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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
THE BICYCLE MURDERER.
A Man in Southern New England Who
Rides a wheel and Shoots.


Taunton, Mass, July s1.-Riohard
Marley was arraigned in the district
court this morning on the oarge ofkilling
Fred N. Strange in this city on the night
of June 80. Elk District Attorney L. T..
White appeared as his counsel. Marley
was apparently unooncerned and pleaded
not guilty in a cool and Indifferent
vosc 9.
After the disappearance of the bicycle
thief ana shooter in Providence last night
the police of Taunton were notified that
he mad headed this way. Preparations
were rapidly made to intercept him and
officers were located on the different high
ways which run to Providence from
Taunton, although 1t was said it was
difioult to believe thnt after the episode
of stealing a wheel in this city the thief
would return.
About d. ~ Officers Eddy and Rland-
in discovered wheelman riding 8rapidly
ON the turnpike He answered the de-
scription of the Providence man ana they
called him to halt He only quioksned
bis speed and they shot after him three
times with apparently 10 effect. He
wheeled down Walker street, some three
miles from the city and disappeared.
Five fast riders from the bicycle club
were sent out on his trail, but searched
in vain. The man resembled the one
wanted for the Strange murder, the
Raynham raid, and the assault on an
officer from whom he escaped in Bris.
tol.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
EVERYTHING FOR PARTY,

EVERYTHING FOR PARTY,
One of the Ablest of Gold Democrats,
Congressman McCreary, Announces That
He Will Support Bryan.
Washington, July 31.-The only
visitor OF note at Democratic head
quarters today was Congressman Nc
Creary of Kentucky, one of the admins
bration's staunohest supporters and an
advocate of ''sound money" To the sur
prise of some OF his associates, Mr.. Mo
Creary declared his Intention of support
ing the ticket named and the platform
adopted at Chicago. He does not hesitate
to criticize some of the more radical
ubtefances of the platform, but says the
whole thing is the dellverance of his
party in convention, legally assembled,
and as good Democrat he is bound by
that action.
Accessions to the ranks of the silver
men. are reported al headquarters of the
silver party Ii. d. Root, Republican
of thirty years standing and the editor of
the Winchester, Va, Republican, the
man who ran against Congressman Tur-
ner this morning placed Ms newspaper
and time at the services of the silver
committee. He Is confident that Bryan
and sewall will carry Virginia by the
largest majority ever cast In the state for
thirty years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Three people lost their lives and a
fourth was seriously injured Thursday at
Lake A Attossasee, an outing resort three
miles from Knoxville, Tenn. The four
were in row boat, and came in the
course of chute hoat loaded with ten
people, which hit the water with SO much
force that it bounded into the air and
struck the row boat, upsetting the latter
and killing the occupants.
Every daily newspaper in Denver con-
demns the conduct of the majority of the
Republican state committee for their
action in endorsing Mckinley and
Hobart.
Tom Watson, Populist candidate for
the Vice Presidency, has telegraphed to
the Atlanta Constitution that in the
event that Sewall does not retire the
Populists will put out full electoral
ticket.
The ancient and honorable artillery of
Boston arrived home yesterday morning.
r. g. Dun & Co. report failures for the
week 281 in the United States; against
261 for the corresponding period of last
year. e
The treasury deficit for July asawill be
shown in an official statement to be is
sued tomorrow, will be in round figures
$12. 800, 900. Receipts for July $40, 400, 600;
expenditures S42, 200, 600. 7gr
The last and most important event on
the regatta programme for carnival week
at Halifex she international four Dared
race, professional oarsmen, had to be
postponed on account Of unsuitable
water.
The treasury gold reserve at the close
OF business yesterday was $10S, 7O7, 500.
The days Withdrawals were 1928, leo.
Captain Hadaway Of the steamer
Chicago reports at Boston, that on July
~, latitude 49, 04 north, longitude 5S. 40
west, he passed the wreck of vessel ap-
Rarently 500 tons, floating bottom up.
her rudder was gone and her bow sub
merged. No name was visible.
The New Hampshire Supreme court
mas held as unconstitutional the Rem1ok
law, giving the police courts concurrent
jurisdiction with the Supreme court In
all criminal cases punishable by line
nos exoseding $40 and imprisonment not
exceeding one year. This Is set back
tor the law and order league.
Ine executive committee of Tammany
nan yesterday afternoon adopted by a
voee OF ~ to Al, resolution approving
tne nomination of Bryan and Sewall, and
piedglng uheir hearty support. Nothing
wa WAS SAID about the Dem o0rstic platform.
Ihose who voted in the negative suDse-
quently withdrew the opposition and the
resolution was formally adopted unani-
mously.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
PENNSYLVANIA HAD RIGHT OF WAY.
Evidence Conclusive That Signal Was
Against Reading Train.

