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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-17
A LUMBER CASE.
That is Being Heard by Referees and In
wolves $4,000.

Yesterday forenoon, IN the Superior
court room case was begun before Frank
lin G. Payson, Esq, of this city, Henry
g. Thayer of Dixfield and Charles
Rankin of Hiram, as referees, which in
wolves several thousand dollars. The
plaintiff is Freeman Hatch and the
defendant is Matthew G. Morrill,. Messrs.
Locke & Locke and A. F. Moulton, ESQ,
appeared for Hatch ana Messrs. Soldiers
q Chase for the defendant. The plaintiff
leased to the defendant mill and wood
lot situated in the towns of Gray and
RAYMOND, it being included in the CON
tract that the defendant should cut lum-
Der from the woods paying therefor a
specified price The plaintiff now claims
that the defendant has not paid for. all
the lumber he cut. The amount involved
in the case is $40, 900, that being the sum
which the plaintiff claims Is due him. Tt
is probable that the case will occupy ali
the week
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DEATHS.

In this city, Dec IS. Bridget, wife of John
Meg laughlin, aged rs years.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
In Augusta, Dec Is. James M. Ross, of this
city. aged IA years 9 months.
Funeral Wednesday afternoon at z o'clock.
In Shapleigh, Dec. 2, Ivory A. Hall. aged 81
years.-member of Willard Post G. A. r., of
Spaingvale.
In Auburn, Dec. 9, Hiram NJ. Hunt. formerly
In Bath. Dec. IS. Levi Warren Houghton
aged 80 years.
In Phipsburg Dec. Is. Mrs. Minnie A.
Sprague.
years.
In Lowell, Dec Z, Isaac Eastman. aged es yrs
In Calais, Dec. 8. Wyatt Dickerinan. aged
In Calais. Dec. 9, archibald MacNichols
In Machias. Dec. 8. John s. Upper, aged
81 years.
In fremont, Dec. 8. Albion K. P. Reed, aged
40 years.
In Gouldsboro, Dec. 1, Ieaac Tracy, aged
In Wilton, Dec. 8. Mrs. S Calder. of Calais.
aged So years.
In Rockport. Dec. 9, Mrs. Abbie W. Gray,
aged 26 years.
In Union, Dec 8. Ray H. Robbins. aged Is yrs
In Skowhegan, Dec. 9, Truman Sawyer aged
In South orrngton, Dec. 8. Reuben H. Da-
mon. aged 50 years.
In Bangor. Dec. Z, Thomas B. Chalmers aged
so years
In Ellsworth. Dec. s. John Parsons, aged &C
years.
In Mechanic Falls. Dec. g. Josiah Hall, aged
80 years.
In Gardiner, Dec. 7. Edw E. Fessenden, aged
Sc years. 'esN
In Gardiner. Dec. T. Mrs. Sophia A. Hooper
aged n years.
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Atkinson Furnishing Company,
Fl MONUMENT SQUARE.

ton labor union label be recognized as
affiliated if the membership consists of q
majority of active trades unions.
Third Vice-president-eleot O'Connell.
who represents the International Associ-
alton of Machinists, spoke against dual
organizations. He wanted the convention
to withdraw the charter of the Inter
national Machinists' Union and said that
the International Association had IA, 900
paid-up members, while. he did not be-
lieye the International Maohinists had
100 paid-up members. After good deal
of discussion the convention voted to
revoke the charter of the international
Machinists' Union.
Cincinnati was selected as the place for
the next convention. The committee
appointed to confer with the managers
of the American Tobacco company, re-
ported President Duke would not listen
to the proposition to have employees be-
come Union workmen. The committee
recommended that the boycott be con-
tinued and the matter was referred to the
committee on labels and boycotts.
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EASTMAN BROS. & BANCROFT.

tender and spiritual hymns. Lowell
brought to the conflict the weapon Of
ridicue and the world laughed down
those who Jried to excuse slavery. What
a first letter that WAS Men saw that
Massachusetts, God forgive her. is a
kneeling with the rest" and they saw
the position of the proud old Common
wealth. The wonder was, and it was the
fest joke ever repeated, that Charles
Sumner regretted that the writer didn't
use good English, but then, to the end Of
his life Sumner never appreciated joke;
series of the famous papers, and said that
if a man can read that poem without be-
ing touched or moved. there is nothing
in literature likely TO do 1t. He eloquent
" asked for revival of the old American
idea referred to by Lowell. TO make q
man a man and let him be-" and closed
with the last two lines of the Bigelow
Papers. :,
Webb, Rev Dr. Blanchard, and Others
Congratulated the distinguished speaker
on his brilliant effort
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WESTBROOK..
THE CITY MEETING.

