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The Portland daily press., 1894-08-28

Curious Freaks of Lightning.

Rev. 6. g. Hamilton was thrown from
his carriage Sunday afternoon and was
well shaken up and bruised. but not
enough to hinder his preaching funeral
sermon.
During the thunder storm of Sunday
morning bolt passed down the rod of
Mr.. Walter Goff's house, and grounded
all right, but the end of the rod ran
straight into the ground about foot.
when the bolt got as far as the rod
went 1T was attracted to the cellar, pass
ing up through the floor of the dining
room, When it came through the floor
1t took out ten penny nail that went
up to the ceiling, leaving an impression
length wise of the nail. The bolt passed
and split the castors out of three of the
bed posts and passed off. The occu-
pants were not shocked, but probably
frightened. Mr.. Golf thinks the damage
won't reach the amount of five dollars.
If the rod had been properly connected
with the ground the bolt would not
have entered the house.
ScarbOrO d..
BURGLARS BROKE INTO THE RAILROAD
STATION.
Saturday night, August 25th, burg
lars entered the railroad station at West
Scarboro, on the eastern division of the
Boston Il Maine railroad, and took $120
worth of tickets. The same night, CIV.
Knights's store at Dunstan's Corner was
entered, Dut nothing of any amount
taken, except few cents and box of
cigars
The Portland daily press., 1894-08-28
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES
pondents of the Press.
Yarmouth.

Disadvantage will deliver lecture
at the old meeting house in Yarmouth,
on Tuesday Aug. 28, at o'clock p. NJ,
subject pheasant Memories of Tour
through Northern Italy,. The lecture
Will be free, and all are
cordially invited to attend it who may
feel an interest in the lecturer or in the
subject of his lecture.
The Portland daily press., 1894-08-28
TOM JoHNsoN's QUESTIONS.

The Fatal Blunder and Shameful Surren-
der of Principle-What Can Democratic
Congressman Say to their Constituents
this Autumn?-Must They Plead the
Baby Act?
The Portland daily press., 1894-08-28
Castoria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children"
DR.. g. G. OsGoop,
Lowell, Mass.
The Portland daily press., 1894-08-28

"Castoria is the best remedy for children OF
which I am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest of their children. and use Castoria in
stead of the various quack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their Threats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
DR.. J. F. KINcHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
The Portland daily press., 1894-08-28
WEST BALDWIN.

: Among the Portland people summer
uel Peters and family, Mrs. Alice Fraz-
Ter, Octavius Elwel and family, Miss
Maude l.. Rich. MIR. Joel Wheewright,
George c. Merrill and family, ssand the
Misses Ryes.
Mr.. Frank Fish, cashier of the Equita-
be Life sInsurace Company. is spending
his vacation at Boston and vicinity.
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One fact was clearly demonstrated at the
LExow hearing on Wednesday, and that is
that JOHN w. GoFF is unfit to wear the
judicial ermine. Whatever his qualities as
a prosecutor, he is unfit to be "a Judge.
During the examination OF Mr.. SHEEHAN,
the counsel for the committee so far forgot
himself rs to call the witness on the stand
"a grand larceny thief" This was a
cowardly performance. To insult a witness
when he is practically powerless to resent
the insult, is brutal and revolving to that
instinct of fair play, which is so dear to the
heart Of every American.
The witness was called q thief by the law
yer. not in reference to any legitimate mat
ter of investigation before the committee.
but concerning an alleged shortage at Buff
falo with which this committee had nothing
to do. The taunt must have been inspired
by vindictive spleen and such a quality, II
displayed upon the criminal bench, would
be fatalt to just administration of the law.
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PoLIcE cAprAiy cLA rroS RoBBHD.
Rurniar. Get Hnir HIS Moath's Pay out cr
HIs Trousers Pocket

