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The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
NOMINATIONS ENACTED UPON.
Governors Council Defers Action Until
Today.
ESPECIAL. TO THE pREss.1


Augusta, September 1s-The Governor
and Council held session this evening,
but did not act upon the important
nominations beforel7 them. This it is
understood, was partly due to the fact
that the law require that seven days shall
elapse between the making of certain
nominations, and the action of the
Council upon them, and as it is just q
week today since the nominations Of rail-
road commissioner and bank examiner
were made, the Council decided not to
take them up until tomorrow. Both
nominations will be confirmed.
Bank Examiner Whitten has prepared
a long report on the affairsof the Granite
State Provident Association and this re-
port will be submitted to tho Council at
the session tomorrow forenoon. Ihe
Granite State Provident Association has
it's headquarters at Manchester, n. H.,
and is loan and building association on
a large scale. 1t has 400 subscribers In
Ma inc and $500, 600 of Maine money has
been paid into its treasury. Mr.. Whltten
examination of its methods of business
has been exhaustive The statute gives
the bank examiner authority to suspend
or revoke the licenses of such companies
The petition for the pardon of Robert
Hughes of Portland, is another matter
on which the Council has not yet acted.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
DROWNED.
William DOherty Fell Into Back
Cove.
Probably Intoxicated-He Was a "Melter'
in Kelley's Foundry.

Probably Intoxicated-He Was "Melter'
in Kelley's Foundry.
At about 10 O'Clock last evening while
Sam Stickney and several others were
fishing for smelts near the new power
house of the Street Railway company, at
behring's bridge. they heard a noise over
behind Brackett's box factory as ii Il man
had fallen into the water. Mr.. Stickney
ran up Green street and found Officer
Merrill on Preble street. When they
other fishermen had gone across in
boat, had dragged with rope and had
ulled up the body of a man.
Coroner Littlefeld was called and for
long time all possible efforts were made
to resuscitate the unfortunate man, but
without success. The police wagon took
the body to the station and DR.. Way was
called. He pronounced life extinct.
The body was identified as that Of
William Doherty, '1nelter'' in Kelley S
foundry. He was man about 40 years
of age and had worked for Daniel L.
Kelley for about twenty years. He was a
good workman, and the love of liquor
was his only fault. He lived with an
aged aunt in Manuel's Lane, that runs
between Hammond and Cove street.
1t was manifest that he had strolled
down along the Marginal Way while in
toxicated, and had fallen in and was
drowned.
Coroner Littlefeld did not deem an in
quest necessary. The body was turned
over to Undertaken McDonough.
A young man named Prestley. who
lives near Doherty, says that there could
be no possible reason for suicide or foul
play. and that he must have fal en- over
while intoxicated.
He was the sole support of his aged
aunt.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19

L L
in the night time he had entered the store
of Walter A. Skillin and James..F. Hav k
es. and had taken ia lbs of tobacco at 42
cents a pound.
Webster, when called, said that he lived
at 1873 Pearl street. and was 19 years of
age. He had for the last six months
worked for Joyce Brothers on Middle
street. He had received SIS a week for his
pay.
He knew where the store of Skillin,
Hawkes. & Co. was He had had key
to the store for six months, which George
b. Morrow had had made from his broth
er's key. Witness took his brothers. key
from the bureau at home, and carried it
to Morrow, who soon returned to him a
duplicate
Witness then related the events which
had followed the possession of the key.
He remembered week ago
LAST TUESDAY NIGHT.
He and Hamlin went to Skillin,
Hawkes. & Co.'S. store. They opened it
with the key and Hamlin went in and
they brought out 10S pounds of tobacco.
Tbev we're interrupted by man passing,
but it did not interfere with the success
of the transaction. 1t was little after
o'clock.
They took this tobacco to John Herman
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
DEATH CAME QUICKLY.
Lebanon Shocked by the Fate of James
w. Grant.
Fell Dead while Carrying Lantern-His
Body Covered by the Burning Oil
No Traces of Foul Play.

