davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1894-09-20

-Nt6t meniger pie $4,000 Pferhe
peroen nNh unb naH mrr4 Die gtnz
fi9rung 'oes erettri5den "Eruaet7"z
5pitems III gang Pbifubelp9ia
aus benz GtraBenba6noteni It ausgez
muItert werben- @dcn itnb 6UO0
ooer mepr Pferbe baraus entftrnt
tporoen. Men 4ut bic be fen Der elz
ben oen 2inien ii6erlaHen, tpe(9e nod
pferDe' perpenDen, frs t6re Srol1epz
Gon1truttioner1 ppQenbet fino. uno bic
14leehtsren 1tatt oerfelben ousrangirt.
Wor @infibruns Der Srolleps bate
bic Y6ilaoetpbia Sraettonr@ ompagnie
ilber 5000 pfsroe; bic Is. unb Is.
ctr. 2ini, 100; bic 10. uno 20. Ctr.
2inie 600; bic II. uno 49,, nebit Der
~. unb 16. @tr. 2inie $50 pferoe.
Muf Der Qancaf ter Mpenue 2inie ma<
rem $50 unb auf ber Gheitnut uno
Walnut Ctr. 2inie 300 Pferoe u. |. N.
Der @ertauf 10 bieler pferoe hat no.
tiirti9 beren Yrei1e auberoroentlif
btrabgeoriidt. Sang fal1@ aber III
bic Mnii&t, baB man nur i&le4te ooer
gang abgetriebene Pferoe BEL jenen
2inisn eebobt babe. sic puroen in
MaNe aus benz We ten burh Con-
trattorsn be3ogen, aber nur bic gutter
tpuroen genommen uno bafdr bon
$3.50 Bis $170 be3o1lt> sic puroen
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15
PERSONAL

Mr.and Mrs. j. B. Donnell have left for
the South to spend theiwinter.
Dr.N.M Marshall is critically i'll with
pneumonia.
Mr.. Seth B. Hersey is verysseriously ill
at his home on Thomas street with a
complication of diseases.
Miss Lila Chase and Miss Hattie
Thompson will have sale of linen and
China at 100 Emery street, this after
noon and evening.
Mr.. Howard Owen of Augusta was at
the Falmouth yesterday.
Colonel Fred Atwood Of Winterport is
in town.
Rev. A. Fl. Wright's address on Christian
work in Portland-an abstract of which
was published in the PRESS-will be
found in full in this weeks Christian
Mirror.
Mr.James Gilbert, who has SO success
fully produced Hawaii" returns to
Boston Monday. and commences active
rehearsals on Prince Pro Tenn" Many
new features will be introduced. by him
in this already pronounced success. Mr..
W. Il. Stoekbridge has engaged him for
the opera of patience" at Lewiston in
January.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15
200 kinds of Crackers at Shaw's.
a Warehouse Floor Says.

A Warehouse Floor Says.
About 6 O'Clock last evening the chem
ical was calledsto the building on Com
mercial street, lately occupied by Harris,
Gage & Telman. It appears that Burn
ham & Morrill, have stored about 5000
boxer. of canned goods in the building,
and it was ascertained that the floor in
one OF the upper stores was saggsng.
Word was sent to the chemical to come
down and put out the furnace fire. and
the company did so. AS the floor APP
peared.to be supported by by boxes of
canned goods on the next floor it was
decided not to try to shore up the floors
until today, but the gas meter was tax
en- out and the fire drawn from the.furn-
ace to prevent any danger to the build
ing from fire.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15
BRMFJOTTlNGs.

The Kennebec Journal says: "Portlan-
dars are talking very en,Deeringly OF
geater Portland.
Yesterday was mild. pleasant DAY.
The police committee were again IN
readiness yesterday noon to receive
CHARGES against the police. No one APP
peared. 20
The CITY of Portland has atspresent ~
insane patients in the insane asylum,
which the CT ty supports there. Ihree IN
sane patients from this city have died at
Augusta within the last twosmonths.
Edward Owens, George Barnes and
Michael Burke are newsboys. Ihey
have soolen many dollars worth oil can
DIV from Sawyer during the pasti month.
but at last have been caught, and
have been fined 50 and and one-tnlrd
costs each.
Professor Rankin's recitals Saturday
evenings are to be one OF the features
this winter.
One hundred and ten cars, Loaded
chiefly with cheese and grain, are Que,
which. will form the cargo OF steamer
Rosarian, of the Allan line.
The schooner Maggie J. Chadwick,
with ss5 tons of coal, which appeared OFF
this port Sunday, and was blown back
to Portsm outh, arrived yesterday.
The steamer Oregon is due Monday.
She will bring general cargo of Christ
mas goods for Canada, and 500 tons OF
fruit. There will be much holly and
mistletoe also.
The entertainment given by the Sa-
marltans on Thursday evening at Mrs.
Ingalls, was very enjoyable affair. and
She large audience present were loud in
their praise. Each number was warmly
applauded. and good sum OF money
was realized.
Another case is reported where II. W.
Morgan the confidence man, had victim-
ICED a concern in Connecticut.
Thursday night sailor got into a
row with aTgang at the foot of Silver
street. and he was badly used up.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15

