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The Portland daily press., 1896-05-15
FIRE ON MIDDLE ST.
Henry P. McCarthy's Stock Badly Dam
aged.

The ALARM of fire from box 41s about
O'Clock last evening was caused bv fire
in the boot and shoe store occupied by
Henry p. Mccarthy at 245 Middle street..
The store is in the Evans block. So
called, owned by the estate Of Harriet
M. Pope. The first story is occupied by
| Mr.. Mccarthy, the second by DR.. Flick
EFT. the dentist, and the third floor is
| vacant.
| The first anyone knew of the fire was
when man sent by Mr.. Mccarthy rushed
out of the store and told Officer Craig
diately pulled in the alarm, but so hot
| was the fire and SO rapid the progress of
| the flames that the great plate glass front
window quickly burst out and fell a
| mass of fragments on the sidewalk. The
department. was quickly on hand and
got to work in Short order so that with
In half an hour the fire was virtually
extingulshed, but the store was a sorry
sight.
The flames were confined to the store
and didn't get into the second story
DIR. Fickett's rooms were slightly dam
aged by smoke, but the loss will be COW
cred by his policy of insurance with Ad-
ANS, Anderson & Co. Mr.. Mccarthy said
his stock was valued at $12, 600, and that
it was completely ruined He had $1,000
insurance. but So, 500 of that amount
lapsed short time ago OF the remain
ing $4,000, Dow & Pinkham had $500,
$1,000 in the Queen, $500 in the Lanoa-
shire. AMI $1,000 in the Merchants of New
Jersey. On the building, which may be
damaged to the extent of $1,000, there is
$4,000 insurance, of which $4,000 is in
the Liverpool and London and Globe,
with Dow g. Pinkham, and $4,000 in the
Underwriters with William Allen, Jr.
The fire caught from either the explo-
sion of lamp left in the stairway by
Mr.. Mccarthy or was knocked over with
out his knowledge by him when hea
rushed up from the basement to attend a.
ustomer 10 the store.
The second alarm was pulled in by Off
said Chief Eldridge told him to pull it. 1
The officer knows the man and he will
have a chance to explain, for the chief
didn't give any such order.
Mr.. Mccarthy will be unable to do
business at the Middle street store for
several days, but will serve his custo-
mers at his other store 1876 Fore street.
The way Portland crowd can hustle
to fire is a caution. Things were live
ly around Market Square last evening.
When the alarm rung in the square filled |
with electric cars, carriages and bicycles |
The Salvation Army was in the midst
Of an outdoor meeting. There was a
general huslting to get out of the way
The apparatus presented stirring sight
rs the horses dashed through the square,
Right after the engines came the crowd
and it seemed as if they literally rose up
out of the ground and simply swarmed
down Middle street. Thera were all
sorts of people, young and old, on foot
and in carriages, while reckless wheel
men dashed along at great danger to
the crowd and themselves. It's wonder
somebody was not killed or injured,
but the mass of humanity that was
wedged about the corner of Middle and
Free streets eventually unrayelled itself
without any serious accident.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-15

The terms of "THE SALE'' ara
YOUR terms.
Your money back any day next
week for anything you buy in 1.-The
Sale" that you are not satisfied with.
Buy all you want.
In other sales we have been obliged
to limit the quantity to each customer.
No limit now except time. Monday
only, beginning at $50 a. M, and I'M
til p. m or until all is sold.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-15
A RIGBY JUNE MEET,
The Full Programme For the Opening
Event.

All Glasses Takeu In, and Two Extra
Events-S715O iu Purses.-OId Orchard
to Follow Rigby.
H. I. Farnham, manager of Rigby
park. yesterday, made up his final pro-
gramme for the opening meeting of the
Maine Mile Track Association at Rigby
park, June 30, and July /, 2, and A.
The mechanics class and the gentlemen's
driving class, is open to Maine horses
only. The Old Orchard opening meeting
will be July 2. 8, 9 and 10. The total
purses for the June meet at Rigby will
be 81, $50. National trotting rules to
govern. Mechanics s.ssclass Eopen to horses
without record. owned by mechanics
owners to drive. Gentlsmen's driving
horses, open to horses without record, to
road wagon, driver and wagon to weigh
$50 pounds, owner to drive. Entries close
Friday, June 10. The programme will
be as follows,
TUESDAY. JUNE 80.
e.21 class, trottinR, purse $500.
2.16 class, pacing, purse 5000.
2.49 class, trotting, purse $500.
WEDNESDAY, JULY1.
ais class, trotting, purse $500.
224 class, pacing, purse $500.
2.39 class, trotting, purse $500.
THURSDAY, JULY2
2.12 class, trotting, purse $500.
2.34 class, Facing. purse $500.
2.29 GLASS, trotting, purse $500.
FRIDAY, JULY 3.
9. 10 class, trotting, purse $500.
2. 10 GLASS, pacing, purse $500.
2.24 class, -trottiDg, purse $500.
SATURDAY, JULY L.
Mechanics class, purse $50.
Free-for-nll, pacing, purse $500.
Free-for- all -trottiDg, pure $500.
Gentlemen's driving class, purse 500.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-15
If YOU SEE 1T In OUR AID. IT'S so.

