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The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16
EMBEzzLED COLLECTIONS.
Joseph I'll. Dow, Ex-President of the Com
mercial Travellers Association in
Trouble


Two weeks ago the firm of Cook,
Everett & Pennell, by a mere accident
found that an account of a dealer
had been paid to Mr.. Joseph II. Dow,
one of their travelling men, but no re-
turns had been reported. Mr.. Dow being
away on selling trip, his attention was
not called to the matter then. Soon after
a man called to settle his bill, and when
shown his statement, called the firms at
tention to the fact it did not compare
with his receipts, which were taken from
Dow. This led to an investigation by
the firm, and they discovered after
a considerable sum of money from
various dealers, and had not turned over
the funds to them When Mr.. Dow
arrived home from successful trip he
was confronted with the charge of defa-
cation and confessed. His modus operandi
was simple. He collected the amount
due his employers, and, when the firm
urged him to collect the bill, he would
remit a part of the account and inform
them the balance would be paid by their
creditor on his next trip. Then he would
collect from the other firms to square
this bill. The amount of his defalcation
is about $4,000, but the exact amont will
not be known until Mr.. Everett has fully
investigated. The firm has taken no
action against Mr.. Dow and will not at
present He has many friends, and it is
thought they will come to his aid. The
defalcation was known to the PRESS
Sunday, but it was then deemed advis-
able to to say nothing of the matter, as
the memb ers of the firm seemed desir-
GUS to do nothing that would still fur
Their wreck his prospects in life. AS the
Boston papers have published it there is
no longer any reason for silence.
Mr.. Dow has always borne a capital
reputation, and is one of the best and
most prosperous travelling statesmen in
New England. He is ex-president of the
Maine Commercial Travellers Asocia-
ton. Opportunity will be afforded him to
make up the deficiency before any further
action is taken. His trouble is supposed
to have arisen from unfortunate invest
ments. He has wife and three children.
. 1t is said that he lost 81, 900 in Fort
Payne, (Ala) investment, but that it
was his own money and not the firms.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16
PERSONAL.

Gen. John Harper of Lewiston, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Edward G. Robinson and Mrs.
Robinson of Brookline, Mass. are visit
ing at Mr.. S. A. True's.
Rev. Frederick Storer of New York, a
guest at Scarboro, preached at the Con-
gregational church, Sunday.
Yesterday was Mrs. Jane P. Thurs
toms birthday, and during the afternoon
and evening she received many friends
at her residence on Tying street.
Mr.. Breese Barbour of Auburn has
been engaged to sing tenor at the Con-
gress Square Universalist church..
Gen. S. G. Griffen of the 9th Corps,
will be guest of the 32d Maine Regi-
ment Association at their reunion at
Kennebunk, August "a.
MI. Arthur Beresford has been en-
gagged to sing the bass parts at the
Worlds Fair concerts in Chicago, in the
"Creation," August 16, and the ''Stabat
Mater August Is. Mr.. Beresford's
singing of the Bedouin Love Song in the
Stockbridge course will be long remem-
bered.
Rev. Mr.. Cousens of Cumberland
Mills, will preach his last sermon at the
Warren street church, Sunday. 1t is
said he will be secretary of the State
Missionary Society.
Miss Ella Lewis of State street, and
Miss Henrietta Rice of Congress street,
| will sail from New York, Saturday, for
Europe. They leave here today. Miss
| Lewis will be gone about three months.
Miss Rice expects to spend the next year
studying in Italy.
President A. W. Harris, the new head
of the Maine State College, will arrive
at Orono from Washington in about 10
days and will make himself familiar
with the college so as to be in readiness
for the opening of the fall term. 1t is
expected that he will make an excellent
president, as he has ali the necessary
qualifications for the duties of that i'm
portant Office.
The Gov. Thomas Dudley Family AS
| ISOLATION will hold it's first annual meet
| ing and second reunion in Boston, Octo-
Der 18th. Col. Sanford III. Dudley, the
president, has sent out request that
all descendants of the Governor send
their photographs to the association.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16
HORSE AND ELECTRIC ROADS
Form an Association at the Portland Rail
road Company's Office Yesterday.