An adjourned meeting of the city coun-
Gil was called to order in the council
chamber last evening, with President
Haskell in the chair. Absent: Alder
men Turgeon, Wescott and Woodbury..
The order appropriating the sum OF $40O
for the carrying on Of the evening school
had its second reading and final passage.
The order authorizing the committee
on finance to receipt in full in behalf Of
the city to John Brown. for all liabilities
incurred by him as collector of taxes for
the town OF WestbroOk for the wears of
1S77-7o-7 80-81 by his delivering t. said
committee the warrants committed to
him for said years showing the amounts
still uncolected, had its second reading
and passage. This order was introduced
at the last meeting during the executive
session.
The council then resolved itself into a
committee of the whole to consider the
assessment for abetterments on the Saco
street sewer. Alderman Cloudman was
called to the chair. Alderman Verrill
read list OF the assessments. None of
the AUDITORS were present. but Alderman
Knight Offered remarks in their behalf
He said the residents of the street were
nxlous for the sewer and that the ASSESS
ments for the completed portion would
be willingly paid The committee arose.
A petlblon was presented petitioning
the council that city lock- up be pro-
yided near the centre Of the city. It
was signed by E. j. Bragdon and 23 9th
ers. Referred to the committee on pub
lie grounds and buildings.
Alderman Woodman presented an order
fixing the amounts of assessments on
sewers built in this city this year be 30
per cent of the cost of material and CON
struction not to include the expense of
grading, had its first reading. Alderman
Woodman also presented an order autho-
rizing the, city treasurer to negotiate
temporary loan not to exceed $4,000 to
cover current expenses. The order had
its first reading. 1t was stated in a way
of explanation that the city treasurer
had alreay overdrawn to meet expen-
SEES $500, and that there were a mum Der
of bills soon to be presented for settle
ment.
The crowds Of skaters are Increasing in
numbers daily. Last evening it was es-
timated that there were two Thousand on
the river. The electrics were crowded in
the evening.
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conditions

In some conditions the
gain from the use of SCOTS
Emulsion of cod-liver oil
is rapid. For this reason
we put up a Soc. size, which
is enough for an ordinary
cough or cold or useful as a
trial for babies and children.
In other conditions gain
must be slow, sometimes
MISREPRESENTATION
can't be built up in a day.
For this SCOTS Emulsion
must be taken as nourish-
ment, food rather than
medicine, food prepared for
tired and weak digestions.
Scorr & BOVINE, Chemists. New York. roc. and c, ~
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MARRiAG

In this city, Dec. IA. by Rev. DIR. Blanchard
Frank J: Seeley and Miss Kate H. Lamb, both
of Windham.
In Woodfords, Dec. IS. by Rev J. R. Clifford,
Harry X. Lewis OF Maiden, Mass. and Miss
Bessie b. Cameron of Deering.
In Alfred. Nov. az, Aaron Newell, OF Water
boro. and Mrs. Emily j. Rowe of Alfred
In Shapleigh, Dec. z. Herbert A. Hall and
Eliza B. Leavitt, both of Shapieigh
In Biddeford. Dec. IL. George w. Aver of
Saco Miss Bertha w. Moulton of Scarboro.
In Cornish. Dec. S. Albion P. Stone and Miss
Clara l.. Douglass of Sebago
In Buxton, Nov. %, John M. Stevens and
Miss Florence NJ. Cressey.
In South Eliot. Dec. 8. Holt D. Canny and
Miss Nellie II. Paul. both of Kittery.
In Bridgton, Dec 8, Zsnas H. Foss OF Abbott
and Miss Clara Stewart of Skowhegan.
IN Fryeburg. Dec. 5, D. Frank Briggs and
Miss Louisa I. Eastman, both of Lowell
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-17

