enterprises.
ANY disadvantage or harm attempt
ed to be put upon capital always re
acts upon labor, while capital silently
t1ies away to a place of security if not
of profit.
do not point out nor consider what
wickedness of forestalling the distribu-
ton OF land to the whole people,
but only its remedy, and the good OF the
city as a whole.
Equitable taxation is nrost surely
and easily arrived at by putting all tax
alton upon one article of such univer-
sal use that no person can exist without
its direct or indirect use. Pig iron
might be selected as the article, or pig
iron and other metals. The taxes, if
all OF them were collected from metals,
would be Immediately and eauitably
spread over the whole community in
just proportions. But the difficulty in
taxation upon metals is first that there
might be concealment of quality, and,
second. it would interfere with the
manufacture of metal goods for export
Taxation of land only has no valid
objection in equity, can not interfere
with manufactures and labor, and
would tend to wider distribution of
land and homes among the people.
But whatever may be the future
methods of taxation or sources of rev.
enue for the support of local, State or
National Governments, let us hope that
there be no more collected than is abso-
lutely necessary for the proper and
economical administration of govern
mental affairs, and that there may be
no direct nor indirect imposition of UNI
natural and therefore unjust burdens
upon the whole for the benefit of any
favored or grasping few
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27
The Detroit Free Press on the Farm
ers and the Single Tax.

In response to a letter written by r..
w. uoch, of Adrian. Mich, the Detroit
Free Press defends the income tax as a
step toward compelling the very rich to
bear their share OF the burden of taxa
ton, and in answer to a question con-
corning the single tax the paper says:
''As to what the effect would be of the
operation of the single tax it is pure
speculation, and involves so many con-
siderations that in the absence of any
pressing question of its present adop-
ton it can hardly be worth while for
us to take the time and space necessary
to discuss it. One thing, at least, can
be said for it. 1t is the only method of
taxation, probably, which would enable
the government to collect the entire
amount of tax levy without any dis
examination between those on whom
the levy falls. We are inclined to think,
moreover, that the imposition of the
entire tax on land-not necessarily in
the Henry George fashion-would
eventually make the burden of taxation
press more evenly all around than can
be done in any other way. This is a
hard doctrine for the farmer to accept
with his present notion that the ex-
emption of personal property from tax
alton would make him pay the tax of
the merchant, who has only personal
property. 1t is not improbable, however,
that at comparatively early day the
farmer will be foremost among those
asking for the single tax on land as the
only method of compelling the dwellers
in tie cities to bear their just share of
the burden of taxation" & -
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-02-27

A COMMUNITY composed of very rich
and very poor falls an easy prey to
whoever can seize power. The very
poor have not spirit and intelligence
enough to resist: the very rich have too
much at steak.-Social Problems