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The Portland daily press., 1894-07-30
Real Estate Transfers.

Creamy1ine.
The Portland daily press., 1894-07-30

Merryconeag House all for One Dollar.
Take Harpswell steamers from Portland
Pier. ask for dinner tickets. ju22tf
The evening world., 1894-05-01
SUPPOSED TO BE HARMLESS, BUT

A crank, supposed to be harmless.
rang Mr.. John ID. Rockefeller's street
door bell yesterday and demanded to
see that well-fed member of the
Standard Oil combine. as he had II
message for him.
On being told that Mr.. Rockefeller
was not In. the visitor concluded that
he could afford to wait a short time, as
his message came from the Lord In
heaven and related to his own share OF
the ~sixty-hve million dollars Mr.. II.
Is supposed to have stored up for q
rainy day.
The man was not inviting in appear
ance as n caller ut a ~millionaire's resi-
dence. He looked as II he might be q
Coxey warrior without his kettle. His
clothes looked as II they. II not their
owner. had been well into oil. lie
quietly took his seat on the front stooI
and signited his intention TO await Mr.
Rockefcllcr's return. He might have
done so II the butler had not called O
policeman and II the policeman had not
invited the visitor round to the station.
1t Is possible this crank may be harm
less. But there is no knowing how soor
such men may become dangerous. Al
all events. II IL as we'll to lock him VI
on the island. as the messenger from
heaven will know where to find him |
he should have any further communica
lions for him.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
FOUND HANGING IN HIS ROOM.
Bloss IL Thought to Have Com
mitted Suicide Saturday.

Gabriel Bloss, a German. nifty years
old, was found dead In his room, at 1874
East Eighth street. at 100 this morn
ing. He had committed suicide by hang
ing himself with a leather strap from a
spike driven into the wall. The body
was rigid when cut down. and life had
evidently been extinct for at least forty
eight hours.
Bloss had until recently, II IL said,
been employed as n Waterman In Have
meyers sugar refinery. In Brooklyn. He
lost his position. and being unable to
pay for the little furnished room he
occupied became Respondent.
He was last seen Saturday afternoon
by Mrs. Mayer, the landlady. who met
him on the stairs as he was going to his
room. 1t Is supposed that he hanged
himself that evening.
A nephew OF the landlady broke In
the door this morning and saw the
corpse hanging from the wall.
Little was known about Bloss. 1t Is
believed he was a bachelor and had no
relatives In this country.
The body will probably be sent to the
Morgue.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
DIDN'T KNOW ROCKEFELLER.
Yet Crank Rcinhardt Wanted to
strike Him Tor a Few Millions.

Camille R%einhardt. jr., the crank. who
rang John d. Rockfeller's doorbell yes
terday, was committed for examination
as to his sanity by Justice Voorhis in
Yorkville Court this morning.
Reinhardt. went to John D. Rookie
street yesterday afternoon and rams the
doorbell. He was poorly dressed, and he
waved his arms eXCitedly. Christopher
Alison, MIR. Rockefeller's butler. who
opened the door, saw at a glance hat
the man was crazy. Reinhardt demand
ed to see Mr.. Rockefeller or the lady of
the house.
mir. Rockefeller Is uot in.'' said the
butler, and hastily shut the door In
the VISITORS face. Reinhardt waited In
the neighborhood for a while, and then
went. over and again rang Mr.. Rookie
f~e.ler's bell.
lie began to talk as soon as Butler
Alison opened the door. He declared
that he had n friend in heaven, who
had informed him that the end Of the
world was Mt hand, and for that reason
he wanted to ask Mr.. Rockefeller to
give him a few OF his millions, which
he knew the latter would not need at
all after n short time. and which would
keep l~teinhardt In very comfortable cir
cunstnnCcs.
Alison talked calmly to the man, and
without any further protest. he de-
parted.
Soon after Mr.. Rockefeller returned
home, and the man. unconscious OF the
fact, rang the doorbell again. Mr..
Rockefeller saw him through the half
opened door, and sent n servant for an
officer to ave him arrested.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
SHOT HIMSELF AT SEA
Harrison Price Committed Suicide
Aboard the Saale.
Was an American on His Way Home
from England.
Found Dead in Ills Berth with "a
Bullet in His Brain.

