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The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
Mr.. Prescott's Lecture.

The subject of Rev. Mr.. Prescott's
lecture this afternoon at O'Clock in
God. All who heard this speaker last
week need no assurance that reverence.
earnestness, and universal knowledge
of his subject, with most careful read
ing of all the lates5 scientific. philosophi-
cal and religious writings, will doubtless
characterize Mr.. Presoott's treatment
Of his subject; while by the power of his
personality and great enthusiasm for
his theme he is able to make interesting
and vital the most profound topics.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
Mrs. Ingraham's Will.

The will of the late Mrs. Elizabeth In.
graham las been presented for probate.
her property We are informed by the
executors will not amount in value to
anything like 800, 900. After some small
requests, she leaves $4,000 to the Baptist
church at West Harpswell and divides
all the rest of her estate between the chill
dren of her nephew Norton Il. Slower
Charles j. and John-and her nephew
Darrell R. Slower, Isaac N. Dunning and
Arthur 2. Dunning The executors are
John E. Lisoomb and Theophilus Slower
of Harpsweli.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
Off For Thomaston,

The a. m. Maine Central train yes
terday took ten of the lately convicted
prisoners in the Superior Court to Thorn
aston. The convicts went under the
custody of Guard Faulkner and Cook
Albion e. Kimabll of the county jail.
There were shackled together in pairs
and in the smoking car of the early
morning train were all seated together.
Morrow. Webster, Quinoannon and an
other prisoner were very much depressed
and were deeply affected when the train
pulled cut.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
DEFEnpERsapAY.
To Be Celebrated by the Sons of Veterans
Today.

Rev. F. L. Cole of Olneyville, R. I :,
chaplain in chief Of the Sons of Veterans
for America, has arranged the following
programme of exercises for Union De-
tenders day, today. which will be fol-
lowed out by local camps. Patriotic
songs, recitations, address on Lincoln,
reading Lincoln's address at Gettysburg g
singing America. Among the patri-
otto songs are the memorial hymn by o
W. Holmes, "Laus Deo," by John G.
Whittier, and the American hymn by
Keller.
The Maine division. S. of ", will pre-
sent to the camp in the division making
the largest gain in membership during
the quarter ending March 81. handsome
sword and belt.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
BRIEF JoTTINos.

An owl struck the headlight of the en-
CINE of Conductor Gardeners train, due
at Augusta at 1.50 a. M, Sunday morn
ing between Vassalboro and Augusta.
The train was stopped and the owl cap
tured by EFireman ssJohn Robinson and
brought to Portland.
Mr.. Edward C. SWEET delivered his
lecture on picturesque Maine'' in the
Burbeen Lecture Course, Woburn, Mass,
last night.
The Martha Washington Society will
meet Thursday with Mrs. Augustus Har-
ris No. POI Cumberland street.
Haskell & Jones are showing new neck
wear in puffs and fourth hand scarfs.
See window display.
cargo of coal consigned to the Inter-
national Steamship Company. lost in
tho late gale, was valued at $500, but
fully insured.
Read the ad of Messrs. Eastman Bros.
& Bancroft's one day sale of Hathaway
shirts in this paper:
The pharmaceutical commissioners will
meet in the city building, aldermen
room, this morning to examine candi.
dates.
The Women's Literary Union are in,
vited to visit Mr.. Babb's manual train.
in school today.
The Federation of Women's Clubs hold
their midwinwinter meeting at Orono
today.
There was a slight furry of snow yes
terday morning followed by bright. olea:
weather. In the afternoon the tempera
ure begun marked fall.
Yesterday afternoon S65, 000.sshad been
subscribed for the new opera house.
The Portland Gun Club will have a
shoot at their grounds at Ocean street,
Woodfords, this afternoon at o'clock
Messrs. r. N. Halletv and D. j. Sui.
liyan, submarine divers of this city,
went to Gardiner Monday afternoon to
search the Kennebec river for the body
of George Burgess, one of the members
of Cieveland's MINISTRIES, who was
drowned while skating on the river Sun.
day.
The February term of the Superior
Court met yesterday morning, and AID
Journed for a few days until the return
Of Judge Bonney from trip to Washing
ton.
The annual meeting of the Maine Say.
ings bank corporation will be held this
afternoon at 3 o. clock at the banking
rooms.
This evening at the Second Parish
church. Rev. Mr.. Hack will deliver a
lecture ON Linoolr will be finely illus.
trated by stereops. :.
q. S. Distict Attorney Bradbury was
in Augusta Monday to investigate as te
the release from Jail of Luther Green.
laugh Of Washburn, for violating the in.
tarnal revenue law. He is cripple and
penniless and had served 80 days and il
was decided to release him.
The Congress street Methodist parish
has appointed comm ittee to investigate
and Determine what repairs are neoes
ssry on their church and immediately
setps are to be taken to put the building
in excellent condition. A committee
Is now in the field soliciting funds.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
ssRUN OVER ME-"
Harry Lang Lay Down in Front of
Car.

