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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
Death Of Filetta A. Mcdonald Result
Criminal Operation.
HER EMPLOYER SUBJECTED TO A
SEARCHING EXAMINATION.
The Authorities FesI That the Guilty Per
sons VIII Be Discovered--She Had
Been Employed in Biddeford for Sever
oil Vaaps
al Years.

Augusta, Aug. 31-The cause of the
death of Miss Filetta Mcdonald at the
Evans Hotel. in Gardiner, last Thursday
afternoon, is no longer mystery.
The official investigation that took place
today in that city showed that her death
was the result of criminal operation.
The facts disclosed at the coroner's in
quest, which took place in the police
court room at the instance of the coun ty
attorney, George Hesselton of Gardiner,
showed that Miss Mcdonald was steno-
grapher and bookkeeper in the emmploy
of William A. Roberts of Biddeford, a
wealthy resident of that city, and we'll
known politician. She had been in his
employ two years, except for short in
terval.. previous to last February. She
was 26 years of age. and was fine look
ing young woman.
About two weeks ago, according to Mr..
Roberts who was subjected to scorch-
ing examination by County Attorney
Hesselton, Miss Mcdonald was taken sick
and, after much solicitation, acknowl-
edged to him that she was in a delicate
condition, but declared in the presence
of his clerk that her employerswas in no
way responsible for it.
At his. suggestion, Mr.. Roberts testified,
Miss Mcdonald left Biddeford to visit a
sister in Massachusetts, and tell her of
the facts. promising to meet him at a
Boston hotel on the following Tuesday.
She was then to apprise him of the result
of her interview with her sister, and ar
range to return to Biddeford, fix up her
books, and then go back to her sister.
Mr. Roberts stated that he met Miss
Mcdonald as agreed, and as she had an
important business engagement in
Augusta for which he Eneeded steno-
grapher, he asked her to accompany him
by boat to Gardiner, where they would
take the train for Augusta. They left
Boston on 1.-The steamer Sagadahoc on
Aug. %. Shortly after the boat started
Miss Mcdonald was taken sick, and had
to retire to her stateroom, where she re-
manned the balance of the trip. He
thought she was merely suffering from
seasickness, he said, and did not call on
any of the steamers s people to attend her.
Upon arrival of the boat at Gardiner,
Miss Mcdonald walked, with the assis-
tance of his arm, from the wharf to the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
COURT MARTIAL ORDERED.
Capt. Summer Held Responsible for the
Damage to the Cruiser Columbia.

Washington, Aug. Silt was learned
today from a seni-official source that the
court of inquiry in the case of the cruiser
Columbia, damaged by being improperly
docked at Southampton, holds Capt.
Sumner responsible for the damage.
A court martial was today ordered in
the case of Capt. Sumner being charged
with culpable neglect in the docking of
the cruiser. 1t is thought that the captain
will lose the command of the Columbia.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS.
Competing Tow Boats Came Into
Collision,
AND ONE WAS BUNTED TO THE
BOTTOM.

the Craft Both Captains Arrested
The sunken Craft Seemed to be at
Fault.
Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 1.-The fight by
the Inmans tug boat line upon the Sing
ers' tug line because the latter entered
into the towing business resulted today
in the sinking of the Inman's tug Path
Finder in the harbor before thousands of
people and also in the death of Charles
Scully, Path Finder fireman. The
steamer Joliet arrived and was met out
in the lake by the Singers tug Medina,
where arrangements were made for the
towing. The Path Finder crossed the
Joliet's bow to drop in between the
steamer and the Medina and take a line
which had been given to the Medina
The Medina pushed the Path Finder,
causing her to list and in twenty seconds
the Path Finder was on the bottom in
eighteen feet of water. One of the fire.
men jumped on the Medina, but all the
other Path Finder men jumped into the
water and were rescued with the ex-
ception. of Scully. Capt. Dietbol of Medi-
ma and Capt. Brown of the Path Finder
were arrested.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
Late Marine News,

Boston September II;t-Arived, schoon-
Maine: Florida, White, Rockland, j. E..
Bowley, Mitchell, Bangor; Seraph, Mer-
riam, Harpswell Maine; Ada Herbert,
Tory, Bangor; Ida Fl. Mathis. Kennehec
and Philadelphi; Kate McCliprrnk,
City Island, N. Y, September l.
Bound south, schooner Izetta and schoon-
er Mills, Bangor, Maine; Ned P. Walker,
Calais, Maine; Jospeh Oakes Deer Isle,
Maine, z. G. Thompson; Harry q. Ches
ter, Machias, Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
New York Had No Beer.

