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The Portland daily press., 1896-02-20
IN THE HOUSE.

The House today took up the bill un-
der consideration yesterday to extend for
ter years from March next. the time
within which suits may be brought to
vacate and annual patents illegally or
enormously issued upon public lands
The army appropriation bill passed
| without much discussion. Most of the
new legislation proposed by the commit
| tee on military affairs went out on points
| of order.
Mr.. Connan reported an " agreement
of the conferees on the urgent deficiency
bill and it was agreed to, AS finally
adopted, the bill carries s66, 6s5, 5s6; an
increase of 81. 5S4, 900 over the total as it
| passed the House.
The House then adjourned.
GLEANfNGS,
| Four additional battleships and from
twelve to eighteen torpedo boats will
probably be authorized by the new naval
appropriations bill when it Is reported to
| the House of Representatives.
The subcommittee having it in charge
has about completed its work and the bill
will be reported to the full committee
most likely on Friday next.
| There has been great difference of
opinion among members Of the sub-oom-
mitUee as to the provisions for the in
crease of the navy, and it is possible that
the bill may be further delayed before
any agreement can be reaohed on this
| point. A majority of the mem bers of the
b-committee, and majority of the
members of the full mmittee are In
favor OF authorizing the construction
Of as many as six battaeships in the
present bill, but some of the minority
have not been in favor of providing more
than two. the number recommended by
| the secretary in his annual report. The
| opposition of the minority to provision
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-20

Who will Command the Maine Boys in Blue
the Coming Year,
streets of a military encampment with
the headquarters flags futtering in all
directions. About the busiest man in
the throngs next to the four candidates,
was Comrade Arthur Nj. Sawyer of Port
land, who as assistant adjutant general,
had the custody Of the official papers,
and to him the war correspondents went
for information as to the doings in the
secret oonolaves
The candidates for com ommander-in-ohief
were probably among the earliest and
the last of the logs were rolled during
the forenoon. The Carver strength was
growing, however. and by the time of
the noon recess, it was pretty generally
understood that Carver was to be the
man. That proved to be the case al
though 1t took three ballots TO place the
Rookland man in the chair. The alec
tion was the first thing on the pro-
gramme at the afternoon session and of
course the veterans were out in force.
1t was the session of the encampment and
the groups under the county flags in
oluded nearly every delegate in atten-
dance on the convention. This is the
way in which the hallotting resulted:
Whole number of ballots, 459
Necessary for choice, 227
L. D. Carver, 1S9
L. ]. Carleton, 46
@. A. Southard, 146
Hillman Smith, 55
T. o. Beale, Is
Henry E.. Webster,
The result being no choice, there was
a murmur of excitement as preparations
were made for the second ballot. The re-
suit showed that Col. Carver, instead of
losing ground. as had been predicted, was
able to hold his strength and added to
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-20

Miss Frances NJ. Goodwin, formerly Of
Newcastle, Ind. has been commissioned
by the governments to make marble
bust Of Cohuyler Colfax of South Bend,
to be placed in the Senate gallery at
Washington. This is the second commits
sion Of the kind given to woman, the
other being to Miss Vinnie Ream. Miss
Goodwin is a talented and skllful sculp-
tresa, and will take especial pride in
making a.perfeot likeness of Mr.. Colfax.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-20

Speaker Reed visited the Senate cham
Der yesterday afternoon and chatted with
ssveral SENATORS. There was nothing
Unusual In this incident, although the
Speaker is not as much in evidence now
adays as he usually is, but the visit was
followed by the report that he Is anxious
about the fate of the tariff bill.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-20

Auburn, February 19.-The Auburn
Democrats tonight nominated Charles
G. Davis for mayor.
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-20

Is Ready to Pay the Last Terrible Penalty
and Cannot Bear Further Strain a
Religious Service of Terrible soIemnity
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-05-06
Neglecting His Business.