Boston, July 31.-The official report to
the Pennsylvania railroad officials state
that 42 passengers were killed. The num-
Der reported injured is 81. All the killed
were in the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany's cars. The investigation SO far
made, shows that the Pennsylvania rail
road train had the right of way, the rcd
signal being turned against the Reading
train and 1T. remains In that position at
the present time. The interlooking sys-
tom Is used at this point and as the
wreck occurred there the signal cannot
be changed until the wreckage is re-
moved.
In addition to this the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company officials have the testi-
mony of the engineer and the towerlman
who is Reading Uompany's employe.
The Pennsylvania railroad being the
junior company, that is to say they laid
the tracks after the Reading was built,
had to bear all the expense of the i'm
proyement and the expense of the build
ing and maintenance of the tower. 1t
also pays the salaries of the employees of
the tower. but the Reading Company ap-
points them. Up to O'Clock this after
noon only the bare facts have been re-
ported to the general offices.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
EVIDENCE AGAINST FARR
Tending to Show Atlantic City Disaster
Was Caused BY Him.

Camden, N. j., Jaly 31.-Station mas
ter John Bodine of the West Jersey and
Seashore road, Gays that Engineer Farr
OF the heading train passed three signals
all against him before tho train crashed
into the West Jersey excursion ira in
The first signal was 1000 feet away and
is known as the distance signal, then
he had to pass the home signal, and
finally the block signal at the crossing.
Engineer Griner of the excursion train
told Bodine that he had stopped before
the crossing and blew his whistle to get
the operator to give him the clear signal.
He got a clear signal and started. He
could not see the Reading train. Farr
had ample time to stop the train, but
made no effort. 1t is remarked there
was some one in the cab talking'to Farr
at the time of the accident, but this is
not confirmed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
GREAT DAY FOR GOOD WILL.
Money Subscribed, Speeches Made and
Boys Win Ball Game.

Money Subscribed, Speeches Made and
Boys Win Ball Game.
Fairfield, July 31.-This has been day
to be remembered at Good Will home.
Addresses were made by Rev. H. a.
Huntley and Harvey Eaton of Waterville
Miss Charlotte T. Sibley, talented
young speaker from Belfast, gave an elo
quent address in the morning on "Schoo
Life in the Orient" and one in the eve
ming on Palestine.
The sum of $500 was pledged to grade
and fix the athletic field. At beautiful
24-foot flag, presented by johnson Bor'
theirs of Bath, WINS swung to the breeze
mad cheers. Rev. n. Y. Dutton of Fair.
field delivered the address.
Saturday the speakers are Hezekiah
Butterworth, M. Dennets Of Lewiston and
S. W. Messer Of Chicago. W. ". Bustard
lectures i'll the evening on bhse ball, an
mblenl of lie.
Good Will Pines will be ded icated
Saturday afternoon. The annual games
of base ball between the Good viii club
and Oakland, Jra., occurred today, re-
sultiing IA to s in favor of Good Wills.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY
Continues TO Have UnfaVOrahIe
Effect On Trade.
DULLNESS MORE THAN USUAL AT
MIDSUMMER.