Can't Ringk, OF the North German
Lloyd steamer Saule. which arrived from
Southampton this morning. reported that
on the morning OF April "a Harrison
Price, who was on his way home from
England TO ece his aged mother. was
found dead In his berth in the second
cabin. A bullet wound in his left temple
told the story. In his right hand he
clutchcd a revolver.
Price, who was fifty-two years old
went to England several years ago ana
engaged in the glass business. His aged
mother and two brothers live at 81 Sum
init avenue. Jersey city Heights.
Mrs. Price received a letter from her
son about two weeks q stating that
he would arrive home on the steamer
Saale to-day. She Is very old and Is In
delicate health, and was anxious to see
her absent son, who was her favorite. !,
James G. Price, a brother or the dead
morning. He had not learned OF, his
brothers. sad end. Af.er waiting about
the pier patiently for some time. he
Upon inquiry. one OF the officers broke
the news to him. Price was nearly
crazed with grief.
An Evening World reporter reached
the pier just as James c. Price was
eavinp
Il don't know what I shall do" said
he. MY mother has been expecting To
see my brother, and / am afraid the
shock will kill her.
Il know OF no reason for his act. He
appeared to be in good spirits when
he last wrote to us, and spoke OF his
anxiety to see mother again. l do moi
know OF any trouble he had"
Mr.. Price then went home to tell his
mother the sad ncws. He Is n clerk In
n big house in jersey city. and his
other brother. Augustus. is in the glass
business.
From what could be learned from tho
other passcnge y on board the Saale
Price was very quiet, and did not min,
gle with them. IN the morning OF Apri
~ he did not go to breakfast. and &
steward was sent to look for MIN. Re
reated knockings elected no answer ant
the door was broken open. Price was
found cold In death. He mad apparently
shot himself hours before.
The body was buried at sea the sam,
Inv.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
ElCHLER PARDONED.
Gov. Flower Releases the Convicted
Lawyer from the Penitcntiary.

Residents in the vicinity of Eighth
street and Avenue A were not a little
surprised TO see Lawyer John Eichler
again In the neighborhood.
Eichler was the first lawyer in
New York City to be convicted of black
mail. Jan. % last he entered upon an
eighteen months term Of sentence In
the Penitentiary oil Blackwell's Island,
but 1t was learned only this morning
hat Gov. Flower had pardoned him two
days ago. So quietly were the efforts
for his release made that few New
Workers knew OF them.
Eichler was convicted July ~. 1892. by
n General Sessions jury, before Judge
Fitzgerald. Of Matchmaking Druggist
otto Doepfner. OF 93I Third avenue.
Doepfner, who had been accused OF as
saul by George Meyer. Eichler's client.
alleged that the lawyer threatened him
with criminal prosecution unless he
made u money settlement OF the case.
The General Term affirmed Eichler's
conviction Jan. 20. 1894. Three days
later n motion for a stay was argued
before Justice Barrett. Jan. q, he
denied the motion and issued a bench
warrant for Eichler's arrest. 1t was
not served, however, as Eichler's coun-
sci surrendered him..
The evening world., 1894-05-01
SETTLE THE QUESTION.

