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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-28

First Suggested Mr.. Reed for President.
Mr.. Rodney L. Fogg of Rookland, the
superintendent Of the LIMERICK Railroad,
claims that he was the first man to sug-
gest Mr. Reed for President. The way it
came about is interesting and was as fol-
lows:
1t was in the sfall of 1874, Mr.. Fogg
was an ardent Republican, and some
what Of party leader. At the election
of 1874 he was arrested, charged with
bribery at an election. The day before
the trial he was taken to Portland by
Marshal Marble, a Hamlin man, who has
siuce held high Office in Maine. At
Brunswick they went into the mail car,
and found there Hannibal Hamlin, seated
among the mail bags smoking an gold
pipe. Rodney, how are your he cried.
catching Fogg by the hand. ~ have
kept run of Your case, and speaking as
q lawyer and not as politician, | think
you are coming out all right By the way
who is your lawyer? You want q good
one, for they ,are out for your scalp"
Fogg replied that his lawyer was Thomas
B. Heed. "Good-good again." said
better man if you had hunted Maine all
over.o
At the trial three Augusta men testified
that on election day Mr.. Fogg offered
them money If they would vote the Re-
publican ticket; tnat after making the
best terms with him they could. they ac
cepted the money, and they voted as they
agreed. On cross examination they told
the same story. In defence Mr.. Fogg
stated that he did not offer or pay any
money for votes that day. Then the
municipal court records of Augusta were
produced, showing that all three of the
men spent their winters in Augusta Jail
and that they were common thieves.
Then Tom Reed got on his feet. He
reviewed the character of the complain
ants and contrasted their looks and man.
ners with the witnesses who had ap-
peared for Mr.. Fogg. He dwelt at length
upon the mental and moral degradation
of the men. OF Mr.. Fogg he had many
kind words to say. A life long resident
of Augusta, an eloquent platform speaker
an honored member of society, and
trusted official of the nation, was he to be
ruined for life by such mon? Reed
thought not. The jury agreed with Reed
and FoGg was acquitted.
duties. Reed had made the greatest speech
ever heard in Maine. Fogg, who stam-
mered o little and swore when excited,
spoke of his defender as follows: "Why
the critter is "a whole band in himself
He-he-has more quavers and thrills in
that big chest of his than church organ.
live heard Beecher and Ingersoll, but
for real eloquence give me Tom Reed.
FEES going to be nominated for Congress
to be elected, too. After that who knows
what he will do? I'll bet $40 that I'll
lieve to see him President. Yes, I'll bet
$40 to $5-who takes it?''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-28

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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. GOO.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-28

The cause Of church unity has not
made very encouraging progress in this
vicinity since itwas sprung upon the
public week ago. So far as the discus
sion has progressed it seems to show that
church unity can only be brought about
by the surrender of something at least
by all churches, and there are no signs
yet that single one is ready to aband on
its peculiar dootrin or any part
of them-quite the opposite. We fear
that church unity is an irridescsnt
dream. Still it's pretty good theme
for sermons.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-28
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-28

Governor WolcotG of Massachusetts has
done good thing in vetoing the short
lobster bill. HOLSTERS have been grow
ing scarcer for good many years past
by reason of 1.-THE big catch for the can
ming factories and should this bill be-
come law it would not be many years
before they would be completely extin-
guished.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCElLAIS EOUS.
Man and Wife.
Prom the Boston Glo6e.)