Burglars. supposed to be three in numbsf.
broke into the house Of Acting Police Captain
Clayton Of the Gravesend station in Neptuns
and CORTLAND avenues on Wednesday nignS
and, after ransackiug the lower part OF ths
house, entered the bedroom where he and nv
wife were asleep and rlfed his trousers pockets
Of $40, just half the months salary which SER
rennt clayton had received in the morning..
The thieves entered through the rear bnsemens
ware which they found on the first floor. ana
The CANAAN had thrown his clothing care
lessly on n chair alongside the bed, laying hs
club on top OF IT,. While rifling the pockets tn3
thief dropped the club. The noise awakeneu
Mrs. clayton. and the burglars ned witn2us
waiting 10 carry of the plunder down 1917
to 1utet her alarm by explaining that the cat W.
the cause OF the trouble. Mrs. clayton, now
ever, insisted on having him make an tnvestiRe-
tlon. which quickly resulted In the discovery On
"wednesday was pay day in the Police Depart.
ment, aud Sergeant CLAYTON carried a ,good-sizea
wad to Gravesend TO pay OF his squad. IL - sup
posed that the burglars expected to ind not onX
his own salary In full. but. that OF some OF nv
men in the house. Yesterday the Sergeant we4
on on Wednesday and that he. spent one-hslf OF
his own salary in the purchase Of necessary
household articles.
burglars also broke into the house of 9. 9,
Oyerton, n Gravesend reformer, and carried on
Mr.. Overton's trousers containing t35. a ntg4t
Waterman at the Culver station about mto-
night saw three suspicious looking men going
in the direction Of Sergeant !Clayton's house
and they are supposed TO be identical with ths
burglars.
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Secretary LAMONT has observed the re,
quirements OF the law In declining TO furnish q
force of regulars. at the request of Secretary
HoKE SMITH. for the purpose OF chasing and
arresting the Cook gang OF brigands in Indian
Territory.
The law declares that United States troops shall
not be used as a posse cOmitdtus, except as specif-
cally provided for by statute. The troubles In
the Indian Territory do not fall under any of
these specific exceptions. They are not cases of
Obstructing and retarding the mails: they do not
interfere with the Interstate Commerce act
they are not concerned with the Union Pacific,
the central Pacific, the Northern Pacific, or the
Atlantic and Pacific railroads. They have in
volved no necessity Of protecting United States
property.
II had been suggested that the use of troors
might be defended on the ground Of securing
the Indians against unlawful intrusion; but
Secretary LAMONT found that this intrusion
was not established. Indeed, II has been re-
ported that Commissioner BROWNING even as
certained that the brigands were themselves
member OF Indian tribes.
The result will probably he to bring before
Congress the necessity of providing an adequate
civil force to prevent or repress such outrages.
The Government Of the Indian Territory Is
anomalous, and the force Of Indian police and
deputy marshals should be made adequate TO
the preservation Of peace and order and the ex-
ecution of the laws.
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The License OF Counsel.

II Mr.. JOHN w. GOFF becomes Recorder
Of the city of New York, and by virtue of
that office one of the Judges of the Court of
General Sessions, we may expect the law.
yers who practise before him to indulge in
a style of examining witnesses not usually
tolerated by judicial tribunals.
For example, when a witness is on the
stand, where he has conducted himself with
entire propriety, although his responses
have not been wholly satisfactory to the
counsel conducting the examination, he
may he questioned thus:
"o-You never heard that before A.-No.
o.-You are smiling at the simplicity OF the question ?
Alt Is my usual appearance.
Q.-po you think we will accept that answer from
you, that you never heard OF a ward man being a col.
iector for a Captain until you read It in the news
papersf Al don't know.
Q.-You mean you don't care. VIII you answer on
oath that you know you are iying-lyin,g-Iying ?
This is an extract from an examination
by Mr.. JOHN W. GoFF before the LExow
committee. IL is surprising that Senator
LExOw, who is a gentleman, should have
permitted him to ask such a question as the
last. IL would be surprising IL Mr.. GoFF
should prohibit from the bench what he
practises at the bar.
OF course, the witness had Just as much
right to accuse Mr.. GOFF of lying, in that
place, as Mr., GoFF had to accuse the wit
ness of lying; but probably the witness did
not know this, and it would nave availed
little to appeal for protection TO a commit
tee which has been so tolerant toward brow
beating by counsel.
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Il

