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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
TALE OF A SCHOONER.
How She Took Part In the Creating of an
Important Business-A Young Mans
Remarkable Success.

How She Took Part In the Creating of an
Important Business-A Young Mans
Remarkable Success.
At the head of Portland Pier lies an
old dismantled schooner, named the
Lucy J. Warren, of Portland. She was
built 3Osyears ago. and 25 years ago she
was in the port of Baltimore. At that
time her master and part owner was
Capt Daniel Allen, of this city, men
toned in the PRESS the other day as
the famous Maine pilot. who became
captain of the the great steam yacht
Comanche.
In Baltimore 25 years ago young
man about % or % years old, came tc
Capt. A len and wanted to charter the
vessel to go to the West Indies and bring
back load of pineapples. He was I'M
dertaking the venture on borrowed
money. The schooner went to the West
Indies and returned with 5000 worth OF
the fruit, all the money the young man
had to invest
The schooner's bill was 5000 for the
trip. The young man sold that cargo OF
pineapples for nearly $4,000, and Of
course made a tremendous profit. In
five years he had feet of schooners
carrying his pineapples, and was worth
| S100, 900.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
OFF FOR WASHINGTON.
To Attend the National Encampment
Knights of Pythias.

The Portland Knights of Pythias and
their ladies, who are going to Washing
on, D. c., to attend. the National Encamp-
ment of the order left at 1 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, from the Portland &
Rochester station. They were joined
here by a mum Der of others from differ
EFT parts of the state, making party of
considerable proportions. Among those
who went were the following: Isaac l..
Elder OF Deering, Past Grand Chancellor
Wesley G. Smith of Old Orchard. Grand
Keeper of Records and Seal; Edwin c.
Exchequer; A. l.. Baston, XII. Higgins,
B. L. Donnell, M. j. Driscoll, John G.
sLelnan, Charles S. Wilson, Joseph W.
Thaxter, Thomas F. Brown and wife,
Benjamin F. Libby and wife, Augustus
b. Moulton and sister, Isaiah Lord and
wife, Frank A. Nelson, Alice H. Nelson,
Bertha F. Greene, George W. Jones,
William A. Gilman, Charles II. Parker,
Mrs. E. G. Cole of Portland and Mrs. H.
Libby, Cum berland Mills, of Supreme
Representatives of the Pythian Sister
hood, John M. Deering and two daugh-
tiers of Biddeford, WIN. Gates of Port
land, Frank e. Oaks of Augusta, G. W.
Gray and Wife of Portland, Pc. Higgins
of Portland, Walter C. Mcdonald. j.
H Ambrose of Oldtown, c. A. Low OF
Oldtown, r. D. Linn and son of Old
town, T. M. r. Hollins of Augusta, G.
W. Kenworthy of Portland, Charles L.
Gill of Portland.
The. excursionists will arrive at Get
tysburg Saturday afternoon, remaining
there until 2 O'Clock Sunday afternoon,
when they will leave for Washington.
arriving there about 9 o'clock Sunday
evening. The Howard House will be
the headquarters for the Maine people
ut Washington
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
OUTRAGEOUS PLUMBING.
An Extraordinary Specimin of Carelesness
In the Merchants acknowledgements
As Well As Disagreeable to the Inmates.

A very remarkable, Ito say nothing worse
specimen of plumbing has recently been dis
covered and is now being repaired in the
Mechanics building on Congress street. For
some years in certain locality there has
been a badsodor, and it has been getting
worse. Everything possible has been done
to discover the cause and remedy it, but
without success.
Presently portion of the cellar wall was
torn down to gain access to the chimney
for new furnace pipe, and the cause Of
the bad odor was discovered in the shape of
one of the most slovenly pieces of plumbing
that was ever done in this city.
Instead of running the soil pipe of the
water closet up into the closet, they had
found a section of old. lead pipe in the vault
that was formerly part of the drain pipe
from the gutter. To the upper end of this
the closet was connected and the lower end
was connected with the top of the soil pipe
by a section of ordinary iron pipe almost
SIX inches in diameter. This was set loosely
into the top of the soil pipe and the lead
pipe emptied into it, much as water con-
ductor empties into hogshead. OF course
whatever odof there was in the soil pipe
was not prevented in the least from escap-
ing. Such things are not only reprehensible,
but not far from criminal. DR.. e. P. Mer-
rill of the board of health, has condemned
it in the strongest terms and intima ted that
it has affected the health of occupants sof
the building.
This condition of things emphasizes the
necessity of competent inspector .of
plum blng, as good work is in nothing else
more vitality imp ortant.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
BRIEF JoTTINes.