We say ''halfprice"-we mean
half price.
The stockings at II IL cts. such
as you would expect to pay 25 cts. for !;
those at % cts. what cost you usually
so, 81 IL or IS cts.
Same with the Underwear. The
7 ct. lot is what is usually is cts. and
in the lot at 50 cts. different grades
that sell at $l.oo to $500.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-15

Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
Doctor prescribed: Castoriai
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-15

We are also selling
this week a special lot of
fast black Satteen I'm
derskirts, full umbrella
shaped, trimmed with
corded rufae, at S1.oo.
GREAT BARGAIN.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-15

Just what there is in "THE
SALE" you may know by reading the
list below of quantities and kinds and
prices.
If "THE SALE" interests Won.
you will do well to decide beforehand
just what you want, then come as early
as you can and call for it.
At $50 a. M, next Monday we
shall have exactly the following kinds
and quantities.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-15
NEW ADvERTasEMENTy.

W.. cell a , rs.y
ity OF plain
worsted and figured Mo-
hair Dress Skirts at S.
and Sc, superior in every
way to the dress skirts
commonly sold at these
prices.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-15

The fancy Crepon
Skirt in Persian colors,
moired, at $3.50 is a won
derfully good one for this
popular price. We've
lately added a fresh new
assortment to the already
very complete stock.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-15

The biggest thing we ever at.
tempted in Hosiery and Underwear,
so we call it "THE SALE"
Think of it. s&
Over Five Thousand pairs Of stock
ings-over Twelve Hundred pieces of
underwear.
Every pair and every piece per-
fect-new 1896 goods-imported for
this Springs business-just such goods
as you would select ofyour own accord
at need.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-15
THERE IS AN ETHICAL
WARREN SPARROW & Co.

may11 So a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-26
HOW MANY VOTES
Will Mckinley Have on the First
Ballot?
TOday's Estimates by His
Friends Say
HE WILL HAVE 443.
Quay, the Shrewd Politician,
Allows Him 300,
Provided the Convention Were
to Be Held Now.

CHICAGO, Feb. ga special to the
Inter Ocean (Rep.) from Washington, D.
c., says:
The friends of presidential candidates
continue to speculate and count the dele
gates that have not been elected. The
friends of Governor Mckinley claim that
he will have 443 votes the
first ballot, or within twenty-four
votes of enough to nominate
gates from the south, 20 from Illinois, "A
from Indiana, 20 from Wisconsin, 16
from Nebraska, 16 from Kansas, 10 from
California, IL from West Virginia, 16
from Kentucky and most of the voLes
from the far west states.
The friends of other candidates do
not admit any such strength for McKin-
ley as his friends claim. The Pittsburg
Dispatch estimates that Mckinley will
have 335 votes, Reed 215, Morton 81,
Allison 80. Quay 76. Cullom SO, Bradley
26, Davis 22, and Scattering IS.
These figures nearly agree with Sena-
tor Quay's estimate. The senator says:
"These figures do not altogether agree
with my own, but l do not regard them
as very far astray. l have thought,
for some time, that Mr.. McKiuley's
strength on the first ballot would be
about $40. OF course, it is impossible to
make any accurate figures in advance of
the election of the delegates. But l do
not think that the estimate is much out
of the way. providing the delegates were
elected now, and the convention held at
once -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-26
ACCUSES A. LANGFELT.

a Hays city Man Makes Charges
Which Cause Mr. LRmSfe1t's Ar
rest.
Deputy Sheriff Larry Sheehan today
arrested A. Langfelt, one of the we'll
known German citizens of Topeka, on
the charge of obtaining money on false
pretenses. The charge is made by Henry
Ruder, of Hays City.
Ruder charges that last August. Lang
felt who represented himself as the
agent of an emigration company. secur-
ed 800 from him with the understand
ing that it was to pay for transportation
to Germany. He says that Langfelt
never delivered the ticket and that he
also refused to return the money.
MIR. Langfelt says that he never re-
ceived any money from Ruder, and he
calls the affair an outrage. Langfelt is
being held at the county Jail, and an ap-
plication for his release on a writ of
habeas corpus will be made before he is
taken to Hays City,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-26
HOW TO SAVE YOUNG MEN.
Con ference of ". NJ. C. A. Officers Here
to Discuss that Question.

