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The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16


hundred people at Charlevoix heard a
brief speech from the "Greatest Hero OF
the Nineteenth Century, as Mr.. Bryan
was called by the gentleman who intro
duced him.
Cadillac, Mioh., October ia short
stop was made at BelIaire. Mr.. Bryan
stration at Travers City was somewhat
pretentious. Two silver. Goa ted horses
drew 6ag-oovered carriage in which
Mp. and Mrs. Bryan rode to vacant lot
where the candidate delivered a speech.
1t was an enthus iastio audience. The
crowd was estimated at 5000. The can
didate's special train left Travers City at
ton uhsered Mr.. Bryan on the trip down
to Cadillac. The distribution Of McKin-
ley badges had been active at Cadillac
as they were at Travers City and else
where along at Mr.. Bryan's route. At
Cadillac many yellow insignias confront
edd the candidate when he mounted q
decorated fat car to make an address.
The silver adherents had good lungs
and used them at every opportunity. At
Bryan nun bered $500, but the same aR at
Cndillao showed considerable enthusi-
asm during his speech.
Grand Rapids, Mich, October 49,
Yellow gave way to white in the way
of badges worn by the people in the
crowd that saw and heard Bryan at
Big Rapids. Yellow badges were noticeable
at Howard City where Bryan audience
numbered 1900
The largest crowd of the journey was
encountered at Ionia. Bryan spoke from
a stand to nearly 10000 people. From
the time he reached Grand Rapids until
he escaped to hix train and went to bed,
Mr.. Bryan was the recipient of con-
tinuous ovation. He addressed a crowd
here of a5, 900 at Campau square.
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The Agricultural Department weather
bureau for yesterday, October 10, taken
at 8 p. NJ, meridian time. the observa-
tion for each station being given in this
orders Temperature direction Of the
wind. state of the weather.
Boston, 90 degrees, NE, cloudy: New
York, 90 degrees. NV, clear: Pbiladel-
so degrees, v, clear: Albany, 56 degrees,
W.olear: Buffalo, So degrees, sW, clear;
Detroit, SO degrees. N e, cloudy ;Chioaso. 81
degrees. n. pity cloudy; St. Paul, 4s
degrees, NV, clear; Huron, Dak., 5s de-
gress. N, cloudy; Bismarck, 81 de-
grees, SW, clears Jacksonville, 66 degrees,
SE, clear
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woman's Foreign Missionary Board.

Watertown. Mass, October 15.-The
9th annual conference of the New Eng
land branch Of the Woman g Foreign
Missionary society came to an end this
afternoon. In the afternoon mem orial
services were held for three members
who had died during the year. Al 29. 10
there we're brief address by Mrs. Gracey
on China; Mrs. Hoskins from India, and
Miss Danforth missionary to Japan.
The committee on enrolment reported
IT'S delegates present, 18 from Maine.
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Local Weather Report.

Local Weather Report.
Portland, October 49, The looa
weather bureau office records as to tht
weather are the following.
ga. m.-Barometer. ~, 629; thermome
ter. 43.0; dew point. 43; humidity, 100
wind, NV, velocity. II IL: rain;
8p. m.-Barometer, s9, ,675: thermome
ter, 400; dew point, 40; humidity. 93
wind. NJ; velocity. 8; weather. cloudy.
Mean daily thermometer. 40; maxi
mum Thermometer, 81 10; minimum ther
mometer, $50: maximum velocity wind,
10 n; total precipitation. .27.
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A SiIverite's Estimate.

Washington, October 15- Senator
Squire OF Washington reached here last
night. he said; "Twenty-two thousa q d
In a conservativ innate of the plurality
Bryan will receir In my state. The vote
will probably reach SO. 600, and be divided
as follows: Populists, 10, 600; Democrats,
10. 00o: Silver Repu hlicans, $1,000. This
gives. the Bryan electors IS, 900 votes.
Conceding 80 to the Palmer tiokat, this
would leave Mckinley $4,000. He cannot
get more than that
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Herbert and Carlisle win Speak.

Washington, October 15.-Secretary
Carlisle today telegraphed Hon. George
|M. Dayie, Louisville, KY, that he was
prepared to deliver five speeches in Ken
ltuoky in favor of Palmer and Buckner.
Washington, October 15.-Seoretary
Herr bert announces that he will make
|tbree speeches in Alabama during the
week before election IN the interest of
Ithe Palmer and Buckner movement.
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App1es Very Law.
Ea

Washington, October 15.-Ths Depart
ment Of Agriculture reports the average
condition of apples remained practically
stationary during Septemb ber. The crop
it reported as being heavy and OF fine
quality In the northern tier of states
prices are extremely lew. This is the
case In Michigan where the markets are
glutted. The fine packed fruit is sell
ing in that state as low as IS cents a
barrel and evaporation stock at 10 cents
q hundred pounds
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Q ion veteran Legion onioers.