The following letter tells plain straightforward story,
which every and woman interested Hundreds of just
such letters have lately been sent to publishers by grateful
people, whose hopeless lives have suddenly been frightened BY
wonderful discovery Prof Dx Crosby of Dartmouth
College No wonder that like Eugene Low pronounce
Purana GAS great discovery as electricity
3 Mt. Vernon Place. Charles
TO the public:
We know the misery that is caused by
stomach troubles, for both my wife and 7
have been afflicted wi tn suffering Of
the worst sort that there seemed no longer
any hope Of health comfort In
fact, my wife's life was despaired of, and
I was about to give up active employment.
Mrs. Gale for number of years a
victim Of dyspepsia, which grew more and
more severe until she completely pros
trated. She sent into the country by
her doctor, but when she returned she could
not stand up without support. For long
time she unable to eat solid food, and
even diet Of prepared milk she IN
able to gain strength escape suffering.
We sought the best advice we could obtain,
but the result was failure in every case.
When we first tried Puritana we were
without other hope and as far my wife
was concerned, did not believe that she
would recover. After a few weeks
there marked change and from that
time on her Improvement grew rapid
from day to day. The stomach trouble dis
appeared and her whole system was
brought into a healthy condi tion.
Mrs. Gale belongs to the Daughters Of
Rebekah and other Charlestown societies,
ana When she could attend the meetings,
and also eat her share Of the dainties,
it was great surprise to the ladies who
had known Of her infirmity. For the first
time in years she found that she could eat
a piece Of New England pie, and now her
stomach digests any food.
My own suffering has been great that
[ could not engage in any exhausting occu-
patton. The effect Of Puri tana in my case
has been only less wonderful than in the
case of my wife. I have received greater
benefits from it than from all other medi-
cines and the doctors put together, and
recommend it in the highest terms to my
friends.
We bless the day when heard Of
Puritana, for it has given US new life. "
W ~
e(<a~~1a~% 1ee @laee eY1M It'll.
Mr. Gale has been for with
Maine railroad, and his word good any
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-28

Senator Tillman is in Kentucky de-
nouncing Carlisle in such vituperative
language as he has control of. Carlisle
has lost to some extent his popularity in
his own State, but the coarse attacks Of
Tillman viii do much to restore it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-28
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

The Sun says: "The electric cars we're
busy Sunday from early morning taking
fishermen and their paraphernalia up to
Lake Auburn from Lewiston, and Boat
man Metcalf had all his boats out all the
time. The Ice was practically all out
of the pond, although there was a Bit OF
ice over on Bird flats that looked as
though it was on the land
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-28

Two robberies were committed in Au-
ugsta that were not discovered until
Sunday morning. One was at Stephen
Thurston's, who lost pocketbook con-
taining $40, and the other at E. T. Cages,
who 1ust milk and eatables.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-28
THFi PRESS.
TUESDAY APRIL %.

Ohio has quickly followed New York in
passing law compelling the railroads
to treat bicycles as baggage. The bicycle
vote is getting bigger than the railroad
nfn
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-11
SPANS TROUBLES.

Fighting Begun in the Philippine Islands.
MADRID, Sept g. An official dispatch
from Manila, the capital of the Phil
ippine Islands. announces that 1000
insurgents have collected at Cavite
The troops have routed 500 insurgents
al Baceore, killing fourteen and cap
turing eighteen. Reinforcements have
been summoned from N-ue Nacciga
MADRID. Sept. =. An official dispatch
from Manila, the capital of the Philip
pine islands announces that the
insurgents are entrenched at NayaIcttc,
on the Cavite isthmus. They VIII be
attacked by Spanish gnnhoats and
operations against the insurgents in
the province will begin next week A
number of influential men have been
arrested at Manila on the charge OF
being concerned in the instruction.
According to private dispatches the
report that the Germans are implicated
in the Instruction is confirmed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-11
HELENA BANK FAILS.
Heavy Withdrawals aud Demands OF
Eastern Creditors the Cause.