It seems that Tillman is already
neglecting the business Of the high
Office to which the people elected him.
Instead of remaining in the Senate in
Washington and looking after the
interests of the people, he is career,
ing around over the country making
buncomb speeches and talking to news.
paper reporters.
If we are not mistaken he thought
in 1890 that Wade Hampton ought to
attend to the business of the people
instead Of leaving Washington and
presuming to talk politics to the peo-
pie.
The people of the United States are
paying him about SIG every day in the
year to sit in the Senate, during its
session, but instead of doing so and
rendering faithful service to the coun,
try, he is drawing his SIG daily while
he is %gallivanting around making
speeches and threatening to bolt from
the political party to which he is in
debted for his position.
The people should hold him to 9
strict accountability, even as he held
others up to public gaze, and our peo'
pie should see that he does not be.
come a political tramp.-Press ana
Banner,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-05-06

Now we happen to think Of it, one
Of the most impressive scenes of the
campaign of 1890 occurred during the
joint debate at Anderson. Attorney
General Earle was warning the people Of
the danger Of Tillman's course and cited
the case Of Walker Russell who had
started as Tillman did and wound up q
full fedged republican. Tillman leaped
from his seat at the back Of the stage and
in a clustering, bulldozipg way demanded
that General Earle look him 10 the eye
and say if he intended to accuse him
(Tillman) of not being a true Democrat.
General Earle walked up to Tiilman,
looked him squarely in the eye, shook q
finger close in his face and replied very
deliberately, captain Tillman, I want
you to understand that God hasn't made
the man T am afraid to look In the eye.
I do not mean to say you are not q Demo-
crat now, but I tell you the course you
are taking is dangerous and will lead you
away from the party" TilIman did not
try to buster with General Earle any
more during the campaign. Recent
events give Judge Earle abundant reason
for claiming the gift Of prophecy
GyeeuyiUe Ne1US.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-05-06
Champion Honest Man Found.

WASHINGTON, April ls.-Among
''frst defenders" who have for two or
three days been revisiting the nation
al capital is John Any Mckee, a law
yer from Western Pennsylvania. Mrs.
Mckee has a strange story to tell.
F.. Everyone knows" said he, "of
the warm reception which met the
Logan Guards when they arrived in
Baltimore thirty-fve years ago.
Though battered with missiles of ev-
cry description, from mud to bricks,
we were ordered not to fire, no matter
what was done to us. As q result
several Of our boys were badly hurt
and bruised and among the number
your humble servant.
II felt pretty sore and faint, and
remarked that I would give a dollar
for, a drink of whiskey. Immediately
from the, edge of the crowd a mar
stepped up to me and said he would
get me a pint ofWhiskey for a dollar.
I gave him the dollar;;~and he moved
off hastily. Just then we were order
ed to march, and I supposed my man
and the dollar had passed from my
life forever, but not so, forlast Thurs
day, when the remaining "frst de-
tenders landed for the second time
in Baltimore, a nan among the crowd
on the platform addressed us. he
said he was looking for little fellow
who, thirty-fve years ago that day,
gave him a dollar with. which to buy a
pint of whiskey. He was anxious to
know if the little fellow was with
us, or if he had been killed during the
war.
II went forward and claimed the
mans whiskey, and he said, as he
shook my hand and looked me over:
well, here's your whiskey. It ought
to be pretty good, for I've kept it for
you thirty-fve years."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-05-06
TO WOMEN.

The people of the South have erect,
ed monuments to many of our heroic
defenders, both officers and soldiers.
But there is one other monument
which should be erected. That is, a
monument which shall perpetuate the
great services, the suffering and the
patriotic devotion of the noble women
Of the late Confederacy. Their strug-
pies in the care of their families at
home, their anxiety on account Of ia
theirs, brothers and sons in the field,
their efforts to provide clothing and
supplies for those in the army, their
services in ministering to the sick,
the wounded and the dying in the hos
pitfalls, the privations, want and suffer-
ing they so patiently endured, because
of their devotion to the Confederate
cause, was unsurpassed in ancient or
modern times, unsustained and unre-
lieved by the excitement which ami
mated the soldier. These virtues are
worthy of being perpetuated in his
tory, and in in marble and bronze.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-05-06
How to Trent q Wife.
rom the Pacific Health Journ,

FROM tHe IuCytC eGttH OuTHHt.
First, get a wife second, be pa
tient. You may have great trials and
perplexities in your business, but do
not, therefore, carry to your home a
cloudy or contracted brow. Your wife
may have trials, which, though Of less
magnitude, may be hard for her to
bear. A kind word, q tender look,
will do wonders in chasing from her
brow all clouds of gloom.-To this we
would add always keep a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the
house. 1t is the best, and is sure to
be needed sooner or later. Your wife
will then know that you really Gale
for her and wish to protect h~erhealth.
For sale by Hill Bros,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-05-06