~ DASCASS Sutss
The annual conference of the 7. ~
c. A. secretaries and physical directors
of the state is in session this afternoon at
the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms and will Continue
until tomorrow night
About 10 are present. They are: Geo.
W. Fleming of Arkansas City, John Cald-
we'll and o. Borth of Wichita, II. B. Ban
croft of Ellis, ]. G. Geach of Fort Scott,
C. II. Husband of Parsons, s. w. Moore
of Leavenworth, w. S. G. Plank of Law
renee, G. 2. Fry of Ottawa, J. F. Kate of
Pittsburg, A. NJ. Baird, the new state
secretary, and the local officers. George
E Lerrigo, general secretary, n. J.
Adams, assistant secretary, F. G. Gugal,
physical director, and G. NJ. Cottrell of
the railroad Y Nj c. A.
The election will be held this even
ing.
Rev. W. c. Veazie will lead the sew
eral sessions of bible study. Mr.. Adams
read paper entitled, "How Shall We
Interest the Bulk of the Active Mem ber-
ship in Definite and Soul Saving Work."
Tomorrow morning Physical Director
Gugal will give an exemplification of his
work. Tomorrow afternoon Mr. CottrelI
will talk on "Work for Railroad Men,"
and in the evening George Lerrigo will
address the meeting on aggressive
Work the Only Hope for Kansas Associ-
atious :"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-26

sin due time the present congress as
sembled and the president does not call
for more revenue, pertluaolously lnslst
ing authority to issue bonds SO as to
facilitate the retirement of greenoacks-
If it shall occur that this Senseless cru
sade against Republicans who believed
in good faith in the Minneapolis plat
form when it declared for bimetallism,
as we'll as protection, shall be carried
to such an extent as may result in the
adoption of President Cleveland's scheme
by the St. Louis convention. l submit
that Republican success will be rendered
utterly impossible If the platform of
1896 announces to the country tha the
plank on bimetallism, adopted at Mime
apolis was a delusion, fraud and
snare, it would be just as we'll for the
Republican party not to make nomiu
alton at all"
Debate Grows Hotter still.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ga sensational
debate occurred in the senate at the close
of Mr.. Carter's speech, Mr.. Hoar asked
if the Montana senator failed to accept
Benjamin Harrison's construction of the
Minneapolis platform on silver.
Mr.. Carter replied that President Har-
rison's course did not give entire salts
faction, but at that time it was a beacon
light of hope.
Senator Gear interrupted to tell
Mr.. Carter that his silver asso-
ciates, Messrs. Jones of Nevada and
Teller of Colorado had writer the tinan-
cial plank of the Minneapolis conven
tion. MIR. Carter retorted that when they
wrote it they did not think the English
language would be tortured into misrep
resentation.
Mr.. Gear asked: "Was it not the
plank on which you tried to carry Mon
tana for the Republican party?"
Yea" said Mr.. Carter, because be-
lieve the Republican party would live up
to its promises.
Mr.. Carter added that it was not sup
posed that the platform would be con-
strued to mean that the last vestige of
silver legislation should be wiped off the
statute books.
Mr.. Teller said that the frat lines of
the Republican platform were written by
him. He did not write the restrictions
and was afraid that it would be used for
evasion by skillful politicians as they had
done ever since
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-26
THE COMING PRIMARIES.