Outlook for Further Decline in Iron and
Steel-smaller Demand for Boots and
Shoes Less-Good Crops Promised in
! West.
| New York, July 31.-Bradst1eet's will
say tomorrow: The political. .un certainty
continues to have an unfavorable effect
on trade and the dullness in Industrial
and commercial lines is of more than
usual midsummer proportions. Mercan
| tile credits ara more closely scanned and
in many instances shortened.
Country merohantsnin Northern Louis
| lana and Southern Arkansas have can
celled orders for fall delivery in some
cases owing to the effect on trade of the
drouth there:
The industrial Situation is less faVoras
BILE. Among manufacturers of iron and
steel it is regarded serious in some
lines, owing to the surprising falling off
| Of demand.
The production of pig is further cur
tailed. yet the stocks increase. The out
look is for further decline in iron and
steel prices. Chicago offers Of oonces.
sions on pig fail to bring bids for round
lots. The steel potl met in New York
yesterday In last effort to prevent billet
prices going off 50 per ton.
The ourtailment of the production Of
cotton fabrics continues. Fall purchases
of prints are of small volume and fail 20
sustain quotations. The demand for
| boots and shoes Ia smaller. More COM
| plaint of tho conditions of the trade is
| noticeable ut Buffalo where the outlook
| is not promising. At Baltimore with
less favorable trade among jobbers, be-
cause country merchants have delayed
purchases; at Minneapolis because of
some action by the country dealers; at
Kansas City, where trade In dry goods.
shoes and clothing have fallen off and
remains unsatisfactory; at Detroit and
Charleston or similar reasons.
| Business is restricted at Augusta and
| Louisville because of the long continued
| intense heat at Chicago and at ST. Louis
| smaller orders and unexpected depression
prove the rule Favorable aaviees ar ;.
ceived from Omaha, where the trade
! improvement, because of the recent liz -
which have assured good rops throughout
Nebraska, and flom Galveston, whsre
| jobbers report Improvement due to the
| favorable crop outlook.
| EThe exports OF wheat (four included as
wheat), from both coasts of the United
States and Montreal this week are 2,64S, :
coo bushels, compared with 1,640, coo in
| the week a year ago. The see-saw of
| prices brings lower quotations for Indian
corn, lard, coffee. print cloths, iron, steel
and q weaker wool market
| Nominally unchanged quotations are
reported for wheat, -four, pork, sugar,
lumber and leather. Advances are report
ed for wheat, oats, cotton and refined
! petroleum.
The bank olearings for the week are
| 1881. 600, 900, nearly 8 per cent less than
| last year. The number Of failures
throughout the United States this week
were 294, an increase Of 70 contrasted
with the corresponding total in 1895.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
Outlaw Under Arrest.

. Amesbury, Mass, July 31.-The in
oendiary fire, by which the buildings OF
B. r. Jewell were destroyed July 8, at
Southampton had sequel today in the
arrest of James Downing and Patrick
Reardon, alias Charles Reardon. The
men will have hearing Monday. Down
ing has no criminal record, except a
violation of the liquor law and keeper of
road house. lie is undor bonds for
assault on his wife at Beach. Reardon
has a bad record, having done time in
New Hampshire and Massachusetts,.
Downing is known to have made threats
against Mr.. Jewell for having him
arrested for violation of the liquor law.
Mr. Jewell and Mr.. killam, who lived
in the house were seleotmen of the town
and were elected for the purpose OF
breaking up It's road houses, which in.
tested the town. They did this SO
thoroughly that they incurred the
enmity of the lawless class.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01


Boston, July 31.-Mrs. Ida Green who
disappeared from home in Cornyille.
Me-, last March. was found this forenoon
in Boston by State Detective Mitchell of
Skowhegan.
. Mrs Green left her husband deliberate
~, with no assignahle cause. There had
been no apparent friction in their do
mestic relations, according TO the testi-
monNof the neighbors, and her husband
is regarded as incapable of harshness or
neglect Although but humble farmer,
be has spared no expense in his efforts to
get some trace of his wife. Ee and
Detective Mitchell met her on Cam bridge
street this morning. The husband broke
down completely and besought her with
pathetic appeal to return with him. The
woman received all his entreaties with
indifference. She declared her firm pur-
pose neither to return with him to Maine
nor live with him in Boston. During q
greater part of her residence in Boston,
she has worked in boarding houses under
the name of Stella Norton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
Weather OBSERVATIONS.

The Agricultural Department. Weather
bureau for yesterday July 81, taken a p.
M, meridian time, the observations for
each stations being given in this order
Temperature, direction Of wind, state OF
the weather:
Boston, 6s degrees, NV, clear; New
York, 72 degrees, NV. partly cloudy
Philadelphia, "a degrees, N, partly
cloudy; Washington, 72 degrees, i, part
~ cloudy; Albany, 20 degrees. NV. clear
Buffalo, 72 degrees, NE, partly cloudy
Detriot, 70 degrees, SE, cloudy; Chicago,
grees, e, rain; Huron, OAK, &c degrees,
NE, cloudy; Bismarck. rs degrees, SW,
clear; Jacksonville, 76 degrees. W, partly
cloudy,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
WILL BE TREATED WELL.
Ira nsvaal Prisoners Can Have Plenty to
Eat and Drink.

