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The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
PARIS GREENLAND wHlskEY.
The Mixture to Which Margaret Kane Is
Accused of Treating Her Mother in-Naw.

boston, December 17.-Mrs. Margaret
Kane of "a Cooper street is under arrest
charged with attempting to poison her
mother-in-law, Mrs. Ellen Kane, aged TS
at 437 Commercial street. According to
the grand children of the old lady, the
two women drank heavily at the Com
mecrial street house last night and
Margaret took s25 belonging to her
mother-in-law. She returned to the
house and they quarrelled, but after
wards made up and began drinking
again. The grandchildren and a
neighbor were in the room. They say
Margaret put Paris green in the whiskey
she gave the old woman. The would-he
murderess was so drunk that she spilled
the poison on the floor and allowed the
Others to see her put it in the liquor.
The poisoned woman was taken to the
city hospital where she is in precarious
condition. The prisoner denies having
poisoned the whlskey.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
BEFORE THE MIDDLESEx CLUB.
Mr.. Stevens Talks of Hawaiian Affairs to
an Attentive Audience.

Boston, Decemb er 17.-Ex-Minister
John L.Stevens read a paper yesterday
afternoon before the members of the
Middlesex club at Young's hotel. He
talked, of course, on the Hawaiian ques-
tion, and his paper was listened to with
great interest. His address was largely a
repetition of the lecture recently de-
Stevens was introduced by Ex-Governor
Brackett. After speaking at length re-
garding the resources and valae of the
Hawaiian Islands, their population, their
educational institutions, annual revenues
and expenditures, and their commercial
Importance to the United States, Mr..
Stevens took up the present situation on
the islands. Referring to Mr.. Blount,
President Cleveland aud Mr.. Gresham,
Mr.. Stevens said it must be rememb bered
that the right of self defense was one of
the first rights of human. nature. Gap
plause.) Mr.. Blount's report was inaceu-
rate, and the result of an investigation
for which he allowed himself insufficient
time.
The document purporting to come from
Wilson, he asserted, was written by an
outcast Englishman, yet that was sent
to the American people by Blount calum-
mating an American naval officer who
had spent forty years in the service of
the United States and four years in the
civil war.
In favoring annexation after the pro-
visional government had been recognized
as the de facto government. he (Mr.
Stevens, simply followed in the footsteps
OF Secretary Marcy and Pierce thirty
nine years ago, when the Democratic
administration made an agreement for
annexation of the islands as a territory.
The action of Secretary Marcy and Secre-
tary Bayard was certainly more
patriotict than that of Cleveland, Gres-
ham and Blount.
On motion of Representative J. j.
Myers of Cambridge, vote of thanks
was given Mr.. Stevens.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
LIBELED BY CLEVELAND.
The Assault on the Veterans the
Subject Of Lively Debate.
REPRESENTATIVES, DENOUNCE THE
NEW PENSION POLICY.

Other Washington News-The Majority
Ready-Debate Will Be Begun by
Messrs. Wilson and Burrows and Closed
by Messrs. Reed and Breckinridge-
Free Coinage Men Urging the Organ
ization of the Silver Forces.
Washington, Decem ber 16.-An item in
the urgent deficiency bill appropriating
5000, 1000 for special examiners in the
pension. office precipitated lively dis
cussion in the House today.
Mr.. Cannon, Rep, of Illinois, touched
upon the reference to pensions contained
in the Presidents message, and said
that inquiry should be made as to the
accuracy of his statement. Mr.. Cannon
reviewed the act of 1890, under which
half .of the pensioners now drawing
pensions had been placed upon the rolls.
Mr.. Enloe, Democrat of Tennessee,
asked Mr.. Cannon who had changed the
construction which had been given order
1854.
:: Mr.. Cannon replied that it was the
nt.commissione of pensions under
authority from the Secretary of the In
terror. The committee on appropriations
during the last Congress, which had
Democratic majority of 40 had placed an
am endment upon the appropriation bill
revoking order 1864, but the Democratic
House refused to accept IT and the
amendment was eliminated. But this
year, with Grover Cleveland, President,
Hoke Smith, Secretary of the Interior,
and VIM. Lochren. commissioner of
pensions, this order, which affected the
pensions of 100000 men had been sus-
pended without legislation, and thus
had been converted an act of injustice
into crime.
Debate progressed amid much disorder
and in very heated way. In answer to
a question by Mr.. Pickler, Rep, of South
Dakota, Mr.. Livingston, Dem, of
Georgia, said that as the pension ruling
under which cases had been allowed had
been reversed, the pensions also should
be disallowed
Mr.. Lacey, Rep, of Iowa, challenged
the mem bers to prove the Presidents
assertion that thousands of neigh bor-
hoods had their we'll known pension
frauds and declared that the President
stood convicted of making incorrect
statements.
Mr.. Livingston said the Presidents
charge was true of his district and of
his state.
Mr.. Lacey retorted that Georgia was
marching through the boys who once
marched through Georgia (referring to
Secretary Smiths honey He repeated
that this wholesale ch arge OF fraud was
unworthy of the gentleman who made it.
Mr.. Morse, Rep. of Massachusetts,, said
he was surprised at the statements
made in the Presidents last message
that there were mum bers of fraudulent
pensioners living in every community.
He considered the statement libel on
many brave men and on the Grand Army
of the Republic. He said the Democrats
were too cowardly to strike out pension
legislation entirely but knocked down
one man here and another there. "They
execute pensioner first and try him
afterwards" was the way he put 1t.
The House adjourned without action.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
Silver Men Call for oganization.

