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BRIDGE JUMPER NO. II.
He Leaped for the Water, Probably,
but Fell Short and Struck a Shed
on the Clyde Line Pier.
KILLED INSTANTLY, OF COURSE
His Name Not Known, but He Had Kind
Heart, and Tried to Help o Boy to .
Ride Over on Truck.

Samuel E. French, truckman, OF No.
400 Cherry street. who Is employed by
Henry X. Moe, OF Concord street and
Hudson avenue. Brooklyn, was doing
trucking in this city yesterday, and
reached the Bridge on his way home
at about p. NJ. James Mack, a colored
waiter, of No. 534 Myrtle avenue, Brook
Ign, who is employed in this city. had
climbed on to French's truck to ride
over home. and sat beside him on the
seat.
AS French entered the Bridge on the
south side two other men and boy
asked II they could ride over with him.
One Of the men was John Hanson, Of
No. ~ William street, this city. The
other one was a man between forty
five and fifty years old, who spoke with
a slight accent. He wore q black derby
hat, a dark coat and trousers and a
white shirt without q collar or tie.
He had a short. light mustache. slightly
tinged with gray, which grew we'll down
below the corners of his mouth. His
hair was brown, and his eyes were blue.
A couple of days'growth Of beard covered
his face. The truckman allowed this
man and Hanson to get on the truck,
but would not allow the boy, who was
about eleven years old. to ride.
"Oh. let the little fellow on" said the
unknown man, coaxingly.
Hes young" replied the truckman,
land is plenty able to foot It,"
The man didn't say anything more.
and he and Hanson sat down on the
truck. When the truck got about twen-
ty-five feet this side OF the New York
tower the stranger got off. He didn't
say anything to Hanson about 1t. The
truckman didn't miss him until he was
about halfway over, and then he asked
Hanson where he was.
He got Off to walk" said Hanson.
Bet he got off to Jump on the
bridge" hazarded the truG hridna. s and
ton House in Brooklyn and reported
his suspicious.
Near where the man got off the truck
north roadway. Policeman Fltzgibbon
was on duty on the north roadway. No
pedestrians are allowed there, so when
the policeman saw him crossing to his
him. The policeman was some distance
away, and by the time he had got with
in fifty feet of the trespasser the latter
had reached eth the bridge railing and had
realized what the man was up to and in
creased his pace.
Hold on there-wait minute!
yelled the policeman.
But the would-be suicide did not heed
him. Between the iron network and the
railing Is an opening Of about two feet
He clambered through and shot down.
ward. He began his descent head fore.
| most, but turned over and over. He
probably thought he was out far enough
to hit the water, but he wasn't. He
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the electric motor used In
These guns are the most formidable
engines OF destruction known. and. while
they are only intended for coast defense.
they are of such a powerful character
that for this purpose some Idea OF their
size can be obtained when II Is said that
each gun weighs $1,000 pounds; that they
are so feet long and that the bore is Is
inches In diameter. When ready for use
each gun will be set in a circular basin
Of masonry and will be sheltered by
suitable structures.
Yesterday the basin was only a tenn
porary affair. and the guns stood uncov-
cred on the point at Sandy Hook. Each
gun Is supplied with an electric motor
that moves 1t in any direction required,
and elevates and lowers the muzzle at
will. Each of the projectiles after being
loaded with 500 pounds OF dynamite
weighs 1,l6O pounds.
The tests were of such Importance
that an unusual number of naval and
military officials were on hand to watch
them. Among those present were: Gen.
Flagler, Chief Of Ordnance: Commodore
Thompson. Chief Naval Ordnance; Ma
jor Phipps and Capts. Heath and Gro
zier, of the Ordnance Board. and Capt.
Ayres, the Recorder of the Fertilization
Board. Representing the company
which manufacture the guns were: Il.
T. Kingman and T. s. Darling. Capt.
John Rapiefr late of the Russian Army,
and b. c. Batcheller.
The first test was for accuracy, at a