There II talk at Washington of a COM
promise on the Tariff bill on which all
Democrats can agree and which will
settle the Tariff question by concessions
on all sides in details. but on the broad,
statesmanlike foundation of the com
plete overthrow of Mckinley high and
discriminating protection for favored in
~terests and "A fair trial OF n tax on in
comes over four or Ave thousand dollars
a year.
Secretary Of the Treasury Carlisle ia
vors the compromise and urges its adop-
tion and Endorsement by all the Demo-
cratic Senators n Representatives.
What he says. however. represents his
own Views alone and Is not prompted by
any conference or negotiation with 9TH
ers OF the party.
This Is plain. practical common sense.
Tariff legislation always has been, and
always must be the outcome OF a com
promise. II necessitates a yielding on
all sides. Its honesty and patriotism are
measured by the concessions willingly
made by thoss whose personal interests
are supposed to be injuriously affected
by the proposed law.
What the country now NEST needs Is
action. The %stagnation OF business. the
paralysis Of trade. and the want OF en-
ployment are all due to uncertainty.
Some final. definite settlement of the
Tariff and Tax questions Is what the in
terests OF the country need and must
have.
The depression and suffering now felt
all over the land are due to the fact
that Congress does nothing, and that 1t
is not known what It will do. They will
never be relieved until Congress does
something.
The senate is now most responsible for
the unfortunate condition OF affairs.
Surely. a compromise on details is better
than continued inaction!
The evening world., 1894-05-01
HELD AS HORSE-THlEVES.
The Accused Said They Were Stop.
ping n Runaway.

George Schnffer. Of 99G East One Hun
dred and Thirty-fourth street: Thomas
Smith, of 112 East One Hundred and
Eighth street, and Christopher O'Con-
nor, OF 37 Pearl street, were held in
$1,000 bail each by Justice Voorhis, in
forkville Police Court, to-day charged
with stealing n horse and wagon from
Fred Luhren. a butcher, OF II Madison
street.
The prisoners, who are all about TWEEN
ty-fve years old, were arrested on
Eleventh avenue, near Sixtieth street,
last night by Policeman Mccormick.
The wagon was upset. Smith was hold-
ing the horse by the head. and O'Con-
nor was trying to raise the wagon when
Mccormick appeared.
He helped him right the wagon. and
az he raised 1t up Schaffer was found
under 1t. bruised and bleeding.
In court the men said that the horse
was running across a lot In the neigh
borhood when they stopped II. No one
was in charge. and they meant to take
It to a police station when It was upset.
Schaffer said he fell under it while try
Ing to lift II up.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
WOULD NOT ACCEPT BAIL.
Justice Taintor Remands the Al
legged Stable Burners
Their Brutal Schemes to Defraud
Insurance Companies.

Five prisoners were arralgned before
Justice Taintor. in the Tombs Police
Court this morning. charged with the
serious crime OF arson. Their names
were Patrick Mullins, thirty-scven years
! old. a laborer. COL West Forty-seventh
street: John Sharkey, ffty-three years
old. laborer ga West Fiftieth street;
bernard Herman, ffty-three years old,
boss truckman, 5l8 West Ffty-sixth
street; Peter Donnelly. thirty-lve years
old. contractor ga West Thirty-sixth
Timothy Rafferty,, twcnty-eight years
old, Contractor. ga West Thirty-sixth
street.
These men had been arrested by In
spector McLaughlin's assistants. Detec.
lives Sergts. Murphy, McGinnis and
Nugent. on Sunday and last night, n
they nre charged with setting fire to
at least a half dozen stables in the
upper west side n across the Hudson
in Jersey.
Mullins was arrested almost red
handed at 1 A. NJ. Sunday as he
emerged from a stable at one Hundred
and Sixty-flrst street and Eleventh ave-
nue.. His subsequent appearance at Po-
lice Headquarters. where he was sub
jected to the famous third degree re-
suited in the arrest of his four alleged
companions in crime last night.
The detectives explained to the Court
that Inspector Mclaughlin was unable
to proceed with the examination, and
the Ave defendants were remanded back
to Police Headquarters until tomorrow
morning.
rafferty,, who Is accredited by the po-
lice with being the leader of the gang,
was represented by Attorney Felix r.
Murphy, who demanded that his client
be liberated on bail. He said the pris.
oner could supply bonds to any reason
able amount.
Justice Taintor remarked that in view
Of the seriousness of the charge If h,
bailcd the man at all 1t would be under
"A heavy amount.
How much?" asked Lawyer Murphy
Three thousand dollars" answered
the Judge.
I'VE are prepared to furnish It," sale
Rafferty's lawyer confidently.
I'm remand the prisoner" concluded
Justice Taintor.
one of the detectives said the prls.
oners grew feverish in their anxiety &c
tell the entire story of their systematic
burning of stables after they got tC
Police Headquarters. When they al
had had their innings at confessing, A
was learned that their scheme was {
brutally heartless and reckless one tt
defraud insurance companies.
1t was their plan to rent a stable, pu
In all the necessary appurtenances, II
the way of fine stock and trucks Dor
rowed from some person unknown, Sc
cure insurance policies on the same 70
several thousands Of dollars. then re
tute regular "wind-blown skates anC
fire the place,
The evening world., 1894-05-01
BULLET IN HIS BRAIN.
Dreycr Preferred Death to Being
DispOssesaed.