HoW's This,

We offer Orc Hundred Dollars reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Falls
Catarrh Cure.
We, the undersigned have known FL. Cheney
for the last IS years, aud believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and fnan
cially able to carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
WALpISG. KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug.
gists, Toledo, O.
HALLS Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. Testimonials sent free.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-05-06

the date of his assignment to this
command a few days after that. Their
reference may be to the formal order
of the war department as to his as
signment. But it was made on the
battlefield, as [ have stated.
SECOND COLD HARBoR.
On the morning of the second battle
Of Cold Harbor, in 1864, Judge Mere
dith and Judge Lyons, two Of the
judges in Richmond, and myself, rode
out to the battlefield, crossing the
C%bickahominy at Mechanicsville, and
riding along a road a few hundred
yards in the ZEAL of our lines Of battle.
The battle was then raging the whole
length of our line. Squads of prison
ers were from time to time being
brought back to the road we were On.
When we reached the point where we
had a view of the Gaines Mill farm,
we saw the enemy's shells we're falling
in the field about General Lees head
quarters. At that time there was a
good deal of solicitude, both in the
army and among civilians, about Gen
eral Lee exposing himself so much in
battle. And it was felt hal his loss
would be a great calamity. I sugyes-
ted to Judges Meredith and Lyons
that I would ride down to the gener-
ais headquarters. They said they
would not go, but asked me to suggest
to General Lee the question as to
whether he could not cover himself
by some large trees a few hundred
yards in his rear, and from these send
his orders and receive reports, as we'll
as from the exposed position he was
in then. When I reached his head
quarters his staff officers were all out,
none but an orderly with him. |
mentioned that a good deal Of artil-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-15
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE ~ PRISON.

ARRESTED FOR DRUNKENNESS. ScHErPP TWICE
HANGS HIMSELF TO HIS CELL. DOOR.
Henry Scheipp thirty-six years old OF No AL
West Thirty-sixth-st.. found himself in a state
that TO say the least enviable Thurs
day night. All night he brushed imaginary snakes
and white Holsters with pink neckties and green
shoes off the walls OF his room and occasionally
would Jump on the floor to kill spiders and then
vault over imaginary elephants. He made so much
OF a disturbance that his wife complained Police
man Gray of the West Thirty -seventh-st. station
yesterday morning and Gray arrested Scheipp in
his home.
Scheipp was taken TO the West Thirty-seventh-
ST. station and charge OF drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct was made against him lie was
allowed 10 have several hours TO sleep I'm his cell
in order that he might present better appear
ance in court when arraigned. TWO hours after
ne was locked up the doorman happened to pass
his cell and saw Scheipp hanging from the cell
door bv a shoostring which ne had placed around
his neck The doorman cut him down and called
for assistance Schelpp revived and seemed
n no sorry for what he had done. He asked TO he
allowed to sleep a couple Of hours longer and az
ne promised 10 make no more attempts upon his
life he was again allowed to try n sleep while
locked in the cell
Two hours later the doorman again visited the
cell and again found Scheipp hanging 10 the cell
door This time Scheipp had torn the lining OF his
waistcoat into strips and hsd plated them INTO
resuscitated He was then taken to jefferson Mar
Let Court BEFORE he could be arralgncd Scheipp
tainted He carried into the passageway lead
ing 10 the prison. and water was poured over his
head. when he revived he was arraigned before
workhouse FOR three months In default cf bond
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-15
1 SILTERITE ~ BLOOHERS.