Kentucky is complaining Of q scarcity of water
Tt seems an odd plant from Kentucky. but whisksy
can't be made without water.
-straining after effect has relocated to the bach
ground the grocer's sign. "strictiy iresh eggs" which
succeeded " Best fresh eggs" which had followed the
plain, straightforward Fresh eggs" Now you car
get " Extra fresh eggs" in addition TO . strtckiies."
" Best fresh" Fresh" and plain eggs
--Jewsharps sell on the east side. though not espe-
cialy well In the Hebrew quarter. The fact 10 that ths
negroes are much fonder of the instrument than the
Jews, and a skilful country negro can make very
agreeable music with It. The dance OF the negro II
often done to the accompaniment of such music.
-Bloodhounds for thiefcatching arc used with
much success and spectacular effect In several South.
ern and Western States, and sets OF the animals are
permanently added to the sherif's outnt IN some
counties OF Kentucky and Missouri. A pair of hounds
In Hardin county, KY, were set on the trail OF . thief
one afternoon recently. and. after following it nve
miles, ran into a house, up stairs. and into q bed In
which the thief, his wife, and two children were asleep.
The sea onion Is Just beginning to bloom here and
there on the east side. 1t Is a curious onioniike plant
that sroN'5 mostly on top OF the earth in pots, and 70
dures daily watering. Its long green leaves double
upon themselves, and q tall, stout stalk ends In q curl
Gus cluster of Star.shaped green and white blossoms
arranged on q spike ending in q dense mass OF green
hairiike nlaments. An east side shoemaker who cul.
uvstes the sea onion says he declined % for . bloom
ing plant of moderate size.
-" In Seventh avenue the other night" said a cid.
zen, two tramps, one OF whom carried a tin can,
from which the label had been wholly stripped.
stopped alongside three empty beer kegs which stood
on the sidewalk In front OF a saloon, While tho
other looked on the man with the can proceeded 10
drain the kegs. He set the can down on the sidewalk,
and then lifting n key by the chimes, carefully, with
the bunghole down, he drained It into the can. Judg-
Ing by the DRAWINGS from one key there must have
been in the three a quart or soos stale beer. had
often heard Of tramps draining beer kegs. but L had
never before seen II done"
Frank Dekum, a prominent citizen of Portland,
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ness, when II was sought TO induce
them TO invest in the scheme? The
banks and trust companies were then,
and they are now, filled with private
capital eagerly awaiting a chance for such a
secure investment as you pronounce this
road to be, on the authority Of your financial
reputation yet neither then nor now would
you advise that a cent Of private capital be
put into IL, nor would you put into it a cent
Of your own money. You know that in
stead Of being " good" the security for the
bonds issued for the building Of the road"
would be bad and such would be your adj
vice to any private investor who came to you
for an opinion concerning them.
You say that !" the special advantages of
municipal construction over private enter
prise are that the interest charges will be
one-half less by the former method ~ yet II
the security is as good as you pronounce it
to be, you know that all the private capital
necessary for the enterprise could he OBJ
tanned without difficulty at the AZ per
cent. which the act requires the contractors
and lessees OF the road to pay as rental.
Moreover, as you well know, the cost OF the
road az a private enterprise would be far less
lilHu M " plDllC tHltTpTlSP, anu Una COL
se~quently the security would be better.
II it is as good an investment for the public
az you declare, it would I've a much better
investment for private capital, of which so
much less would I've required and on n
security 10 i~ndisputable an abundance of
private capital could be secured at a low
rate Of interest in these days OF high prices
for such gilt-edged bonds.
Why, then, did not Mr.. JOHN A. STEWART
advise his friends to jump to take advantage
Of so splendid an opportunity, when the in
vestment was offered for private compe-
tition, instead of advising them to let it alone
as wholly hazardous Why would he not
risk his reputation for f%lnancial sagacity, for
mental sanity even, by advertising bonds rs
a good security for private capital, when
now he is willing to use his influence to put
them Off upon the public as an absolutely
investment?
Is Mr.. STEWART a financial JEKYLL and
HYDE, faithful to his trust in his private
dealings, but reckless in dealing with the
confidence of the public
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The Fall OF silas HoIcomb.

Mr.. SILAs A. HOLCOMB is the Populist
candidate for Governor of Nebraska. II
there are two things especially loathsome
to Populist in good and regular standing,
railroad corporations and the habit of lend
ing money at interest on mortgage are those
two things. To be a railroad lawyer is a
greater crime in the Populist estimation
than 10 be u burglar, n a mortgage
is not much better Than a murderer.
The Nebraska state journal, a Republican
newspaper, charges that Mr.. HoLCoMB has
been an attorney for the Burlington and
Missouri Railroad and a lender of money on
chattel mortgages. 1t calls him a ehattel
mortgage hend, and prints fac-similes of
notes and chattel mortgages in his hand
writing, By the terms of one of these mort
cages Mr.. HoLCoMB got a milch COW, a
three-year-old heifer, and a black boar pig
as security for a loan OF S25 for sixty DAYS
at five per cent, a month. BY the terms Of
another he loaned 8 so for ninety days at
four and one-half per cent a month on two
mich cows, a yoke Of steers, a plough, and
a reaper and mower
We don't see what the Nebraska Repub-
licans expect to make by bringing Mr.. HOL.
COMBS financial transactions TO light. As
Stunning that these are as described, they only
show that he was in the habit Of charging
from s. 10 80 per cent, a year for mortgage
loans. But it is all right for a PopuIist TO
get what he can, Ii is only when an Eastern
man wants six or seven per cent, on a mort
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For Governor.

