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The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
A Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD M
City Hall, Portland,
Thursday, April 18th, 1896,

AT Eleven O'Clock A. nj.
for the purpose of selecting six candidates for
electors of President and Vice President of the
United States, and four delegates at large and
four alternatas to attend the National Republi-
can Convention, to be held at st. Louis. Mis-
souri,. on Tuesday, June 18th, 1896, ana trans
acting any other business that may properly
come before it.
The basis OF representation will. be as fol-
entitled to one delegate, and for each seventy
five votes cast for the Republican candidate for
Governor m 1894, an additional delegate. and
for a fraction of forty votes in excess OF seven
five votes, an additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation OF any City, Town
or Plantation can only be hlled by resident of
the County in which the vacancy exists.
The State committee will be In session in the
rece ption room OF the hall at nine O'Clock, ON
the morning of the convention, for the purpose
gates in ordsr to be eligible to participate in
the convention, must be elected SUBSEQUENT to
The date of the call for this convention; and
delegates under this call, should not be elected
to the State convention to be hereafter called
for the purpose of nominating a candidate for
governor.
All electors of Maine, without regard to past
political differences. who are in sympathy with
the sentiments expressed in the call of the Re-
publican National Committee for the RepuDli-
can National Convention, are cordially invited
to unite with the Republicans of the state in
electing delegates 20 this Convention
Per order Republican State Committee.
JOSEPH H. MANLEY, Chairman,
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta, Maine. Jan. %. 1896.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Women Hold the Fort.

Topeka, Kansas, April 14-Every mu-
nicipal office in the city of Gaylord was
yesterday turned over to women. Mrs
Autoinette Haskell was inauguratad
mayor, Mrs. Mary Foote police judge
and Mrs. Martha johnson, Mrs. I.uella
Abercromibe, Mrs. e NINA Mitchell, Mrs.
Mary White and Mrs. Nancy Wright,
members of the city council. Mrs. Flor
ence Headley was appointed city clerk
and Mrs. M. j. Kline city marshal. This
is Mrs. RaskeiPs second term as mayor
Her administration has been economical
and business like, her success having
induced the voters to turn the entire bus
mess of the city over to women.
The mayor is o free silver Democrat,
while the members of the council are
equally divided between Pc pulists and
Republicans.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Democrat Club Met in Washington.

Washington, April 1.-THE executive
committee OF the National Association of
Democratin clubs met at the Ebbitt house
here at noon today. OF the fourteen
members comprising the committee,
twelve were present. Congressman Nc
Millin Of Tennessee, presided St. Louis
was selected as the place and September
80 rs the time for holding the annual
convention of the National Association of
Democratic clubs.
Secretary Gardner was directed to COM
municate with the officers Of all clubs be-
longing to the association and request
them to meet the general officers OF the
association at Chicago, for a confer ence
on July 6. Headed by Senator Faulkner
and Senator Black, the com mittee at 9 80
called at the White House and paid their
respects to the President aud then ad-
journed sine die hes
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Colby University News.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.I

Waterville, April 14.-The base ball sea-
son is rapidly approaching. L. T. Pat
terson, the star pitcher. who has Eeen alb
sent during the winter term, returned
yesterday.
The second division of the freshman
class will declaim in the chapel tomor-
row. The work is intended to to be pre-
paratory for the annual freshman read
ing.
Prof W. A. Rogers will start tomor-
row for Washington, D. c., to attend the
meeting of the American Association for
the Advancement Of Science, of which
he is vice-president. He will be absent
until the 24th inst.
Workmen have begun to put the dia-
mond in shape for the coming contests
The ground is already very dry and
the daily practice has begun. Much
enthusiasm is shown in the work aud
there is good prospect for strong Sec
ond nine in addition to the regular team.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Presidential Electors Must all be Chosen
In State Convention
HEADQUARTERS

REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE,
AUGUSTA. MAINE Jan, Is, 1896
To the Republicans of Maine Prior to I 500
two Presidential electors at large, CORES 1ond-
nominated in State convention, and lie w
manning electors. corresponding to the mem
bers OF the United, States House of Represen
tatlves were nominated by the several con
gressional district conventions. WI
The passage OF the Australian Ballot law an
tlrely changed the procedure. Under the law.
all Conventions are portion of our election
system, and this ballot act REQUIRES that esnSi
dates to be voted for by the Voters throughout
the whole state must be placed in nomination
Dya convention representing no less a oonstit-
candidates OF a party for Presidential electors
must be nominated IN Stale Convention. and !
have therefore included In the call six eiectops.
t~As MANx.EXs Chairman"
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
BATH BUILT SCHOONER WRECKED
Crew Would Have Perished But For
Timely Aid.