Frank Barker of Waldoboro is at the
Eye and Ear Infirmary, where he was
taken last Thursday. While at work on
the bridge at Topsham piece of iron
struck his eye and gave it a severe
bruise. The doctors think they can save
the eye.
The large tug, George W. Pride arrived
yesterday with large steam dredge.
Yesterday Deputy United States Mar
shall Smith served libel on the schoon-
er Wide Awake of Portland, in behalf of
Thomas A. Lausen and others of the
crew, who make claim as to wages due
them.
A slight fire occurred yesterday at N.
=. Trefethen's place on Portland Pier.
while building lire in the lobster boil
er, sparksignited the roof The fire
was put out without ringing in an
alarm.
Yesterday was what is called yellow
day. There was so much smoke in the
atmosphere that the lookout in the OBJ
servatory couldn't see beyond Portland
headlight. The air was heavy, and the
thermometer indicated IS degrees, with
q west-southwest wind.
Ocaier Dana II. Miles yesterday arrest
ed James H.'ONeil for writing policy,
and captured on O'Neil full outfit for
conducting the game. It is limited that
other arrests may follow.
The alarm from box SO yesterday af-
ternoon was false. Some boys broke the
box and pulled in the alarm.
The overseers of the Poor met yester-
day afternoon and transacted routine
business.
Truck three has been painted and was
taken back to it's home yesterday, re-
lieving the old Washington truck, which
was used as substitute.
The fire department. committee failed
OF a quorum last evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
TukEys BRIDGE.
The War Department Issues its Ultima
tum.


The Secretary OF War, or rather the act
ing secretary. Joseph B. Doe, has notified
the City of Portland through May Baxter,
that the Back Cove draw bridge is an OBJ
st1uctlon to navigable waters on account OF
FAULTY construction and narrow width, and
that swing draw must be constructed
having clear opening of not less than nifty
leet' with the piers on the up ana aown
stream sides strengthened and pianked. and
with clumps of piles to strengthen and pro-
tect the side of the draw opening, and he
fixes december lst, as the time for the COM
plet1on of the bridge.
Mayor Baxter answered that the city had
been contemplating building new draw,
put that such a. draw as was required
couldn't be constructed in connection with
the present structure, and that 1t will be
necessary to build an entirely new bridge
for such draw as is demanded, and that
he therefore requests the time be extended
to December 3lst, 1895.
I City Engineer Fernald says the work is
absolutely necessary, for the bridge is get
ting unsafe. He thinks the job can be done
for $4,000 and.t bonds must be issued,
or by making an appropriation of half the
amount this year and half the next.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
Maine Central.

That conservative, capable management
pays a railroad is shown by the experience
of the Maine Central. While its gross has
fallen off considerably, wise economies by
Mr.. Tucker will enable the road to make a
good statement.at the close of it's fiscal year
at the end of September. There is now but
very little question that the net will show
only slight falling off, and that the diyi-
dends have been earned.
The whole Boston and Maine system in
fact, is in more healthy condition than
has been the case for months, and it is not
considered surprising that the stock Of the
parent road has strengthened of late, as
the close of the fiscal year draws near.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
Buxton Races.

The programme of races at the Buxton
and Hollis Agriculture Societies Fair, to
be held Sept. 4, Sand 9th at Buxton $500 in
purses, is as follows:
TUESDAY. SEPT. A.
No. purse saoo-7for a.4o class, trot Or
No. 2purse s1Oa for 100 class, trot or pace.
No.3 purse $150-for $50 class. trot OF
No. purse slOO-for $50 class. trot or pace.
THURSDAY, SEPT 6
No. purse Sl0oo-for 2.45 class. trot OF
pace.
No. purse Sl50--for $50 class. trot.
All purses divided into four monies so, IS,
Is and 10 per cent
Entries close Wednesday Aug 29th, II
p. m. All entities must be made to D. j.
Foley, Secretary, Hollis, Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
Great Diamond Island.