There are six candidates for Governor OF
New York this year; but each voter in this
city will receive at the polls on election day
O. is better TO vote early than late) seven
tickets. Two tickets will bear at their
heads the name of DAVID b. HILL.
Senator HILLS name was on the Demo
cratic ticket for the Office Of Lieutenant
Governor in 1882, the year following a Re
publican triumph in this State by a majority
Of 10000. Mr.. HILLS plurality for Lieu
tenant-G Governor attained the phenomenal
high-water mark Of 196,7S1.
Mr.. HILLS name was on the Democratic
State ticket for the second time In 1885.
AT the preceding election, New York had
officially appeared in the Democratic column
by the slender plurality OF l,O47. The
political tide set strongly afterward in favor
Of Republican candidates and policies, and
at the preliminary October election in
Ohio, FORAKER, the Republican candidate,
had been successful. The outlook for the
Democracy hereabouts was far from good
yet HILL came in n winner on the home
stretch by IL 900 majority for Governor.
The conjunction Of BENJAMIN HARRISON
and LEVI p. MORTON N the platform Of
Carnegie Music Hall at a Republican meet
ing on Wednesday night, recalled, to those
who had forgotten, the fact that 1888,
when they ran together on the Republican
national ticket, was a Republican year.
The tide setting strongly in favor Of the Re
publican party and against the Federal Adj
ministration, carried down practically all
opposition; but in New York, with hill
name on the ticket for Governor for the
third time, one brand was plucked from the
burning. HILLS plurality was 10000.
Next Tuesday, for the fourth time, the
name of HILL is on the Democratic ticket in
this state, or rather, as we nave said, on two
Democratic State tickets.
The candidates against Senator HILL are
LEVI PARSONS MOTION, the nominee of the
Republicans;
FRANCIS f.. BALDWIN, the nominee Of the
cold-water Prohibitionists;
CHARLES II. MATcHETT, the nominee of
the Socialists;
CHARLES B. MATTHEWS, the nominee Of
the income-tax Populists; and
EVERETT PrNKPANK WHEELER, the nomi-
nee of the political freaks.
HILL and Democracy! Twice honored is
the name which stands on the two Demo
cratic tickets in New York in 1894!
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vooRHfs AND THE SISTERS.
They Refuse 20 GIVE Up LIttIe Ariine Jse-
ger to = Heretic's Care.

A contest seems 10 he imminent between Po-
lice Justice Noorhis and the Sisters Of 81. VIM
cent de Paul. Last week a notice was served on
the Sisters ordering the release Of little Airline
Jaeger, who had been committed TO their care
by Justice Voorhis on the recommendation OF
the agents Of the Gerry Society. she is the
child whose parents died suddenly, leaving her
alone in this country, her nearest relatives be-
ing her old grandparents. who live in France.
The child. who Is only three years old, was
cared for for over n year by q friend OF her
father, Jules Regnier. Two months ago Reg
hier lost his place. He kept the child until three
weeks ago. hoping that he would get work Of
'nin" Kind. Failing, he was Obliged TO give up
the child. This resulted in her story being
printed. In the newspapers, and Regnier was
dclugcd with letters from people who wanted to
adop' her. Finally G. W. Tubbs. a musician Of
Norwich, Conn, made application to adopt the
enid. The Gerry society, after investigation.
favored his application.
society CfSl. Vincent de Paul for the delivery
OF the child. The order was taken up 10 the
rooms, ~ the society. Father Hooker, the
w. handed TO one OF The priests TO give to him.
Thr priest lett the room. and returned in a few
Hooker wUlld not give up the child at present.
R"rn!"r then asked for a return of the order.
'" .In ri r'' \ SorE Ms' , T%fn's sdye Rsvricr another
order Which he told him to take 10 the Mother
superior. This was done. The Mother refused
to Etv,C Mp thc child until she had consulted
with Father Hooker.
Regnicr and MIR. Tubbs went to the jefferson
Market Court yesterday to consult with Justice
Nuorhis as to the best method Of procedure.
The Justice told them to 90 up TO the home
and ask the, Mother superior what she was
going to do. In an hour they returned
with the information that the Mother had re-
fused to allow them 10 enter the home. aud
that she would hold no communication with
them whatever.
. Justice Noorhis said yesterday afternoon that
he understood that the reason the Sisters did
no, want the child to go to Mr.. Tubbs was on
account or his religion, he not being q Roman
Regnier will 20 TO the home again In the
OF the next two or three days. and, IL at
the end Of that time. no notice IL taken of the
order. one of the Sisters will be brought
to, court TO explain why no action has been
by them.
Justice Noorhis says that he can unquestion-
AMY force the society to release the child. On
the other hand, superintendent Jenkins OF the
Gerry society says that the Justice can do moth
OF the sort that, once a child has been COM
mitted, the consent Of the society or person In
whose care 1t was committed. Is necessary for
Its release.
"Of course added Mr.. jenkins, "if we ask
Tor the child's release they will grant our re-
luest, put merely asa courtesy. IL is understood
by all the societies that our requests for the lib |
ration OF children shall be granted"
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a City BondhoIder and Municipal Rapid
Transit,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: | read with
gratitude your articles on the proposed scheme
of rapid transit.
While our Mayor came out firmly opposed
TO the law which inaugurates 1t. | have been
surprised that the Comptroller Of this city, Mr..
Fitch, has not said one word against 1t. Is he
in favor of this, ubiquitous. unconstitutional
and a menace TO the interests of every property
holder in the city,
IL would seem the duty Of the chief financial
officer of this city to warn and protect the pub
lie against the wastefulness. the lawlessn ess.
and the wickedneSs Of this undertaking of nos
sibilities OF waste and corruption unparalleled
in the annals of this city.
do not know that II can he said Ia he strange
that IL Il the child Of the Chamber of
have been "A purchaser and am a large holder
of bonds of the city. but who will buy or hold
them II 90, 900 are to be issued 2 Plenty Of
them will be for sale. CITIZEN.
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For.ix. Note. or I.,.-,..