The Elisha Gibbs Was Ready toSink When
the Steamer Scottish Prince Appeared $50
After Several Adventures Crew Was
Landed.
Quarantine, S. l., April 14.-Capt
Henry M. Kenner and Net Russell of
the American schooner Elisha Gibbs
were passengers on the British steamer
Kingswen which arrived tonight from
St. Michaels. The two seamen were
shipwrecked in midocean. and after a
terrible experience were rescued and
landed at St. Miohaels. The Elisha Gibbs
left Newport News, March /, with GOAL
for New Bedford and was manned by the
captain and seven men. The day Of the
strong from the northwest, increasing
in force until the 3D. inst. When loff
Absecom. the schooner was stripped of
all her canvas, the wind blowing it to
ribbons. He boats were swept away by
the seas which flooded the vessel fore and
sprang laleak. 1t WAS apparent she would
uoat out rev hours, ana there was no
boat in which to leave her.
In the morning the steamer Scottish
Prince hove in sight and was signalled
for assistance. The steamer responded
promptly. With difficulty four men were
hauled to the lifeboat These were safe
ly taken to the steamer an the boat
started to return for a second trip, and
when but short distance from the side
of the steamer the boat oapsized and the
crew were thrown into the sea. The out
ter of the steamer was quickly lowered
and picked up the men who were near
ly exhausted. The second officer was
with difficulty restored to consciousness.
The third officer with the cutter then
went to the wreck and took off the
balance of tine crew.
The schooner was built in Bath, Me-,
in 1888, of 465 tons register. She was
owned by P, q. Thompson and others of
New Bedford, Mass
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15

by local applications as they cannot reach
tile diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure Deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infiamed' condition of the mu-
this tube is infamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it Is
entirely closed Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrhl that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free
F. J. CHENEY 81 CO., Toledo, O.
gxsold by Druggists, Toe.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
JONES WON'T RESIGN.
If He Has Been Elected a Trustee Of
Kents Hill Seminary.

he Allows that He win Be Pleased to
serye-Rrewing as Good Any Other
Business, Says He.
Boston, April 4.-Hon. Frank Jones of
Portsmouth. N. H., was seen by a re-
porter at the Revere house last night,
and shown a copy of the resolutions
adopted at the session of the Maine
Methodist conference yesterday condemn
ing his election as trustee Of the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary and Female College,
on the ground that his reputation as a
brewer has been inimical to the cause of
temperance.
Mr.. Jones said: "I didn't know that
was going to be chosen, but this" and
he shook the paper vigorously, twill
make me accept it sure and certain.
don esteem the value of a straw. shall
not lose any sleep on account of it.
shall keep it and paste it in my scrap
book for my grand children and great
grand children to look ct. Six or seven
years ago Penobsoot county, in Maine,
was $50, 600 in debt. Well, they put all
towns in that county into the court once
q year and fined them 500 all round.
Now the county is out Of debt. / wonder
how those Maine MethOdists like the idea
of living in a community whose
treasury has Leen filled in that way?
81 suppose they found fault with me
because l was in the brewing business.
Now consider the brewing business as
good business as the suger business or
the iron business, or any other. It's not
as though made rum and bad whiskey
such as is sold in Portland and other
Maine towns. 1t is only tenth part of
the enterprises I'm in and Pm not COM
PEELED to stay III it. If thought it was
wrong / would go out tomorrow.
mo, these people who passed that reso-
luton have fired their little gun and
suppose they think that they have ami
hilated me. don't care that for them. -
ana Mr.. Jones snapped his fingers.
81 was nominated" be continued, "for
trustee of the college without my knowl
edge and without my being even asked.
was the unanimous choice. There was no
opposition. don't know much about it.
But now since these people have gone
and done this, you may say that If the
board informs me that have been made
trustee l shall certainly accept and
serve. p"
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
FAVORABLE REPORT ON KATAH DIN
Government This Time Likely to Take the
Craft.