Heavy Withdrawals aud bem0nus OF
Instcrn Creditors the Cause.
HELENA Mont, Sept 6. The failure
If the First National Bank Of this city
has hccn announced by the posting Of
notice that the bank is unable to
meet Withdrawals demanded of 1t.
The notice was signed by Il. ID. Edger-
ton, vice president and manager, who
says depositors will be paid in full,
The directors refuse to talk and no
statement of assets and liza abilities has
been made 1t is said the failure is
due to the banks inability to realize
on assets to cover demands of eastern
creditors. Heavy demands have been
made ON the bank for the past week,
it lis said. and, coming SO close together
caused trouble.
COLUMBUS. Sept g. The Columbus
Central Street Railway Company has
gone INTO the hands of receiver. The
cause of the failure was insufficient
business, Liabilities are $ls50, l94 !,
of which 81 800, 900 is bonded indebted
ness. The managers claim the prop
er,y will pay out.
TOPEKA, Sept. 6. United States
District Judge Foster has appointed
receivers for the j b. Watkins Land
and Mortgage Company, of Lawrence,
kas., the largest concern Of the kind
in the state Liabilities are $3.50, 900
in dcbenture bonds held in the east.
The application for receivers was made
by the Girard- Life Insurance Annuity
and Trust Company, Of Philadelphia.
J. i. Watkins, president OF the com
pany, is considered one of the
wealthiest men in Kansas, and is prn-
cipal owner of the Kansas City, Wat
kins & Gulf railroad.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-11
Literary Notes.

The Hon. Warner Miller and the
Hon. Richard =. Bland, discuss the re-
spectiye merits of the present prcsi-
Dental candidates under the caption
Of The Duty of the Hour in the
North American Review for Septcm-
Der
Outing for September is up to the
usual high standard of this popular
magazine. Two excellent complete
stories and many delightful sketches
Of outdoor life furnish most accept
able variety. The illustrations are
numerous and good
During September Harpers Weekly
will follow with pen and pencil the
striking incidents Of Ii Hung Chang S
visit TO the United States. and Thomas
Il. Dawley, ,lr.. will give comprehen-
sive review OF his experiences as ii war
correspondents in Cuba
One of the literary features of Har-
per's Bazar for September story by
Octave Thanet appears in the issue of
the 5th. Why Abbylonia Surren-
dered is It's title and the manner of
Abbviunia 5 surrender are matized
by the characters in he little Arl1an-
sas country town 10 winch the scene is
laid.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-11
FlREMEN's AWFUL END.
Eleven Killed at the Burning of
Benton IIarbor Theatcr.


BENTON HARBoR, Mich. Sept. S.
Eleven lives were lost by the burning
of lore' S Grand Opera House and the
Frick Block. There are four persons
persons badly injured and S15,ooo
worth OF property destroyed. Falling
walls wrought the carnage in human
life and brought greater sorrow to
Benton IIarbor and st, Joseph than
any calamity since the sinking of the
Ghicora took twcntv-Six fathers and
husbands from the small communities
of the west Michigan shore. The
dead and injured were members of the
benton Harbor and st. Joseph fire
departments, the latter department
having been appealed to for assistance
WHOM the spreading flames threatened
To destroy Benton IIarbor. The
insurance on the property destroyed is
$4,000, The catastrophe. by which
mass ofred-hot bricks. burning timbers
and blistering homework, was due to
the falling Of the upper portion of the
east wall of the theater. This wall
faced on an alley. in which there were
twenty firemen of the two departments
hauling hose on hosting it up ladders.
They had but an instant's warning
when the crash came, Five of the
twenty made their escape. leaving 6ut
four of the rest to be later brought
out of the furnace, living, but lnanglcd
and burned.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-11
BREvlTiEs.