New York, Sept. 1.-The Sunday clos
ing law was more successfully enforced
here today than on any previous Sunday.
Only a few saloons we're doing businss
under cover. A noticeable thing about
the saloons in parts Of the city were
that shades were down 80 as to disclose
full view of the interior, the number OF
arrests made being thirty, the smallest
number made in this city on Sunday
during the past five or six years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-, September 1.-The local
Weather Bureau office records as 10 tne
weather the following:
8a. m. Barometer, 80, 935; therlnot1i0, l 20 q
ter, SO. o.; dew point, 500; humlolty,, 9,oa ~
wind, NV velocity, 2; weather; m",no, 0,on,
Sp barometer, 20, $50 tnerllioiiei M * q
ter, 5S 0 dew point, 51.0; humldley,, y,,dv o.
wind, NV; velocity, g.; weaOee1roi 81 4. oiTi maxi.
Mean daily thermometer, ol,u' Nh 4her ther.
mum thermometer $50; mlniln'n,ii+ a'nai+m orioi -
mometer' Nj 10; IN msxalhti srxranlcipitation, So.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
Strikers in an Ugly Mood.

Ishpeming, Mich, September 1.-State
soldiers are encamped near Lake Angel
line mines, where the steam shovels are
to be operated tomorrow by men brought
from Chicago to take the places of the
strikers The strikers have been in an
ugly mood all day, and the arrival of the
troops have added. to their excitement
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02

= . The twenty-third annual meeting OF
the Maine State Jersey Cattle Associaeioi
was held at Winthorp Saturday afternoon
Tbev elected officers and transacted other
business. Reports showed ehe so'ieoy "
be aourishing and the registry gaming
in numners.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
Many Were Converted.

Liyermore Falls September 1.-The
weeks meeting Of the East ELiverlnore
campground closed Sunday with large
attendance. There was a great revival
and the most converted for years in the
history of the association.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The barometer is highest over the Lake
regions 1t has risen on the Atlantic coast
north of North Carolina, and has fallen
in all other districts east of the Rocky
Mountains. 1t is the lowest north of
Montana. 1t is cooler in all districts on
the Atlantic coats, and it is much warm
or in the extreme Northwest. Weather
conditions are fair, except in the South
ern States. where local showers are re-
ported. The weather will remain fair
in the Northern States with slowly ris-
ing temperature and showers are Likely
to occur in the South Atlantic and Gull
States.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
Marshall Mcdonald.


Vineyard Haven, September 1.-Schoon-
ar Annie GINS. before reported towed here
by schooner Apphia and Amelia, disabled,
has made temporary repairs and sailed
TODAY for Calais. Schooner Charlotte
Buck, before reported here. damaged by
collision will proceed to New Rochelle,
New York, in tow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
A New Mexican PAPER.

City Of Mexico Sept. 1.-The Mexican
Herald new six page paper was issued
here today for the first time Frederick
R. Gurnsey an old Boston journalist is
the editor.
A severe storm in Northern Mexico has
done much damage especially to railroad
property. Twelve bridges on the Mexican
National railroad were carried away.
Traffic on the line and teIegraphic SER
vice will be suspended for several days
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
ouarrelled over a Case of Beer.

North Brookfeld, Mass. September l..
-Four Italians were shot and stabbed
here today by Giovanni Saoeente, fellow
countryman. Gaertano Del Conte will
die. They quarrelled over case of beer.
Saceente is under arrest
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
Stealing City Water.

Chicago, September Ample evil
dence of systematic stealing OF city water
by means of blind" pipe have been dis
covered in the Union Stock Yards. The
beneficiaries have been certain packers.
II is estimated that the city has thus lost
nearly 81, 900, 900 in water revenues
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
The Mills of the (Chinese) Gods Grind
Slowly.