be solved only by united municipality.
Also. SO many of our business people i've IN
Deeling that mutual interests draw US to-
gether.'' e,ow
CAPTAIN j, S. WINsLoW.
II shouldn't object to having Deer'hg
annexed to Portland"
ALDERMAN j. A. MCGOWAN.
II am heartily in fas or of II. we nave
heard much of Portland in the Fast and
now we want to see the great and glorious
Portland of the future. We ought to Lave
Deering now. and ultimately South Port
land. city of fifty thousand people stands
higher: its merchants command more re-
spect. l hope also that the annexation will
be brought about at this session of the
Legislature
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15

A Young woman who has suffered for
Years from what the doctors have called
isne1vous dyspepsia wishes me to state to
my readers that she has been completely
dred by dropping medieine.and living al
most entirely upon Bovlnine.
his l very glad to do for have, in
ores of instances. seen the excellent
eff ct of this liquid preparation of the
priest beef upon friends and acQuiant-
ances. have known it used also with the
hest effect upon young children, and even
those-t hat were irrita BILE and illsdur;ng the
and ] have never yet heard of an instance
that il did not strength and build up.
9 lis is owing to the fact of its making no
tax upon the digestion, and because of its
perfect assmilative qualities. For those
who are apprebensive OF grippe, this benign
preparation acts like charm.
ELEANOR KIRK.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15

ct. D." McDonough Has Not Returned.
On the 18th of Novem Der, q young
man named At. Dr. McDonough is sup
posed to have fallen from -sboat while
going along the wharvesj and been
drowned. The docks were dragged, but
no trace of his body was found. For
two or three days the rumor has been
circulated that McDonough had been
picked out of the water by tho crew of
a fishing schooner, and after being car
ried off by them on their trip, had re-
turned to the city. An inquiry was
made Friday night by the PRESS at
the home of McDonough's relatives. at
No. Larch street. and it was learned
that they knew nothing about the
whereab bouts of the young man, and had
no reason for surprising him to be alive.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15
AT the Y. M. G. A.

The Sunday afternoon mems nesting
willEbe held as usual at the Young MEMS
Christian Association rooms tomorrow,
at 4.30. Mr.. H. M. Moore of Boston, one
of the foremost Christian workers OF
America, will conduct the service, and
will be assisted by several of the speak
ers in attendance upon the convention
now in session here. Rev. f. M. Lamb OF
Kennebunkport will sing. All men are
invited.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15

Among the resolutions always maze at
the beginning of a new year the resolve 10
lay by portion of ones income agaihs'
a rainy DAY is most commemorate. No"
that 1895 is drawing near we would call the
attention of our readers to the adVertlse-
rnent of the Chapman National Bank. OF
this city, which makes feature OF savings
bank business. Depositcrs at the chapman
Bank get per cent. Interest upon H.
,,os+n,ants dec15dlt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15
Assignment of F. II. widber.

We regret to announce that Mr.F. d..
Widber, the proprietor of the table fac
tory on Unionsstreet, made an assign
ment yesterday for the benefit of his
creditors, to Ardon ". Coombs, Esq. We
understand that owing to the recent
death of gentleman who had been ac-
customed to render financial aid to Mr..
Widber he found it Impossible to meet
his maturing obligations. and made the
assignment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15
Cultivat ed Persian Dates at Shaw's.
CITY Government.

At special meeting of the Mayor and
Aldermen esterday noon, the petition of
J.F. Liscomb to enlarRe dwelling house
at IS Neal street was referred. Charles
A. Coffin was granted conditional per-
mission to keep FISH market at 81 La
fayette street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15
The Horse Auction.