And Urged the Motorman to Run Over
Him-Strange and Sudden Insanity of a
Stevedore-A Raving Maniac.
Harry Lang is middle aged man and
foreman of gang of steyedores en-
ployed by MaoMasters. At about II q. m.
yesterday, Lang was down in the hold of
the Vancouver, experimenting the stow
ing of cheeses. He came up on deck and
went out on the wharf. Suddenly he
spoke out so sharply to man named
Riley who was handling truck that
the latter was startled. Immediately
Lang began to attack him with words
and with blows. The other men inter-
fered. Head foreman Norton came along
and started to exert his authority, but
Lang attacked him like a mailman and
struck him. He was speedily overpow-
cred. Indeed his sudden frenzy OF rage
and desire to fight was followed by a
condition of weakness and faintness. He
was told to go home, and he did SO,
walking to his home on Fore street with
out any further manifestations OF his
strange fire of freuzy.
He remained in his home till about
noon, when he suddenly became violent
again, struck his wife a severe blow
man. He ran down towards the Grand
Trunk depot and attracted much atten-
tion on India street by chasing dogs
about the street and acting in strange
frantic manner.
Suddenly when an electric car came
around the corner of Commercial street
in front of the Estation. Lang rushed
straight at the advancing car and threw
himself upon the track, screaming for
the car to run over him.
The motorman stopped, just in time
and then got off and advanced toward
the PROSTATE man. Lang jumped up and
attacked the motorman like a fury,
knocking him down with one blow. The
conductor FASTENED to assist and was
savagely attacked and struck by Lang.
Officer Morse was right there and soon
had Lang subdued and sent him to the
station, where he was locked up.
DR.. Comedian was called and pro-
nounced it an attack of acute mania.
He might get well and might not. He
left some medicine to quiet him, but
Lang could not be induced to take it.
He kept up great deal Of crazy talk
in his cell and made loud demands for
his freedom.
The singular thing about this sudden
crazinses Of Lang is that there is no ap-
parent cause for it. His friends say that
he is not drinking man and is Of very
quiet and mild disposition. He has
worked as stevedore for some eli ght
years. and has never shown any tenden-
cy toward insanity before. He came
originally from Montreal. Before that
he was a sailor. He will be known by
many people accustomed to visit the
English steamers as the man with just
the least fragment Of a nose. the appear
ance being as if his nose had been the
victim Of some terrific cut, as indeed it
was, having been almost entirely bitten
off during fight aboard ship in the Pa
cifio ocean.
In the past few years, Lang has had
occasional periods Of illness, his diges-
tion being affected.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12

There was very large party gathered
in City hall last evening. the occasion of
the annual coffee party of st. Patrick Is
Con ference Of St. Vincent de Paul. The
ladies were all handsomely attired, and
the men looked their best. For a time
the floor was SO corwded it was almost
difficult to get room for the dancers. The
Cadet band orchestra furnished the
music. The floor director was William
H. Drisooll, and assistants, W. j. ellis
and Louis Gauthier, and the aids were
E. G. Baker, D. Frank Magner. ]. E.
Devine, j. B. O'Brien, f. L. Cunning
ham. j. A. Donovan, G j. Creary and
Z. g. Hannegan
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12

terday an old fashioned pewter porringer
of the 18th century that was used by
the servants at Glyndon Castle, Here
fordshire, England. 1t was purchased
by Mr.. Scott, brother of the late j. B.
Scott, recently in England, and present.
ed to Miss Gertrude Millett The handle
bears the crest of the family who occu-
pied the castle and the letters e. d.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
Maine Association of Liberal Christian
Ministers.