London. July GIN the Commons to
day Sir Matthew White Ridley, home seo-
retary, announced that DR.. Jameson and
the other prisoners convicted of taking
part in tho Transvaal raid will be treated
as f1rst-class misdemeanants during their
terms of imprisonment.
Dr.. Jameson and colleagues will now
be allowed to have meals brought to
them from outside Wormwood Scrubs
prison, where they are confined; will not
have to wear the usual garb; will not
have to do any mental@work and will be
allowed to have small quantities Of beer
and Wine
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01

Portland. July 31.-The local weather
bureau Office records as to the weather
are the following,
a. m.-Barometer. 20, 1888; thermon,-
ter, 66,o: dew point, 81; humidity. 66;
wind. NV; velocity, Is; weather, cleas.
p. m.-Barometer. 80. 959; thermome-
ter. $50; dew point A.; humidity,
So; wind, NV, velocity, 12; weather, clear.
Mean daily thermometer, 692; maxi
m um thermometer, 1874 minimum ther-
mometer, 65.0 O; maximum velocity wind
26 NV; total precipitation, %
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
PEOPLE ARR INFALLIDLR.
What They Want Is Right Says
Mr.. SeWall.
BELIEVES SILVER is GROWING
STRONGER In MAINE.
People All Want Prosperity-Have Tried
High Tariff and Low Tariff With Little
Effect-An Exciting Street Debate.

People All Want PrOsperity-Have Tried
High Tariff and Low Tariff with Little
Effect-An Exciting Street Debate,
Bath, July a.-Arthur Sswall said to
O United Press correspondent today
The silver ranks are growing daily
stronger in Maine. The only issue of the
campaign is silver. The Republicans
have tried to force the tariff to the front
but cannot. 1t is such secondary issue
that the people are not thinking about
1t. The trouble Is not there. They want
prosperity, which is having every man at
work and all wheels moving.
They want to get rid Of the paralysis
of business. They have tried high tariff
and low tariff and matters have contin-
ually been growing worse. The Demo-
cratic party has decided that the trouble
lies in the financial system and the
remedy the reconciliation of silver; so
the people decided the same way and
what they want, they will have and no
one Gan help it. What the people want,
is right and cannot be otherwise"
Seyenty-five or one hundred people
gathered on a street corner this evening,
attracted by an excited silver debate in
which the principal debaters were E. G..
Plummer for silver and @. W. Hunt
against The affair was entirely
impromntu and grew out of converse.
tional dispute.
The crowd was composed of people who
happened to be on the street, and Che en-
thusiasm with which the points for silver
were applauded left no doubt as to the
sentiment of the crowd. 1t was silver
gathering.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01

yillet track, defeating Robert J. Joe
Patch and Badge in straight heats.
He lowered his own record twice and
incidentally the pacing record of the
track. Betting was heavy, Agan not
being backed to any greet extent before
the first heat.H The event was a free for
all, purse $500, with $500 added if 2.04
was beaten. Joe Patohen was second,
Robert j. third; time, first hoat, 80 Ia,
% Ia, 1.33 1-2, 2.05; second heat. 81 8-4,
LOB, 1.34. 2.04 third heat. 81 IA, 1.01 3-4,
J. 32 3D. .04 "a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
Possibly wrecked :Purposely.

Washington, July 31.-Minister Carutf
at Lisbon has sent the state department
a report by the governor of Portuguese
Guiana to the minister of marine, regard.
ing the total loss of tbeAmerican scRoon.
er Oracle Benson of New Bedford at
Cacheo, from which it appears that the
pilot Theopollo Andred was arrested,
charged with Intentionally losing the yes,
sci, but was acquitted by the court a,
Boiama, Cape Verd. The crew consisting
of nine persons, including the oaptai1
ana owner, Antonio Pedro Rento, were
saved. A cargo of salt, petroleum, floul
and meat WAS lost.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
Town of Bridgeton in Mourning.

Bridgeton. N. j., July 31.-Nearly all
the vioims of the Atlantic City railroad
catastrophe were residents of this town.
Business here today is almost wholly sus-
pended, and the place il in mourning.
The bodies Of the dead victims remain at
Atlantic City, and it is not known when
they Will be brought here. A number OF
the injured are at a Atlantic City under
treatment.
Many survivors of the terrible disaster
arrived here this morning. Some were
cut and bruised bus had escaped serious
injury. They were unable to give O
clear account Of the accident, owing tc
the exciting and terrible experiences they
passed through.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
Nineteen Convicted Of murder.