Body Covered by the Burning Oil
No Traces of Foul Play.
Especial TO THE PREss.1
E Lebanon, September 1S.-Mr. James W.
Grant, prominent citizen OF Lebanon
was found sdead in his house this morn
ing about o'clock Mrs. Giant was
away on a visit in Aroostook county,
and Mr.. Grant was alone in the house.
Mr.. Grant had evidently gone to bed
and arisen during the night and gone
to the sitting room. His clothes were
partially on and not fully buttoned. His
shoes, collar, ETC.. were beside the bed
and laid away as one would naturally
do in retiring.
He evidently got up, lighted his lantern
and started to go out for something.- He
was able to be around, although in poor
health. He had tubuculosis of the lungs
and an organic heart trouble. His ply
sician, Dr. Buel of Lebanon, thinks that
when he got into the sitting room that
his heart failed to act and he fell, strik-
ing his lantern and throwing the oil over
his body and was set on fire by the burn
his breast, almost to his waist. His beard
was all burned off, his eyebrows and part
of his hair The few blisters on his body
indicated that life was nearly extinct
before he was burned, as dead flesh never
blisters There was a little blood on his
nose, fingers and body, but there was
no evidence of struggle or of foul play.
The doors were all locked on the inside,
the windows fastened and everything
indicated careful shutting of the house,
and no breaking and entering.
Mrs. Williams who was doing his house.
work in the absence of his wife, came
with her husband in the morning to look
after the work, and not being able to en-
ter the house, called Mr.. Walter Hanson
and Mr. Nathan Jenness, who proceeded
to the house, and after trying many win
dows and the doors, found bed room
window which they could raise. Mr..
Hanson entered, opened the house and
they found Mr.. Grant on his back at full
length on the floor, partially burned
Mr. John Chamberlain, one OF the Sc
Iectmen, was Immediately notified, and
he telegraphed to Mrs. Grant, who had got
back as far as Augusta on her way home
He also telegraphed for the deceased S
brother, Judge Claudius B. Grant, who
is a Justice of the supreme court OF
Michigan, also to Coroner Moulton of
Sanford
On the arrival of Mr.. Moulton, he ex-
amined the witnesses and deemed an in
quest unnecessary.
Mr. Grants body was then placed in
the hands of Undertaken. Fox of Milton
Mills, N. ii.
Mr.. Grans was a man of many good
traits and much ability; indeed he had
unusual talent for plain farmer. He
was a member of the Congregation al
church and the town clerk of Lebanon.
The house and furniture was very little
damaged by the fire.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19

ESQ.,, appeared for George B. Morrow.
Carroll W. Morrill,, Esq. appeared for
Dominicus E. Hamlin, and Dennis
Meaher, Esq. for Arthur G Webster.
Young Webster neatly dressed and ap-
pearing cool and collected, came into the
court room before his associates and oc-
cupied witnesses seat, indicating that
he has turned States evidence.
The interest in the room was by this
time great. The rear door of the room,
guarded by stout police officer, was be-
sieged by large crowd of spectators, who
endeayored in vain to get further into the
room.
Marshal Trickey, Deputy Marshal
Sterling, Sheriff Plummer, Deputy
Sheriff Bucknam, Messrs. Skillin and
Hawkes., Mr.. Ernesto Ponce, and many
others were interested observers of the
progress of the trial.
County Attorney True first called the
case of compound larceny against Arthur
g. Webster. For his client Mr.. Meaher
answered that he waived a reading,
pleaded not guilty and waived hearing.
stIn The Case of the State against
Dominicus E. Hamlin, your honor, the
State is ready for hearing, said Mr.. True.
'4The respondent will waive reading OF
the complaint, and will demand hear
ing" said Mr.. Morrill,, his attorney.
..Then began the case against Dominicus
E. Hamlin.
Mr.. True called as his first witness
Arthur C. Webster. Self-possession did
not at all desert the young man when he
found himself the center of attention, He
answered all questions in low. steady,
even voice, and did notssget confused on
any material points.
County Attorney True had previously
read the complaint against Hamlin de-
claring that on the 5, of September 1895
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
MERRow AWAITS RESULT OF JUDGE saw
AGES WORDS.

MERROW AWAITS RESULT OF JUDGE Saw
AGES WORDS.
was a salesman for a tobacco concern in
the West and South. He had, however,
represented that he was agent for New
York cigar firm, and had sold cigars for
that firm through the city. He sold the
Columbia, Flagship" and "l49su
cigars. Hamlin. Frod Pine and another
had bought these cigars of him. He sold
B. L. tobacco for John Hernandez to
Emery & Hamlin before the death of Mr..
Emery He had sold about ten boxes OF
tobacco to- ssHamlin after Emery's death
Before the latter's death he sold six or
twelve pounds of tobacco at time, for
six or seven times. to the firm. All Of
Emery & Hamlin and Hamlin always
paid in cash, and never in checks. They
did not always take receipts.
After the death of Emery he had sold
Hamlin one lot of ten boxes of tobacco
which had come from Skillin, Hawkes. &
Co. Hamlin paid for this in cash. Wit
ness took no receipt.
Did Mr.. Hamlin know where this to-
baccO came from?
I should think he might. The names
were marked on the box S. Fl. & Co.
1t was the last of February when witt
ness delivered this tobacco in Geo. B.
Merrow's team, having taken it from
Merrow's stable. So far as witness knew
Hamlin did not know that the tobacco
came from Merrow's stable. The tobacco
was delivered about noon
Webster also testified that he sold Ham
lin Bible and album. He got SIS for the
Bible when it was worth SO For the
album he got 81. so. 1t was the last of
March or the first of April when this
transaction took place.
"Did you at any time tell Mr.. Hamlin
that you had key to Skillin. Hawkes. &
Co.'S store?" asked Mr.. Morrill,
eyes, answered Webster.
u" When did you first tell him?"
" About the first of May"
"Where?"
"In his store. -
"What did he say?'
"He said that was good, and that he
would go with me sometime
Witness then went on to say that soon
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
Summer Visitors Fitting.