Yesterday morning representatives of
all the electric and horse railroads in
Maine met at the Portland Railroad Com
pany's Office in this city. These loads
were represented by their officers:
Portland Railroad-W. R. Wood, president.
Watervifle and Fairtield-A. F. Gerald, gen.
eral manager.
Bath-A F. Gerald, general manager.
Biddeford and SacO-E. n. Banks, president.
Mousam River X. Day, superintendent.
Rockland, Thomaston and Camden-G B. Ma
comber, president.
Augusta Hallowell and Gardiner-G. E. Ma
Fryeburg-S. W. Fife. general manager.
Lewiston and Auburn. W. Dana, presi-
dent.
They formed an association to pro-
mote the prosperity of all the roads. The
time of the annual meeting is set for the
first Wednesday in February. A consti-
tuition and bylaws were adopted. These
officers were elected:
President-W. R. Wood, Portland.
Secretary and Treasurer-E. A.! Newman Port
land.
Drectors-W R. Wood, Portland; F. H.
Twitchell. Bath; A. F.. Gerald, Wateryllle: J.
M. Haynes, Augusta; G. E. Macomber, Rock
land; Z. II. Banks, Biddeford E. K. Day, San
ford; s. w. Fife, Fryeburg; f. N. Laughton,
Bangor; f. w. DANA Lewiston.
EXecutiee Committee-W. Il. Wood, Il. T..
Macomber, A. F. Gerald, +. N. Laughton, +. W.
Dana.
After the meeting the party took
steamer for the Ottawa house, where a
delicious special dinner was served, and
then the visitors took the afternoon trains
for home
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16
Contract Awarded.

Bids were received at the city engin-
GERS Office yesterday, for the construc-
ton of 1915 feet of masonry sewer in
almshouse valley. The highest bid was
$500, the lowest $3625.50. The bidders
were J. Fl. Flanagan, James Cunning
ham, G. S. Staples, R. D. Shannahan, I.
Shannahan, M. O'Neil and w. T. Murray
j. Murphy, Jr., had bid, but it was
thrown out as several important specifi-
cations were wanting. w. t. Murray
made the lowest bid and got the con-
tract
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16
BRIEF JoTTINGs.

Yesterday was cold and partially clou-
dy in the morning, warmer and quite
clear in the afternoon.
City Treasurer Murch of Westbrook,
has experienced no difficulty in receiv-
ing all the money needed for current ex-
penses.
The veteran fremen gathered at their
room, City Building, last evening for
their Jackets and belts.
Patents have been granted to G. M.
Benson , of !. Portland, for pointing
trowel, and to q. T. Crepeau, for halter
strap.
There was still alarm from Pine
street shortly after noon yesterday for
fire In the grass in vacant lot on West
street. Hose No. 8 quickly put out the
flames.
The Grand Trunk employees in the car
department in this city have had their
hourt reduced four hours week, but
the pay remains the same. The hours
have been taken from Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. J. P. Welch's barber shop on. Ex-
change street was entered some time
Sunday night or early yesterdy morning
The cash register was broken into and a
small sum of money taken.
At the Orphans picnic at Little
Diamond today Offers Riley, Flynn and
Heating have been detailed with an es-
pecial view of guarding against the dam
ger of fire in the woods and grass lands.
Officer McGrath recovered at Berne-
STEMS pawn shop air of blue enamelled
opera glasses yest ".
The Atkinson Furnishing Company IS
store will be closed all day tomorrow on
account of the picnic of the furniture
dealers.
Mr.. Isaac C. Atkinson was hauling down
the elevator rope at his store Monday,
when he struck his elbow hard blow
against piece of iron. The effect of the
blow was to partially paralyze his arm,
which he will carry in a sling for some
time
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16
Reunion of the Billings Family.

The annual reunion of the Billings
family will be held at the American
House, Boston, August Both, at 10 O clock.
All who bear or have borne the name of
Billings, or are descended from those
bearing the name, are invited to be pres
emit. At the close of the business meet
ing the time until dinner will be given
up to social enjoyment. Dinner will be
served promptly at O'Clock.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16
That Coaching Party.

The Browning coaching party from
Philadelphia arrived Monday afternoon
and stopped at the Falmouth hotel. In
cluded in the party are Edward Brown
ing, Mrs. Henry Pemberton, Miss Penn
berton, Miss Ralph Pemberton, Charles
V. Henry. Monday afternoon they drove
to Prout's Neck and left for Bar Harbor
Yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16
In Honor of Mrs. Chant.