distance of one and quarter miles.
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vides so much protection to the brain,
and bullet might easily be DETECTED
by the hard bones. 1t was not my voca-
ton to 60 about killing alligators, but
on one occasion l was witness to the
great difficulty OF taking the animals
We were on a shooting party near the
Pointee indigo factory on the Ganges,
and one day when we returned from
our mornings round In the jungles after
deer and always a possible tiger or Q
wolf. we found some fishermen had
and securely bound on a bullock cart.
The animal was still alive, but had EVIL
IDENTIFY been severely beaten to make
him quiet on the bullock cart, 30 the
order was given to tie a stout rope
around Its loins and to turn 1t into q
small tank to refresh and recover itself
while we were taking our baths and our
breakfast.
Breakfast over. the alligator was
hauled out of the tank and was quite
q tree. Then operations for killing 1t
began, but bullets from a small rife or
an ordinary twelve-bore gun seemed
only to irritate 1t. A Sontal brought q
large spear. one of the lato venabula
ferro. which they use; and drove y
vitals, and this had more effect while
another man got an ak and chopped
away at the neck, and the head was
separated from the body.
The body, was then, cut up and the
s sen' but S still ns the tail continued to
move. But here we withdrew and the
mob of Sontals, who had been eagerly
waiting. rushed in with their knives
and cut UP the body and ate everything
was nothing left but the skin and
homes.
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The O'Clock Edition and the
Sporting Extra of The Evening
World contain more sporting news
of interest than can be found in
any other evening newspaper.
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as nred during the tests, and the box containing
revolving and aiming IT.
/ in a solid mass, and then sections OF It
fell away, leaving columns. tipped with
white foam, standing alone. A great
wave rose UP and came kissing on until
1t spent itself on the beach.
Anything made by human hands that
| feet OF the explosion would have been
| torn to pieces
The second shell was then slipped into
the gun and shot forth. This was intend
ed to explode by impact with the water.
and 1t did. The downward pressure cut
a hollow in the water as big as n city
block The edge OF 1t shot up. and
through it the light shone with thou
sand different rays. Again the earth
shook and buildings trembled.
The three succeeding tests were SINH
larly successful. Every shot struck on
sidered remarkable. 1t was about 70 per
| cent less than the requirement
| After. this test there was another as
to rapldity Of loading. The, Govern
be loaded in fifteen minutes. Without
| any apparent hurry and with no hustle
a gun was loaded five times In seven
minutes and fifty-eight seconds. The
each Weighing 1,leO pounds, the same
weight as the genuine articles. Mr..
Batcheller said to the reporter Of The
World that II any one of the shells
biggest and most heavily armored war
vessel afioat or had exploded in the
water near 1t the vessel would have
been blown to fragments.
that held 100 pounds Of dynamite. This
travelled n distance of one and three.
quarter miles and exploded when II
struck the water, The disturbances fol.
| lowing its explosion were great enough
to shock the men on the beach.
! The Chase-Gautt plate was also tested
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Its dimensions were 5hx6 feet, and II
was to be tested in competition with
Harveyized plates. 1t was mounted and
bolted against strong oak backing
The projectiles used were Midvale-
Hotter steel-piercing S-inch shells. The
first shell broke the plate in three TRAN
and was imbedded in the oaken back
ing. The second shell broke the top
section Of the plate In several pieces,
passed through II and buried itself in
the sand.
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COULD SINK ANY WARSH|P.
Terrible Effectiveness Of the Dynamite
Guns Shown at Yesterdays
Firing Tests.
TIDAL WAVES In nALF-TON SHELLS
These New Coast Defenders Shown to Ex
coed all the Governments Requirements
for Accuracy and Rapidly.