Bar Harbor, September 1S.-Ex-Secre
tary Whitney arrived from New YORK OF
his yacht Columbia tonight.
The Viking with Mr.. and Mrs. Buror
Harrison on board, arrived from New
York this afternoon. &
Chief Justice Fuller and family leave
Sorrento for Washington Friday.
Hon. Potter Palmer and Mrs. Ialmel
left for Boston tonight, and Charles W
Bergner and family depared for Phlla
delphia.
The Sycamore, with Edgar Scout ane
party, and Mrs. Thomas A. Scott ane
family, sails Sunday for Philad elphla'
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
IS LIFE WORTH LIVING?


The man who keeps his stomach
in frst-class condition all the
time is the only man who stands
a chance of success in life. For
all disorders of the stomach, liver
and kidneys the genuine Carlsbad
Sprude1 Salt is without equal.
1t is specially beneficial for chron-
ic constipation, equity and rheu-
matte affections, diabetis, etc.
Best results obtained when out
door exercise can be had. Be
sure to obtain the genuine article,
which has the seal of the city of
Carlsbad and the signature Of
"EIsNER & MENDELsoN Co., Agts.,
New York., on every bottle.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19

after he and Hamlin drove down to thy
| store about quarter to nine. But thee
| did not go in as there were people
there. Witness drove back and let HAM
| lin out, and then drove Morrow down to
show him that there were people about
| the store
About week later witness met Ham
lin at the corner of Oxford and Chestnut
streets, having previously made the ar
rangement at Hamlin's store. They drove
down to Skillin, Hawkes. & Co.'S. store,
Hamlin took the key and unlocked the
door They took tobacco, and drove back
to Hamlin's stable. They had Hamlin's
team. They secreted the tobacco in Ham
Inns baymow. Afterwards Hamlin sold
the tobacco to Hernandez. Witness re-
ceiyed half the proceeds. After Hamlin
had opened Skillin, Hawkes. & Co.'S. store
he handed the key back to witness. There
had been a discussion as to who should
omen the door. and witness had refused.
Gain in May the two went to the store
but this time drove directly from Skillin,
Hawkes. & Co.'S store
TO JOHN HERNANDEZ'S
where they sold the tobacco and divided
the proceeds. Witness had again refused
to unlock the door. and Hamlin did it,
They used Merrow's team.
Witness had stored tobacco in Hamlin'
Laurel Lane store at Merrow's stable and
two boxes at the corner of Pearl and Ok
ford street.
The eleven boxes taken in February
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
c,,,c1r.mauga Park Dedicated.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Septe9mber e
Tho Ohio non1ment on the Chickamauga
battlefield were dedicated today.
''ISC Governor Mckinley, in accepting the
memorials on behalf of the state spoke
at length. ~. Dr.o,,,sot+s aa,o
,.tin,, d,9 Gedicated the monuments to the
HHhirtv HHtiUr1 and Thirty-second regiments OF
that hat state. Gov. Greenhalge made the
sddUess sldp At the completion of the several
etate dedication exercises, the troops IN
esa Ganon lamont on the battlefield, under
co,nnand of Colonel Poland, gave a
dress parade which was witnessed by
thousands Of spectators. This closed the
programme for the day in the park.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
FILIBUSTERERS ON TRIAL.
There Are Thirty-SeVenty Counts in
the Indictment.
WERE ABOUT TO SAIL FOR CUBA
WHEN ARRESTED.