Washington December ia confer
ence OF prominent silver men has been in
session here Two days. Last night before
final adjournment a report was adopted
which recommends that the Bimetalic
League urge the friends OF, silver every
where in all parties to support for the
54th Congress only such candidates as
will pledge themselves to act and vote
in favor of the free and unrestricted
coinage of both gold and silver on the
ratios of 16 to 1 and the issue by the
government Of paper currency without
the intervention of banks and the issue
of bonds to buy gold. The report also
recommends that silver leagues be every
where organized and the work of educa-
tion be carried on throughout the
country.
John Myers's Pension.
Washington, December 16.-A pension
has been reissued to John Myers of
Lubec, Me-.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
The Federation of Labor.

Chicago, Decent ber 16.-At today's
session of. the American Federation CT
follows: President, Samuel Gomners,
New York; first vice President, p T.
Maguile, New York; second vice nresi-
dent, G. L. Drummond OF the inter
national Typographical Union. third
vice president, James Brittell of the
Amalgamated Iron and Steel workers. :.
fourth vice president, W. H. Martin of the
Lasters Protective Union, Boston; !;
treasurer, John B.Lennon, New York;
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
ALLAN LINER OVERDUE.
Anxiety About the corean Bound from
Liverpool to Philadelphia.

St.Johns, N.F., Decem ber 17.-Con-
siderable anxiety is manifested concern
ing the Allan line steamer Corean.
Liverpool for ST. Johns, Halifax and
Philadelphia, now five days overdue at
this port. The Corean is one of the
fastest boats on the route and makes
the passage in seven days. Incoming
steamers report hurricane weather and
it is thought the Corean may be disabled.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
Notice to shippers

Maiden, Mass, December 17.-The fol.
lowipg important sslsida Joint notice signed By
pers of freight throughout New EnaIand
and the West by the Massacbmsatts I'D ana
New Hampshire car service assoc;ation. on. .
Notice is hereby given that; on ani
after the first day of January. 1904 20 'f ~
a. M, there will be minimum NJ, rbor0a .S.oa
for detentio of cars of a dollar nor naisu AZ
or any fraction thereof, if not loaded d. o"g or
unloaded within hinety-six hours h'a after er
the placing" ei'er
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations for
the Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau Tor yesterday. Dec. II, taken
at p. M. 18th meridian time, the OBJ
servations for each station being given in
this order: Temperature. direction of
the wind, state of the weather:
Boston, 34o, W, clear; New York. 340,
S, cloudy; Philadelphia. 800, W, cloudy;
Washington, 32o, NV, clear; Albany, 22o
NV, clear; Buffalo, 2Oo, NV, cloudy;
Detroit, 24o, NV, clear; Chicago, 12o, W,
clear. St. Paul, 50, Sc, cloudy; ST. Vim
cent, 24o, S, cloudy; Huron, OAK, 26o, s,
clear; Bismarck, 800, NV, clear; Jack
sonville, 50o, SW, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
A Reported Bequest to Colby.

A Waterville despatch TO Bangor
paper says that the will of Mrs. Lille
Gurney, who died December 10, has been
read. 1t has been discovered that she left
$25, 900 to Colby University. The
balance of the estate estimated at $685.
900, goes to two graduates in Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
ohm Myers's Pension.
He Died of Exposure.

