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The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25
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The Germans have, perhaps, the most
unsavory reputation in this respect, re-
gardin G the negroes as something less
than human. but the atrocities systemat-
ioally perpetrated in the Congo State,
and now coming to light, stamp the Bel
gians as by far the worst offenders. A
Baptist missionary declares that the
treatment of the Congo natives by the
government agents exceeds in cruelty
anything known, and cites as an in
stance the seizure and execution of one
of his bearers simply because he had
brought in no rubber that day. In
another village several persons were
slauahtered by the soldiers because the
villagers had not succeeded in collecting
the amount Of rubber required to be paid
as taxes to the state, and upon which the
white sgents received, until recently, u
percentage. But these instances, though
sufficiently atrocious, pale before the
evidence furnished last year that Belgi-
an captain. on the refusal Of some ma
tive porters to carry store Of ivory tax
en- from trader, on the ground that
they were not employed by him. ordered
bis soldiers to fire, and killed more than
hundred OF them. In recent article
in the United Service magazine. Brit
ish officer who in 1894 Volunteered for
service in tho Congo state. brings a fear
full Indictment against the white
officials declaring that their ''boasted
work OF civilization is murder, rapine,
plumber ana cruelty in the most awful
degree ever reached" Not only are these
barbnrities perpetrated on the Congo ma
tives, but on the black subjects Of 9th or
countries, particularly those of Great
Britain, who are induced By false repre-
sensations to go to Bona as contract Ia
borers. These men employed as laboi-
ers. arc forced to serve as soldiers on dis
tant expeditions, and instead of being
sent home at the expiration of their two
years, contract, are kept until worn out
with service than turned into the bush
to become food for cannibals. Such con-
duct is all outrage not only upon HUI
manity, but upon international comfy,
of the grossest kind, and should lead to
sharp demand by Great Britain for the
punishment of the offenders. and by the
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25
Dangerously Injured.

A very bad accident occurred at West
Rockport Wednesday, by which two re-
spected citizens of Rockland sustained
serious injuries
Messrs. Benjamin Eastman and John
Y. Stevens were thrown from carriage,
in which they were returning home from
berrying expedition. The horse ran
away and overturned the vehicle. Mr..
Eastman suffered a fracture Of the
shoulder blade, dislocation of the should
er, and very bad oomminuted frac-
ture of the hip bone. He will probably
recover, but viii certainly be lame for
life from the injury to the hip. He re-
oeived some other slight cuts and bruis-
es. Mr.. Stevens received a very severe
blow. causing oohoussion of the brain,
and is in an extremely critical condition,
with the chances rather unfavorable for
recovery.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25
AN OLDTOWN SENSATION.
One Prominent Citizen Thrashcs Another
Well Known Man.

Oldtown's latest sensation involves Su-
pervisor of Schools Alfonso Marsh, Mrs.
Marsh and Deputy Sheriff Noah Gould.
On the night of Thursday, July 10, Mr..
Marsh gave Mr.. Gould a thrashlng that
Gould will remember for long time.
reports the Bangor News, for the reason,
as he alleges, that the deputy sheriff had
been altogether too attentive to Mrs
Marsh. Great efforts have been made to
hush the matter up, but a warrant for
the arrest of Marsh is now in the hands
of City Marshal Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh have been MAJ
ried about eight years, and they have
two children. Mr.. Marsh is about IS
years old, respected citizen, deals in
drugs and medicines, and now holds the
office of supervisor of the Oldtown public
schools. Mrs. Marsh is about 80 years
old.
Noah Gould is well known all through
eastern Maine. He has been city
marshal of Oldtown, is now deputy
sheriff and owns several fast hors ca
which he campaigns ON Maine tracks.
He is 55 years old, and has wife and
married daughter. 80
Last Thursday night Mr.. Marsh met
his wife in the street near their home.
carrying in her hand two letters He de-
manded the letters, aud she gave up
one, trying to keep the other. A scuf1e
ensued, which resulted in Marsh secur-
ing the letter.
The letter was from Mrs. Marsh to
Noah Gould, and its contents were such,
1t appears, as to arouse the wrath Of Mr.
Marsh, who, after some words with his
wife in The house, started out to find
Gould.
Marsh met Gould somewhere down
town and asked him to step into room
| over his (Marsh's) store for a few min
utes. Gould went up, and, it is alleged,
| M arsh closed the door aud, produc-
| ing the letter, asked, NOAH, what do
70 u say TO thatp
Before Gould could adjust his specta-
cles to read the letter, SO he says, Marsh
attacked him and beat him into state
of insensibility. Gould had been injured
by horse falling upon him OIL the Houl-
ton race rack, and was in sick and dis
alb led condition-nOt able, as he says, to
defend himself.
People down stairs and in adjace Mt
rooms heard Gould call for help, and
rushed to the scene of trouble. They
found Gould lying insensible upon the
floor.
Gould was carried to the Bridge Hotel,
where he lay unconscious for several
hours, being carried home at about mid
night. His face was bruised,
out and swollen, and there were bruises
on various parts Of his body. Since the
assault, which occurred at about O'Clock
on the night of July 16. Gould has been
scarcely able to stir.
A warrant for the arr est of Marsh was
swocn out on Friday, July II, but, on
account of Gould's inability to appear at
hearing. it WAS not served at once.
Mr.. Msrsh's side of the story varies
| somewhat, of COURSE, from tould's. He
| says that whom he asked him what he
had to say to the letter, Gould made an
insulting reply, and that then, following
an irresistible impulse, he seized Gould
by the throat, but that he had no Einten-
tinn nririnallv of thinning him
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25