They are Ch arged With Having Set On
Foot a Military Expedition Against the
King of Spain-Another Alleged Fill
clustering Party Detained.
Wilmington, DEL, September lS-The
United States court room was we'll nlled
this morning in anticipation OF the De-
ginning of the trial OF tWenty-one
alleged Cuban filibusterers. The reading
of the Indictment was waived. 1t con-
tains thirty seven counts. Dlstrlc5 AT
torney Vandegrift asked for the postpone
ment of the case for week to secure new
evidence not yet available. Judge wales
refused the request, stating 1t would be
manifestly unjust to detain the accused
any longer without giving them an
opportunity to be tried. At ll.2o United
States Senator Gray took seat with
counsel for the defendants Mr.. Rubens,
for the defense, entered demurrer to
seven counts of the Indictment. He held
that they wero defective because they
charged conspiracy against some country
unknown to the grand jury, with which
the United States was at peace. District
Attorney vandegrift replied at some
length, holding that the United States
was at peace with the old world and a
conspiracy against any foreign nation
was unlawful.
Senator Gray for the defense, held that
the accused were entitled to have a
reasonable description of their alleged
offense in the Indictment. Thirty counts
were not objected to that specified that a
military expedition had been set on foot
against the King of Spain. The Senator
spoke of seven faulty counts as contain
ing a nebulous charge which hung in the
air without shape and without form.
Judge Welles sustained the demurrer filed
by Mr.. Rubens. :. The jury was selected.
District Attorney Vandegrift explained
in detail the various counts in the indict-
ment and why drawn. He addressed the
Jury and said the government would
show the accused met in this city at the
house of Ralph Desoto, one of the accused
and proceeded with arms and ammuni-
tion at midnight on tugboat to the
Delaware river with the intent to take
passage on vessel for Cuba. United
States Marshal Lannan of Delaware was
the first witness and he narrated the
arrest of the Cubans
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
Will Not Punish viceroy.

Shanghai. September 1S.-Not with,
standing the efforts of the British consul o1!
the authorities refuse to punish the vice.
roy and other exalted officials who are
deemed responsible for the kuchlng
the execution at Kuohing yesterday of
seven prisoners convicted of participating
in the massacres.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
A New Sovereign Grand Treasurer.

Atlantic City, N. j., September r. 81
Order of Odd Fellows, resumed its
sittings here today. The sovereign 81 grand q u
treasurer, Isaac A. Sheppard OF IN ia ia
delphia. presented letter 9nsing g
his resignation in consequence OF falling
health. The resignation OF M. Sheppard
after nineteen years of faithful . service ice,
was accepted with regret. M; - h,chard r; ;mnms
" ", elect elected d as Mr. Sheppard's IS successor.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19

dez, and divided the proceeds Witness
realized $23 from the venture.
The cross examination of Webster byEMr.
Morrill, was very full and complete.
Webster said ne had become acquainted
with Hamlin at the latter Lincoln street
grocery store. Witnesses family traded at
the store, and witness was often there.
The obtaining of the key was suggested
by George B. Morrow. He had never
represented to Hamlin or others that he
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-, September The local
Weather Bureau office records as to the
weather the following:
8 a. m.-Barometer, 80 s17; ther.
500; wind, calm; velocity, weather,
cloudy.
D. Barometer, 80. 75O; ther.
mometer, SO. 0; dew point, 46.0; humidity,
$50; wind, Sc; velocity, 1; weather,
cloudy.
Mean daily Thermometer, 500; maxi.
mum thermometer, 81. 4 minimum ther.
moIneter, 45.S; maximum velocity o1
wind, 10, SW; total precipitation, Trace.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
WINDSWEPT LAKES.
Michigan Vessels Disabled by Sudden
Tempest.
Buildings Levelled by the Force of the
wind-Chimneys Blown Down and
Lumber Blown Into the Lakes.


wind-Chimneys Blown Down and
Lumber Blown Into the Lakes.
East Tawas, Mich, September IS. The
most disastrous storm OF recent years
passed over this locality at midnight
last night, disabling vessels, wrecklng
buildings and leaving genera. destruction
in it's track. The wind blew from the
northeast one hundred miles an hour.
EARLY this morning steamer Cadillac ran
| into the harbor, having sprung aleak and
was making water fast. She picked up
schooner Senator, loaded with pig iron
| for Erie. in the lake with all sails and
rigging gone and dragging ashore. The
schooner Senator Blood, tile laden, Bay
City for Duluth, made the shelter OF the
harbor, having sails, rigging and fore
mast blown away and leaking. Steam
| barge d. +. Rose was forced to let go OF
her tow, the Bacobal, Albany and Buck
eye State, and make for harbor. The
| three schooners were found this morning
anchored off Whitfish Point with rigging
damaged.
On the land the storm was even more
serious. A two story frame building
of the city, was levelled to the ground. as
| was the two story residence of II. D..
Evans. The family escaped without in
| Jury. At the fair grounds the roof was
blown off the grand stand and twenty
| five rods of high board fence destroyed.
The Casco Brine Supply company $
building had the smoke stack blown
down and the roof smashed in. The roof
was blown off of G. HI. Hanscomb' S
residence, and at Arthur .Jones's planning
mill the roof was lifted off and the build
| ing caved in, wrecking almost the. entire
plant. The scenes Of destruction of minor
character are seen on all sides. The
| Holland and Emery Lumber company S
lose several thousand feet of lumber
blown into the lake. Captain Nc
Laughlin of the tug Avery, which made
port with fires out and two feet OF water
in the hold, was given up for lost.
says it was the worst storm in tweEty-
| five Years
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
MERROW, HAMLIN
& WEBSTER,
Judge Robinson Reviews the Firms
Affairs.
ALL NOW REPOSE UNDER ARM OF
THE LAW.