London, September IA despatch
from Shanghai says that the sixteenth
person sentenced for participation in the
massacre of missionaries at Ku Cheng
has been executed The despatch adds
that as vet nothing has been done in re-
gard to the claims made by the British
and gAmerican ministers respecting the
attack on missionaries at Szechaun.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
Maine Pensions.

Washington, aug. 3l-Pensions have
been granted to the following residents
Of Maine:
ADDITIONAL.
Benjamin Hill, Lewiston.
RENEWAL
Thomas W..Kimball, lewiston.
INCREASE.
Elisha Pollard, Brunswick.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
The Oldest catholic CLERGYMAN.

Biddeford, September 1.-Rev Father
john BRADY, pastor of St. Mary's church,
and the Oldest Catholic clergyman in
Maine, today resigned his pastorate,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
3, 2VO

which he has heldsfor twenty-six years.
He has not been in very active service
for several years. Rev. Father L. P.
Linehan, acting pastor, will succeed
him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02

the extent of $193, 600, was arrested at
hotel in Zurich. 1t is not absolutely cer-
tain that the prisoner is the sperson for
whom the police are looking. He was
accompanied by handsome young lady
who passes as his wife.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
sunnosed To Be Embezzler Foster.

Berne, September IA man supposed
by some to be William roster, wanteo IN
New York for falsifying his accounts to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
OBITUARY..
Edward A. Hill.

Springfield, Mass, September Ed
ward A. Hill, journalist in Springfield
for fifte-n years, diedssuddenly this af-
ternoon from neuralgia of the heart at
nearly 3S years of age. His heroism at
the burning Of the Springfield Union =
office March Z, 1883, when neglectlng his
own safety he saved several men and
women from death was generally noted
He was presented gold watch blythe
citizens of Springfield and the gold medal
of the Massachusetts, Humane society.
He was for six years general news editor
of The Republican.
Major Richard X. Sylvester.
Washington, September 1. = Major
Richard K. Sylvester. o well known news
paper writer, died here this morning in
his 63rd year. He was native of Yer
mont and was principal editorial writer
on the Post He was stricken at the desk
in May of last year, shortly after sud
den illness, which carried off his chief,
the late Frank Hatton He rallied slight
ly, but has been more or less an invalid
for sixteen months. The cause of his
death was heart disease, probably due to
some extent of kidney trouble.
Marshall Mcdonald.
Washington, September Marshall
Mcdonald of West Virginia, who for the
last seven years has held the position
of United States commissioner OF fish
and fisheries died here this morning
of pulmonary disease after an illness
of several months.
Hon. Jesse S. Lyford died Saturday
afternoon at the age of seventy-five years.
He was collector Of internal revenue un-
der Lincoln He has been Mayor OF
Lewiston, State Senator anu occupied
other pOstionS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Cool.

Boston, September Local forecast
for Monday: Fair and continued cool I;
variable winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02

Washington, September Fair and
warmer in the interior; westerly winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Elisha Pollard, Brunswick.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-23
THE DURRANT TRIAL.

The defense in the Durrant case at
San Francisco closed yesterday without
introducing any further testimony, and
the prosecution Immediately began to
put in its testimony in rebuttal. This
was damaging to Durrant; and includ-
ed evidence as to the notes of DR..
Cheney's lecture on the afternoon OF
Blanche Lamont's disappearance,
which he obtained from fellow stu.
dent.
Five trustees of the Emanuel Bap-
fist Church were called, and denied that
thoy had about the time of the MUIR
der given any instructions to Durrant
to repair the electrical apparatus of the
church.
Some of the most important testi-
mony of the trial was then introduced
in the evidence of E. F. Glazer, fel.
low student of Durrant. He testified
that on the 10th of April he, with Dur
rant, went into o room at the college,
and while he read his notes of the lee
ture on April Sd, Durrant made notes
in his note book. They discussed the
point raised and Glazer read his notes
entirely through. Though they dis
cussed the points Of the lecture, Dur
rant did not read from his notes during
the three-quarters of an hour they were
engaged.
Prof. Price, chemist, was called as
an expert and disposed of the mys-
FERROUS shoe found in pastor Gibson's
study with stain on the sole, by say
ing he had found the stain to be a
grease spot and not blood.
Us. Dunnigan, a reporter, testified
that he and DR.. Gilbert F. Graham had
visited Durrant in prison on April 20.
He was requested by Durrant 10
step to one side, while Graham
talked privately with the defendant.
DR.. Graham testified that he had had
such an interview with Durrant in
prison. Durrant had asked Dunnigan
to step to one side, and then asked
Graham if he would not lend him the
notes of the lecture of April 3. He
said he had no notes, and with the aid
of Graham's he could prove an alibi.
The prosecution expects to begin its
argument this week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-23

At Jonesyille, Lee county, Va, B. F.