Brisk Fight Between Major Ander-
son and Capt. johnson, But n Clean
One. t..
The fight between Judge j. B. John
son and Major T. J. Anderson for dele
gate at-large to the national convention
and for national committeeman, in this
county; goes merrily on.
Very few Republicans in the county
have not been lined up on one side or the
other. Major Anderson's friends have
been holding meetings all over the city
and are insisting that his candidacy is in
the interest of himself alone and not in
the interest of Cy Leland or any other
person.
On the other hand the friends Of Judge
johnson are doing active work in all the
wards and are saying that Major Ander-
sons candidacy IS in the interest of Le-
land and can't be otherwise. Judge
Johnsou's friends in proof of their as :
sertion, say that there is not Leland
man in Topeka or Shawnee county who
had not allied himself with Major An
derson's supporters. la addition to this
it is known that Governor Morrill, and the
state administration influence is all being
used to further Major Anderson's candi-
dacy.
The shrewd politicians say the situa-
especially since the indications are that
he will have the First, Second and Fifth
wards sure, and big vote in the Third
ward, which will possibly give him that
ward.
Both sides are claiming the Fourth
ward, but that is a ward the politicians
are seldom able to locate until the votes
are counted.
As the primaries on Saturday are to be
of the old-fas hiOned variety, there has
been a good deal of talk about the prob
able use of old fashioned election
methods.
Chnirman Charles Elliott of the county
central committee says the members of
the committee and the judges and clerks
will do all in their power to have fair
primary election and to prevent repeat
ing.
Major T. J. Anderson said today:
"The question of repeating at the pri-
maries has been freely canvassed by a
certain element in this city at more than
one meeting. There is law governing
primary elections in this state and if any
repeating is done l will follow the vio-
lators of the law to the end of the EARTH"
With this sort of disposition mani
Testing itself among the candidates it is
not likely that there will be many irregu-
larities at the primaries.
The friends of Ca plain J. B. Johnson
are to hold a meeting at Metropolitan
hall tonight for the purpose of making
arrangements for the final work of his
campaign in this county.
This meeting is expected to select tn
names of the men who will be named as
the Johnson delegate to the county con-
vention from the various wards to be
voted for at the primaries Saturday aft
ernoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-26
secretary Car1IsIe,s quarter.

It happened on Metropolitan car the
other day. The secretary boarded it
near the Arlington, and the car had
about reached Fourteenth street when
the conductor came around. 1t was
about half past o'clock in the morn
ing, and the secretary was dressed for
business. His silk hat we'll became the
handsome suit of black he wore, and
his clean shaven face was fresher look
ing than usual.
Fare, please said the conductor.
stopping in front of Mr.. Carlisle and
holding out his hand.
Mr.. Carlisle put his fingers in his
right vest pocket, took out a coin, and
handed it to the conductor. In a mo-
ment the conductor handed it back. The
secretary looked at it, and without say
ing word put it back in his pocket and
handed out another.
The quarter was counterfeit. Wash
ington Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-26
CLEVELAND'S DEATH CARS.
One Takes His Life in His Hands When
One Rides in Cleveland.

One Takes His Life in His Hands Whom
One Rides in Cleveland.
CLEVELAND Feb. 26.-While heavy
motor filed with passengers was de-
scending the long steep hill at the foot
of Scranton avenue this morning the
brake failed and the motorman lost con-
troll of the car. 1t at once plunged for-
ward at terrific rate and it is estimated
reached a speed of mile a minute. Half
way down the hill the motor crashed in
to a heavily loaded truck. 1t plowed
through this obstruction and then struck
a coal was gon few hundred feet on.
William Marx, driver of the truck was
hurled thirty feet, while the driver of the
coal wagon was pitched headlong on the
side of the street, alighting in snow
bank, which saved him from serious in.
iuries. Marx received many wounds and
is probably internally injured and may
die. The front of the car was smashed
and the motor box wrenched from its
fastenings. Motorman Hart did not de-
sert his station but was bruised about the
head and shoulders. The passengers
became terribly panic stricken aud would
have jumped if the conductor had not
held the door.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-26
THE PEOPLE CHOKED OFF.
Lsland's Machine Works to suit Him in
Six Counties.