Webster the Chief Witness Against His
Partners-Hamlin Alone Shows Fight
in the Municipal Court.
The police officers room at the station
was crowded Wednesday morning at the
hearing in the case of those arrested for
theiving from the stores of Joyce Broth
ers and Skillin, Hawkes. & Co.
Judge Robinson first disposed of the
minor cases of intox ication, etc. and
then, some after ten o'clock, the cases Of
greater interest were opened.
There was large attendance of attor.
neys and officials.
Judge A. R. Savage, Of Auburn, as as
sociate counsel with Calvin E. Woodside,
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
THE LARK SEIZED.

1t was Be 1ieved She Was About to Sail on
a Filibust ering Expedition.
Washington, September 18. Collector
Brown of Key West, Florida, today tele-
graphed the Treasury Department that
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
An Augusta Publishing House Meets
Heavy Loss.
MIDNIGHT BLAZE THREATENED
THE CITY BY THE KENNEBEC.
Flremen Confined Their Efforts to Pre-
venting the Spread of the Flames-Loss
Estimated at $3O,0OO-An Incendiary
Fire this Morning in Rockland.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.]

lSPE AZ LIE fhESS.J
Augusta, September 10. "A few min
utes before O'Clock this morning sheet
of flame burst from the windows of the
wooden building owned by the Gannettt
& Morse concern, one of the largest pub
fishing houses of Augusta An alarm
was at once rung in, but before the fire
men reached the scene the building was
wrapped in sheet of fame. 1t was
a long two-story structure and next it
stood the brick building of the same con-
Germ. 1t was to save this that the fire.
men directed their efforts, and thanks to
the calm night and the protection it
afforded by the heavy iron shutters.
they succeeded. The proI Ierty is on the
river bank and the glare lit up the whole
city. A big crowd gathered to watch the
blaze All the fire apparatus was sum
moned and many streams were soon
pouring on the flames but they could do
little towards saving the wooden build
ing In an .hour the roof and a large-"sec-
was then under control. In this build
ing was a large composing room, press
rooms and the mailing room. The press
es and type and the mailing lists are
probably total loss, but the valuableIsub-
scription books are saved. 1t was in the
burned building that the publications the
late e. G. Allen were printed "Com-
FORT" the Gannett & Morse periodical,
was printed in the brick building.
The company employs about 200 hands,
and of these more than half are out of
employment until new quarters can be
procured Mr.. Price of the company
said that there was an insurance Of
about $50, 600 on the building and it's
contents, and this will probably cover
the money loss, although there was
much Of value in the building which can
not be estimated in dollars and CENTS
The cause Of the fire is a mystery. 1t
seemed to have originated in the mailing
room at the northerly end of the build
ing and from there to have worked along
through the upper stories tow ard the
brick structures,
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
Maine Pensions.

Washington, Sept. 1S.-The following
Maine people have been granted pension
today:
INCREASE.
John W. Lewis, Togus.
Jacob Z. Bennett. South Berwick.
REISSUE.
George C. Kenison, East Brownfeld.
Joseph E. Babb, West Gardiner.
RENEWAL AND INCREASE.
George M. Kear, Kenduskeag.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Warmer.

Boston, September 1S.-Forecast for
Thursday: Fair: warmer; variable
Washington, September 1S.-Forecast
for Thursday for New England: Showers,
clearing in the south and western
portions; variable winds; slightly warmer.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-19
The Same Storm.

Sand Beach, Mich, September 1S.-A
terrible hurricane from the northeast
struck this town at L. 80 this morning
Houses, barns and sheds were blown
down and buildings unroofed and trees
torn up. The new residence OF Robin
son Well was completely destroyed at the
North End of the railroad station was
blown in. Several other buildings and
barns were demolished.