Thirsy-nine horses were sold at the 5.
j. Murray auction sale, ranging from a
yearling colt to big pair of workers.
Tive OF three Maine bred trotters and
family horses were sold. also part of
the sale. They went at sdiscouragingly
low prices to horse breeders.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15
OBITUARY..
Andrew Akerstrom.

Mr.. Andrew Akerstrem, OF A High
street, died Friday, aged 80 years. He
had suffered an operation at the hospital
Thursday, from which he did not rally.
MIR. Akerstrom was member Of Har-
mony Lodge of Odd Fellows. Chief Pa
triarch of Falmouth Camp, and mem
Der of Canton Ridgeley. He leaves a
widow. The funeral occurs Sunday, at
? D. M, from his late residence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15
To Buyers of Turkish Rugs.

The collectIonsnow on exhibition and for
szle at f. O. Bailey & CO.. salesrooms' 40
Exchange street, includes many rare anu
valuable specimens of Oriental Rugs winch
are being disposed of at wholesale prices
Those who desire to get rare Vaiuaoie
Christmas presents will find this an excep-
+iona onportunity.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15
Belongs in Portland.

n Michael Quirk of Portland attempted
suicide by placing himself in front lot
three engines in successionsat East Hart
ford Thursday. Hesis undoubtedly in
sane. All the engines were stopped be-
fore striking him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15
Nothing is More Acceptable

To lady than nice watch ana chaih'
and there is no better place to poy sheni
than at c. II. Lamson's, 203 Middle street.
He has a bea utiful assortment ana lnVltes
-. 80 col, ond see them. dec14d2t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15
THE PRESS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY.

Eastman Bros & Bancroft.
j. Il. Libby
owen, Moore q Co.
Geo. c. Shaw & Co.
Larrabee.
Merry.
Rines Bros-3.
H. H. Hay & Son.
The Standard Dictionary.
f. A. Grip.
State of Names. j. Court.
State of Maine.
New Wants, To Let. For Sale. Lost. Found
and similar advertisements will be 1ound unoer
their appropriate heads on Page g.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-08
DEERING.

Mrs. Fred Parker and little son, of
Providence, R. l.. are visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M.
Jacobs, Stroudwater.
Mrs. Joseph Libby of Gorham, is the
guest of Mrs. NJ. J. Milliken.
Mrs. Ella Bates has moved into her
new house on Congress street.
The fishermen have commenced to
move their houses from the ice at Fore
River.
The D. LIS. club will meet Tuesday
evening, March 18th, with Mr. Mrs.
Watson.
The Antiquarian supper and entertain
ment given by the Stroudwater Sunday
school Monday evening was largely at
tended The entertainment consisted OF
music by the choir, Rotations. vocal
duets, dialogues and pantomime in
costumes of "ye olden times" A varied
and attractive programme, which was
interesting to all.
Fannie, the oldestschild of Mr.. E. A.
Madden, is very i'll at her home on
Forest avenue, Woodfords. r.
Mr.. O. l.. Knowles is able to be out
with the aid of crutches, after long
and severe illness.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-08


The Ladies' Aid Society are preparing
for an Easter entertainment, which Will
be given some evening during the week
previous to Easter Sunday. NO pains
will be spared to make this very attrac-
tive entertainment. The best musical
talent within the society's reach will
be secured The readings and recltations
given viii be carefully selected, and u Is
intended that the stage decoration Will
be not only appropriate to the OCCASION
but also very fine.
Mr. Cornelius Harris, steward OF
steamer Portland, accompanied oy ms
wife and children, also Mrs. Caroline
Spencer, passed Sunday in town, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Lath am.
MID C. True and wife, OF Portland,
have recently been at Mr.. Benjamin
True's Tor the day.
Our annual town meeting occurs on
Monday, March 18th.
The meetings at the Congregational
church are discontinued until further
notice is given.
Our municipal election was well at
tended, party linessbeing drawn and both
parties apparently putting forth their
entire strength, resulting in the choice o!
the following officers:
Moderator-S.L L. Stevens
Clerk-Charles G. Mason.
Selectmen-S. G. Stearns, Charles w.
Ryerson, E. E. Witt
Agent-E. E. Smith.
School Committed. A. Roberts
Robert n. Millett. F. N. Barker, Z. +.
Barnes, C. A. Stephens.
Treasurer-S. B. Cummings.
Collector-C. f. Lord.
All are Repu blicans except the clerk:
who has served many years, is an lnvallo
and very efficient officer.
Many are anxious for rain to raise the
pond, AS the need of water to run the
mills and electric light plant is keenly
felt.
The recent bright sunny days are tell
ing hard upon the heavy body Of snow.
The sleighing for heavy teams IS nearly
ruined, and bare spots are seen on the
hill sides.
Our streets are flooded with water from
the melting snow, and the sidewalks are
being cleared of ice. We are hoping FOL
our street lights soon, as they have been
off for some weeks, for lack of water.
The spring birds have come IN small
mum hers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-08
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate
in this county have been recorded at the
Cumberland Registry of Deeds:
Grav-Mary A. MorrelI to Lewis M.
Verrill.
Cumberland-Mary j. Pride to Albert
Davis
Gorham-Samuel C. Hoyt tossPhineas I.
Libby.
Harpswell-John Aubens to Lydia
Aubens.
Gertrude Holbrook TO Abner J. Harris
5000.
Westbrook-Merritt Lamb to Benjamin
E. Cousens.
Naples-Ida Hadlock ct ais to Lewis
P. Knight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-08
WESTBROOK.
Meeting of the City Council.