Portsmouth, N. H., December
funeral of Simon Fred Spinney of Eliot,
who perished by exposure last Thurs
day, was held at his home in that town
this afternoon. The services we've con-
Quoted by Rev. George W. Brown. A
delegation from Piscataqua Lodge of
Odd Fellows of this city was present.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-, December 1.-THE local
signal Office records as to the weather,
the following:
8a. m.-Barometer. 29434: thermome-
ter, 34.0; dew point. %; humidity, 81;
wind. SW; velocity, 9; weather. clear.
Sp. m.-Barometer 29.6S9: thermome-
ter. 26.0; dew point, 20: humidity, Is:
wind, SW; velocity, s: weather. clear.
The mean daily thermometer. 81: max
imum thermometer. 800; minimum ther-
mometer, 26.0; maximum velocity of
wind. -, SW; total precipitation. 0.13
inch.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
A Christmas Present from Mr.. Wilson.

Thayer wooden mills of North Oxford
have announced reduction of 10 per
cent in wages to take effect Christmas
day coupled with promise that wages
will be restored regardless of the condi-
tion of business should the Wilson bill fail
to become law or the duty on wooden
goods be raise under it to protect the
home market
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
Indicted in Knox County.

Rockland, December 1e.-The grand
Jury reported today 10 indictments,
mostly for violation of the liquor law.
LYNCH of Vinalhaven was indicted for as
sault with intent to kill; George NJ
Brown. attempted burglary; Joseph
Moore, breaking, entering and larceny
Bradford < Hart, assault and battery.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18

lice station last night. This morning
they started to walk to Rumford Falls.
On the road McGlynn was taken i'll, and
Collins sent him to farmhouse and con-
tinued on his way. This noon McGlynn's
body was found frozen stiff four miles
from Auburn. Relatives of the deceased
have taken charge of the body. Nc
Glynn was 80 years old and unmar-
ried.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
Murdered by a Farm Hand.

Toronto December 17.-Mr. and Mrs.
Williams who lived on a farm near Port
Credit were murdered early this morning
by farm hand whose name is unknown.
murderer took Williams's horse and cut
ter and fed toward Toronto.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18

@Schaefer won the championship in the
New York billiard tournament He de-
feated Ives Saturday night 600 to so.
With rnn of 566 points he made
q worlds record for IA inch balk line
billiards
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
Trouble in Sicily.

Rome, December 17.-The mayor of
Monrosle, large town near Palermo.
Sicily, has been suspended from office
because he made an incendiary speech
at Socialisuic meeting. In the rural
districts of Sicily, Agrarian agitation
among the peasants has abated some
what in the last few days Several
more regiments have been sent to the
island to assure the preservation of
order
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
AN ISLAND REPUBLIC.
Another Revolution Said 10 Re
Brewing in Hawaii.
THIS ONE A PEACEFUL MOVEMENT
FOR A FIRM GOVERNMENT.

December 9-Excitement Was Then at
Fever Heat But There Had Been No
Outbreak-Nr. Stevens Tells the Middle
sex Club of Hawaiian Matters.
Oakland, CAL, December 17..-The En-
quirer says: Hawaiian Minister Thurston
sailed Friday ON the steamer Alameda
for Honolulu for more important pur-
pose than to report no progress" Last
Thursday, Mr.. Thurston was q visitor in
Oakland at the house of gentleman
who has heavy interests in the Hawaiian
Islands. There was assembled to meet
him quite company of gentlemen, for
mer residents of Hawaii. He unbosomed
himself, speaking with perfect frankness
about his mission in going home. To
put it in the briefest form, Mr.. Thurston is
going to Honolulu to assist in another
revolution. That is to say, he is going
to aid in substituting for the present
provisional government a permanent
government with written constitution
which shall make Hawaii republic and
a free and independent nation. All idea
of seeking annexation is to be abandoned
for the present at least. The gist of the
confidential information which Mr..
Thurston carries back to Honolulu no
doubt is that nothing is to be expected
from the government at Washington and,
therefore, the part of wisdom is for the
provisional. government to use it's present
strength and popularity to establish a
permanent form of government. In con-
versation during the occasion Preferred
to, Mr.. Thurston showed that his mind
was made up for the boldest and most
determined action. He seemed to en-
tertain no doubt whatever that Presi-
dent Dole and the other mem bers of the
prov isional government would be with
him, heart and soul.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
vAlLLANT'S PRECIOUS HEAD.
His Anarchist Friends Threaten Dire Ca
lamity If 1t Is Cut Off