;Che Unitarian Women's Alliance will
hold an informal reception in honor of
Mrs. L. Ormiston Chant at the parish
house on Saturday, the 10Th, from 4 to 6
o'clock. All persons wishing to avail
themselves of this opportunity to meet
Mrs Chant will be cordially welcomed,
as the invitation is not UNCONVENTIONAL,
but general.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16
ga Friend in Need"

The friends of II. B. Bennett, who re-
sides at Is Elm street, will be pleased to
learn that no member of his family is
sick, and that the item published in last
nights Express under the above headline
has no reference to his family.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16
THE PRESS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY.


has been used over Fifty Years by millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething, with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, softens
he Gums allays Pain. cures Wind Collie, reg
ulates the bowels, and is the best remedy Tor
Diarrhoea whether arising from teeuhing or
other causes. For sale by Druggists in every
part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs.
Winslows Soothing Syrup. 25c. a bottle
aprI7MW&F&wtf
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16

when Baby was sick, we gave her CastorSs.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
dcc1i eod&1wy
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16

Add 20 drops of Angostura Bitters to every
glass of impure water you drink. The genuine
only manufactured by DIR. j. G. B. Siegert q
Sons. Ask your druggist.
aug7 MW&F&W1W
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16
New Boilers for City Building.

The committee on public buildings has
decided to put new boilers in the City
Building at cost of $2500.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16
yereed in Their Ways.

Robber-Your money or your life.
Late Visitor to the Worlds Fair
Show your badge, please.-Town
Topics.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16

rainy.
w ED De Be f'1a inf +
press upon
minds of our visitors here
that frequent calls at our
Basement Department are
as important to their own
interests as to ours. We
would be glad to think
that everybody knows
what's down there. 1t
would save lots of news
paper advertising and we
think the basement would
be crowded most of the
time.
The stairs are broad
and short, conveniently
located midway of the
store, and the sections of
the basement are ar
ranged in such a way as
TO make shopping there
the easiest and most
comfortable.
Every day sees some
thing new here. No
stock in the st tore
changes so often and no
department offers such a
wide variety of desirable,
useful and attractive
merchandise.
Pottery for example.
The largest stock of
Japanese Dishes in Port
land. That's saying a
good deal is it not?
Look in other stores,
then at our iine,-youll
say we're right.
And the prices,-well,
you know the prices
must be right or we
could not sell thousands
of dollars worth of
Crockery every Month IN
a town like this.
AS a matter of fact the
prices are as low as the
goods are sold for any
where in the United
States. And this is a
popularity of every de-
partment of the store up.
stairs and down.
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-16
for home.

HOODS Pills cure liver ills, constipation
biiousness, jaundice, sick headache. indigestion.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-17

CALDWELL TRIBUNE: David L..
Williams came over from Warm
Springs ferry Thursday. He says the
opal mines are booming. About sew
enty-6ve locations have been made
and prospeotors are still coming: He
says with early spring there will be
great activity in that district. Among
other contemplated enterprises is a
big water wheel to be put in above
the ferry, to lift water for placer min
ing purposes. A company is being
organized to put in patent wheel
which the owner claims will raise
continuous flow of 1000 inches
With this amount of water consider
able of the rich gravel could De
washed. Some parties are endeavor'
ing to lay out townsite few miles
below the ferry.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-17

Following ]. the closing paragraph
0f long article on this subject "a tbe
Sslubria Citizen:
Where is the equity OF ! law which
requires . msn to pay taxes upou
property which he does not in reality
own. For instance 1 man owns !
farm which Is assessed at $1,000. L
Is mortgaged for 1900, which draw,
interest q the rate Of IL per cent pc.
annum. The man Who holds th<
mortgage and who virtually own, the
farm, pays no taxes whatever. while
the other who owes the 1900 and n
reality does not own the farm, paw,
taxes upon what he docs not own and
on What ha owes. A magnificen,
blessing, indeed-ons that Ne ouoh,
70 fervently thank God for once ev.
cry day during the week and twice
ON Sunday. Oh, horrors, do not t.,
the mortgage; it might deprive the
farmer OF the exquisite pIsasu,e and
favor Of possessing big fat mort.
gage. But seriously, while the Leg.
islatore is considering this matter i
would be nothing but right and jus.
tice If law be enacted inval,dat,pp
every mortgage or note that did moi
have tho county Assessors seal upor
II and had borne its proportion o,
taxation. Let such a lav ho noseac
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-17