Washington, October 15.-At today 5
session Of the enonmpment of the Union
Veteran Legion James P. Donahue OF
Wilmington, DEL, was elected national
commander; VIM. r. Wootens Of Phila-
delphia. senior vice national commander ;
j. H. Carpenter, Reading, Pa, junior
vice national commander.
Colum bus, Ohio, was selected as the
place of next meeting,
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Letter from solon Chase.

Amesbury, Mass, October IA letter
was received today from Solon Chase,
the Maine Greenbaoker, Ga the with
drawal of Tho mas Watson, in which he
says: "When a single issue is the storm
centre, as the silver question is. there is
no middle of The road. Everything that
en- barrasses Bryan lends aid to the
enemy. If Watson should withdraw
believe it would help Bryan. believe
the old Green hackers and Populists see
1t that way.
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His ARM BLOWN Off.
Terrible Accident to Portland Man
While Hunting.
DIES FROM EFFECTS OF WOUND,
IN A BANGOR HOSPITAL.

Elmer Wilson, Grocer, in This City, Victim
of Fatal Shooting Acoident-was
Hunting in Woods Near Bancroft
Leaves wife and One Child.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRHss.I
Bangor, October 15.-Elmer Wilson
was brought to this city this
afternoon from Bancroft with his
left arm shot off between the elbow and
shoulder. He and another Portland mnu
have been at Bancroft for several days
shooting birds. and Thursday morning
they started off in team prepared for
big game.
They stopped at an old log house to
take some piotures, and Wilson tried to
pull double barrelled shot gun cut Of
the wagon.
1t was exploded and the charge of both
barrels went into his arm. He was put
on board the train as soon as possible
and when the train arrived here he was
taken 10 the Bangor hospital where his
arm was amputated.
Later in the evening Mr. Wilson died
from the effects of his wounds.
Elmer Wilson whose death from acci-
dental shooting is detailed above, resided
at % Andeis son street, in this city, and
conducted grocery at sS Oxford street.
He leaves wife and one child. four or
i've months old.
A reporter called at the unfortunate
mans residence at % Anderson street at
about one O'Clock this morning, but
found no one at home. 1t was learned
from the neighbors, however, that Wilson
and three other men left about ten days
ago to 60 on hunting trip. Mrs Wilson
took her child and went to her parents
home In Woodfords. She was formerly
Miss Kenney of that place. They had
been married about two years.
Mr.. Wilson has three brothers living in
this city, George r. Wilson, who has a
grocery store at 66 Portland street, and
Everett and Owen Wilson.
1t WAS learned that Mr.. George E.
Wilson was in the theatre with his
family, when a telegram was handed
him announcing his brothers. condition.
He took the midnighp train for Bangor.
The victim was about IS years of age.
His father and mother are living and
reside in North Anson.
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A Note Of Warning,

ySs aSHss sussnx sgasa e aSe gd SEN aaf as al
noeI|or noc|ort S9tssipe that e caused BY careless
nsig nseglect q t1e kidneys. In these days Of ex-
SSiitaSanents there's no living being whose
BUREE Rffa EERaffg p Yf al s seso too tbaS late
II WrItsp TItepais. z will sladlY give advice free.
Yours. fof r5eataaS 5ealth 5 b. T. 8. Bafer.
VI was run over BY a team some ten years ago
ana ny Kidneys were strained; since then have been
,o'.r noun.SH & with wetting the bed. Two boxes OF
yopa pins nave entirely cured me.
canaet thank you epoush for your wonderful
ps ours truly Henry E. Lawler ,Etna, n. H.
~ tas druggists9r mailed postpaid, for price
dhktr F&1 Co.. BGaodF. Ma
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THE WEATHER.

Boston, October
15.-Local forecast
for Friday, Fair
northerly to wester-
ly winds.
Washington, Oc-
tober 15.-For scast
for Friday for New
Engla nd:Generally
fair; northerly to
westerly winds.
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tn. Washington Railroad Case.

Maohias, October 15.-Upon petition of
Calais parties asking an injunction OF
the court to restrain the county commits
sioners and treasurer from paying any
part OF the su bsidy voted by the county
to railroads, the judge today reported the
case to the full court, asking for a de-
olsioR at the earliest date possible.
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NEW ADvERr1sKarENrs.