New York, April IA Washington
special says that the Navy Department
has received the report of the final trial
of The ram Katahdin. It is very fattering
to the ship and only recommends a few
uniInportant changes.
The vessel ran over a tkirty-six knot
course in Long Island Sound and return.
The speed Of the ship varied from
thirteen to sixteen knots under steam
pressure OF $50 pounds. The corrected
time from the westward run was 2.94
hours, with the current against the ship
durin the entire run. The eastward run
was made in 2.71 hours, with the current
favorable for two-thirds of the course.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
BOVinine

A powerful concentration of the
life giving elements of lean beef,
carefully compounded by a
special cold process, and of such
nature that it can be retained
by the most delicate stomach.
DIR. Moses T. Runnels, of 8 E.
9th St, Kansas City, writes -
~ believe the life of my daughter,
now four and a half years old was
saved by the use of Bovinine
during her dentition. I know of
nothing better in cases of ex-
haustion, due to irritable con-
ditions of the stomach" Try
for yourself a few drops in baby's
milk, and see why over $4,000
doctors commend it.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Pope Won't Treat with Rudini.

Rome, April 14.--Marquis Di Rudini,
prime minister, has appraised the Vatican
that executors hitherto accorded Italian
bishops, will be withheld, unless the
Pope permits Catholics to take part in
public elections. The papal authoritiesre-
gard this intimidation as part of the new
tactics of the Dreibund, in connection
with the mission of DR.. Kraus, sent to
the Vatican by Prince Hohenlohe, the
German chancellor, and the recent inter-
views of the Emperor of Germany with
Cardinal San Felice at Naples. The
Pope will not consent to enter into any
negotiations whatever on the subject
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Baptist Missionary Society Convention.

Newark. Nj, April 1.-The Woman
Baptist Foreign Missionary society of the
Middle and New England States opened
a three days session and silver jubilee in
the Peddie Memorial church this after
noon. There are five hundred of the
five hundred and sixty delegates in the
city. This afternoon there was secret
meeting of the local society secretaries,
when the questions propounded by the
board of missions and secretaries them
selves, were asked, discussed and answered
in affirmative The questions were: lis
IL possible to secure missionary COM
mittee of men and women in every
church." and Would a union of bands
under general name and with specific
work aid to their Efficiency"
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Maine Pensions,

Washington, April 14.-Pensions have
been granted residents of Maine as fol-
lows:
ORIGINAL.
Thomas Wentworth, Togus.
ADDITIONAL.
VIM. Sheridan, Togus; Charles G..
Brown, Togus.
INCREASE.
George W. Ranger, Pennington.
REISSUE.
Benjamin E. Maxim, Wayne.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
Adaline NJ. Hanaford, Lewiston; Sarah
e. Percival, Waterville
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
AN HONEST MAN.

Dear Editor: Please inform your readers
that If written to contdentially, l will mail in
sealed letter. the plan pursued by which |
was permanently restored to health and manly
Weakness. night losses and weak, shrunken
parts.
/ have no scheme to exhort money from any
by the quacks until l nearly lost faith in
mankind. but thank Heaven, i am now
WELL vigorous and strong. and anxious to
make this certain means of cure known to
all.
Having nothing to sell or send C. o. d. Iwant
no money. Address JAS. A. HARRIS.
Delray. Mich, Box 1856
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
CrlARLE5ToN'5 PoSTOFFIcE.
4 Quaint and Ancient Structure With an
Interesting History.


Quaint and Ancient Structure With an
Interesting History.
"Among the quaint old structures of
Charleston our old postoffice building
takes the lead in historic interest,"" said
James S. Murdoch, q leading Wholesale
merchant of the Carolina metropolis. Mr..
Murdoch is here with delegation of his
townsmen to ask congress to make mod
est appropriation SO as to donate the
aforesaid antique to the city.
1.-The old postoffice,'' said he, "was
built of brick imported from England in
1897 under the direction of committee of
the colonial assembly. Its leading mem
bers were John Rutledge, Henry Laurens
and Thomas Lynch, who later took
prominent part in the formation of the re-
public, and whose names will be found
among the signers of the Declaration of
Independence. During the occupation of
Charleston by the British 1t was used as d
prison and between 90 and 10 of the best
citizens were confined there before their
removal to st. Augustine, Fla. In the
number was Colonel Isaac Haynes of the
celebrated family Of that name In re-
venge for the execution of Major Andre
Haynes was led out from prison and suf-
fered the death penalty by order of Colonel
Balfour, then in command, without the
formality of trial.
SIN 1890, when General Washington
visited Charleston, it was in this same old
building that he was entertained, and a
splendid ball was given in his honor by
the wealthy planters of the state, cooper
ating with the town people. With such
historic associations surrounding it, our
people naturally take a deep interest in
their old postofice, and the idea is to keep
it in its original condition as sacred
memento of the past Washington Post.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Disabled Steamer.