Paris, December IA package con-
tanning ten dynamite cartridges was
found today on porch in Rue Cuvier.
Each cartridge was wrapped in copy of
an anarchist proclamation menacing
death to the Bourgeoisie. A pocketbook
lay near it. In it was a printed state
ment of the anarchist creed with card
with the announcement that 'sunpre-
cedented horrors will be committed and
many deputies be slain if Vaillant's
precious head be touched by the execu-
tionern
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
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GOOn WORK - RIGHT PRlceS.N
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Cooler.

Washington, December 17-For Maine
Fair; slightly colder in the eastern por-
ton.
Boston, December 17.-Local forecast
for New England for Monday: Fair
and colder; northwest winds; probably
fair and warmer Tuesday.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18

Lewiston. December 16-John Collins
and Timothy McGlynn of Portland, were
here yesterday, and stopped at the po-
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
November 5, 1892, paid

The cigars number 1850, and cost from
Is to 81 cents each.
The committee had Is meals at the
Clarendon Hotel, each costing from So. As
to $3.50, or $54750 in all. Besides the
cigars furnished by Montague, James
O'Connor, travelling salesman, fur
nished cigars, for which he sent in bill
for $3.50, making the total amount paid
for cigars $710.
The famous collation. at the Prospect
Park cafe on the day of the parade,
capped the climax, costing $12S950. The
principal item of expense was 19l bottles
of champagne at $3.50 per bottle, or
$669.50 in all. The aldermen and their
guests, friends and brothers-in-law con-
sumed 300 suppers at So per capita. A
few temperance men must have been
present, Efor one bill has an item of
$21 for lemonade and mineral waters.
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
AN ALDERMANIc THIRST.
How Brooklyn City Fathers Got Up the
Columbian Celebration.

New. York, December 16.-The Press
says: The Brooklyn aldermanic com
mittee which had charge of the Colum-
bian celebration spent $2,61s for whis-
key, food and cigars in two days. They
consumed 46 bottles Iof Old Crow whis-
key, two of sherry and 191 bottles of
champagne. The Press announced these
facts nearly year ago, but it was only
yesterday that the Columbian bill audit
commission found them out.
P. j. Montague's bill, paid November
5, 1892, is a model of it's kind, demon
strating the Nall-consuming thirst of an
aldermanic committee. Here it is:
Oct. IA bottles Old Grow at $1.5O S 600
Oct. 200 cigars (Perfectos) at
$21.00 per 100, 42.O0
Oct. S-4 bottles Old Crow at$1.5O, 600
Oct. 300 cigars tx. w. Perfec-
tos) $1,000 per 100, 5000
Oct 1916 bottles Old Crow at $3.50, 900
Oct 1920 cigars (Perfectos) at
$21.00 per 100, 42.OO
Oct. 11-200 cigars TX. W. Celes-
tials) at $500 per 100. 5000
Oct.ll-4 bottles Old Crow at $1.50, 600
Oct. ll-2 bottles sherry at S1.25, $50
Oct. 1920 cigars (Perfectos) at
s21.oo per loo, 42,oo
Oct. l3-4 bottles Old Crow at $1.50, 600
Oct. As bottles Old Crow at $3.50, 4.50
Oct. l4-l0O cigars (Perfectos), 21.00
oct. l5-6b bottles Old Crow at $1.50, 900
Oct. 1920 cigars *. W. Celes-
tials), 5000
Oct. l7-5 bottles Old Grow, 7.5O
Oct. 17-15O cigars (Perfectos), 21.50
Oct. 1S-4 bottles Old Crow, 600
Oct. 1920 cigars at S18 per 100, $500
Oct. 1920 cigars at SIS per 100, 5000
Oct. 21-1OO cigars (R. W, 1900
Oct. 21-6 bottles Old Crow, 900
NOva1nher K 1892 Maid Sd21 m
The Portland daily press., 1893-12-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
pA her BOY
I HI7si:gslHAD GROUP

esarusE) sMy boy Of 10 had
dangerous Group. For one week he had
no rest night or day. Lung Kuro cured
him right away and has since kept him
free from Group and sore throat. +" Mrs.
]. F. Choate, Maplewood, Maiden, Mass.
decJ8 dit
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-02-20