The aUeather today
is likely to be
fair.
Portland. October IS, 1895
\ MoNG the dozen
~ or so of remark
able bargains
picked up by our linens
buyer in New York last
week is one of pure linen
Huckabuck Towels, fine,
heavy and very large,
which we are to sell at 1oc
each.
They measure "a in
ches wide by 48 inches
long, (take a tape and
mark these dimensions
out on the foor) red and
blue borders and fringed.
Nothing like has been Of
fered in Portland before
for so little money.
A high novelty in Tow
els is one of German
make, very fine and soft,
the design a reproduction
of the specially drawn
pattern which was recent
ly made by this same
company for the German
Empress. 1t is called the
Empress" pattern and is
quite unlike any you've
seen.
Some special bargains
in cloths, napkins and
fine table damask fresh
from the Irish mills.
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PORTLAND. MAINE FRIDAY MORNING OCTOBER 49, 1896

but Dr.. Mason came on to it soon aftef
his arrival.
Clark probably resolved to kill his
"iie and then take both lead and
laudanum for himself. The lead did the
WORK too quickly for him to find other
means. He never knew how he died.
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THOSE M'KINLEY BADGES.
Stare at Bryan Everywhere in Mich.
igan.
SEEM TO PREDOMINATE IN MOST
OF HIS AUDIENCES.

Candidate Makes a Speech in His Night
shirt to Wildly Enthusiastic Audience
Pair of Silver Covered Horses and
Flag Bedecked Cart Haul Candidate
and Wife About in One Place.
Petosky, Mich, October 15.-When the
Bryan train reached st. Ignace on the
straits of Mackinaw at $50 a. M, he
found quite large crowd of people wait
ing for him. Mr.. Bryan, attired only in
night shirt. trousers and overooat, made
speech and was oheered vigorously.
The traih reached Mackinaw At Z
O'Clock. Here An audience of 5000 or
moro had Assem- bled. Mr.. Bryan made q
vigorous address. At Petosky, his train
made stop of twenty minutes. More
than thousand people were in the
crowd that oheered the nominee.
A number Of men wore badges in
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16

The Graniteyille mill, Burrillville, 4;
l.. mas resu med operations after several
months suspension.
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In the window today a
lot of fine rain Umbrellas,
2o and 28 inch, for men
and women, at $1.oo, 1.25,
$50 to 400 and up.
They are made from an
excellent quality of i'm
ported Gloria cloth, have
steel rods and natural
wood handles and each
umbrella has cover case.
OWEN. MOORE & co
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Continued ON Second Page.
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MAINE CLUB WOMEN.
Second Days Doings Of State Fed.
GRAFTON.
THREE EXCEEDINGLY PROFITABLE
AND INTERESTING SES SIONS.

Household Economics the Theme of the
Forenoon Session--Proposed Revision
of Constitutton-subject of Education
Taken Up in the eAfternoon-Exceedin
ly Interesting Papers In the Evening
Election of Officers Today.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-04-18
ODn HANDLES COMING.

Next year all kinds of odd and unique
handles will be in vogue, for there Is
already a we'll defined tendency In that
direction. Men who are not content 10
keep abreast of fashion, but insist upon
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-04-18
SOURCE OF THE MERMAID FABLE
The Manntee, an UnIoveIy Creature,
Resembles the Human Form.

Few people who visit the curio stand
on the lake front at Palm Beach, just
north of the Royal Polnciana grounds to
see the live manatee, or sea cow are
imaginative enough to perceive in the
wonderful, unlovely form of the huge
pachyderm in it's cage of inadequate pro
portion the origin of the delightful fable
of the mermaids or the Grecian legends
of the sirens, says the Florida Citizen
That these did originate in this monster
of the sea is indisputable.
The manatee, or lamantin, the Latin
name for which Is manatus, belongs to the
genus of herbivorus cetacea, or mana
tidae. it's chief characteristic being it's
rounded tail fin, further distinguished by
the presence of small fiat nails at the
edge of the swimming paws, in the edge
of which under the skin fingers can easily
be felt. Connected together as they are
by strong ligaments, they possess consid-
cradle power of motion, whence the name
manatee from the Latin manus. hand.
The name sea COW originated in the sim
ilarity of the manatee's mouth and nose
to that of the COW. The structure of the
teeth is also distinctive; the crowns of the
grinders are square, with two transverse
ridges.
The species, all of which are inhabi-
| tants of tropical coasts, feed entirely on
plants and grasses which grow along
/ shore and on the bed of the river. the
former made accessible by the tide, which
after it has retired aften exhibits plain
proof of their browsing. They lie chiefly
in shallow bays and creeks and often as
cend rivers to considerable distance
from the sea.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-04-18
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Rev. Jeu Hawk, an educated Chinese
evangelist, is holding meetings in central
Washington.
Mayor St. Lawrence of Pullman has
gone down into Oregon to assist the pop
ulists in the campaign.
Rev. T. c. Tiff, d. D., superintendent of
mission in Utah and chaplain in chief of
the G. A. r., is lecturing in Montana.
Rev. Stephen G. Dodd, retired army
chaplain, has arrived at Boise from Salt
Lake, to make the Idaho capital his fu-
ture home.
The Boise Statesman's presidential
ballot has settled down to a contest be-
tween Mckinley and Cameron. The lat
ter has been steadily creeping up for
some time and now has a slight lead
over the Buckeye candidate.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-04-18