The big pneumatic guns built to throw
a shell containing 800 pounds OF dynamite
distance Of three miles were tested
yesterday at Sandy Hook. and proved
successful In every particular. The guns
were manufactured by the Pneumatic
Torpedo and Construction Company
under contract with the Government
calling for a battery Of three guns and
all the accessories.
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THESE KELLYS WON'T bulge
DOES, Chickens and q Goat Part Of q
Household Which the Board Of
Health Failed to DiSlodse.
AND IT'S ON FIFTH AVENUE, TOO.
Nsighbors Complain, but It Does Them No
Good, Even II the Family's
style Is Unique.

when It is a question Of paying rent
and not having enough food for the fam
lily, or feeding the family we'll and not
paying rent, don't pay rent" said Mrs.
Kelly, of upper Fifth avenue, yesterday.
Mrs. Kelly admitted that 1t was not
from motives Of pride or with any idea
OF getting into the social swim that she
took her family to live in Fifth ave-
nue.. 1t was a matter of necessity with
her. The Kelly family consists Of
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
HARD WORDS FOR THREE JUDGES.
Dugro, Beach and Truax Arc Bitterly Do
nounced at the Cooper Institute
Meeting Of the Tailors.

Cooper Institute was crowded last
night with tailors who met to protest
against the sweeping injunction secured
by the Merchant Tailors' Society from
the Superior Court. Judge Dugro. who
granted the temporary injunction, and
Judge Beach, who made the Injunction
permanent. were denounced enemies Of
the workingman by every speaker,
What party Is responsible for such
man as Judge Beach on the bench?'
asked John Swinton, bitterly.
.Tammany Hail." roared the audience.
him?' demanded Mr. swinton.
About dozen rs" were heard.
ssHd s %r swat s%nS Sou shk es Sf
wss elected l last to sit for four
There's Judge Truax; he's a candi-
was before him for argument he said
he had an important engagement in AL
stitutional Convention, and he left you
to the mercy of Judge Beach. Judge
Truax did not show himself a brave
1T is the fault OF the laboring people
G that they are 30 treated When Judge
sns tSs by that fool Clsye
stopping the hands of 10, 900 men in Chi
cago. wanted to raise a howl here that
would call out the police, but your lead
ers would not permit II. You all know
what Cleveland was In Buffalo. He was
hangman, and when 1t came to hang
ing man the fat Sheriff did not have
the moral courage and he got another
man to do It, while he got the money"
The other speakers were Daniel Har-
ris, the Chairman: John b. Lennon,
Henry White, Edward King, Henry
Weissman, John Stewart John Madge,
Charles Jones and Charles Rosencranz.
They discussed the injustice OF the in
junction which prohibited them from
walking In Fifth avenue, from speaking
to tailors on their way, to work and to
print anything about the strike, which
was begun by the bosses in cutting
down wages 10 per cent.
This Is the seventh week Of the strike
and 500 men are out of work as a result.
Inspector Williams. Capt. Cross and
Sergt. Todd had charge of the meeting.
rrhn N,CInrL EIfffnr, mud h.
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home ont Of an old flour barrs, for a..
Goat and looked after his dogs and
pigeons he began to hunt about FOR tbe
owner II Yer OF the lot. As a matter Of fact,
search, much against the w,sbes q, b bne
resourceful husband. He Thought il
WouIu De time enough to make expiana-
lions when they were called for.
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THE O'CLOCK EDITION AND
THE SPORTING EXTRA OF THE
EVENING WORLD CONTAIN MORN
SPORTING NEWS OF INTEREST
THAN CAN BE FOUND IN AMI
OTHER EVENING NEWSPAPER.
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ALLIGATORs HARD TO KILL,
Adventure with One Near q GanRei
Indigo Factory,

An alligator's tenacity of life is re-
markable. l have no doubt that when
it's brain is pierced by bullet. says a
writer In the Chicago Times. the ami
into deep water, where 1t cannot be
seen. never succeeded in killing and
bagging an alligator by a shot In the
brain. The structure OF the skull pro-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-14
CAPE ELIZABETH.

Mr.. Ernest Elliott OF the Standard
Clothing Company, and Edwin Skinner,
of the ferry boat Elizabeth City, are
taking much needed vacation at Hig-
gins's beach, in the S. PFC. cottage.
1t is Herbs" intention to oil his
wheel and blow up the tires before his
return home
Mr.. Charles Coffin's house at South
Portland is fast nearing completion.
Miss Edna Spring, of South Hiram, is
visiting at the house of Mr.. J.P. Glenn
ons, Knightville.
Dr. N. Baker and her husband, Pro-
lessor J.W. Baker, of Media, PA, are
expected at the house of Mrs. Young in
South Portland sometime during the
present week.
General H. G. Thomas of Oklahoma
spent Sunday at his aunts' cottage,
South Portland. ss.sA-
The South Portland Cycle Club spent
last Sunday at their cottage at Hig-
gins's beach. A vast quantity of clam
chowder, served by Steward W.sCole,
was consumed in an incredibly short
time.
sWhat is the reason it would not be a
good plan to have subscription papers
placed in the different stores at South
Portland, and when a good-sized "pot"
accumulated award lit to the person VINO
would climb up and lubricate kthe
church weather vane. 1t has been south
vast now for ova1 roODtb
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DEERING.
North Deering.