A sketch of the life of Beethoven,
Mrs. Denison.
LAY Eighth Symphony-Allegretto.
OBJ Sixth SYMPHONY Pastoral
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Allen. Mrs. johnson,
Z Mrs. Thomas.
Mingon-Kennst du das Land,
Miss Rice.
Variations-Op. 81,
Mrs. Denison.
Adelside,
Mrs. White.
Variations on theme of Beethoven's,
from Sonata, OPP. 81, No. 8, Ar
ranged by Saint Scans.
Miss Blanchard, Mrs. A. M. Smith.
Scottish Songs-(a) Highland Laddie,
(b)My Faithful Johnnie.
Arranged by Beethoven.
Voioe-Miss Edna Webb. Piano-Mrs.
A lien. Violin-Mr. James Thomp-
son. Violoncello-Mr.
Charles +. Jones.
Piano Sonata. OPP. %. Andante- Cantabile.
Arranged for clarinet obligato,
Mr. Thomas Ryan.
Fantasie-G minor, Op. n,
Miss Philbrook.
Miss Wood.
Notes.
The first subscription performance of
the American Academy of the Dramatic
Arts will be given in the new Carnegie
Lyceuel. New York, on Friday evening.
Mr. franklin III. Sargent will present
baisse' and 'Dream Faces
Miss Cissy fitzgerald, with her wink,
and ssThe Foundling,' are this week S
attraction at the Garrick Theatre, New
York.
Several months ago, shortly after the
production of "Trilby," it occurred to
Mr.. Potter that something novel could
be dons with. what are practically old
methods, that is to say, in the place of
using the chorus as a UNFIT couldsbe
used as differentiation. Each man and
woman in thu chorus could thus be made,
in a certain sense, as important as the
principal. This idea will be seen carried
out in ''The Stag Party
The New York Herald says: Yyette
Guilbert is equally at home in comic
songs and in serious ones. One minute
she transfixes you with sorrowing SYM
pathy, and in the next you smile at her
humor or the piquaint humor or satire
which she gives to line in song. For
the time being she absolutely sinks her
individuality and lives in her song. What
she sings cannot all be justly styled
songs. Many of them are simply chants,
which makes her triumphs even more
remarkable considering the absence OF
more melody
Several souvenirs will be given out at
the New York theatres this week. AT
Palmer's The Shop Grip reaches its
Goth performance and albums of coloreo
scenes from the piece will be distributed
Pete" Daley will give the 5Oth per.
formancs of the stThe Night Clerk al
the Bijou on Tuesday, and the ladies' II
the audience will receive something a.
a remembrance. Souvenirs will also b
given at Hoyt's on Wednesday night. whe1
The Gay Parisians'' will be seen fo,
the 10Oth time. and at the Academy O
Music on Thursday, when g The Sporting
Duchess reaches the 100 mark.
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terested when the daughter Of a neigh
boring ranoher suggested the bull fight
as an excellent plan for raising money.
Within a week from ths Time the sug.
gestion was made, the outlines of the
fight had been roughly sketohed, the
volunteers were eagerly offering them
selves for part in the festivities. The
religious element would not hear to the
torture to the animals, and it wasTaccord-
ingly arranged that the fighters should
be armed with their heavy quirts, or
whips of hair, and be permitted to re-
sort to the use of firearms only in case of
absolute necessity. The exact date Of the
fight has not been fixed. 1t will proba.
bly, be sometime in January, weather
permitting.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-17
NIT. Vernon Chapter.

The annual meeting of Mt. Vernon
Chapter No. 1, Royal Arch Masons was
held at Masonic hall last evening. and
the following officers elected for the ensu-
ing year:
High Prisst-Frederick H. Thompson.
King-Ermon d. Eastman.
Scribe-Fred K. Bickford.
Observation-Disclosures W. Fobes.
SecretaryzJohn S. Russell.
Finance Committee-Marshan N. Rich
Joseph T. Hodsdon and Clayton j.
Harrington.
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DOES THE END JUSTIFY. ETC."
Arranging to Hold a Bull Fight to Raise
Funds to Build Church.

Deadwood, S. D., December Is. The
residents Of Siebach, Nowlin and Sterl-
ing Counties in South Dakota, have
bull fight in contemplation for the pur-
some time the Methodists of the counties
in question. have been thinking of estab-
fishing church at a central point where
all the residents of the district can reach
it. The country is thinly populated and
the difficulty of raising the necessary
funds was for months an insurmountable
obstacle.
Wernich ranch cowboys were deeply in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-17
American Federation.

New York, December 16.-At the Anne
rican Federation Of Labor convention
today, a resolution to remove the head
quarters of the Federation to Chicago
was reported adversely. A resolution
was adopted providing that not more
than three federal labor unions be char
tered in any one city and that no fedora
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-17
The Imperials Won.