An accident happened in Front street.
Bangor, Thursday afternoon, which by
the narrowest possible chance escaped
being fatal A boy about IL years OF
ace Whose name could not be ascertained,
caught his foot between two rails at the
switch near the flag station and was un-
able to extricate it. 1t was at 4. 40 and
the Bucksport train was backing through
Front street. Had it not been for the
bravery of Thomas O'Brien, f1agman.
the boy would surely have been crushed
to death In rescuiDg..th esboy O'Brien
risked his own life and would have
shared the same fate if the train had
not stopped in time.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25
MAINE TOWNS
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Yarmouth

Yarmouth, July 24-The Baptist Sun
day school will hold their annual picnic
on Wednesday, July 20. They will staff
from Princes Point in the steamer
Madeleine at $50 a. m. for Harpswell
Centre The party will return about six
O'Clock. A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
Bean Bros. and Thomas, the shoe deal
ers, have sold out to Mr.. Proctor, of Yer
mont. Mr.. Bean will go into the shoe
bgesness for himself in Hanover, Penn.
S. B. Newton, who has been visitin 6
his mother during the past three weeks,
return ed to Philadelphia today.
Mr.. Smith Sawyer has purchased the
Davis house on Centre street.
Cumberland Royal Arch Chapter will
work the mark, past masters and most
excellent degrees OH Friday night and
II week from Friday they will work the
Royal Arch degree.
1t is expected that Rev. Gerald Stanley
Leet, recently of Springfield, Mass, viii
preach at the First Parish church next
Sunday and the first Sunday in August
Rev. Selah Merrill D. D., of AndoVer,
him valued experience and knowledge,
will supply the pulpit at the First Parish
one Sunday in August.
Miss Coleman presided at the organ at
the First Parish last Sunday.
Services of song at the "Old Meeting
house on the hill" every Sunday during
July and August at 4.30 p. N. standard
time.
sThe water pipe has recently been laid
across the Gooch bridge
There will be base ball game On Sat-
urday between South Freeport land n.
Y. Il. clubs.
Mrs. Lizzie Emerson, Miss Marion
Emerson, Mrs. Edwin E. Dunn and the
Misses Elsie and Edna Dunn of Chelsea !;
Mr.. VIM. z. Chandler and wife and
daughter Gladys of Auburndale, also
Mrs. Charlotte Halves and Mr.. and EMrs.
John HeDrochman, Of New York, were
uests of Mrs. Sarah E. Cutter this
week.
Mr.. Everett Doughty of Dover, N. H.,
is visiting, his grandfather. mir. James
Doughty.
Miss Grace Cakes of Charlestown,
Mass, has been visiting her aunt Mrs.
Albert Seabury this week,
DR.. and MIS-. Vim. Kempt of Poi tland
spent Sunday with DR.. Hanson.
Mr.. Albion Buchanan, n. Y. A. 1885,
has successfully passed the entrance ex-
animation for Worcester, Polytechnic
Institute.
Gray.
North Gray, July "a. ME- E. f. Lib
by is doing J. G. Humphreys haying.
Frank Foster has gone home TO stay a
week. ,
Miss Bessie Burgess, of Pleasan tdals
Is visiting her grandparents.
TomIDse Foster is at home from Rum
ford Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hay are rejoicing
Yer daughter horn July u.
Sanmie Weymouth is done haying FOX
himself, and has commenced for Mrs. L.
G. Fitzpatrick.
Sebago.
Convene, July s2. The Republicans
of Sehago have their caucus at Town
Hall next Tuesday afternoon, at
o,aiook, 10 choose delegates to District
convention; also to nominate candidate
foE Representative to Legislature. There
are several talked Of as candidates, but il
is doubtful who they will decide upon.
MIR. P. z. Larrabee, 3. W. Hill and
H ". Blake are among the probable
ones the selection will be made from.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25