of canes. These clouded canes are now
worth from $1,000 to $500. one being for
sale in New York at the present time
for $1,000.
The firm which has placed this cane
on the market knows the owners of all
the famous canes the world over and
keeps track of the growth or decline or
the great collections. If an unusually
odd and valuable can is to be placed on
the market they communicate with
list of probable buyers, and always
make a rich commission by effecting
the sale They have little or no compe-
tition. as the business is quite uncer-
tain. and can only be regarded as side
issue.
GUIDE TO THE KEYHOLE.
John Jacob Astor is credited with
having one of the most unique canes
in the country, and if his friends in the
millionaire set of Gotham knew little
more about electricity it would probab-
~ become quite popular. In describing
this cane it is necessary to preface all
reference to it by saying that Mr.. Astor
is not drinking man; that his favOrite
beverage is milk; and that he has never
| been known to look upon the wine when
It is red.
Mr.. AStor's cane has small electric
light in the handle. BY pressing tiny
spring the top of the handle is thrown
! back, little incandescent light of four
candle power hobs out. shedding a luster
sufficiently bright to enable any one to
find the keyhole in his front door, no
matter how late he may have been sit
, ting up with sick friend. attending
| lodge meeting, or indulging in other
! time-worn subterfuges.
1t was not for keyhole purposes, how
ever. that Mr. Aston invented the cane
for he is one of those fortunate men who
can afford to keep a lackey at his from
door every hour in the "a. He was anx
ious to show the possibility of placins
a storage battery in minimum o
space, and has demonstrated it to hi
own satisfaction. Several of his friends
have tried to induce him to part with 1t
for use of a less lofty nature, but he ha
| declined
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-04-18
THE NEWEST IN CANES
NHANGEE AND CONGO THE MOST
POPULAR STICKS
Light Cane Which Detects
the Wandering KeyhoIc.

Mistress Fashion makes her changes
in canes with the same regularity that
she does in hats, coats, gowns. shoes.
gloves and other articles of attire. In
the old days if a man had a good cane
he grew fond of it just as he does of an
old pipe that has served him faithfully
for many years. He would no more
cast aside his old cane than he would
be disloyal to a tried friend.
But Fashion cares nothing for senti-
ment or the ways of old fogies. She is
a cold-hearted, calculating old wretch
who never ceases her demands for some
thring new.
Just now she is devoting her energies
to the cane world, and as she is an in
dustrious, tireless old lady her efforts
are fruitful.
There is very little change in woods.
but the golf craze has made an indel-
ible mark in the style of the handles.
Not to have a cane which looks for all
the world like one of the weighted driV-
ers used in the swagger game is to an
nounce ones self to the world as being
completely out of the fashionable swim,
and this is exactly what most people
refuse to do.
BAMBOO IN FAVOR.
The newest cane is the Whangee, a
curious bamboo of bright yellow. with
leaf branches from each alternate joint
to the right and left. This cane sells as
low as 10 cents and as high as So, for
fashion DEGREES that the value depends
on the arrangement of the knots OF
joints. If these are regularly placed
with equal distances between them, the
cane is comparatively valueless. II
should have rather knots or joints, with
spaces varying from nearly two Inches
at the handle end to half an inch at tbs
ferrule end, the cane tapering in pro
portion. This is because the taperint
cane is the very top of the bamboo, anc
only one comes to each cane growth
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-04-18
A VICTIM OF MORPHINE
DIED IN 4 PORTLAND HOTEL FROM
AN OVERDOSE OF THE DRUG.
Request OF $4,000 Comes Tso Late
for the Use of the Unfortw-
nate Man.