Yesterday morning boy who is visiting
Mrs. Franklin Rollins, took the dog,
''SpoIt,'' and started for the Casco Bay
wharf where he spentea few hours fishing.
Another boy came down the wharf and
walked or fell off the end of the wharf. The
dog Immediately jumped in and stook the
boys clothes in his mouth and not being
able to get the boy on to the steps swan
with him to the beach distance Of about
$50 feet. The boy then took to his heels and
it is not known who he was. He seemed to
be about four or five years old.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
The Coaching Parade.

Next Wednesday. the coaching parade at
North Conway will be the event of the sea-
son. Crowds will flock in from all points
and from Portland there will be very large
attendance. The Maine Central will furnish
ample train accommodation on that day.
Special express train leaves at s a. M, local
special at $40 a. M, and the regular train
at 845 a. m.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
Breach of Trust.

A young lad who had been detailed to sell
score cards at Rigby, skipped with the pro-
ceeds and was about to take the boat for
Boston last night when arrested. He had
$1.65 in his possession and bottle of
''balm.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
THE MACKEREL.
Some Caught Off Block Island and I'm
proved Prospects.

There was little boom in mackerel yes
terday. The schooner George Willard of
Portland, and Ellen f. Whidden of Glouces-
ter, arrived, the former with $500 and the
latter with 1900 pounds. Captain Henry
Becker of the Willard. reports that the got
his fish off Boon Island He saw number
of schools and thinks that the prospects are
good in that region.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
BOYS WHO ARE TOO SMART.
After Breaking an Electric Globe They
Pulled the Fire Alarm Yesterday for
Fun.

The alarm of fire yesterday afternoon was
from the box at the corner of Salem and
School streets. Engines three and four
galloped to the rescue, but there was no
fire. The box had been pulled by some
mischievous urchins for fun. 1t SO happened
that ex-Assistant Engineer Hodgdon was
just across the street at the time and saw
what was done, although he didn't see who
did it, Chief Jackson happended to be a
little farther up the street. The urchins
fed, but little girl who was captured con-
fessed that one of the boys held the other
up while he pulled the alarm. The boys had
been loafng about there and their play had
became so uproarous as to be something
mere than play. They threw rocks at the
nearby electric globe and smashed that and
then they pulled the alarm out of sheer
deviltry
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
]. R. LIBBY.
OUR ALMANAC:

sun sets 30 minutes past 6.
Day, 10 hours, 2S minutes long
Store opens 40 a. M, closes s. 80
p. m.
ONLY SIX
Business days between us and Sep
TENDER, and already we've begun to
look upon the few strictly summer
things in stock as one looks at ones
visiting poor relatives who've out
stayed their welcome.
But after all, September often
averages hotter than August,
And if you want these few things,
cost, value or price shall not hinder
yours having them.
25 Of the Dnck Suits left were
$500, price now SO cts.
Not Gull, not waif, not dowdy in the
The manufacturer made too many, that's
all.
SO cts. for a Duck Suit the cloth
If which is worth $3.50.
To-day closes them out.
80 or less White Shirt Waists for
ladies.
Dollar ones for 63 cts.
Dollar and a quarter ones for SO
cents.
Dollar and half ones for $1.00.
Best Victoria lawn, elaborate
trimming, perfect needlework.
All our $1.25 Black Saline Waists
cut down to Is cts.
May be % of them.
All our Silk Waists selling at one
third off.
Three White Skirt bargains.
a. Prime cloth, s inch cambria
rufie, l IL inch hem, IA fine tn cks
in clusters, yoke band, full and long.
Price so cts.
b. Same cloth as above, inch
cambria ruff1e, Pinch hem on ruffle,
8 crows of hemstitching on ruff1e, 4
fine tucks.
Price so cts.
Either would be great bargain at rs cts.
c. A limited lot of 1926 White
Skirts at $1.00. 9 inch hamburg
ruf1e, having deep and elaborate
embroidery, 4 fine tucks, the body
Of the skirt selected cotton.
Price $1.00.
Perfection Corsets at SO cts.
8 side steels-dollar corsets have
but 2-12 cross bones at the side,
giving great fiexibility and strength.
Light weight, perfect fitting.
Colors, Blue, Stone, Steel, White.
We know Of no dollar Corset
Except Warner's] which equals it.
Price so cts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
A Local Hero.