Agarm, Hungary, July S1.-For some
time the Stenjevee district was infested
by gang that was organized fer the
purpose Of brigandage end murder. The
authorities finally determined tomake an
effort to extirpate the gang with the re-
suit that number of men and women
were arrested. The prisoners were
brought to trial and today e verdict Of
guilty of murder was pronounced against
nineteen of them, who we're sentenced to
death. Two of them are women.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
WILL STAND BY sEwALL.

National Democratic Chairman Jones De-
cIares he VIII Not Listen to His With
drawal.
: Atlanta, Ca, July 3l.-The following
telegram has been received by the Attain
To Constitution from Senator James K.
Jones, chairman of the Democratic ma
tional executive committee:
Hope, Ark, July 80.
10 the Atlanta Constitution:
cannot consider any proposition for
the withdrawal of Sewall, but will en-
tertain, as far as have power, and pro-
mote TO the best of my ability any Just
and fair proposition for fusion on the
electoral ticket.
(Signed.)
JAMES K. JONES.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01

Benjamin u. Briggs and James P. Hut
Crimson were nominated as candidates for
representatives to the legislature.
Senator Frye made an address on the
campaign issues.
Now Light House at Negro island.
Camden, July 31.-The new lighthouse
on Negro island was finished and light
placed therein today. The temporary
structure has beenSremoved The light
house keeper is seriously i'll.
ALewiston Mill win Shut Down
Lewiston. July 31.-The Avon mill of
Lewiston will shut down Saturday night
for two weeks and possibly for the month
of August. It has not been definitely
settled yet how long the mill will remain
Inactive, but probably..for four weeks.
Good Races at RockIand.
Rockland. July 31.-The two races
trotted at the Knox trotting park this
afternoon were very interesting IN spite
OF The fact that both were won in straight
heats. The summarizes:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
Maine Ship Aground.

London, July 81.-Advices from Bat
avia are TO the effect that the American
ship S. D. Carleton of Rookport, Me-,
which sailed from New York. April 33 for
Shanghai. ran aground on Panjan Reef,
but was subsequently, foased. She Is
leaking badly. An effort will be made to
proceed to her destination.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
Main e Woman Burned to Death,

Foxboro, Mass, July 31.-Mrs. Percis
Smith, 80, widow of Talbot Smith OF
Cherryfield, Me-, WAS fatally burned here
this afternoon. She dropped an oil stove,
which exploded and set fire to her cloth
Ing and carpets. Neighbors extingulshed
the flames before the fire department. ar
rived. She leaves daughter and son.
The property loss is small Mrs Wiley,
her daughter, was seriously burned nnd
is Frustrated.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
Socialists Believe In Education.

London, July 8l.-At the International
Socialist Trades Congress today, resolu.
tions were adopted in favor of free eduoa.
tion from the Kindergarten to the univer.
sity. The resolutions further declared
that children should. be extempt from al
tendance at school until they reach II
years.
Matthew Mcguire, delegate of the New
Jersey Socialists Union and Socialist can.
didate for vice-president of the United
States, acted as vice-ohairman of the Con.
gress today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
THE WEATHE r.

Washington, July
81. = Forecast for
Saturday for New
England: Fair;
no change in the
temperature, north
westerly winds be-
coming varin bic.
Boston, July 81
Local forcea ct
for Saturday: Hair
ncp4{v,,tod oooI i.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
Post Office Established at Victor.

Washington. July 31.-A post office has
been established at Victor, Kennebec
county, and Abbie M. Gilman appointed
postmaster. The new office Is near South
Mount Vernon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
Candidate Bryan VIII Visit Chicago.

Chicago, July 81. William j. Bryan
will be In Chicago August 20 on his way
to New York, and Secretary Burke of the
Cook County Democratic Central COM
mittee is arranging an elaborate reception
by Democrats, Populists and trades
union men.
Special trains will be chartered to
meet the nominee at Galesburg, ILL.,, and
escort him to this oity. A public recep-
tion and big ratification meeting with
Bryan as tho star speaker, are on the pro-
gramme. The demonstration is designed
to be only personal testimonial.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-01
The Sound Candidate Movement.

: Chicago, July s1.-Chairman Bragg
yesterday called meeting of the pro-
visional national committee of the sound
money Democracy at Chicago on Satur-
day to consider the work done by the
subcommittee on state organization and
selection of the remaining national CON-
mitteemen for thes indianapolis meeting.
Several more stateszreported yesterday by
telegraph that they had party organ
z cd for the new movement.