LIVELY ANTICS of AN ALLEGED VARIETY
ACTRESS OK WEST SIDE sTOOP.
pretty girl. wearing a large number of diamond
rings. p bright yellow waist and check skirt was
arraigned i'm Jefferson Market Court yesterday by
Policeman Oates OF the West Thirieth-st. station.
on a charge OF disorderly conduct. She was said
to be Emo Clayton. twenty-one years Old an
actress, Of No. q West Twenty-ninth-st.
Policeman oates told Magistrate Brann that at
II o'clock Thursday night the janor OF the fla l.
house at No TO- West Twenty -ninth-st. called his
attention to the prisoner who was making good
deal OF noise the stoop Of the house AT that
address When he approac hed her the girl was
shouting Il am the original boomer girl and
come from New Orleans I believe in free silver,
and want to buy all the silver dollars every per
son within hearing of my voice has for 81 cents
for each dollar ! am the boomer girl. You all
know me"
As the girl would not keep quiet he attempted to
arrest her but she struck him squarey in the eye.
and he forced to call citizen to aid him In
taking her to the station house. on the way the
girl said to him: Il am a friend of Jared Flagg.
and he will take your brass buttons off YOU for
this" In the police station afterward she swore at
the sergeant.
When she was arraigned in court the girl seemed
not AT all Disconnected by the charge against her.
She volunteered good deal Of Information as to
what she could do on the variety stage. and after
ward told q story about missing her bicycle from
the stoop and becoming little excited about the
theft She denied however. that she had Informed
the crowd that she was the original bloomer girl
or that she made n silver speech
II was anery." she added with dignity. and
intoxicated. and did nothing thar lady like my
self would have cause to he ashamed Of
DAILY. OF the West Thirtieth-st station denied the
girls story and corroborated the policemans state
ment. Magistrate Rrann fined her $40 Jared
Flag. ir. raid the rne and they left the court
together.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-15

State Committee Of West Virginia wrote to
n. b. Scott. OF the National Executive Com
mittee. that the outlook for the Republicans
there Is improving daily. In his belief the
nomination of Watts by the Democrats Mon
day had made Republican success doubly GER
tain Reports from the interior showed that
the silver sentiment gradually dying out.
and Mr.. Dobbins thought that by October |
there would be nothing left Of It, From another
part OF the State--McDowell County-in the
great coal and coke regions Mr. Scott received
encouraging reports from T. f. Houston, a
prominent business man. Mr. Houston says
that a careful inquiry has been made among the
workngmen of that county to their notions
on the currency question, and results show
that great majority of them do not relish the
prospect Of receiving their wages in H'-cent
dollars. The newspaper organ Of the Co,ored
labor organizations hitherto Independent. has
come out for Mckinley. and the county will
undoubtedly so Republican by good majority
General Osborne went 70 Wyano. Mass. yes
terday afternoon. to pass Sunday with his
family. The secretary OF the National Com
mittee will return to headquarters on Tuesday
morning.
Ex-senator J. Soat Fassett among the
callers at headquarters Yesterday. When asked
what he thought Of BlNan's spccch at the mott
icaiion meeting. Mr. Fassett said: well, |
confess that | had supposed Mr.. Bryan 10 be
an ADLER man than his address indicated. His
speech struck one-third Irrelevant plat
tude and quotation onc-third miss ia tement and
one-thrd bald assertions. He simply saws the
country is suffering from certain Ills and evils:
the cause OF those lis and evils is the gold
standard and hence down with the gold stand
ard That's good deaf like the old doctor VINO
threw all Of his patients int" fits ami then
cured the fits"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-15
EOREIGN HOTEL ARRLIALS.

Hotel Cecil London Mr. and Mrs. John 8 Wor-
man. Mr. and Mrs. Klebcr. Mr.. and Mrs J. n.
Chapman Mr. and Mrs. r p. Jennings, Mr. and
Mrs Daniel =. HAYS. Mr.. and Mrs. L. = Fox Mr.
and Mrs John Mohr Mr. and Mrs. Prescott Cham
berlain. Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Hail. Mr.. and Mrs.
A b Redfeld Mr. and Mrs n G. F. Koch. Mr..
and Mrs w. ~. Andrews. Mrs f.. Carroll Mrs.
Mary f. Ives. Mrs. X. darcy Irvine. Mrs. J. J.
McGrath, Mrs. w. v OBrien Mrs. w. B. Doyle.
Or and Mrs r. Carroll. W A. Simmons. l.. II.
Hart. G. W. Sparhaus. J. f. Makeley and Miss
Makeey, r. r.. Townsend. G. T. Blake John Muir
Charles Hathaway Mr. and Mrs. Felix CampbelI.
j Fowley Mrs G. Berger, Mrs. Daniel Kirk. Miss
.. T. Murray, G. II zenden and Miss zenden. J.
strong charles II. Plat. Daniel F. Plat, A. OPP
penhelm; F r Williams, Il Wells. Elliott Bur
Emo A l. Barber. W. A. Xix. A. B. Ashforth. J.
A Mckay W. Gesler, J. Osgood Carleton. +.
IIardcasfle and J. l.. Murray.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-15
CHAINED HER TO THE WALL.
A FATHERS METHOD OF KEEPING THE
GIRL AT HOME WHILE HE WENT TO
SECURE HER ARREST.

