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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-20
THE MEDAL Is M'KEES
He Takes the Diamond Trophy
From Kimball of Tacoma.
A WINNER ON THE sHooT-oFF
The Opa,s Defeated by the .. =. A. c.
The Pool Tournament to Open
This Evening.

Col. ". z Mckee Is the pride oc the
Seattle Red a-d Gun Club. for he went
over 20 Tacoma yesterday afternoon arc
wrested the diamond challenge medal
away from Elr5aii, who has so persist
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-20
Opal Juniors as. south Park "a.

Batteries-Rhines and Vaughn: Frases
Cunningham and Warner.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08
Murphy Bound Over.

Lewiston, February 7.-Thomas Muir
ly bleeding to death in a Lewiston liquor
store, where he had appeared after being
thrown down flight of stairs by WON
an in Canal alley, was let out of Auburn
Jail Thursday, after months' imprison-
ment. In that time he had healed his
broken head, and was ready for more
trouble. He got drunk yesterday, and
was walking along Lincoln street in
front of the parochial school in the city
school house, when young man named
Philip Beaulin mot him and said:
"Hullo, Tom. how are YOU"
Murphy commenced to swear and drew
knife from his pocket and made several
plunges at the surprised young man. One
blow brought blood from his chin. The
next split open his ear. The man cried
out and attracted the attention of Police
man Robarge, who arrested Murphy and
found the knife on the snow near.
Murphy looked like fight, but did not
offer any real resistance.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge of
assault In COURT to-day ana Uolu Une court
that he was walking quietly along Lin
coin street Thursday afternoon when
he was jeered at by q pack of young fell
lows who make 1t a rule to make fun Of
any one who is under tn he influence of
liquor. Then this Beaulieu who belongs
in New Auburn, land who has no busi-
ness on this side, as he put it, assaulted
him, and he defended himself.
The court bound him over under $500
bonds for his appearance at the S. j..
Court in Auburn. Murphy's knife wag a
common jack knife with his name, T..
Murphy, written with acid on the blade
He went to jail to await trial on the
third Tuesday in April.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08
LIME AND WATER.CAusE FIRE.
Narrow Escape of Wakefield Couple From
Death in Their Burning House,

Wakefield, February IA fire broke
out this morning about s.3o, IN tho lime
sheds of J. III. Pearly on Railroad street.
The fire. was started by several barrels of
lime catching fire from water flooding
the shed. When the fire department. ar
rived the house occupied by Shepard 13er-
~, who is in the employ of Mr.. Psarly,
also was ahEe, and she blaze was spread
ing rapidly.
Berry and his wife had a narrow escape
frnm being burned to death, escapin ng
in their night clothes. The house was
damaged to the extent of $500, and the
sheds $500, covered by insurance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08
A MAINE MURDER.
OIdtOWn Furnishes a Chapter Of
Crime.
SHOT TO DEATH In A DISREPUTA-
BILE HOUSE

The Assailant is Arrested-Tt All Was the
Result of Jealousy Over a Giri-Other
Happenings of More OF Less Interest in
the Dirigo State.
Bangor, February 7.:-There is much
excitement in Oldtown this evening over
a murder committed at disreputable
house on Treat and Webster's Island,
opposite the city. A number OF men,
mostly French Canadians, were at the
house carousing, and two, Joseph AL
bert, Frenohman, and Charles Dolloff,
got into quarrel through jealousy over
the attentions they were paying to the
same girl. The quarrel became hot
one, when Dolloff pulled revolver and
shot Albert through the heart, death
being instantaneous. Dolloff left the
house soon after, and went to the city
where he walked about for Ii time and
purchased a hat at store. He finally
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Gould.
Dollof lived at Milford and worked
in the mill. Albert also worked about
the mills and lived in Oldtown. The
murderer is only II or 1s years old. and
the victim about 26.. Neither are mar
ried. The tragedy occurred about
O'Clock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08
Local Weather Report.

Portland, February 7.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
w.atp er are the following:
sa. m.-BarometeH 49, s33; thermometer,
$50; dew point, 81; humidity, 96;
wind. W; velocity, Il weather, cloudy.
sp. m.-Barometer, %. 281. therinome-
Ter, 81. s; dew point. 80: humidity. 7o;
wind, W; velocity 10; weather, cloudy.
mum Thermometer, 41.0; minimum ther-
mometer. SO. 0; maximum velocity wind
l8, W; total precipitation. .50sinch.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08

Portland take in the Cadets.
Every feature of the evening was new
and pleasantly SO. Chandler's full mill
tary band furnished muiso. and the con-
cert programme had special reference to
the Cadets. The following was the pro-
gralnme, IA Day at Camp Fessenden,
being especially we'll received:
March-Portland High School Cadets,
(new), Allen
Seleotion, (Descriptive) - Cavalry
Charge, Luders
Overture Orpheuns, Offel bach
Selection A Day at Camp Fessenden,
Arr. by John T. Pagan
Synopsis-First call for reveille e 25
a. n.y. morning gun, reveille, as
sembly, roll call. ETC., sick call, mess
call, orders assembly. orders; guard
mount, assembly, orders, adjutants's
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08
coMsTocK AT THE CAPITAL.