Maine Association of Liberal Christian
Minister'S
A meeting of the Maine Association of
Liberal Christian Ministers was held
yesterday at the Sherwood. - There
were present Rev. Messrs Dr. Blanchard,
Ramsay. Phelan, Nelson, Hayden. Will
Hanson, Marsh, Moore and Fer
kins. The meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Williamson of Au-
gusta. The subject of discussion for the
day was introduced by Rev. Mr. Ram
say of Pennington, who rend review of
a book by Mcintosh. "The Natural His
tory of the Christian Religion The OBJ
jeot Of the book is to trace the develop
ment of Christian history and doctrines
by examining the natural course of life
without yielding to the hypothesis of
supernaturalism. The review provoked
most interesting discussion
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
!. o. G. T.
Annual Session Cumberland District
Lodge.

Cumberland District lodge will meet in
annual session with Mystic lodge,
Thursday at 10 a. m. A large delegation
throughout the county is expected to at
tend this session.
The grand chief templar, Rev. E. w.
Webber of Richmond, and 6. S. j. r.,
Mrs. Emily E. Cain of Waterville, and
other officers of the grand lodge will be
present.
There will be a special meeting of
Mystic lodge at a. m. which all mem
bers are requested to attend
In the evening Sea Breeze will meet at
$50. and at p. m. there will be public
temperance meeting, addressed by Rev.
S. T. Pearson and other clergymen who
are expected to be present and speak.
The public are cordially invited to attend
the pubic meeting.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
Maine Central Ball, Friday Evening.

Maine Central Bal, Friday Evening.
The Tanakas, a Japanese pair of top
twirlers and legerdemain wonder work
ers. This will be the feature of the per-
Torrance. The native Japanese cos
TUNES which they wear are gorgeous in
their beauty, Madam Tanaka, reveling
in brocaded symphony of red silk and
solid gold. She is one of the most beau
tiful Of her race and her taking manners
are simply bewitching. The feats which
they perform are simply marvellous, and
their tricks are as much beyond descrip-
ton as they are beyond detection.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
Maine Central Ball, Friday Evening.

Alburtus & Bartram, the Kings of
Clubs. in fancy, artistic and marvellous
club swinging. Nothing approaching
this performance has ever been seen in
Portland, as these are the best and high
est priced artists in their line. They
have never before appeared east of New
York
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
Democratic city Committee.

At meeting of the Democratic city
COMMITTEES held last evening, MIR. Nathan
Clifford was elected chairman unani-
mously to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mr.. George l.. SWEET. Mr..
Clifford accepted IN a stirring speech.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
The Young Democrats.

At the meeting of the Young Mems
Democratic club, Levi Greenleaf resign
ed as treasurer, and Llewllyn Barton was
chosen as treasurer pro tempore to serve
until February IS, when treasurer will
be regularly elected
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
Clifford Chairman.

The Democratic CITY committee elected
Nathan Clifford of Ward z. chairman, last
evening.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
TIE PRESS.
NEW ADyERrIsEMENTs TO-DAY.
"Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.

Mrs. W1nsloWs SootninS syrup
Has been used over Fifty Years by millions of
mothers for their children while Teething,
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind
Collie, regulates the bowels, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
teething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. % cts
a bottle.
Use DIR. Siegert's AngoStura Bitters to stimu-
late the appetite and keep the digestive organs
in order.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12

These Shirts are made of extra
quality cotton-fine linen bosons !
and bands-h hand made button holes.
Closed fronts and opened fronts
mostly long bosoms, a few short
bosoms.
Some Of the shirts are slightly
soiled, but perfect every way.
They are all genuine Hathaway"
Shirts, made by c. F. Hathaway &
Co. of Waterville.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
Scroflqlsa B1nc11es

Formed on my neck and humor broke out
on my face. Sores came on my forehead
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-16

The Tennessee democrats met az
Nashville and nominated Robert l.. Tay-
lor for governor. Delegates were chosen
TO the national convention and a free
silver platform was adopted.
Arkansas prohibitionists in conven-
ton Mt Little Rock nominated j. w.
Miller of Arkadelphia, for governor,
and selected delegates to the national
convention.
AT Montpelier, W., the prohibition
convention nominated Rodney c. Whit
temore for governor and elected dele
gates to the national convention.
Montana republicans met at Butte
and elected uninstructed delegates to
the national convention.
For the sixth consecutive time AL
bert j. Hopkins, of Aurora, was nomi-
mated by the republicans of the Eighth
district of Illinois for congress.
Henry Cuyler Burner, editor of Puck,
died at his residence in Nutley, N. j.,
from tubercular consumption, aged Al
years.
James r. johnson, ex-congressman
and lieutenant governor Of California,
died in San Francisco.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-16
FOREIGN.