Terry the Mick alias Michael F1aherty,
who knocked out Kearns in three rounds at
tina Trundy's Reef exhibition last month,
has been matched for $500 a side to fight
Dick O'Brien of Lewiston, to finish.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
Shot In the Thigh.

A young lad, a Canadian, who is boarding
at Mr.. Frederick Drinkwater's at Yarmouth
Foreside, accidentally discharged a pistol.
the ball passing through the aeshy part OF
the thigh.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
WANT ED.

A good active man, who waits on retail
grocery trade, to handle speciality on com
mission, can be handled as side line.
facturers of the Celebrated .Queen'' Table
Syrup. Syrup House, 8th and Cantrell
streets, Philadelphia. 1t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
THE PRESS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

J. r. Iibby-2.
Owen. uoore & Co.
H. H. Hay & Son.
Eastman Bros & Bancroft
Geo. G. Shaw g. Co.
McKenney, the jeweler.
The Wilson.
The Kindergarten
L. f. JORDAN.
AMUSEMENT.
Concert-Henrietta D. Rice.
New Wants. To Let, For Sale, Lost, Found
and similar advertisements will be found under
other appropriate heads on Page 6.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25

great sale of Ladies' White Muslin I'm
derwear, at M. G.. Larrabee's. The dis
play is one of the largest. The quality
and workmanship show for themselves.
The balance of the manufacturers sam
pies will be placed on sale Saturday
morning. See ad. in another column.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
Attempted Suicide.

Bert Allen of Yarmouthville1 is cripple
and of late he has been quite dependent.
Thursday he attempted suicide by cutting
his throat. Luckily he did not cut deep
enough and. while he has badly wounded
himself it is not thought serious conse-
nuences will follow
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25

Fine Family Groceries
FRUIT !! = FRUIT !!
E verything in
FRUIT !! 50 FRUIT !!
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TT AVE you noticed
Il Il the Japanese
Dishes in the
window ?
Samples only of a
new lot of Cups and
Saucers and other Japan
csc pottery fresh from
the custom house.
The basement sales
room is showing a won-
derfui assortment of good
Dishes now, novel
shapes, odd colorings,
quaint designs, all excel
liant guilty and at ex-
ceedingly low prices.
Many of the summer
goods in this section
have been reduced in
price to close them out
before the season ends.
Tennis requisites, for
example.
And baskets,--the
are a good many bar
gains here just at pres
ent, --on the whole the
Basement is worthy Of
an immediate visit.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25

"Hey RUDE! Hey Rube Z" See THE Circus
Clown at the theatre tonight
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25

st Lambert Butter. Just
the same to-day, tomorrow
and next day-always the
best.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25

Losers at the races will feel like winners if
they see 1.-THE Circus Clown tonight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-25
OWEN, MOORE & co.
L. r. JORDAN,

Electrician, and Dealer in Electric Goods.
Speaking tubes, burglar alarms. electric
gas lighting, bells and enunGiators, gas
piping and fl xtures. Work done in first
class manner and special care taken in
banks, Offices, hotels and residences. All
orders by mail promptly attended to;
fifteen years experience. ONCE at 54S LIZ
Congress street, Portland, Me. aug25d1w*
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26

sent him a message, as follows: "The de-
partment trusts TO your judiciOus man
agement, and the wise discretion which
your long experience in the service en-
ables you to exercise during the present
trying times, and will omit no proper
effort to sustain you"
The burning of Colon, and the Interrupt
ton of the isthmian transit route caused
the United States government to send a
large mill tarY force thither During a
part of April, 1885. there were l ECO
United States marines and blue jackets
ashore. On April "a, Commander B. Nc
Gala, United States navy, then COM
handing the United States forces ashore,
entered the city OF Panama, and issued
notice to the public" declaring that mo
persons with arms will be permitted to
enter the city by land or by sea- He
also arrested the rebel general, Aizpuru,
but soon released him. The notice that
no persons bearing arms would be per-
mitted to enter the city was of the gravest
nature, because it forbade the landing of
the national army of the Cauca, which
arrived to recover the legitimate control.
Commander McCalla posted company of
United States marines on the only
wharf, and ordered them to fire upon any
body of soldiers that might attempt to
land there. Consul General Adamson
protested against this act. and declared
lhdI ne udu no flSnb 70 dLLclQpJtO prevent
the national army from landing on their
soil. AS Commander McCalla persisted
in his course, Consul General Adamson
cabled to Secretary Bayard, and received
areply to the effect that the action of
Commander McCalla was unauthorized,
and that the United States did not intend
any infringement on the sovereignty of
Colombia. Consul General Adamson's
action throughout was approved by the
department of state at Washington, and
the representatives of the Colombia gov
ernment addressed TO him letter thank
ing him for his action in securing the
"bloodless pacification of Panama"
In July, 1855, Consul General Adam
son returned home on a leave of absence,
and rendered his resignation to Secre-
tary Bayard, who requested him to re-
tain his place and return to Panama Mr.
Adamson retained his place at Panama
until July l., 1898, when he was relieved,
in order to give place to a Nebraska poll
tician. The last dispatch received by
Consul General Adamson from the de-
partment of state, was signed by Josiah
Quincy, and expressed the recognition of
the department of the valuable and
efficient services which you have rem
dered to the government during the long
period of time that you have been in its
SERVICE
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26