An adjourned meeting of the West
brook City Council was held last eve
ming, President Cutter in the chair.
The ordinance placing the salary of
the city solicitor at $500 had it's final
passage.
Various reports were received and
ordered to be printed.
The committee on laying out new
streets reported the lines of new
street and reported that no damages
were awarded. The report of the COM
mittee was accepted as by the lines re-
ported. The lines of Brown street were
also reported and accepted, also High
street continuation to be twenty-five
feet wide and an order was passed to
enforce it. The report on the grading OF
Rochester and other streets was pre-
sented and accepted.
communication was received from
the MAYOR in which he objected to the
reduction ofssthe city marshals pay. The
matter was discussed at some length and
it appeared that no action OF the present
council could effect the salaries as
established by the previous council. The
MAYOR approves the ordinance.
The necessary action was taken pro-
viding for the commitment of Father
Eugene Geary to the Insane hospital.
Father Geary is the young priest whose
sad attack of insanity was reported
Tuesday.
It was voted that the city clerk be
authorized to notify the several persons
that seemed to be elected by the returns
! to appear on Monday next at 10. &c
o'clock a. m. and be duly qualified.
Adjourned.
The incoming city government will be
duly inaugurated at the council
cham bers next Monday morning.
CD. Woodman & 60. have begun {
canvass of the city for new directory
George M. Woodman, who made the
canvass before. and is thoroughly posted
| in the matter, is doing the work.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-08
Fire in HOultOn.

Houlton, March This morning a
stable and ell owned by F. NJ. WEIGH
were destroyed by fire. The main house
was somewhat damaged, but the con-
tents were saved; insured. The fire is
thought to have been set in the stable by
Camden's Opera House.
Camden, March AT the corporation
meeting last night, it was voted to raise
$4,000 to complete the Camden opera
bouse IT was also voted to discontinue
lighting the streets by electricity.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-22
GUILTY OF TWO MURDERS
The Story of Crime That a
Suicide Revealed.
FORCED A WOMAN TO SAVE HIM
Then Married the Woman to
Keep Her Silent.
The Tragic Grimes of an Illinois Man
His First Murder Finally Drove Him to
XIII His Wife and Then End His own
LIfe-The story Told by Ills Step


ALTON, ILL.,, March l5.-A sensational
sequel to the murder of Mrs, Skaats by her
husband, and his suicide, last Sunday
night, has just developed by the confession
of the three daughters of the murdered
woman. They are hard working girls,
employed at the glass factories, and their
earnings have been squandered by their
brutal step-father for two years.
September 2Sth, 1892, George Cochran, a
travelling man from southern Illinois, Of
good family and with u young wife and
child at home, was killed on the doorstep
OF the house of the then Mrs. Phillips. The
woman was arrested for the crime aud
swore she shot the man because he entered
her house by force and insulted her. The
corOner's jury eNonerated her.
Now it is proved by the children's con-
fession that Skaats shot the man from q
closet while he himself was tresspasser
at the Phillips home that he then com
PEELED the woman by threats to acknowl-
edge the crime; that he broke his own
wite's heart and sent her to an early grave,
and then married Mrs. Phillips to seal her
lips, but that he was constantly haunted
by the vision of a man following him and
finally shot his vile because she had threat.
ened to diVulge the truth.
The children said that they had not
dared to tell the truth while he lived be.
cause he would have killed them if they
had even intimated that they knew.
After the body of Skaats was buried u
bottle OF blue vitriol was found i'll his bed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-22
MS FIRST Pr UG HAT.