At JOnesvllle, Lee county, va, ID. L.
Conk was appointed postmaster to-day,
vice Mrs. NJ. E. Crockett, removed.
ment of that road have been let, and
that the work will soon be finished.
The road bed has been almost COM
pleted from Waterloo to Four-mile-
Run, aud the foundation for the power
house there is almost ready for the
building that is to be erected thereon.
That run will be crossed by short
trestle in the middle, the two ends to
be filled in by embankments.
Mr.. Edgar Allen agrees with Judge
Sener that the better plan for the re.
publican party in Virginia would
be to allow Colonel Stith Boiling
to act as chairman of the State COM
mittee until the next State convention
shall meet and reorganize that~com-
mittee.
On and after the 25th inst. fifteen
cents will have to ne paid for each BIZ
c, Gle carried on the railroad from here
to Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-23
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fiasoo.


Two or three more fights may be
pulled off in Hot Springs, Arkansas,
within the next two or three weeks,
provided the decision of the supreme
court is favorable, but there are less
prospects of Corbett and Fitzsimmons
meeting in the ring than there were
tWenty-four hours ago.
Corbett yesterday met Martin Julian,
the representative of Fitzsimmons, and
as the result of a stormy interview,
Julian rejected every proposition made
by the champion.
"There is no law in the State OF
Arkansas against prize fighting" said
Corbett. "The case now before the
supreme court will not be decided un-
til Saturday and the governor will not
have time to take steps to stop it,
Now, want to show up your man in
his true colors. He is a yellow dog,
and while I know it is poor policy for
me to offer to fight him for nothing, he
is such an arrant coward, that will
sacrifice everything to do so. So Fitz-
olumOuS WOub Como ueIc duQ uSQU
me, will he? Well ] am disguised.
Fitzsimmons can come here and claim
the champions belt. My purpose was
to show this fellow a cur. Having
accomplished my mission I will quit
the game and never fight again."
Julian left this morning for Corpus
Christi. His final announcement is
this. II will have Fitzsimmons here
on the S1st, and ready to fight, as pro.
vided by the articles of agreement. IF
the Florida Club is no longer connected
with the affair, and there is no purse ia
sight, then we will be willing to fight
in private in place to be selected by
Chicago man now here for the side bet
of $4,000 each. If Corbett will not
consent to this, then We will demand
The forfeit of 81, 800"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-23
Explosion.

NEwBURYPoRT, Mass, Oct. ga
terrible explosion occurred this morn
ing in the drying room of the Fiberloid
works located here. Five men were
employed in the room. One was in
stantly killed and his remains were
buried in the ruins until after the fire
was extinguished. Another was so
badly burned that his recovery is i'm
possible. Another is in critical con-
ditiop, and two others, were badly
burned, but will recover. The loss to
the company will be in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000. The explosion broke
all the windows in the neighborhood,
entailing loss of hundreds of dollars.
Perkins planning mill caught fire from
sparks, but was extinguished with
small loss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-23
Murdered the Witnesses,

Ell RENO, Okla, Oct. 2S.-Philip
Frick and Martin Kock, two Germans,
were witnesses against Bruce Callan's
father, who had difficulty last fall
with German and split his head open
with an axe. The senior Callsn was
indicted for trial and Frick and Koch
were subpoenaed as witnesses. On
Friday Bruce Callan decided to get the
witnesses out of the way. He started
out with his rifle and soon met Kock,
who got down on his knees and
begged for his life, but Callan fred,
killing him instantly. Riding on few
miles he overlook Prick and shot him.
Callan then fled but posse at once
started after the murderer. 1t is gen.
orally believed that he will not be
taken alive, as long as his ammunition
holds out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-23
THE EPISCOPALIANS.