VNHE steamships of this company ave ap'
Il pointed to sail from Savannah for ball
more as follows-standard time:
D. II. MILLER, Capt. G. w. BILLUPs. SAT-
URDAY, May 20 10 p. m.
WIN. LAWRENCE, Capt WINsLOW FOSTER
WEDNESDAY. May 80, 1880 p. II.
WIN. CRANE, Capt. W. ]. BOND, sATUR
DAY June ,, 4 p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY and
FRIDAY.
Through bills OF lading given to ell points
West, all the manufacturing towns in New
England. and to ports Of the United Kingdom
and the Continent
J.J CAROLAN. Agent
Baltimore wharf
J. G. WHITNEY, Traf1ic Manager, Baltimore
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26
POLITICS IN GEORGIA..
From the Standpoint of an observant
Citizen of Atlanta.
From the Washington Post.


Hon. Benjamin H. Hill, of Atlanta, Ca,
who is respected in his own right as
talented and successful lawyer and also
as the possessor of an illustrious name.
was seen at the Metropolitan last evening.
There is but one man i'll the senatorial
race said Mr. Hill "if he were only to
announce his candidacy. | refer TO the
Hon. Charles F. Crisp If Mr.. Crisp de-
sircs to be senator from Georgia | think
the honor will be conceded to him with
out opposition. He is admired for his
high character and the splendid qualities
of leadership he has displayed l do not
assume to speak for him, for I really do
not know what his intentions are, but l
think l understand the sentiment of our
people toward him.
"Of late there has been a considerable
change in Georgia regarding the admins
tratlon. The people are becoming de-
cidedly more friendly to Mr.. Cleveland,
and think there win be practically
unanimous sentiment in his favor before
November My own position Is that dem
ccrats cannot afford to MAKE war on the
administration. tits of their own choos-
ing and by il-Considered criticism or
abuse they only play into the hands of
the enemy The people are beginning to
see this and to realize that Mr. Cleve-
land is wise and prudent leader. His
position on the money question has been
misrepresented and the people deceived,
but things are now appearing in their
true light, and the President is emerging
from cloud Of undeserved censure. This
portends harmony in the ranks Of the de-
mocracy and cessation of all fractional
strife With a united front the party Is
IN no danger OF any ombinatiUn that
conspires for its defeat and will still
retain its supremacy in this government"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-26
STEAMBOAT LINES.
FOR WILMINGTON ISLAND.

FOR WILMINGTON ISLAND.
COMMENCING May /. 1894, the steamer
~ FLORA will make daily trips between
Thunderbolt and Wilmington Island as lot
lows
Mondays and Fridays-Leave wilmington
Island, a. N. leave 1hunderbolt, p N.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday
Leave Wilmington Island, a. m, p. NJ op'
m; leave 1hunderbolt 10 a M. p. m, pm
Saturdays-Leave Wilmington Island d.
m, p. m, p. m, $50 p. m: leave Thunder
bolt, 10 a. m, p. m, 7S0 p. m. On
Sundays-Ieave Thunderbot, 10 a. m, 3 p
m, p m; leave Wilmington Island p n
p, m. Refreshments on board steamer alt
restaurant on the island Also elegant Sai'
water bathing. Fare for round trip SOC gnn ~
dren 2Oc. On Friday freight received az
Str. Alpha's wharf up to1 p m. All otngI
days freight received at Bolton Street Jun0'
ion up to p. m. r-,,,Dr,rT