A Witness in an Obscene Literature Case
at Augusta.
Augusta, February TT ne redoubtable
Anthony CONS took of New York, OF
suppression of vice fame, is in town to-
day, as a witness against violator OF
the United States postal laws, who has
been handling obscene photographs. Lea
r. Hussey OF North Ansen is the victim
and Comstock and Deputy United
States Marshal Emery brought him down
from North Anson on the forenoon train
and had him arraigned before United
Sta tes Commissioner Choate.
Fl ussey, it seems, advertised pictures in
papers under the name of Harry Kilgore.
Co mstock in answering these advertise
msnts, in securing evidence against the
violators, had used the fictitious name,
81. Hystum." Hussey wrote to
"Hystum, stating that he had
pictures for sails, and Comstock sent him
IS in return for which the North Anson
dealer sent him set of dozen by ex-
press. These Comstook received and pro-
duced in court. They are of exceedingly
obscene and revolving character.
Hussey waived examination and gave
bonds in the sum of $4,000 to appear at
the April term of court in Portland.
Comstock. in the course of conversation,
stated much of what he had accomplished
in the suppression of obscene literature.
The nude in art was occupying his at
tention to quite an extent and some OF
those who were dealing in this kind OF
pictures had better beware.
Mr.. Comstock, accompanied by Deputy
Marshal Smith, rode to Togus and
lunohed with Capt. A. L. Smith.
Rivers High and Roads Dangerous.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
South Berwick, Fetrua ~ flowing
to the severe storm of Thursday the roads
throughout this vicinity are in horri-
BILE condition making the travelling
very disagreeable and in some places dan
gerous The water both in the Salmon
Falls and thegGreat Works rivers IS very
high and in the latter stream Is SO hlgh
as to completely flood the saw mill al
Great sWorks and also render 1t.impossl'
BILE for the Newpichawauiok Company te
rim their No. mill in which is situated
the burr piokers and the dynamo whlcf
furnishes electric lights for their plant.
knights of ssPythias' Celebration.
Brunswiok. Me-, February THE Fort
George lodge, knights of Pythias, cele'
brated its 18th anniversary tonight, hav
ing as guests Presumpsoot Valley iedgs
Of Cumberland, Maine, which came on g
snecial train arriving at seven O'Clock
The evening was taken up with recep
ton. entertainemnt ad banquet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08
"A Success.

The annual drill and ball of the Port
land High School Cadets at City Hall
last evening was moro than success,
1t was victory. 1t was greater and
better than any previous gathering of
the kind
And it was a crowd. It surged up the
grand stair way; It filed every inoh of
space to the door ways; it overfowed into
the ante-rooms; it thronged the platform;
it filed the galleries; it crowded every
seat around the great hall itself; it stood
when seats failed. 1t was moro than
good attendance: it was an advance in
force, of the friends of the Cadets; it
was crowd that showed many things;
not the least, the interest the people of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08


call, the "New Tune. orders. sound
off. New Tune" orders, "The Only
Tune We Know" drum taps, amuse-
ments, "There is dancer in the
camp" Put up that drum"
"Jsne," fun in camp, first call for
parade, assembly, orders, adjutant's
call. That same old tune" orders.
sound off, retreat, sunset gun, Or
daers, taps on drum, roll call, first call
for tattoo, tattoo Il p. m. "Boom
Darde Aye" new waltz song COM
posed by Musician Cummings and
used in this selection by permission
OF the author-all rights reserved,
challenge, cackling of hens and crow
ing OF roosters, capture of guard run
ners: call for corporal of the guard,
the boys have retired for the night,
all are quiet save the prisoners at
the guard house who are endeevoring
to "queer'' the guard by whistling
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08

the s'New Tune. Musician Kendall
blows the TAPS" Qights out)and
the Cadets say Good Night"
Selections:
Dance-Corn Crackers, Laueding
Grand Galop-Militaire, Gera
Before the concert the reviewing party
entered. 1t consisted of His Excellenoy
GOVERNOR CLEAVES,
Adjutant General Connor. Col. Thomas
2. Shaw, Major Albert j. Rollins of the
staff of the Governor and communicating
chief, His Honor Mayor Baxter, and AL
derman Thompson, Adjutant Davis. Cap
tain Baker, Captain Conley. Captain
George A. Dow, Lieut.. Welch, Lieut..
Collins, Lieut.. McGilliouddy, Liet. Shell
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08