Otto Dreycr, an Instructor On the either,
committed suicide some time between II
o'clock last night n s o'clock this
morning ut his late home. l6 West
Twenty-eighth street, by shooting him
seify in the left temple with a A-calibre
revolver. He was Respondent over the
loss Of work and feared he was about to
be dispossessed for the non-payment OF
rent, the agent having told him he
would have TO get out to-day II he did
not pay his rent.
Dreyer was t%hirty-hve years old. He
left two messages. One OF them was to
NJ. II. Scheul. 1852 East Thirty-hfth
street. and the other to G.. Pohl, of "a
Seventh avenue. They were written on
postal cards and contained merely the
words Good by
Mr.. Pohl had known Dreyer in Berlin
ten wears ago. Dreyer came to this
country In 1894. He was an expert tin
smith and easily secured a good posi-.
ton. About six months ago he lost his
employment, and being a good Zithe
player. began giving lessons to pupils.
The proceeds from teaching were In,
sufficient to support him. and he en-
dearored In vain to secure employment
at his trade again. He was II bachelor
John Hasllpp. the house agent, said
this morning he was only fooling Dreyei
when he told him he would put him out
II hts rent were not paid.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
BAD DAYS FOR STRAY DOCS.
Venturesome Cats Are Also Liable
to Be Impounded.
Rush for Licenses at the 8. T.. {. AS
Office Continuous.

The rush to secur dog licenses still
continues at the offices OF the American
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. Mt 10 East Twenty-second
street. This morning. by noon. over
$500 licenses at 81 apiece had been is-
sued. and the line of applicants reached
half way down the block from the Soci-
ety's rooms.
Three covered express wagons and
nine agents started out his morning to
corral stray dogs and cats. Agents
have been instructed not to be too
jealous for a few days, In order to give
fun. opportunity for owners to protect
their animals by taking out licenses.
l. The dogs and cats gathered In will be
taken to the Society's Shelter, III East
Twcnty-second street, and II not rescued
by owners within q day or two will
rooms. Of the Society at the old pound.
One Hundred n Second street and the
East River, This place, the old pound.
q feet by 100 in dimensions, is built Of
corrugated Iron and divided into kennels
and stalls.
twenty-five, letters inquiring about lost
dogs. He has not yet sorted ont his
collection to see IL 1t contains. any OF
the MISSING ones One inquirer de,
'Nii'N' 'i' ''b l'llS anu hNhfl lllll II
n license was taken out for 1t that tho
applicant be at once arrested.
There was n marked increase to-day In
the published advertisements for lost
dogs. President Haines denied quite seri.
ously that there was n combination be.
tween the advertising departments OF
the newspapers and the Society's agents
to not miss a possible catch OF any
wandering dog. He MISC denied that the
new dog catchers would be educated ir
their work by illustrated lectures or
How to grab n cat n the best way
to tackle a dog" Mr.. Haincs firmly be
lieves that any one by using gentle
words can lay lands on any wandering
dog or cat.
All the dog licenses expire to-day, ant
as II In not generally known this clas.
OF license IL no longer issued by thu
Mayors Marshal the attaches in tbs
l%atter's office were kept busy this morn
Ing informing applicants that the SO
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty L
Animals had charge Of dog license,
now. All applicants were told to go to
10 East Twenty-second street.
Most Of the callers were women. AND
many OF them carried their pets II
their arms.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
JULIAN O. DAVIDSON DEAD.
Wcll-K nown Artist Victim OF
Heart Disease and DrOpsy.