one late afternoon during the June
flood of 1894 there died at Portland
hotel a morphine fiend. known among
his associates as Frank Dolan, says the
Telegram. He died from an overdose of
the drug. Dolan was a superior sort of
a young man, to the general run or
fiends, not having yet reached
the lowest stratum of that class, and
the presumption at that time was that
he had taken the overdose accidentally.
In fact, an hour or two before he was
discovered in an unconscious condition,
he was conversing with a young woman
i'm the house. expressing a determine
ton to break away from the morphine
habit. At that time the hotel was in
habited by the lowest dregs of human
ity. but on that occasion the better side
of their nature spasmodically asserted
ITSELF and they ministered to Dolan m
a peculiarly solicitous and tender man
ner. But, after lingering a couple of
hours on the rear porch of the house.
whittier he had been taken for fresh
air, he died. never speaking a word from
the moment he was found i'm a comatose
state till death overlook him.
There is sequel to this tragedy, read
ing more like romance than fact. Will
am ' Il mop anu WOOi OuytA
for a San Francisco house, and Dolan
had been schoolmates in Boston. He
was an intimate friend of the Dolan
family, whose true name was Right
mire, and il was he who inspired the
young man to make an effort to eman-
cipate himself from the morphine habit
About a month ago Mr.. Vandenburg
received a letter from Dolan's sister.
in Boston. making inquiries respecting
her brother, from whom she had not
heard for three years. Vandenburg
says that previously he had not inform
ed Dolan's family of Dolan's death; but,
in response to his sisters letter, he ad-
vised her of the fact, emitting, however.
to state the circumstances under which
he died Sunday Mr.. Vandenburg re-
ceived another letter from the sister.
in which she deplores the death of her
brother, and at the same time writing
that three months ago $4,000 had been
bequeathed to Dolan by an uncle who
had died in Lynn, Mass.
Mr.. Vandenburg says that he has
been commissioned to arrange for the
transportation Of Dolan's remains to
Boston.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-04-18
POOR OUTLOOK FOR SALMON CROP
Cannery Men Not Likely to Operate
Their Canneries at Loss.

Cannerymen have more troubles at
present than most people, says the Ore
gonian. Not only is everything con-
nected with their business here in a
state of chaos. but the prospects for
making sales of their pack at any kind
of a living price are very poor. Eastern
buyers are not ready to buy even at
$1.25 per dozen, and can not be induced
to offer anything extra for the most
fancy brands or stylish labels. At this
rate there is nothing in packing salmon
even at A cents per pound, and there ap-
pears to be no prospect of the cannery-
men and the fishermen coming to terms.
1t would be a sad blow to this state il
the salmon crop should not be harvest
ed this year. but cannerymen ara not
likely to operate their canneries at a
loss. The situation is very gloomy for
all concerned, and no one cares to ex-
press any opinion as to the outcome.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-04-18

while in so or 60 foot bamboo several
of the more evenly spaced can be cut;
hence the price and the vogue.
The most popular cane this spring is
the Congo Why it is called the Congo
is difficult to perceive, because it is the
wood of an oak sapling doctored in
peculiar way. Most cane dealers, how
ever, will solemnly assure you that it
is called the Congo because it is made of
Congo wood. The reason of it's great
popularity is that the prince of Wales
invariably carries a cane of that kind,
and, of course, what he does in the way
of making fashions is never questioned
by the men who pay attention to such
matters
THE FIRST CONGO.
The Congo is a peculiar brown stick,
marked here and there along its entire
length with tiny dots, making one won
der what kind Of appearance it pre-
scented when all these embryo shoots
came to maturity They never did ma
| ture; as matter of fact, they are not
natural. 1t is simply an oak sapling,
colored to taste, which, when growing
in the forest, is pricked or bruised with
blunt instrument and left for time
the growth attempting to heal the
| marks, ana SO the Jul NUS
pricks on the inner wood The cane
dealer may not acknowledge this, but
this is an undeniable fact.
The wood is the Austrian or medlar
oak The stick was produced by chance.
A Frenchman happening across sap
ling accidentally wounded set it aside
for cane. After receiving several Of
fers of money for the stick. he began
wounding thesaplings i'm large num-
bers. keeping the secret to himself for
two years, until he had enough to offer
them in wholesale lots to manufac-
turer. Then the Congo cane became
the style.
All the fashionable canes this year
with the exception of the golf cane
have the handle formed into what i;
called the prince of Wales hook. Fol
two years this style has survived, anC
it is more firmly intrenched now thar
ever before The handle is bent into Z
long. graceful hook, the end being tipp
ed with silver and the cane itself jus
below the handle encircled with ban'
of silver.
ODD HANDLES COMING.
Next year all kinds of odd and uniqu
handles will be in vogue, for there /
already we'll defined tendency in tina
direction. Men who are not content I
| keep abreast of fashion, but insist upo