Prof. Fox Of the MeGill University at
Montreal. has sHeceeded by means of a
new photographic process, in finding a
bulset imbedded in the leg Of a man
wi,c had been discharged form the hospi-
taiswtaa the wound CLOSED oyerths ball
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08

New Hampshire was placed in nomina-
tion by Mr.. Chandler, and seconded by
Mr.. Gallinger; Maj H. L. Grant of
North Carolina by Mr.. Pritchard and
seconded by Mr.. HawIey; Mr.. Quay of
p ennsyivania by Elkins Of West Vir-
ginia, Smith D. Fry by Mr.. Gear and
Mr. Valentine by Mr.. Thrasher. The bal
lots resulted:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08
AIonzo Stewart, th present chief
pages was nominated by acclamation.

AIUH1U O1sWHFu, Gne p1eSent ch1eI OF
pages was nominated by acolamation.
Assistant Secretary Curtis announces
this afternoon that bond bids to the
amount of $66, 1888, $50 above the Morgan
Syndicate bid Of 10 6s.77 had been re-
ceived, which would leave the Morgan
Syndicate to re ceive $33, 211, $50. The
number OF people to whom awards will
be made is ISL.
The Republican senatorial caucus to-
day nominated A. j. Shaw of the state
of Washington for secretary Of the SEN
ate,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08
Bradley Denies 1t.

Frankfort, KY, February, 7.-Governor
Bradley says the story that he agreed to
call out the militia for service at the
State House Monday. is untrue.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08
Hopes to Pay.

New Haven, February 7.-Lewis
Schiele, doing business as Lewis Sohiele
& Co., 07-509 Broadway, New York.
and the American Corset Company Of
this city, made an assignment today
The counsel here think Schiele will DO
able to pay IN full. The liabilities are
estimated at from $100, 900 to $l25, 600.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08
Portland's Young Soldier Boys Make a
Big Hit.
Big Hit.

The RatfaIion-Goy
rands 10 Occason-yavor Raxtes
Members Of of
Dancers Young soldier Boy
Best Girl-The Bass
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08

slightly colder; northwesterly winds.
Signals displayed on Atlantic coast from
Eastport to Sandy Hook.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08
Miss Barton Has Gone to Geneva,

Paris, FEBRUARY 7-Miss Clara Barton,
president of the American Red Gross So
ciety with her party, started for Geneva
today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08
THE WEATHER.

Bosotn, Feb
ruary 7.-Locai
forecast for Sat-
urdayi FAIR;
cooler, " e S t
winds.
Washingt on,
February r.
Forecast { o r
Saturday for
Maine. Tair.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08

Continued on Second Page.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08

Mr.. Reeds Glass Has a Wild Day-Frye is
Unanimously Chosen President of
senate-All in All Yesterday was a No
table Day at the Capital.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-08
OTE ON SUBSTITUTE FOR BOND
BILL MONDAY.
CAPITAL GLEANIN GS.

Washington, February 7.-The Prssi-
dent at half-past four, signed the bill
prohibiting prize fighting in the terri
tories and the Distric of Columbia.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-27
CONSOLIDATED ROAD.

Regarding important changes and
improvements which are being made on
the Canal railroad at Northampton, the
Springfield Republican says:
"Rapid progress is being made on all
portions of the work at the new freight
yards. One of the most difficult jobs
now on the works is the construction of
the main sewer which Is to drain the
yards. This has been under way for
some time, the work having been begun
at the lower end where the pipe enters
the Market street sewer The digging
is extremely difficult owing to the blue
clay which lays a few feet below the
surface. The main line has now been
built nearly to the Boston and Maine
freight house, and a branch line is be-
ing constructed to take the surface wa
ter from King street. The street line at
the crossing will be changed somewhat,
and as the road will be depressed
thirteen feet under the bridge, it will
be full of water if 1t was not we'll
drained. The sewer at this point is
being laid over twenty feet below the
surface. A big job yet remains on the
sewer, for the pipe line will be extend
ed to the Boston and Maine round
house.. an eighth Of mile above
The street water pipe has been carried
around King street in order to avoid
the new depression of the road at the
crossing, and a lateral is now being
built to supply the Boston and Maine
freight depot. Preparations are being
made to throw the New Haven tracks
around around at the King street cross
ing to make room for the separation Of
King street. The new track is being
built. Both the main and branch roac
will be thrown out several feet east.
ward Of the present crossing. The
frame work OF both freight houses are
UP, and work is progressing on the
round houses. Over on the main line Of
the New Haven road the gravel trair
with its long line of dump cars is rap.
idly grading. The track has already
been thrown out once to continue the
grade. The foundation for the culver
and bridge in the Mill yard is being
constructed, and another two week:
will see this work about completed. Thu
teams are grading the yards above the
Boston and Maine freight depot, an(
the earth is being used to grade vi
around the New Haven depot"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-27