st. Johns, N. F., April 1.-THE steam
ers attempting to reach this port today
proved to be the British steamer Du-
rango Rotterdam for Baltimore, and
the Coquette for St. Johns. The Du.
range is towing the Coque tie, the latter
having been disabled. When the steam
ers were 20 miles from here, their officers
fearing to venture in here, bore away for
Halifax.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
|. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
- OF THE
First Congressional District Of Maine
will be held in
RECEPTION HALL, CITY BUILDING,
PORTLAND,
Thursday, April 18th, 1896,
at half past nine o'clock a. M,

for the purpose of selecting two delegates and
two alternates to attend the National RepublL
can Convention, to be held at st. Louis,
Missouri, on Tuesday, June 18th, 1896, and
transacting any other business that may proper.
ly come before it.
The basis of representation will be as follows:
Each city and town will be entitled 10 one
delegate, and for each twenty-five votes cast
for the Republican candidate for Governor in
1884. an additional delegate, and for a fraction
of forty votes IN excess of Seventy-five votes,
an additional delegate.
The District committee will be in session in
a room adjoining the hall at nine O'Clock on
the morning of the convention for the purpose
of receiving the credentials of delegates
All electors OF the District, without re
gard to past political differences, who are
in sympathy with the sentiments expressed in
the call of the Republican National Committee
for the Republican National Convention. are
cordially invited to unite with the Republicans
OF the district in electing delegates to this con-
vention.
Per order of Republican District Committee.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Put Bullet Into wife's Shoulder.

Nashua, N. H., April 14.-Frank De-
maris, an cid war veteran, this morning
fred a shot at his wife. the bullet passing
through her shoulder inflicting deep
wound and then lodged in wall. De-
maris said he has had trouble with his
wife for moro than a year. Physicians
who attended Mrs. Demaris report that
she will recover. Rum and jealousy are
at the bottom of the trou nles.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Brownf1eid Landmark Destroyed.
SPECIAL TO TEE pREss.l

ESPECIAL TO TEE PRESS.J
Brownfield, April 14.-An alarm of fire
was given about p. m. for a fire in the
large residence of Zilphia Mcdonald. The
blaze was in the ell. Ii was soon found
that water would do no good. A large
crowd were already on the spot and
worked with will. In the building
which was destroyed was Miss Nc
Donald's millinery store and f. A..
Thayer's repair shop. Most OF the furni-
ture was saved in the condition usual at
fires The building was one of the best
and most slightly in the village. The
original building was built in 1897, but
large improvements have been made,
estimated at three Thousand dollars. Par
TALLY insured.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Knife Fight in Calais.

Calais, April 14.-William Adams and
Harry Bergman, young men belonging
in st. Stephens, N. B., quarrelled on
Water street in that town last night.
Adams drew large knife and cut Berry
man severely on the face and neck. He
escaped to this side of the line and has
eva6ed arrest thus far.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Won't Submit to American Arbitration

London, April IA despatch from
Madrid to the Pail Mall Gazette says that
United States Minister Taylor and a
number of the Spanish ministers deny
that President Cleveland has sent note
to Premier Canovas Del Castillo. The
despatch also says that the government
will refuse to accept any proposals based
upon the terms OF the alleged note. The
Cuban question might ultimately be SUBJ
mitted to European opinion, but Spain
viii never allow it to be decided by
American arbitration.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Camden Chooses Delegates

Camden, April 1.-the Camden dele
gates chosen to the district and state Re-
publican conventions at Lewiston the
10Th, and Portland the 16, are Ruel
Robinson, B. G. Adams, George T.
RodgmaD, 7. r. Slmonton, B. I. Adams.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Gold Mines VIII Shut Down.