A dance hall was set on fire in Huevia.
Spain, and six persons were burned to
death.
The university riding school at Heidi
elburg, Germany, was burned and four
persons were suffocated and 81 horses
also perished.
Eleven natives were recently burned
alive at Timpany, Sierre Leone, on the
score of witchcraft..
The city of Puerto Vieio, Ecuador, Of
10000 inhabitants, was destroyed by an
earthquake and many lives were lost.
Col. Pano was elected president of
Bolivia in succession to Senior Mariana
Baptista, whose term of four years ex-
pires on August of the present year.
The trial by court-martial at Havana
of the men captured on board the Amer
lean schooner Competitor, of Key West,
Fla, by the Spanish gunboat Mensajera,
resulted in verdict of guilty.
Chancellor Won Hohenlohes resigna-
tion as Il member of the German reich
stag was accepted by the emperor.
The sum of $40, 900 war indemnity
from China to Japan was transferred to
the latter's agents in London.
William Reyuold Salmon, member of
the Royal college of surgeons at Cardiff,
Wales, celebrated his 106th birthday.
Dispatches from Havana say that
the five men captured on board the
American schooner Competitor have
been sentenced to death. 1t was also
said that President Cleveland had noti-
fed the Spanish government that sum-
mary action in the cases of the men
would be resented by the United States,
and that the Spanish government had
cabled 10 Gen. Weyler to delay the ex-
ecutions.
News was received in San Francisco
of the wholesale massacre of traders
and missionaries by natives of the
islands of Manning Straits and the Solo
mons.
DIR. Salmon, the oldest free mason in
the world, died in London, aged 1O6
years.
Two sealing vessels belonging to
Bonnebay, n. F., were given up as lost
in the straits of Belle Isle. The crews
of the vessels aggregated in number
40 men.
The Spanish cortes assembled in
Madrid. The speech from the throne
declares that Spain has fulfilled beyond
measure the promises she made to the
Cubans after the first rebellion and that
the relations with foreign powers are
excellent.
Adrian II. Witt, of Memphis, Tenn,
2 civil engineer killed a man in quarrel
at Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, and was
soon after lynched by mob.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-16
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tho Proceedings of the First Session.

The Proceedings OF the First Session.
The bond resolution was further dis
cussed in the senate on the 9Th. In the
house n resolution was adopted for final
adjournment on May is. A favorable re-
port was made on the bill to increase the
pensions of veterans of the Mexican and
Indian wars from eight to twelve dollars
per month. Seventy-two private pension
bills were passed
BY n vote of 81 to 6 the senate on the 9TH
inaugurated an investigation, to be con-
Quoted by the senate committee on finance
into the facts and circumstances connected
with the sale of United States bonds by the
secretary of the treasury during the last
three years....In the house no business OF
Importance was transacted.
In the senate on the Sth bill to prohibit
the issue of United States bonds without
authority of congress was introduced by
Senator Bacon (Ga). The river and har-
Dor bill was completed with the exception
of the item for deep sea harbor on the Pa
ciflc coast. In the house a bill was passed
to appropriate 5000 for the deportation of
the Canadian refugee Cree Indians form the
state of Montana, and another to provide
clerks for the chairmen of regular COM
mittees the year round. At the evening ses-
sion rs pension bills were passed
The last paragraph of the river and har-
Dor bill for the deep water harbor at Santa
Monica bay, California, was not completed
by the senate on the 9Th, the entire session
being taken up in discussing the item.
49,. The house was not in session.
Further discussion of the river and har-
hor bill occupied the time of the senate on
the 11th. =. In the house District of Colum-
bia business was considered.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-16
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The republicans of the Tenth district
of Missouri unanimously renominated
Richard Bartholdt for congress.
California republicans in convention
at Sacramento elected Mckinley dele
gates to the national convention and
adopted a platform favoring the free
coinage of silver.
Silas Adams, ex-membcr of congress
from the Eleventh Kentucky district,
died at his home in Liberty.
The Pennsylvania prohibitionists met
in Philadelphia and selected national
delegates and nominated j. S. Kent, of
Delaware. and eX-Congressman A. A.
Parker, of Cambria, for congressman
at large.
The New Jersey prohibitionists held
their state convention in Trenton and
elected delegates to the national con-
vention at Pittsburgh.
In convention at indianapolis the In
diana republicans nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: For governor, James A.
Mount; Lieutenant governor, w. S. Hag-
gard; secretary of state, William ID.
Owen; auditor, A. c. Daley; treasurer,
Fred j. Scholtz; attorney general, w.
"A. hetcnaln, uperlnlenuchI VI pupiic
instruction, d. NJ. Greeting; state sta
tistician, S. j. Thompson. The dele
gates at large to the national conyen-
ton are II. w. Thompson, c. w. Fair
banks, +. NJ. Milliken and Gen. Lew
Wallace, and they were instructed to
vote for Mckinley for president. The
platform declares for "sound money
and favors the use of both gold and sill
yer at parity.
The New Jersey democrats in conven-
ton at Trenton elected four delegates
at large to the national convention
The platform declares for gold money
standard and indorses eX-Gov. Russell
of Massachusetts,, for the presidency.
The republicans of Michigan in con
vention in Detroit unanimously declared
for william Mckinley and adopted the
money resolution of the Minneapolis
platform of 1892. Russell A. Alger
Thomas j. O'Brien. John Duncan and
Mark S. Brewer were elected delegates
at large to the national convention.
The republicans of the First district
of Iowa renominated S. M. Clark fol
congress.
Clifton B. Beach was renominated fol
congressman by the republicans of tht
Twentieth Ohio district.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-16
LATER,