the first child born in Middlebury; his
second wife I'm. 1850, a widow, was the
mother of Abner, Herman, Benjamin
and Caleb Munson; he died December,
1899, aged ninety-three. This tirst-born
Isaac (the third of the name) was the
father of Seth, born 174S, died 1885,
chosen one of the first deacons of the
Middlebury church. About a century
and quarter ago (and later, on the
site of Mr.. Samuel S. Fenn's abode,
was the home of Mr.. Abner Munson,
whose contribution towards the build
ing of the first meeting house was eX-
ceeded by those of three persons only,
one of whom was his brother Benja-
min. and another his brother law,
Josiah Bronson. Jr. Directly opposite
stood the habitation of Mr.. Herman
Munson, a gambrel-roofed house, erect
ed by him, it is believed. Mr.. Munson
removed early, and his place became
the home of Mr.. Seth Bronson. In the
list of subscribers for the erection of a
meeting-hou this Bronson's name
stands third,-three pounds to be paid
in five different commodities. He was
tall man, nearly six feet, and one of
and strong. On one occasion his house
caught fire in the attic. The deacon
laid hold of pail of milk intended for
the pigs trough, and instead of idly
pouring it on the ground, or usefully
dashing it upon the burning house, he
resolutely carried it to the pig-pen and
deposited the milk, when the pail was
ready for use in applying water to the
mischievous fire. Having lost the tally
of the days, the Puritan arose one
Lord day morning and went to chop
ping wood. AS his axe rang out on the
still air. imagine his dismay when his
dissertation of sacred time was revealed
to him. In the Quassapaug region,
near where Mr.. Silas futile lately
dwelt, there was camp-meeting, and
Mr.. Mead. the second pastor, attended
| it, Somewhere in the Journey the par
sons wagon broke down. When Dea-
con Seth heard of it he exclaimed
I'm glad of it!"-snuffing in long
ath-"he needn't go to camp-meet-
ingn' MYRON A. MUNSON.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-27
CONNECTICUT FORESTS.
Over a Third of the State is Covered-An
Interesting Analysis.

Interesting Analysis.
In their distribution the Connecticut
forests show some interesting features
says the Northeastern Lumberman,
Fairfield county has almost no large
tracts, but many scattered small ones.
This condition extends with one break
northward to about a central east and
west line through Litchfield county, the
upper part of which is thickly wooded,
and the same reach of forest extends
over the northwest part of Hartford
county. In Litchfield county appears a
curiously-d enuded region made up
largely of the towns of Bethlehem, Nor
ris, Woodbury. and Waterfowl, the two
former decaying farm towns. 1t is &C
counted for in part by large expanses
of wild moorland. The northeast re-
gion of the state appears also as pretty
thickly wooded. From the center of the
state southwestward to the boundary
is a curious reach of almost denuded
| land, perhaps ten miles wide, which
cannot easily be accounted for The
| trap rock ridge, reaching northward
| from East and West Rocks, and in
| Guiding the Hanging hills of Meriden,
| is clearly outlined by forests, as is an
other parallel ridge reaching north and
south from Mt. Lamentation further
eastward.
The most continuous and dense for
est area is marked as a great crude
triangle in the eastern part of New
Haven county and the southern ex-
| tremity of Middlesex county. 1t in
cludes perhaps $50 square miles, takes
in much of the towns of Killingworth,
| Guilford, Clinton, Chester Haddam and
| Madison, and appearing graphically in
an unlooked-for quarter is a very i'm
| pressive feature of the map. A strik-
ing part of the map is a denuded area
reaching in a kind of channel north
and south through the state nearly
| parallel to the eastern boundary line
and a few miles from it. 1t is but part
! ly accounted for by the line of the Nor
witch and Worcester railroad. Another
feature is a curious region of compare
| tive denudation, reaching some dis
lance eastward from near the center of
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-27