Mrs Emma Lingham will speak at
Maple Hall next Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock.
Will Jackson and brother are in Buxton
this week on business. -
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Smith have returned
from Raymond.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Green are visiting
Mrs. SIS. Knight
Mrs. Mountfort, who is stopping at
Cumberland Mills for while, was home
over Sunday.
Ray McCorrison and wife of West Bux-
| ton visited her parents this week.
| Maple Lodge sent a mum Der of dele
gates to District Lodge at North Wind
ham Tuesday.
| Miss Grace Buck is very sick at her
home on Forest avenue.
Mr.. j. It Barrett, secretary of the Rig
by Park Association, has snumber of
girls writing for him, getting ready for
the races next week.
SCHOOL MATTERS.
| Mr.. F. A. Bowdoin of Portland, who
was elected teacher of music in the
Deering schools has rendered his resigna-
ton. Mr.. r. Libby does not wish to
lose Mr.. Bowdoin's services and has of
cred him large inducements to remain.
The committee have not yet selected a
successor to Mr.. Bowdoin.
The schools of Deering will begin
Monday, Septemb Der II.
Miss Josephine Walk er will be second
assistant in the Saunders street school.
Miss Whittier who has been teacher
of the Riverton school for several years
died Monday morning of consumption
after short illness. She will be
mourned by wide circle of friends.
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The Hou1ton Boom.
houlton, aug, lUs lS'
To the Editor of the Press:

The boom" just now at ssHoulton is
marvellous, especially in view of the de-
preston. prevailing in other sections and
croakers find here cure for chronic
grum bling. Fifty dwellings. six brick
stores and $4,000 Baptist church are
being erected giving employment to a
small army of artisans. The most album
dant crops ever known with prospects
of good prices cause intense satisfac-
ton. The only "blue" lot of people are
the lumbermen, whose industry will be
seriously crippled by the odious Wilson
bill The road bed is practically COM
pleted and the rails eare being laid on
the Air Line"--to Pressure Isle SO that
trains will be running through before
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Dear Mrs. Pinkha'n, = Last winter
did not think my little ones would have a
mother long. suffered terribly with
female troubles.
I could keep nothing on my stomach,
and got so ''poor" my friends hardly
knew me. suffered with severe head
aches, dizziness, faintness, backache, and
the blues
Thanks to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, am now as fat as ever,
and have no female troubles.
If you use my letter I hope it may be
the means of saving some other poor
mothers life as it did mine. = Mrs. ELLA
VAN buren,, S21 Garden St., Peoria, III, :,
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Mr.. Villa m Willard of Boston has
nearly completed his portrait of Hon. j.
W. Brad bury. Those who have seen it
call it an exact likeness. Mr.. Willard
has been commissioned to paint the
portraits of the late Chief Justice A pple-
ton and a movement is on foot, to have
state house.
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are determined not to be outdone another
good time,may be expected
A ball game was arranged for last Sat-
urday between teams made up from the
Cum berland House and the Bridgton
House, but as the latter hotel was I'M
able to get together nine at the last
moment, the Cum berland team PLAYED a
nine made up of the best players of the
town. The game was quite exciting,
and many good plays We're made.s The
Cum berland House won by score of IS
to 10.
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A story is told of an Augusta druggist
that he was on a fishing trip up country
and was anxious for the appearance of
yard and the farmer made signs in re-
spouse to the question. where the road
was, that he was deaf. The druggist
drove mile further, met man with
team and asked him the question,
again the sign of deafness. Finally he
drove into another yard to meet with
the same response 1t was little colony
of deaf and dumb people the druggist
had lighted on.
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Work was begun Friday morning on
Viewpoints water supply system, and by
Jan. it is expected that water will be
is directed and controlled by the New
port Water Co., of which Al. Hare is
president, G. II. Morrill, treasurer and H.
H. Patten clerk. The system will cost
$50, 900, and the work of construction
will be done by Moore & Co. of Boston.
who will lay the pipe, and Levi Bushey
of Waterville. who will build the reser-
voir at Pleasant pond the source of sup
ply.
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notice..

l. ing been dissolved by the death of Richard
o. Copant, the undersigned hereby give
potice that they have formed new partnership
and will continue the business under the same
name and style.
FRED. O. CONANT.
DANIEL 81. PATRICK,
Portland, Aug. 9. 1894. aug1Od1w
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snow flies. This road is now running
some very cheap excursions to New
Twin Lake, Mt. Kineo and Dover, much
to the appreciation OF our citizens.
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WINDHAM SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

Their Annual Picnic at Sebago Lake Last
notwithstanding about the Wind
ham Sunday School Association and the
Good Work tits Doing.
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Harpswell.
WEST HARPSWELL.