The banner OF a Christian conservative and social
policy. anointed with q drop OF anti, semetic oil, what.
ever that may mean, Is what the Prussfan K,,u.
zetfung Is waving Just now.
II sounds like the Arabian Nights In Rad n. Al two
caravans laden with gold and silver have Just arrived
al ST. Petersburg from siberia. one, with gold, cam.
from Tomsk, the other, with silver and gold. from Al.
kronsberg mines, The metal was for the mint
Orchids are becoming cheaper in Paris. The cut
flowers can he had now for a franc or two apIeca-
They are used for table decorations, with fruit In
dishes or strewn upon the tablecloth. The orchid 4.
suppiantlng the SardeniA a. = buttonhole flower.
Dr. Edward Hauslick, musical critic for the yIenn.
Ne1e ffsts lresse' who Is 20 years old. is about 70 re-
tire on a pension from his professionally OF musical
history At the Vienna University. where he has ies
tured since 1850. He continues his work ON the news
paper TO which he owes his fame.
More than half the worlds supply Of tin is mined I'm
the Straits Settlement. at the tip OF the Malay pen,n.
sula- The output In 1891 was 3B,OGI tons Out on /.
total OF 5I,55l tons; l2,l06 tons came from the Dutch
East Indies, chleny from the island OF Banka, IeAytpg
only s,3st tons for the rest 81 the world.
Eurtpld's's " Iphlgenla In Taures," In Greek viii
performed next month by the Undergraduate. n,
Cambridge Englanil University. e. WOOD -
dnctor Of the University Musical society. who -
the music orthe Ion" has written the incidental ~.
sic for this play, too, Six performances viii h. 80
Atst. Katherine Cree Church in Leadenhsu -,
London the annual lion" sermon ma sn.,
preached eonmenrorates the proyidential deIi,.r-
OF sf Johh Saysr' after"ard, In lB4I. Lord A.voxo %
London. from a lion In the desert In Arabia 80
been preached yearly now for more than ESQ -s.r.
by the recent birth OF another son Prime. pa.--
bourbon the eIDukr Of Parma, becomes ths 80
is.ae' OF s.Steen children all li'iHs. Tue nnt nnss1
snare ISL Christian names amORg them. The puEs q
the son Of the Comte de Chambnrd'. sI.tcr -o
wealthy, and having simple tastes, spcuds MOI M,
time with his family In the country. aus
N Car'alho' director Of the Perls opsra Comt,u.
: nu'UsaS %, am, NOLAN CaTvalha, the Ersst
In L. Malta, lie has been an opera msn..-.
nearly forty years, nrst At TIN Theatre LyTtsss ~
aiterwaTd az the Opera Comique. ID ~. 40
pIoaured "ounoas operas Faust" Nirs,Ia,
"PhIlsmon et Bancis, and Romeo" NJ
" the Opera comique when l va 49, 1870
1897 AHd from ~ ~ 400 PsHsOas lO.g hslTu,Z az