the state. Railroads in general are
graphically shown by channels of de-
mutation, especially the main stem of
the New Haven Railroad company be-
tween New Haven and the northern
boundary. This is mainly due to the
old epoch of wood burning locomotives.
Very little primeval forest remains in
the state, most of that part spared by
the old water power sawmills having
fallen before the latest portable saw
mills run by steam, which in certain re-
gions have devastated the woodlands.
But the secondary growths combined
with brush lands show a remarkably
large proportion of the state still
wild" and attest the decay of the
farm towns, where the uncleared re-
gions are beyond doubt increasing
steadily.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-27
g,rauellers' Guide,
New York, New Haven and
Hartford II. IL.
April is. 1896.

FoR NEW YORK-$4:O5, 1850, x6:0o.
t'oo, "S'lO, $50, 1886, x10:S0 am, $1,000!
lz:oS, "l;SO (parlor car limited), *l:35.
40 $50, 300, $3.50. 1859, x4:20, $3.50.
o'So' $50, *7:10, 1910, (S:15 Bridgeport ac-
comb *9;lO, 9;15 p, m. Sundays-*4.o5
lou $40 a. M, x5:0O, x6:15, $40, 1910.
sis, 1910 D. m.
foR WASHINGTON via Harlem
fNiver-%l;O5, *l1:50 y. IN. daily
FOX BOSTON via Springfield--s1: 10.
xlo'lo, *ll:05 am, *1:o5, *1:44, $3.50 pm.
Sunoays-Fll0 might, $3.50 D. IN.
fOR BOSTON via New London and
FroVidence-*2.1 1920, s11:35 (parlor
car llmited) a. M, "12:05, $500 $500
400 800 p. m. sundays-*2:1O, 1920.
a. M, *4:55, 1856 p. m.
FOR MERIDEN, HARTFoRD
SPRINGFIELD, Etc.-*1:10 (nipbtl
e:4o 500, x10:1O, *11;O5 a. M, 1906. VI :05.
"l'44 (first stop Hartford), 3:15. 500
@5'52, (6:l5 to HARTFORD, sos 1905 n. M
sundays 10 (night). 1852, s:25 (ac-
commodation) p. m.
NEW LONDON DIVISION
For New London, etc.-*2:1O. fnipht,
F2:2o (night), 7.50, 11:05 *11:S5. (parlor
car, Hmited), a. M, *12:O5, $500. 3:05
40 *4:55. 5:15. 6:i5 (Guilford acc1'
$3.50 p. M, ILLS (Guilford acc.). SIM.
sundays-*2:1O (night), 1920 (night).
4:55, 1888 p. m.
AIR LINE DIVISION
For Middletown, Willimantic. etc
7:45 a. M, 2:10, 6:05 p. m. Sundays
"Gl5 p. m. Connecting at Middletown
with Valley Division and at Williman-
tic with the N. E. r. r. and N. L. N.
K. r.: at Turnerville at Colchester
branch.
NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
For Shelburne Falls, Turner's Falls.
Williamsburg, Holyoke and New Hart
ford and intermediate stations-7:45 a,
m. and 400 p. m.
For Pennington and New Hartford
and points this side-7:45 a. M. 1904.
400, 5:55 p. m.
BERKSHIRE DIVISION.
For Derby Junction-4:20 p. m. For
DERBY junction. Birmingham, Ansonia,
etc.-7:0O, $40 a. M, 1900, 2:27, 4:20, 5:35.
1850, 11:20 p. m. Sundays-S:1O d. n.
$3.50 p. M
For Waterbury-7:oo $40 a. M, 1900.
2:2i, 5:35, 1850 p. m. Sundays-S:1O a.
M, 6:15 p. M. (via Naugatuck Junction.
For Winsted-7:0G, 9:40 a. M, 2:27. 5:35
p. nj. Sundays-s:1O a. m.
For Shelton, Botsford, Newtown, Dam
bury, Pittsfeld. State Line-9:40 a. M.
4:20 p. m.
For Albany, Buffalo, Detroit, Cincin-
natl. St. Louis, Chicago and the West,
via State Line-9:40 a. m, 4:2O p. m.
For Litchfield and points on s., T.. &
N. r. R.-9:40 a. m. (via Derby juno
tion), 4:2O p. m. (via Derby Junction),
. z
Express Trains. xLocal Express.
G. T. HEMPSTEAD,
General Passenger Agent
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-27

Deans Rheumatic Pills absolutely cure
rheumatism and neuralgia; entirely vese-
table Sa fe