At the match between the Imperlals
a a Tontines at Stanley's bowling alley
l { evening the Imperials won by thirty
.xo pins, their total being 1896 and the
Tontines 1904. Greeley and Pine making
the best scores. These are the scores:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-17
Salisbury's Note

Washington, December 16.-Copies of
Lord Salisbury's note have been made at
the state department. and are ready for
transmission at any time The oorrespon-
dence relating to. the Armenian situation
Sa lisbury note in a very short time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-17

Sumner Burgess of Brookline, was rid
den OH rail and tarred and feathered bv
railroad section hands Thursday last. He
had been visiting woman in Milford
and incurred the displeasure of the men.
They were arrested and fined.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-17

In Rockport. Dec A, Archibald G. McLarep
of New York city and Miss Rosa M. Miller OF
Rockport.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-17

hobby with
to We have all kinds and all qualities and you never
Y, hear say Were out Of that letter today"
White Jap Silk, white Initials cts
White Silk white ntial-5O cts
Black Silk, black inita-5O cts.
Black Silk red inital-5o cts.
White silk white Initials ct.
White silk, white initial SLOO
The Have you handkerchief we'll n our big
Wonder window 1t dry.
full Ladies Handkerchefs of every conceivable kind
Wctl and quality by the hundreds, yes thousands
Wemake Specially of fine embroidered hand
kerches, put up one in box---beautful gifts cost
$1oo to $50.
Is cts, No of pretty ones both embroidered and
SO cts. hensttched at 25 cts. and so cts.
Ties At SO IS and $500 we have the pretiest
that lot of Mems Neckwear you saw.
adorn. New De Joinvlles.
New Tecks
New Fom-in-hands.
For Christmas gift to can show you
large assortment of fine ties put up in box.
Our Mems Furnishing Department is
busy great place for Christmas Shoppers You crowds
place. Of them there early and late. 89se
Gloves, Umbrellas underwear Suspenders
Shirs---eveyhng there that man needs and not
high priced,
Open We commence Wednesday keepnf open evenings
Even whole open every evening from Wednesday till
ings. Christmas
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A ST0RE-FULL

VI suitable, satisfactory,
economical Christmas
gifts
Dress The single dress pattern idea good one.
Patterns. The patterns $500 81 98 are wonderfully
good values-people are not long finding it out
Black, We've added patterns Black Dress Goods
S3.42, Black all wool novelhes-65 cent goods-42 and
$685.. As inches wde-7 yard patterns for and yard
patterns, 1915.
Pocket Never had such fine assortment Of leather
Books, pockebooks card cases. purses shopping
Purses. bags, &c.
In Alligator leather. Lizard skim Calf-skin Leyant
and Morocco.
% cts. Combination Pocket Books Is cts. 80 cts so
to cts. and all the between prices up to $780,
So. 90. Gard Cases, SO cts. to $780,
Coin Purses, 5 cts. to rs cts
Handy Boston Bags in solid leather plain cloth
Bags and checked cloth---$l 90 to 375,
Fancy Shopping Bags at all prices and down as
low as d cts
s. Chldrens School Bags, Is cts.
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SELECTIONS FROM LOWELL.

scorr & BowNn, Chemists, New York. SOC. and
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-15
BLACKBURN AT FRANKFORT.
He scores Carlisle. Lindsay. Cleveland
and the Money Power.

Frankfort, KY. June H.-Senator Black
burn addressed a large audience here to-
night. He said he hoped ii would not be
necessary for him 10 speak TO his neigh
bors as he had defended himself against
hes and slapders elsewhere. Every news
paper wearing the collar of its master.
every gauger and storekeeper, had com
hined with the administration and money
power to cause his defeat Senator Lind
say told them last night that he tBlack-
burn) was preaching heresy. Carlisle mad
been sent here, and he thought IL would
he more civil II the president would make
the combine complete and lock the doors
of the White House and come himself.
Carlisle was taken 10 task for saying
he had never favored free and unlimited
coinage Blackburn sat by his side and
Thought he heard him vote for the silver
bill In November. 1873. and vote and
speak for the acts OF 1Sa0. and he would
give the best member OF his body II Car
Isle had not been the ahlest advocate of
free and unlimited coinage OF silver. But
Rrutus tells you that he had not, and
surely Brutus is an honorable man
Carlisle said In his speeches that there
was but IS 000,000 In silver coined between
1892 and 1873 while the truth is that there
was sl05. 0o0.0ca Of silver money coined.
Carlisle was also accused OF misrepresent-
ing by SO. co. 600 the amount Of gold In CIR
cuIation The greatest portion OF the
Sneech was devoted 10 severe criticism OF
Cleveland, Carlisle, Lindsay and the press
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-15