independence dispatch: John Lane
a fur niture dealer of Livermorc, hung
himself at the home of his mother, one
mile north of Independence. Lane
formerly lived in Independence and
belonged TO a wealthy family. He has
recently met financial rcverscs. He
! came to town to raise funds. but
failed He left the house angered, and
returned in the night and hung him
self in scale house. He leaves wife
and four children at I.ivermore. He
was 50 years Of age. This makes four
The condition of Il. G. Phelps. who
was stricken with paraly sis at Atlantic
recently is much improved He will
recover, but with partial paralysis.
Postmaster Bremcrman. of Boone,
was arraign I'd before United States
Commissioner Wright II Council Bluffs
recently. He waived examination.
and was bound over under $500.
The Walker & Rhomberg failure,
at Louisiana it is claimed by the
firm. Is not failure. They Rave Sc
cured all creditors except the Sioux
City judgment, and that viii be
eventually satisfied.
Sac county wouldn't grant permits
sion for saloons to be established.
Des Moines dispatch The trustees
of the institution for the care of feeble
minded children, at Glcnwood. had an
audience before the executive council.
The institution had one of its large
buildings badly damaged by fire few
days ago. and the problem of caring
for the innia tes. even temporarily has
been serious. The trustees asked the
council for authority to repair the
damage. and II was granted The
terms are that S25,0pO may bcexpended,
with which the trustees believe they
can put the building in fair condition.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-11
TROUBLE an THE MINES.
a strike Is Threatened at pcs Moines
In the Near Future.

In the Near Future.
DEs MONIES. sept. 10, There is con-
siderable excitement at Carbonate coal
mine No. l, and there are good pros
poets of trouble. Within the past two
weeks the managers Of the mine have
shipped in about $50 miners of all
colors and nationalities from Pennsvl-
vania, Virginia, Illinois and Minneso-
ta. A large portion Of them have
already been pat to work and the old
miners are threatening trouble. The
mine is situated about three miles
sou theast of the fair grounds and about
Il mile and halt east of Youngstown.
October Of each year it is the custom
TO raise the wages OF the miners from
SO cents to 30 cents, but this year the
company announces it does not pro-
pose to Use the rate for mining the
coal, and this is the cause OF the
presence of the large force of men.
There are said to be about 100 Italians
and 30 negroes, the Italians coming
from Pennsylvania
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-11
Limit work Day to Eight Hour.

EDiSBuKG, Sept 10. The British
Trades Mon Congress adopted y res
olution declaring for limitation of the
work day to eight hours in all trades.
The English language is annually
increased BY the addition of about one
hundred new words,
Rabbits Of u peculiar breed havo
been brought to Portland. Oregon.
Their ears are fully IA foot in length,
and their bodies are covered with very
long hair. 1t is the intention Of the
owner TO turn them loose in the
forests of Nehalem.
The reason that stars twinkle. while
the planets seem To show u steady
light. is because the stars arc so ex-
tremely distant that they appear mere
luminous points. and the planets are
comparatively so near that their out
line is discernible.
II was the belief of Livingstone that
nearly al lions were left handed "
He watched them closely. and when
they desired to strike fierce blow
they always used the left paw.
Several candidates for appointment
on tho New Norl: police force were
asked TO name four Of the New Eng
land states. One bright fellow, in a
bold hand. wrote this answer: ,'Inglan,
lreian. Soothing and Whales.
Fifteen hundred couples have beer
married by the Rev Nm Meese, 5S
Dckalb county, Indiana \ reunion of
all these couples now living, nm4,her-
ing over thousand is proposed WITH
the Clergyman ", the e3,ntrai figure
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-11

A correspondent of an eastern paper
gives in brief the reasons why the Gu
SANS e,eht-taxes, debt, discrimination
against them in trade, oppression, dis
franchjsement. OF the twenty-six mil
lions paid in taxes, barely per cent
roes to the island itself. The Cuban
navs twice what Spaniard pays in
Europe and gets absolutely nothing in
return. A debt Of four hundred mill
lions is laid on the people Of Cuba. the
heaviest tax by nearly twofold Of any
country in the world. And meanwhile
che ports are practically closed TO for
eisn commerce Shipments, even OF
American -four, go first TO Spain and af-
terwards to Cuba. All this cost is add
cd 10 the goods the Cuban buys. 1t is
shown. further, that by the election
laws only about three in hundred Of
The Cubans have vote. Scarcely one
has ever sat in the Spanish Cortes. All
the Offices are held by Spaniards, and
the corruption among officials is almost
heyond belief. Even the reforms some
times reluctantly granted by the Cortes
are not carried out. Campos himself did
not dare guarantee their enforcement"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-11