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS resort to
tricks that are queer and have ways
that are peculiar, sometimes. The
three pilots Of county affairs in Lo-
gan are stirring themselves to gather
together lucre enough to put up q
paper in Bellevue to boom their high.
grade virtues as the savlors of the
aforesaid county. The Herald could
not see them in exactly the same fa-
vorable light in which they saw, OF
pretended to see, themselves, and
said so, whereupon the trio, repre-.
senting perfection and the aThree
Graces," put their heads together and
said one to another: SWELL start q
paper that will see Just the way it is
told to see, and close its eyes when
so commanded" The Herald is one
of the very best weekly papers in the
State, and will be hard to run out, as
it has worked IN the interests of the
people of Logan county as whole,
but it has criticised the acts of few
officials, hence the opposition. Its
Criticisms have been characterized by
fairness, and devoid of Objectionable
language. When these officials have
performed acts the Herald has deem.
ed not for the best interests of the
county, it has said SO, with good rea.
sons given for the grounds taken
When county officials can afford te
go to the expense of setting up pa
per especially to defend their acts, il
looks somewhat suspicious. One nat
urally gets the idea, instinctively
that their acts badly need defend
er that will defend in exact accor
dance with the dictation of its dad
dies.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-17
LIFE OF JAMES 9. sLAlxE.

The melancholy deMh of Mr. Blaine has
caused a shock to every citizen of this
great republic, regardless of political ale
glance, and every intelligent man, woman
and child will be eager to know the Sc
crets of the success Of this truly great
man. They will also be eager to know
how it has been possible for man of such
humble origin and pretensions as the de-
ceased statesman to rise to the point of
playing SO important part in welding
the destiny Of his country as he has done
As is always the case when great man
dies, the market will be fooled with what
will be called his biography" Many OF
these will be, as they usually are in spch
cases, very little more than a collection of
clippings from old newspapers, and we
warn our readers against so-cailed "biOg-
raphies of this description, because they
are comparatively uninsfructive and gen.
orally unreliable, ii not misleading.
Whenever there are several books written
on the same subject, and particularly
when that subject is the life of some noted
public man, there is always one of such
books that at once stands out head and
shoulders above all the others, and that
is superior To them in every way. This
particular book becomes the " standard
work i" upon the subject treated of We
think that " The Life and Work of James
G. Blaine" published On the Pacific coast
by the Dominion Publishing company, OF
Seattle, Washington, is destined to be the
standard work on the subject of which j,
treats. We unhesitatingly express this
opinion from the magnificent authorship
associated with it. The book itself i
written by Prof. John Clark Ridpath, LII
D., who is unquestionably Americas
greatest living historian, and who ha:
been engaged ON the work for over a year
In his great and laborious work Prof
Ridpath has been ably assisted by Genera
Selden Connor, Ex-Governor of Maine
who has been life long personal frienC
of Mr. Blaine, and is the one m an through
whose fundamentally Mr.. Blaine wa:
| first sent to the United States Senate
Others scarcely less distinguished thar
the illustrious statesman himself have heeI
engaged on the work, by which means th'
book is replete with illustrations and ma
terial that could not otherwise have posi-
| bly, been secured. The illstrations ar
beautiful, and constitute of themselves
National Portrait Gallery of the leadIn,
men of our time The book is altogethe
magnificently gotten up, ahd both in Iii
erary and artistic merit and in mechanics
skill, it does ample justice to that trul
great American. James q. Blaine. Th
book is sold only by subscription, and th
publishers advertisement will be found i
another column.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-17
Idaho Dianssd Yarns.

William Crary, alias Faro Bill,
tells the Spokane papers some mar.
velous stories of the Idaho diamond
fields, from which he recently
emerged. He says he has 500 acres
that yield from three pints to a gal
lon OF pure diamonds to the ton. The
miners use diamonds for buttons on
their overalls and wooden shirts, and
diamonds sparkle in their belts and
sole leather hat-bsnds- 1t is the
greatest place on earth for chickens,
he says, as small diamonds are much
better than gravel for the digestion
of fowls. Hobos turn the diamonds
to good account. They go to house
and tell the lady that If she will fur
nish a few other ingredients they
will teach her how to make diamond
soup. She produces a little meat
potatoes, stale bread, salt, pepper
milk, water and butter. With I
handful Of diamonds added, thi.
makes a very palatable soup at the
end of half an hours boiling. There
are all sizes of diamonds in thess
fields, the fsvorite being about th'
circumference of an ordinary knot
hole. Those as large as the regul.
ton baseball are considered vulga
and must be shaved down. Mr.
Crary intends to return to bis mine
in the spring.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-17