,,.-ea- s.as zae1 zb1srt ali the sights that
60 ri.x. affords. took BIN IN charge ard
-, rgr. 70 tei az Prafsskl's hotel. This
rno~nsns- Fostrarz awosxe ard his f-s-
.har,rlys was OF tire Soin ne had had up
~, r5s r-a-sor He at oncs went through
hts rso.-sets ard was ogerjoye1 10 1nd
-Fzt stos1r $3.50 OF i still remained. Going
esovrn ssz3rs he met another logger named
rsirG C-grrh--ll whose Acquaintance he
RAJ made sh- night before. and proceed
81 70 teII Campbell how iBcky he had
tseen-so drunk the night before that he
had 10 BE- put 20 bed. yet saved ali but
S. OF his money. Campbell congratula--
81 rim. ard the pair went cut 20 take q
drink a. FoStrum's expense. FoSrrIrn
saws hs doesn't know what saloon ne
-vent to bur thinks il vas the Bodega
where De took but one drink. after
which n. CEASED remembering. and did
rot begin again until about so this af-
teruoou. when he awoke in a bad AZ
Prars-h's hotel. without a cent in his
r,o--ket Pratsch says that Campbell
brought Fostr.Im there during the fore
noon and went 70 his room with him.
That IS the iast sight any one remembers
having Of Cauxpbell. for whom Fosfrun.
minus the proceeds of a hard winters
work. and with his chin hanging well
down towards the middle of his vest. Is
looking with a great longing. II is sup
posed that Campbell took the noon train
for the Sound
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-15
BANKER EDMIsTON'S CASE.
one Of His Bondsmen Withdraws-He
VIII Move for New Trial.


North Yakima. June f4.-Speeiai- Bank
er Edmiston this morning received noti-
hcaiion from his Walla Walla surety, B.
II. Gross, that the latter had Withdrawn
from his bond and surrendered the former
to the care of the sheriff. Edmiston imme-
dlately fled a new bond in the sum of
$50 with Frank Sinclair and Tom Har-
vey. business men OF this city. as bonds
men. Attorney Snively thinks Gross has
been scared by Walla Walla people
4 motion for a new trial in the Edmiston
case Viii be heard Friday next In the SUI
pcrior court. Sniyely having notified Pros
ecutor Ormsbee. Of Walla Walla county.
OF his intention 20 argue the motion on the
following grounds: Misconduct of the
jury, misconduct OF the prosecuting attor-
ney and special counsel in arguing the
case before the jury; because the verdict
OF the jury did not conform 20 the instruc-
tions given by the court. and that six of
them were induced 10 sign a verdict Of
guilty with a Modification. when other
wise they would not have done SO. which
modification was as follows: We recon-
mend the defendant 20 the mercy Of the
court" an error Of law occurring at the
trial and excepted 10 by the defendant;
for tho reason that the verdict is contrary
20 law and the evidence adduced at the
trial. Irregularities occurring in the trial
OF tho cause ny which the defendant was
prevented from having cair trial. II is
believed here that new trial w!n be
granted
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MORGAN on FREE SILVER.
A Vigorous Letter by the Senator
From Alabama.

Memphis. June l4--At the session OF
the silver convention last night q letter
from Senator John r. Morgan. Of Ala
hama. was presented, but not read On
account or the press 81 business before
the convent ton. In X the senator SAYS:
This convention at Memphis IS the
natural If not necessary result Cf the pc
culiar meeting recently held here under
the patronage and approval o. our Demo
cratic admiuistra ton. and your meeting
VIII ha A protest against the platform
adopted under such auspices in hostility
- the established creed Of the Democratic
party.
They have appealed against the judg
ment Of the party. so often pronounced.
IN support Of the equal rights Of gold and
silver a. the mints. and tney demand ina.
this acreal shall Zee heard and decided
outside the councils of the Democrats
party. by a general muster of ali The
enemies ot silver money 20 De found iu
every political organization
"We invi;s aH the friends Of money tha"
was SOUND U1-Il silver was struck be
Low the fifg1 RIB by its jealous brother.
and having survived the assassin Is IL!
sound 20 come into the Democratic
camp and &c aid Us in healing the
wounds % this faithful servant OF the
people and the government l. should be
considered a tust reqr0ach 20 old
fashioned Jackson Democrat 70 20 oa+-
side the party 10 ind new cred as so
gold and silver. or 10 defend fe9perrl
and ,!uae-proven doctrine as % THESE
metals hat when the president PASSES the
threshold and oversteps the Inc. SIth
our coiors in his hands. i, - our duty %
f,nav hfrr and rescue them from he dis
honore8 poslttcn Of SnelteFlEg a mug
w-urnp' demonstration
More than ninety per cent Of the Dem
n~~atic senator's in the senate when SEN
ator Harris and entered II were in favor
of the immediate and fun restoration OF