An important result of the congress al
Brussels on criminal anthropology has
been the discrediting of the so called
criminal type" or habitual criminal
The person who was born a criminal,
and must be one, ''nolens volens," was
supposed to have a smaller capacity of
skull than the average, more retreat.
ing forehead, the back of the head large.
the lower jaw very strong and pro-
nounced, the ears often deformed, the
hair coarse and thick, the beard scanty,
etc.
Dr. Tarnovski, of st. Petersburg, and
DR.. Naecke, from very large collection
of data, maintained that there was no
special popularity in the physique of
criminals, male or female, and the general
tendency of" the papers read and discus
sions on the subject was to regard crime
as the result of social and psychical
rather than physical peculiarities. es.-Man-
chester Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-02-20
RESOLUTIONS of CondoIence.

Whereas. God in his infinite wisdom
has called from the mortal paths of life
our brother and friend, Daniel Conner
ford, therefore be it
Resolved, That in his death the st.
Mary's Z. A. B. Cadet Society of Eckley
has lost brother member whose zeal in
the holy cause was ever worthy of the
highest emulation, and whose kindness
of heart and sterling earnestness stood
as bright example to others, and could
not but have been great influence in
aid of the principles of Father Mathew
Resolved, That the community in
which he resided is bereft of bright,
industrious and trustworthy young man,
whose uniform kindness to all has left
behind him a memory that will not be
soon forgotten. And be it further
Resolved, That our heartfelt sympa-
thy be extended to the bereayed family
of our deceased brother, and we pray
that God may comfort them in their
heavy Affections. Be it also
Resolved, That these resolutions be
published in the FREELAND TRIBUNE,
and that copy be presented to the
family of our deceased brother.
JOHN E. SHEARoN, Pres.
JOHN F. O'DoNNELL., Secty.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-02-20

Maltese beer is the name of beverage
manufactured by firm in Philadelphia,
where it has large sale among temper
ance people and others who do not use
intoxicants. 1t is said to be one of the
purest and safest drinks made, and
though it has taste much similar to
lager beer, there is no danger of it taking
the same effect, no matter how much of
it is drank.
About year ago test case was made
by parties charging the manufacturers
of Maltese with selling fermented liquor,
and the internal revenue officials were
called upon to compel the manufacturers
to take out brewers license and pay
the tax upon the product. The revenue
officers procured samples of Maltese,
and after making thorough analysis of
it decided that it was an unfermented
non-alcholic and Notwithstanding bever-
age.
1t is put up in kegs or bottles, and can
be drawn like beer. 1t foams like beer,
looks like beer, tastes like beer, but it is
not beer. 1t is an excellent drink to be
kept for private use in the family or to
be sold by societies at picnics where in
toxicants are not allowed. 1t will also
be on sale at the different saloons in a
few weeks. John Dusheck, of Freeland,
has been given the agency for Freeland
White Haven, Hazleton, and all other
towns in lower Luzerne. \
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-02-20
AFTER MANY WEARS.


The famous Shepp-Coxe land. eject
ment suit, which has been in the courts
for the past seventeen years, has at last
ended, and reverted to its rightful
owners. Controversy about this land.
which is located in the northern part of
Schuylkill county, began in 1875, when
Daniel Bitler and Nelson Brandon took
possession of land owned by Eckley B.
Coke.
Mr.. Coke Immediately brought suit to
recover possession and in 1882, after a
lapse of seven years, recovered verdict
from a jury in his favor The sheriff
dispossessed the intruders and delivered
possession of the land to Mr.. Coke. AS
it takes two final judgements in eject
ment cases to establish a title to land,
Messrs. Dull and Shepp, who had ac-
qured title of Brandon and Bitter,
brought the second action of ejectment
against Mr.. Coke in May, 1885
The case was tried at Pottsville in
1890, after lapse of five years. The
trial continued ninety-one days and a
verdict was rendered on April 30, 1891,
in favor of Mr.. Coke and his company
owners.
The case was then appealed to the su-
preme court. Messrs. Dull and Shepp,
who lost the case before the jury, being
unwilling to contest longer for the land, !,
signed and filed an agreement in the su-
preme court that the verdict in favor of
Eckley B. Coke and his company owners
should be affirmed. Mr.. Coke, having
obtained two final judgments. title to the
land in controversy is settled forever.