NYACK, n. y, May Julian O.
Davidson. the well-known artist. died
at hts home in Nyack last night OF
heart disease and dropsy. He had been
sick for several months. and, although
unable to go about the room, he CON
tinued almost up to the last to sketch
and paint as best his failing powers
would permit.
Mr.. bavidson's marine work In art
ranked among the best done In this
country. For several years he was in
the employ OF Harper Bros, OF New
York City. Many of his large paintings
have attracted the favorable attention
OF art critics. Mr.. Davidson had also
acquired some renown as an author,
having contributed to Century ana
n widow. but no children.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
wORLDLINGs.

The medicine known as mstaili ralllum Is
worth 500. 900 q pound.
An ordinary teRcup holds about six ounces OF
haid and a lumber about ten.
The frlgats bird. the fastest OF all fowl In night,
can Gu, the air At the rate OF 100 miles an hour,
The Jungle fowl Of Australia builds a nest that
Is about twenty feet in diameter and fifteen feet
high.
1t has been shown that the color yellow. both
vegetable and animal. II more permanent than
any offer hue.
II Jupiter is inhabited the people there must
the scisntists.
The East India conpany. the most powerful
corporation that svsr was. came Into existence
~ last day Of 10 ysAr ieoa
The evening world., 1894-05-01
How to lie n sailor.

70 the Ed1tor:
For "W. T. o." II YOU are determined to 20
to sea In order to become a thorough sailor. seek
an interview with some good sea captain sailing
out Of New York. and state your case to him. and
! am certain your endeavor will meet with sue
GERS. Do not 20 into the navy. us there 10 but
little sailoring to be learned aboard our mod
ern warships. Any one ran pass as seaman for
the navy who can WELD The psint-brush and the
holystone, while the merchant service will teach
you, from the most simple lesson In scamanship
to navigation In It's most perfect form. But take
the advice OF an old tar and remain a iandsman.
Perhaps you have been reading Life on the
Ocean Wave" II 80. do not take any stock ln
1t. for I really think the man who wrote the
book never saw salt water. In conclusion I will
say' Apply to some shipping agency. and the
shipping master will give you all tho informa.
ton you may desire. q. s., U. s. N.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
THE FLITsoME FIRST OF MAY.

This Is moving day. A lot OF homes
are on wheels at this time every year.
The man Of family lifts his head from one
spot in the morning. and lays 1t down
among the debris OF his household on
mother spot at night. His lares and pc
mates. after having been hustled into n
moving van and ratified over the granite
paves. cuddle themselves up on cold and
cheerlcss hearths and fail asleep wonder
Ing how the bread-winner OF the domestic
band can afford to pay 80 big a rent for
SO small n place.
a change is often good. Temporal mu-
tantur ct nos mutamur in Hos. Times
change. and we change with them
change our wardrobes, our sweethearts.
our money, our fats and the co!ors of
our hair. We are all looking to the I'M
provement OF our conditions. We want
the best we can get for the least posi-
BILE money. That Is why we tear our
pretty home to pieces and put up with
the annosances of walking on stray car
pet tacks and being unable to find our
backing brushes. stovelifters n last
years yellow shoes for several weeks
after the new dove-cot Is established.
And some Of us do improve our home
conditions by May moving. Some fall into
the hands Of soft-voiced landlords and
agreeable %janitors. and find pleasant
neighbors who don't keep their ears for
ever at the keyholes Of fellow-tenants'
doors. Many get into joyous flats and
heavenly dwelling E houses at this beau
tiful mezzanine May-time. but all the
same the head OF the family suffers by
the miscellaniety OF discomforts which
moving day brings him, n Is n ranting
raging. domestic Anarchist until things
resume their normal satisfactoriliness.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
PhHOIoEy and Whiskers.