Colon, Colombia, April 14.-Advices
from Georgetown, Dem, the British
Guiana, show investors are stopping
further ventures in gold mining, fearing
that the decision of the American Vene-
zuela committee will he adverse to the
territorial claims of Great Britain. A
general suspension of mining operations
in the disputed territory is expected.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Fishermen Astray in the Raw.

Provinoetown, Mass, April 14.-Tug
Kate Jones, which arrived today reports
1t picked up at a. n. today a dory CON
tanning John Roderick and son, from the
schooner Frank Foster. 1t found the
vessel in the afternoon and pur them on
board. All the Fosters crew were astray
and the vessel was blowing horns to sig
nal the men. None were in sight when
the tug left for here.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Yesterdays Ball Games.

AT New York-New York, 4; Yale, 0.
At Middleton, Conn.-Boston, Z; Wes-
leyan. 0.
At New Haven-Yale Freshmen, IA:
Brown Freshmen, g.
AT Amherst-Amherst, s; Springfield
Consolidated, 4.
AT New Haven-New Haven, /; Brock
ton, ], ten innings.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sickly
# Babies

can be made to thrive and live
by finding for them a proper food,
one easily digested, quickly
asslmllated, and composed of
that which goes to enrichen the
blood, build new flesh tissue, and
lmpart strength to all the prin-
ciPle life maintaining centres,
thus putting them in a condition
to perform their functions nor
mally and ward off disease. But
one such food exists, it is
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15

miners, who live out the long winters in
the very heart of the Rocky Mountains.
Mails are collected in similar manner,
and often small errsnds are likewise
done. Money deposited in mail boxes for
the purchase of stamps, tobacco, and
other notions light in weight. is always
properly respected, and the mission full
filed, no matter how much the snowshoe
pedestrian may be under the influence OF
good fellowship as he returns from town.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
That Doesn't Prove It's So.

New York, April 1.-The Evening
Worlds Washington special says: "Ad-
ministration leaders privately admit that
free silver Democrats will control the
Chicago convention, by not less than one
hundred maiOritYD
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Cheered at Mention of Reeds Name.

New Bedford, April 14.-At the con-
vention of Republicans of the 18th dis
triot in this city today. delegates to the
Republican convention were chosen and
resolutions adopted declaring in favor of
Reed for the Presidency. Every allusion
TO the name of Speaker of the House was
greeted with tremendous applause.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Court in Ellsworth,

Ellsworth, April 14.-The April term
of the supreme judicial court for Hancock
county opened today, Justice William r.
Whitehouse presided Sixty-fl cases are
assigned for trial and there are 1888 on
che continued docket.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
The saucy Lass called Down.

Georgetown, s. c., April 14.-The
Saucy Lass, n small two-masted schooner,
in passing north, was seized off the bar
here Yesterday by IA United States mar
shall as Cuban flibusterer. The COM
mander denies the charge.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Brave Mrs. Burt.

New Castle, Pa. April 14.-Last eve
ming an unknown Italian stopped at the
house of Mrs. Martha Burt. near Bessen-
ger, and attempted to assault her. Mrs.
Burt ran to another room followed by
the Italian. AS he entered she seized a
revolver and shot him dead.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
A COAL MINE DISASTER.
England the Victim of An Explosion This
Time.

London. April 14.-An explosion o.
CURED in the Branoepeth coal mine In
Wilmington, Durham, last evening.
Eight bodies have been taken out of
the pit and it is feared ten other miners
are dead
Twenty six others remain entombed,
but there is q possibility of their being
rescued
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Late Marine News.

Bootnbay Harbor. April 14.-Arrived,
sohooners J. Kennedy, Calais; Lucy May,
Maohias; Annie +. Hall, Lubec. Sailed.
sohooners Kit Carson, Philadelphia;
Wesley Abbott, Rondout; II. M. Stanley,
nicola, Francis NJ. Loring. Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-15
Early Morning Fire at Augusta.

Augusta. April l4,-Fire destroyed a
tenement building this morning near the
east end of the dam, loss $4,000. partly
insured; supposed to have been get by
tramps.
Two alarms were rung in from Cushnoc
Fire Co. IS and people generally thought
they were on fire. Considerable excite
meut resulted.