WEST HARPSWELL
Farmers have finished haying and re-
port an average crop.
RandalPs are Miss Lou Bunker from
Brunswick. and Mrs. Teel, son and
daughter, from Connecticut.
Mr.. John Montgomery and Miss Addie
Gould of Portland are visiting Mrs. Her
bert l.. Webber.
Captain F. M, Hodgkins is stopping at
home for short time. Captain James
Dyer is in command of mis- vessel, which
is now in Baltimore.
J.B. Fairs.
Freeport.
SOUTH FREEPoRT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Soule of Cam
bridge, Mass, are in this place for few
weeks.
FrehBates has moved into Mrs. Chand-
ler's house near Porter's landing,
CIV. Jones is spending few days at
Alton Bay, NH.
R.N. Durham is in the city at work
for the Portland Company.
Mrs.J. Brown is attending the camp
meeting at Empire Grove, East Poland.
FIJI. Coffin is at Hallowell, working in
the granite quarry.
Mrs. Graut has had an addition built to
the ell of her house, connecting it with
the stable.
Somelof our visitors have taken their
departure, but the number is thus far
kept good by new arrivals.
The school houses in this village and
that at the Neck are being thoroughly
repaired by Els. Wilson, preparatory to
the opening of the fall term.
The local union, Ups. &C. will
meet at this place on Tuesday, August
81, afternoon and evening. We look for a
large attendance and an interesting
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.. Durham, Mrs. R.
N. Duham and daughters, Mr.. Fl. l.. Cot
fin, MIR. and Mrs. Charles Payson, also
Mrs. G. W. Brown of Portland and Mr..
C. A. Coombs and family of Melrose
Highlands, Mass, are spending this
week on Bustin's Island, occupying E.
E. Pinkham's cottage.
Mr.. A. M. Huston's Oldest boy, Her.
bert. who was thought to be recovering
from his severe illness, was taken sud-
denly worse and died Thursday morn
iug, being the second child that Mr.. and
Mrs. Huston have lost this SUNNI from
that dread Hdisease. Hdiphtheria. They
have the heartfelt sympathy of all peo-
pie here, who sincerely hope no more
such affections will fall to their lot.
Gorham.
Marshal Trickey and wife of Portland
were the guests of H. johnson last week.
The Epworth League will serve ice
cream in the Methodist vestry Saturday
evening.
Harmony Lodge No. 3S F. and A. M.
will go on their annual excursion to
Prout's Neck Wednesday, August 18th.
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STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

A prominent Augusta citizen wishes
the cstizens to erect three statues in that
city, one of Granger Evans, one of
Reuel Williams, and one of James G.
Blaine aza
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-27

The bomb brOugham Is a weird We
licle which has been seen very fre-
Guently OF late in the streets of the
French metropolis. When an infer
nal machine is discovered the bomb
brOugham is sent for and the danger
Gus concern gingcrly deposited with
in it. 1t is then driven OF to the
last home of the anarchists abOEtivo
explosives. The vehicle has a hood
ed seat and a body well detached
from it, hung on 4 perfect system of
springs. In fact. no monarch ever
travelled in greater comfort than does
the unexploded bomb. 1t is consid-
cred safe to the utmost degree, and its
actual seat in this array Of rubber
and delicate springs is such that
not the least jolt or agitation can by
any possibility upset its uncertain
temper. An ambling and ancient
horse draws the bomb brOugham, and
L is driven by little, middle-agcd
nero who was once in the artillery.
In transporting this class of fare no
little caution is necessary. Lonely
streets are chosen for the bombs
Journey; the police know that vehicle
when they see it and signal to other
vehicles to keep out of the way, for a
collision with the bomb brougham
might scatter deal of discomfort
for everybody concerned.