THE Illinois supreme court has de-
cided that the law closing barber shops
on Sunday is unconstitutional.
JUDGE LAcoMBE, of the United States
circuit court at New York City, on the
18th signed the decree for the sale of
the lands and land grants of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Co. Judge La
combe's action completes the judicial
action in matter which involves the
sale of 5000 miles of railway and 49,
900, 900 acres of land. The sale will be-
gin at Superior, Wis, in the part of
July.
INSTRUCTIONS have been sent to the
several collectors of customs along the
Atlantic seacoast to look out for the
steamer Laurada, supposed to be en-
gagged in a filibustering expedition to
Cuba, and if she is found to be violating
the neutrality laws to seize her.
ADAMS & PETTINGILL, shoe manufac-
turers, of Amesburg, Mass, have as
signed. Liabilities about S125, 200; as
sets not known.
MRS. MARGARET SNYDER, an old lady,
was killed and Miss Myrtle Silver
thorn fatally hurt by being struck by
train on the Chicago & Northwestern
road at Footville, Wis, on the 18th.
THE Thornburgh Manufacturing Co.,
supplies, at Chicago have be n closed
by the sheriff. The assets and liabili-
ties are said to be about $40,0 900.
JOHN l. WALLACE, farmer, and his
three sons, aged 20, 19 and 6 years,
were killed by lightning IL miles south
of CadiZ, KY, on the 18th. Their bodies
were found under tree by Mrs. Wal
lace, who went out to hunt for them.
GEN. WEYLER states that all rumors
that he or any of his generals have
threatened to resign if the sent tence OF
the court-martial in the Competitor
case should be modified, are untrue.
The house committee on Interstate
and foreign commerce by vote of to
4 has ordered favorably reported the
Nicaragua canal bill with amendments.
THE long drawn out controversy in the sen.
| ate between the advocates OF the hnrbor OF
San Pedro and those of the harbor of Santa
| Monica, as to which of those two ports shall bt
selected for the expenditure Of I3 600 900 in the
| construction OF q break kwater and the making
| OF q deep sea harbor In southern California
| was brought to a close on the 18th by settle
ment in the way OF compromise. An amend
tnent was passed which provides for boart
consisting OF an officer OF the navy, an officer o.
| the coast and geodetic survey and three civi
| engineers to examine the two harboTs the re.
| port OF the majority 10 be final -. The day II
the house was spent in discussing the contested
election case OF Rinaker VS.. Downing, from tn,
Sixteenth district OF Illinois. The majority o.
elections committee No. l recommended tn,
unseating OF Downing (dem.) The house ad
journed without taking final action.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-16

THERE is lake near Valdosta, Ga,
which disappears every three or four
years and comes back again. no matter
what be the condition of the weather.
The lake is three miles long and three
quarters of mile wide, with an aver
age depth of fifteen feet of water, but
at the present time the water is rapid
ly passing off through the subterran-
can passages, and in the next two or
three weeks there will be left in it's
place mammoth basin, furnishing as
pretty beach as can be found any
where.