Morris Fallick OF No. iOS West Thirty elghth-st..
was a complainant in jefferson Market Police Court
yesterday afternoon against his daughter Rachel.
whom he accuses Of incorrigiblty. Fallick. who
is the proprietor of four soda-water stands in the
city had obtained warrant for the girls arrest in
the morning He told City Magistrate Brann that
when he put Rachel. who is only thirteen years DID,
in charge OF the soda water stands. she in the
Ia bit OF keeping the money she received and making
flying trips to Coney Island where she spent the
ceipts The father said that Rachel was In the
hab bit OF going out at night with boys Of her
age and staying out until or o'clock in the
ing Her father stated that about week ago he
got her employment at Mays a cash girl. and
that .hc was discharged after working three da ~
for stealing handkerchefs.
Rachel got information that her father intended to
apply for the and tried to escape from the
house yesterday morning. Falllck made 1t known
in court that he. fearful that the girl would escape
from the house before he could return had procured
a dog chain and made ii fast to the door by means
Of heavy staple. Then he had secured the other
end of the chain around the ankle of the girl by
means of \ paddock warrant was hurredly
issued. and Detective Iicber sent to the house
10 arrest the girl
When lieber arrived at the house he found that
the girl had managed to free herself after several
hours work Within her reach was small needle
box containing number Of small keys. When her
leg began to swell from the binding OF the chain
she managed to reach this workboX by stretching
herself at full length the floor. She found that
OF the keys would unlock the paddock. and thus
freed herself.
After resting in the room for about an hour after
she had loose ned the chain in order that her limb
might regain It's full strength the girl tried to
escape from the house Her father caught her in
the act OF escaping and tried to chain her to the
wall again, but she struggled so desperately that
he unable to do Lieber arrived at this
stage OF the proceedings and arrested the girl She
with him quietly and made no trouble
When arraigned I'm court the girl refused TO talk
all. Fallick said that he did not know what to
do unless the girl sent to institution, as he
had seven other children. and he could do abso-
lutey nothing with her.
ITO what institution do you wish TO have her
commtted?' asked Magistrate Brann.
II don't know. This is my first experience at
such a thing" said Fack.
"Well. there only two kinds" said the Magis
trate: either Catholic Protestant"
1T don't make any difference said Fallick
THAT girl eats ham and pork. 1t don't make any
difference"
Magistrate Brann committed Rachel to the Gerry
society until Monday, to allow Failick to ascertain
where he wished TO send Rachel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-15
TPERTNTENDENT SMITHS TRIAL.
TESTIMONY AS To THE PIERCE COMPANY'S
CHARGES FOR SERVICE.

TESTIMONY AS To THE PIERCE CoMPANY's
CHARGES FOR SERVICE.
The trial Of J. Elliott Smith. Superintendent Of
Fire Alarm and Telegraph Of the Fire Department.
under charges of fraud and incompetency. re-
sumed before the Fire Commissioners yesterday.
Charles II. Sheldon. manager of the Carnegie
Music Hall Company, was introduced wit
ness prove business conspiracy between Su-
perintendent Smith and the Pierce Auxiliary
Alarm Company. The witness said he had re
ceved n notice from the Pierce Company. which
had box I'm his hall to the effect that. the
Mayor had ordered the removal OF all overhead
wires the company would have TO put its wires
underground and for this extra expense. would
be compelled to charge sl44 year for the service
instead OF 81 formerly. The witness said he
was disinclined to pay the extra charge. and
called Superintendent Smith for his advice. Mr..
Smith gave him the names Of three other aux
Hilary fire alarm companies. MIR. Sheldon testified
that he the three companies and re-
ceived replies giving rates for auxiliary alarm
service. No action taken these three re-
plies.
Henry l.. Shippy of No. 35 West One-hundred-
and fifty second-st the manager OF John 4. Roeb-
ng's Sons Company. testified that the contracts
entered into by the Fire Department during the
term Of office Of superintendent Smith We're too
general -
The trial will he resumed at 1890 o'clock on Mon
day morning.