Colonel Tom Moonlight Relates an Inter-
esting Incident of His Public Career.
Washington Post.
Colonel Tom Moonlight-nobody ever
called him Thomas, except the State De-
partment clerk who made out his com
mission as minister to Bolivia-was at the
Capitol yesterday saying goodbye to his
friends. He left for New York last night,
and will sail for South America next Sat.
urday. Colonel Tom tells this story:
when received my instructions ut the
State Department was told that must be
very careful and punctilous when i
reached La Paz, the capital of Bolivia,
about my attire. | was particularly in.
formed that | must not appear in the
streets unless wore a silk hat.
"'Guod God" | exclaimed, fundly strok-
ing my soitsombrero, Inever wore high
silk hat except once. 1t was when was
governor. OF Wyoming, and we were cele
brsting Fourth of July or some other holi,
day. was told that the governor ought IA
wear tile and so put one on. had not
gone 80 yards before q cowboy, Just in from
the plains, sent bullet through it. He said
that man ought to have better sense than
to wear q silk haI in Cheyenne, and, to tell
cowboy
When | get to Bolivia, however, am
going to wear one again. The State DE.
partment tells me that il any one shoots al
me ! can call upon the entire UnitedStates
for protection.h
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-22
IN GENERAL.


A slight earthquake was reported We'd
nesday night near Woodward, Iowa.
I. IL, Davies. guardian of Princess
Kaiulani, was passenger by the steamer
Mariposa, which arrived at San Francisco,
from Hosolulu, Thursday.
An east-bound passenger train on the
Oregon Short Line went into the ditch
near Mountain Home, Ore, Tuesday night,
causing the death of the fireman. mail
clerk and three tramps.
The committee OF arbitration of the
Southern Railway and steamship Associa.
ton in New York. Thursday, failed to ad-
Just the differences which led to the with.
drawat of the Louisville g. Nashville and
other lines from the association, Still
another meeting will be held TODAY.
The expenditures of the government for
the eight months and half Of the present
fiscal year have exceeded the receipts
S52,000,o00, the figures being: Receipts.
S2ll 100000; expenditures, 1888, 4OO. 600.
This. ratio, If carried out to the end of the
fiscal year will make the net deficit about
S74, 100000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-22

Austin Gibbons offers to meet McAuliffe
in the ring on any conditions the latter
names.
George Bubear has challenged Wallace
Ross TO row over the Thames champion
ship course, for 600 side.
Montgomery Goell, l3.year-old Her
cules. of Wissahickon, held out ut arms
length pound dumbbell is minutes and
IL seconds.
Chicago's Associated Cycling Clubs are
talking of going into politics for improved
paving and other matters of interest to
wheelmen. They Claim 5000 members,
and such strength, il properly managed
should be very effective.
Danny Richardson will play short-stop
for the Louisville club this year. The deal
for the purchase of his release was con-
summated Thursday, when Manager
Barnie and President Byrnc met in BROOK
lyn. The price paid by Louisville is g., $50
Dan o'Leary, the veteran. sends propo-
sition to enter six'day square heel and
toe walking race with Henry Schmell and
EDWARD Payson Watson, provided they
Will make it sweepstakes of 81 600 Il
corner, the race to take place in Chicago or
New York in May or June next.
Lord Dunraven has advised Secretary
Oddie of the New York Yacht Club, that
the Nalkyrie will not be raced IN American
waters the coming season. The English
yacht will be tloated from 1ebo's dock,
brooklyn, on April 10th, and will sail for
Glasgow as soon us she can be got ready.
A force of men are at work removing
the fence on the north side OF the Phila,
delphla Ball Park, from the centre of
Lehigh avenue to the house line. This
takes off strip about 40 feet In width
from the upper side of the grounds. The
park having been depressed by the build
ing OF the Broad street hump, frame
fence Il feet high is being built along the
Broad street front. on top of the old brick
wall, to prevent the games being seen by
persons standing Oil the street. The fence
the games by standing on the Huntingdon
street loot bridge, vantage point enjoyed
! by hundreds lust season.