To the Editor:
Miss F. d. need not to have told US she was
from the country. for her letter Is full Of the
poor girl didn't know" theory. II she looks In
Websters Dictionary. she may not ind the
word ''cinch." nevertheless It 10 a word v@y
often used among the ranchmen Of the West. a.
we'll As by the sporting fraternity. I would Be
delighted to have her explain what bearing o
mans mustache has upon mis- inteileu. Many Of
our leading statesmen have always gone with
ciean-shaven faces. The only real use, besides
helping to make q man look more attractive,
IL TO draw the attention Of soms Of our few weak
minded sisters. As for the tout Coxey, I
wouldn't waste my time ~parleying about him
MICHAEL oPPA
The evening world., 1894-05-01
BOY ACCUSED OF THEFT.
Charged with Writing that He
stole to Get Even.

Joseph H~oughton. n precoc!ous boy Of
sixteen, was held i'm $500 bail by Justice
Noorhis in Yorkville COur this morn
ing, on IA charge OF larceny.
Thomas Dempsey, Of AIS West Fifty
seventh street. with whom the boy
made his home. charged that his wife
had given the boy a $40 bill to get
changed, and that he had not returned
with II.
Next day they received n postal card
from the boy. saying he had kept the
money to get Ven with Dempsey and
his wife. The boy denied the charge, or
that he had written the postal card.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
SET FIRE TO HER GOWN.
4 Drunken Mans Cigar Creates n
Panic on nm II Train.

A drunken man with n burning cigar
butt boarded a Ninth avenue ~" train
at One Hundred and Sixteenth street
on Sunday evening. and sat down ext
to a pretty young lady. He went TO
sleep. and his cigar fell from his hand
upon the young woman's dress and set 1t
afire.
was discovered. and then 1t suddenly
burst into a blaze, and for a few
moments there was almost a panic in
the arm and neck before the fire couId
he put out by her escort. She refused to
give her name. The drunken man woke
up and escaped during the excitement
knO An.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
$1,000 BAIL FOR ITALIA.
The Alleged Countcrf-iter Goes TO
Ludlow street jail.

Antonio Italia, who was arrested yes
terday on a charge OF counterfeiting,
was arraigned before United States
COMMISSIONS Shields this morning and
held In 5000 bail for the United States
Grand Jury. In default OF bail he was
taken to Ludlow Street jail.
Richard BunnaZzi, the Secret Service
agent, who worked up the case against
Italia, testified hat he bought twenty
counterfeit IS bills from Italia July Is,
1898, and May & he got nifty counterfeit
silver dollars for So in cash.
Italia, when asked about the tran
sactiOns with Bunnaz2i, said:
There Is n mistake. | don't know
the man. This Is the first time l ever
saw him in my life"
Thomas ] C~allaghan, a Secret Service
agent. said that he had known Italia
for about three years. lie was present
when BunnazZl bought the counterfeit
money.
Italia denied that he had ever seen
Callaghan before. He was emphatic in
his statements that a mistake had beeIi
made, n that the wrong man had been
arrested.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
Vousehold HInts.

why to paroxysms Of anger. will per-
manently injure the health.
Mix fine sawdust with glue to n stiH
paste for flling nail-holes or cracks.
and the patch will hardly be discerni-
Bile. especially II the sawdust Is of ths
same VOC that Is mended.
The simplest Icing for cake 10 made
Of the unbeaten white OF the eggg mixed
with n cup of powdered sugar and the
Juice Of half n lemon. II Is a mistake
to beat the whites OF the eggs to a
stin froth for this purpose. as Ii 90
frequently done.