At Minneapolis yesterday in the
Episcopal convention the house of dep
uties concurred with the house of bish.
ops in erecting the missionary jurisdic
ton of Northern Texas into a diocese.
A message was received from the
house of bishops to the effect that the
new missionary district of North Caro-
lima shall be know as the district Of
Asheville.
At the closing session of the house Of
deputies Rev. DR.. Elliott, of Washing
ton, gave assurances of the welcome
that would be accorded the next con-
vention by the new diocese.
The two houses met in Joint session
in the evening as the final act of a
three weeks session.
The pastoral letter was read and the
Episcopal General Conference for 1895
closed sine die with the usual services.
The pastoral address is largely routine
in character, inter esting points being
those in reference to the massacre OF
Christian missionaries in China and the
Sunday observance law, IS was stated
Ia the GAZETTE of yesterday. in dis
cussing church unity, the bishops are
not hopeful of immediate or general
results, save in the spreading of the
sentiment for unity throughout chris
endom. Fully third of the letter is
devoted to a discussion of certain
tendencies in the church toward ritual
ism, and in the other hand toward too
great liberality. Unauthorized meth
DDS of celebrating communion and 9TH
er offices of the church are severely re-
buked, and the letter makes this sig
nifcant statement. eve are indeed
between two perilous tendencies. On
the one hand, there is a demand for
concessions which will make it easy
for members of Christian bodies not in
communion with the church to enter
her ministry, to transfer themselves
bodily as congregations, with faint and
feeble guards of soundness in their
forms of worship. On the other, there
is a plea put forth by some to enter
into negotiations with the Bishop of
Rome with a regard to reunion which
is now known to be possible only by
absolute submission to his unscriptural
and unlawful demands. The wise
thing for US to do is to hold fast to our
position"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The New York anthracite coal Or

The New York anthracite coal COM
panies have advanced prices again.
Ex-United States Senator Van Wyck
was stricken with paralysis in the din
ing-room of the Hotel Portland, in
Washington, on Monday, and is still
quite sick.
1t is said that japan has decided to
evacuate Korea in order to avoid COM
plications, and in order to enable the
government to concentrate its energies
upon the spbjugation of Formosa.
Invitations to the wedding of Miss
Vanderbilt and the Duke of Marlbor-
ough were issued yesterday. The we'd
ding will be in st. Thomas's Church,
New York. on November 6, at noon.
Hon. Cassius M. Clay, jr., has issued
letter declining to support Col. Wat.
Hardin, the democratic candidate for
governor, whom he charges with hav-
ing repudiated the democratic conven-
TONS platform.
It has been decided that presents
coming from abroad for the Duke OF
Marlborough's wedding must pay duty,
and there is some talk that such pres
ents will be sent to the Dukes residence
to avoid paying the duty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-23
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Presidents Speech at Atlanta.


ATLANTA, Oct. 23.-This was pres
ident's Day" at Atlanta. Mr.. Cleve-
land in responding to the speech of well
come on his behalf and for his CO.
laborers in the executive branch of the
government, who accompanied him,
thanked the committee for their kind
words of greeting. "We are here" he
said 'to congratulate you and your as
sociates upon the splendid success of
the exposition you have set upon foot
and upon evidences you have here
gathered chiefly illustrative of southern
enterprise, southern industry and
southern recuperation, but we are also
here to claim share in the pride of
your achievement. No portion of our
countrymen wherever found can ex-
clusively appropriate the glory arising
from these surroundings. They are
proofs of American genius and industry,
which are the joint possession of our
people and they represent triumphs Ct
American skill and ingenuity in which
all our citizens from the highest to the
humblest have proprietary right"
Continuing, the President said: The
success which has attended this exposi-
ton of products and manufactures is
not altogether due to the quality of the
soil or character of the people in any of
the contributing States, but it rests
largely upon the fact that these States
are members of a acknowledgements
nation, whose natural resources and
advantages everywhere have been de-
veloped and improved by the influence
of free institutions, and whose people
have been stimulated and encouraged
by the blessings Of personsi liberty"