In referring TO the Get Of Congress
to close the Worlds Fair on Sundays,
the Rev. J. D. handA in speech u
Pittsburg, declared that Atbis grand
good aesion Of Congress s0ggested =
the Christian minI that If this may
BE- done, 90 may other equally need.
full measures" The Church il
gaining power continually" be said
9 and its voice will be heard mucl
oftener in tho future than in the
past" And d. b. George, Who had
labored for months to secure this leg
islation, said: Il have learned thai
We hold the United States Senate If
our hands"
Thus We stsnd to-day, facing /
great revolution. The struggle !,
upon rs. Gentlemen may cry
8 Peace, Peace but there is no peace
the war is actually begun" We arr
IN . great crisis-the work before %
is too momentous to permit rs to pre-
sent any other than united front Il
the cohorts of bigotry and supersti
ton. Let Us with calmness and in {
fraternal spirit discuss the best mod
of conducting the campaign, ans
when we have determined upon il
let Us proceed to carry on the worI
with vigor and tenacity Of purpose
American Sentinel.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-17

THE Salvation Army has capturned
Kendr,ck, in North Idaho. If this
Army will swoop down on one of the
Satanic strongholds of Boise Basin it
will find how powerless it is when
facing the enemy in all his glory;
1t will be forced to fall back and
will be filed with heart failure, dis
couragement and CONSERVATION and
other similar productions that grow
out of the soil of inglorlous defeat.
Salvation is free, but the Basinites do
not take to it, especially those on the
west side. Over here they are really
angelic to a high degree and do no.
need salvation. Take Hogem and
| Ceuterville, for instance, and just i'm.
agine how q Salvation Army would
feel after opening fire on either OIL
both of them.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-17

Henry Klein, : prominent mine
owner OF Helena, Montana, il at the
Psrkins, says the Portland Orego,.ian.
de says that several silver mines 10
his Stste have been shut down ow-
ing to the low price Of silver, and II
the free coinage bill is not passsd OF
the price increased, number of 9th
en- will follow.
When silver 6rst began to de-
cline" be said yesterday, the mine
owners and small prospectors held on
IN the hope that IN increase would
follow. Several Of the mines did not
pay expenses, bat still they were op-
Grated until the price OF silver went
down to 50 cents. Then the owners
decided to shut down, and II the free
coinage bill is NOT passed at this So
sion Of Congress silver mines will be
very cheap in Montana. There are :
number Of mines still in operation,
and the richer ores are profitable, but
those where . poor grade Of ore il
produced are losing money. Capi-
taIlsts generally are afraid TO invest
money in mines at present. Several
claims which were taken last year
and promised well have had to be
abandoned on this account. Miners
who operate on small scale have moi
sufficient money to develop then
claims, and find 1t rather difficult u
obtain any. Many Of these miners
have begun working the gold, copper
iron and coal mines which are on 4
paving basis. This Is the first time
during my twenty-seven years. resi-
dence in Montana that silver mines
have been closed down as unpro6ta.
BILE. We had big output in 1891
and larger one in 1892. The out.
look for 1898 is decidedly unfavora
BILE and the chances are that the out
put will be considerably less thar
that of 1891"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-17

IL. "s y have heard good deal about
ina democracy ZEN being the true, genu-
ro,. ,Is aud only silver party. The
,bs ' in u the Senate on the repeal of
noo. w '''Ver law we have, which is a
~. ~ one, but better than none,
f,ro. w. a'slaed politically as follows: In
,na Vt repeal-twelve Democrats
~,v. G steven Republicans; against
Rsn"aay Democrats and nineteen
Son psa''cans. ~ e In the language of the
Ths n. .. Erin, they are "the one skel.'
r,n.., =. ,nree Popuhsts voted sgains,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-17

CALDWELL is never much behind
the times, but when she lags little
proposition is always made and car
ried out to make another step for
ward toward the front of the process
sion of progress. That town is now
agitating the electric light question,
and it is safe to say that the agitation
will result IN hight.