The Cusab brothers, ael2uauts oil
WalkertoD. Ind, are constructing an
sirship. The ship consists of cigar
shaped balloon with a car underneath.
The balloon will be fifteen feet long
and four feet in diameter. 1t will be
made of oiled silk. The car will be
dve feet long. A battery for the man
ufacture of gas viii be placed in the
car. which will supply the ship with a
continuous stream of gas. There will
Be one propeller at the rear of the ship
and two in front The airship is be-
Ing built for public tests, and II II
proves satisfactory the Cusab broth
ers are confident they can solve the
problem of aerial navigation.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-11
Had Cutting Scrape,

DEs MolsEs. Sept, 5. George Frank,
a laborer. of New York city. was
fatally stabbed at Sixth and Walnut
streets. William Harris, formerly a
cab driver, and carriage painter by
trade. did the stabbing. He and two
companions are now in Jail charged
with assault with intent to commit
murder.
DIS MONIES, Sept 1o.--Gcorge Frank,
the young man who was SO fright
fully stabbed during an unproyoked
street fight al the corner of Sixth and
Walnut streets by William Harris, is
dead The Harris brothers were ar
raigned in police cour, on the charge
Of murder. They pleaded not guilty
and were ordered committed without
bail until after the preliminary hear
ing
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-11
DAMAGES WANTED.
For the Killing of a Little Girl by a
Railroad Train.


CEDAR RAPIDS, Sept. Ga. II. Tnr-
ner, administrator OF the estate OF
Leona Turner, has brought suit in the
superior court to recover 5000 dam
ages, claimed to be due on account of
the killing of Leona Turner. child of
D years, whose name was in Watkins,
west of Cedar Rapids. The petition
alleges that about year ago Leona
was on the railroad track through no
fault of her own. and that a North
western train came along at high
rate OF speed, but failed to make any
effort to stop in order to save the
child. 1t is alleged that when She
saw the train coming She became
frantic with fear. and losing her pres
ence of mind. failed to get off the
track It's CLAIMED that there was
plenty of time for the train to have
stopped, but the trainmen made no
effort in that direction.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-11
ON A POLITICAL CHARGE.
samuel Tolcn. an American. Taken From
a Rmshin and Locked I'D.

samuel Tolcn. AN American. Taken From
"A steamship and Locked Up.
HAVANA, Sept, g. Samuel T. Tolen,
an American citizen. and recently /;
resident of the province of Matanzas,
has been arrested on board the Ward
Line steamship Seneca. on a political
charge, and is now in custody ashore.
Mr. Tolen, who is said to be merchant
of prominence was arrested just as
the steamer was upon the point OF
sailing. 1t is said that the police have
been trying for twenty days to effect
his capture. United States Consul
General f'itzhugh Lee has been com
mnnicatcd with, and it is reported
that he has entered protest against
Mr.. Tolen's arrest and has notified the
authoritiesat Washington.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-11
Perhaps the heartlessness of the rich

Perhaps the heartlessness OF the rich
,-~s never illustrated more graphically
than by the proceedings at Newport.
There a young lady was welded amid
four bushels of diamonds. ten bushels
OF pearls and three pecks OF rubies by
actual measurement. while somewhere
IN the cold and bleak outside fingered
that Young lady's own brother and his
beautiful bride with only one peck OF
Jewels between then-one poor little
serap of a peck into which their bitter
Young tears fell with dismal, agonizing
FLASHES. Did that bride, as she poured
her precious stones into two washtubs,
reflect upon the wretched lot OF hef
brother. with a mere oyercoat pocket
fnll Of gems to hrs name? Was she
secretly sad as she shook couple OF
million dollars worth of diamonds out
OF her hair, on his account? Alas, we
fear not.