SIX Counties
The list of machine made delegates to
the Republican state convention in the
interest of Cy Leland for member of the
Republican national committee continues
to grow.
Not single county has yet held
county convention, but in six counties the
central committees, cogwheels in the Le-
land machine, have named the delegates
to the state convention.
In two counties the delegates are in
structed to vote for other persons for del
egate at large, there being six delegates
at large TO be elected, but in every in
stance men have been named in the in
terest of Cy Leland for national commit
teeman. In some of these counties it was
expected that vote of the people in con-
vsntion would have been favorable to
Leland, but in others it is positive that
Leland would have lost.
The largest delegation named by the
machine was selected blythe county cen
tral committee iu Wyandotte county
when 10 delegates were selected to go to
the state convention and instructed to
vote for ex- Mayor Nat Barnes for dele.
gate at-large to the national convention
and for Cy Leland for national commit
teemAn.
The two delegates selected by the COM
mittee in Logan county are Instructed to
vote for Major T. ]. Anderson for dele
gate atlarge and for Cy Leland for ma
tional committeeman. As the man who
is elected national committeeman must
go to the national convention as a dele
gate It Is clear that the instructions to
vote for other persons than Leland are
simply blind.
The machine made delegates thus far
named are as follows: Doniphan s; Els
worth 4; Cove 2; Logan 2; Rswlins 3;
Wyand0tte 49, In none of these coun
ties did the people have anything to say
in the selection of the Delegates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-26
Big Convention Held to Look
Into His Case.
Five Hundred Delegates Attend
the Anti i-Tramp Convention.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Started to Do Away With the
Tramps.
Causes of Trampism to Be In
veStigated.

FoN DU LAC. Wis, Feb 26.-Five
hundred persons attended the first an
nual convention held here today and
yesterday of the Wisconsin Anti-tramp
association.
Resolutions were adopted condemning
county Jail sentences of the tramps and
the fee system, and favoring county
workhouses. The organization was made
the first of national association, to be
kn as the American Anti-tramp asso-
citation. branch will be formed in
every state and a national convention
held.
The following report of the ways
and means committee was adopted:
The experience of the var
ious localities represented in
the convention shows that while some of
the tramps would be honest, laboring
men, if they had the opportunity, the
larger portion of them are determined to
live on the public without work; that
traups a whole are nuisance, and
danger to private families, a needless
expense to the public, and means of
corruption to public officers.
Tho experience shows that compare
lively little has been done to remedy the
tramp evil by private individuals or Or
dinances, that the enormous and unnec-
essary bills against the counties rolled up
by county oHIcerS In tramp cases by
means of the fee system can be largely
prevented by faithful and courageous
county boards, and that the
proper use of the workhouse
will drive away tramps from that locali-
ty. AS the result of this experience and
the discussions we have not settled all
parts of the tramp question, but we have
agreed on the following resolutions:
Resolved-That the system of remun-
Grating public officers for public services
by fees should be abolished
Resolved-That county work houses or
some other judicious system of labor for
prisoners, including tramps. should be
universally adopted.
Resolved. That other means of meet
ing the tramp evil, including methods of
prevention as well as of cure, deserve
the careful consideration of this confer
ence, at future meetings. And we urge
all the city and county authorities and
philanthropic individuals to carefully in
vestigate the many interesting expert
ments which have been used with the
tramp problem in various places,
among which we especially name the
Brown county workhouse, the Dane
county Jail, and the Rescue Mission in
Milwaukee, all in Wisconsin, and also
the provident wood yards in many cities
and the work of the anti-tramp society
of Ann Arbor, Mich. And we recon
mend the methods of the latter society
for adoption in all cities of moderate
size
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-26
CHASE FOR WILL BROWN.

The wouId-bs Murderer Who Filled
Jerry Msrriwsather Full of Shot.
The search for Will Brown, the col
ored boy who shot Jerry Merriweather
yesterday afternoon, was as exciting as
it was unsuccessful.
After Merriweather had been taken
to the police station and turned over to
City Physician Mitchell, the patrol
wagon and squad of officers in COM
mand of Capt. Gardiner went to South
Topeka. They found that Brown had
been at his home on Seventeenth street
and had left the gun with which he did
the shooting. He had then gone in the
direction of the fair grounds. A woman
was found who saw the boy climb through
the fair ground fence, and there the Off
cers lost track of the fugitive.
While DIR. Mitchell was working with
the wounded boy at the police station his
assailant was only a block away at the
coal Office of Vincent Kaczynski He
had climbed on covered wagon after
passing through the fair grounds and in
that way eluded the officers though he
went by the police station.
He stopped at the coal Office at the
corner of Fourth and Jackson streets to
see Hun Younkman, who is a relative.
Younkman advised Brown to give him
self up, but someone else told him he
had better get away as soon as he
could. He was seen to board a Rock
Island freight train in the night, and
kilograms have been sent to points along
the line to Intercept the boy, and ne
will probably be captured before night
MerFiweather is not fatally injured
though there are at least 100 shot in his
body and he will lose the sight of his
left eye. City Physician Mitchell was
able to extract only one of the numerous
shot,