on Thursday evening and attended the
theatre.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. W. Hoegg, of Deer
Ing Center, are at Boston for week.
The Oakdale Hose company will have
their annual outing today, if pleasant,
going to Oopeland's at the Cape. A large
number of the friends of the company
will accompany them, and fine time
will be enjoyed.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25

There is trouble III the Free Baptist
church at kittery Point. A short time
ago Rev. A. S. Buzzell the pastor was
forcibly asked to resign, andssR Robert
L. Dustin of Portsmouth has supplied
the pulpit for the past two weeks. Rev
Mr.. Buzzell has held oposition m eet.
ings in Ames hall. Last Saturday he held
an open air meeting at Government grove
W hich was largely attend ed. The tronble
is said TO have arisen over the fact that
the pastor adopted young boy whom
the society did not think was of good
parentage.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25

world for better administration of the
Congo state which, afterh all, exists by
the consent of Europe. Probably the
government has intended to deal Justly
with the natives, and has only been
negligent, but if the blacks can be CON
trolled only by such outrages, then this
work of oivilizingt Africa had better be
abandoned.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25
DEATH OF G. F. STETsoN.
A Gallant Survivor of the Civil War and
an Estimable Citizen.

Thomaston, July 24.-Another of the
gallant survivors of the Civil War has
gone to his reward after years of suffer-
ing from wounds received in the service
of his country. George b. Stetson died
yesterday morning at his home on the
Old Thomaston road at the age Of IS
years.
Mr.. Stetson was q member of Co. c.,
Fourth Maine. and had splendid war
record, being one of the heroes of Gettys-
burg. At that battle he received gun
shot wound in the throat and fell head
downward on a grassy slope. Here he
was found by the late Josiah G. Spear,
who gave him up for dead and turning
him so he would rest easier, placed a
knapsack under his head and bade him
farewell. Mr.. Stetson was taken prisoner
by the Confederates and recovered to be
paroled.
The deceased was a rigger by trade but
for the past IS years had been unable to
work. being troubled constantly by the
effects of the old wound, which finally re-
suited in his death.
He was Il man of Z high principles,
honest, upright and industrious and
highly esteemed by his comrades and by
all who knew him. He leaves a widow
to whom goes out the sypamthy of all.
The funeral will OCCUR Saturday after
noon at O'Clock and the mem hers OF
Edwin Libby Post Will attend in body
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25

1t is singular coincidence that Col.
e. M. Robinson, commander of Cush-
man Post, G. A. r.. Of Phillips, should
be one of six brothers who were in the
Rebellion, and that his grandfather was
one of six brothers who were in the.Revo-
IKtioD. Still more remarkable is the fact
that three Of each generation were killed
in service. 1t is On example of heredi-
tary patriotism not often recorded.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25
SUPREME JUDICIAL . COURT.

The court was occupied all day yester-
day with GASES from Androsooggin coun-
ty. Today York cases will bs In order.
+. IN. Drew. judge of probate, against
j. frank Quimby and Carl Fl. Prince is
an action brought by the administrator
with the will annexed of the estate of
Caleb Blake late of Turner against the
defendants who are sureties on the pro-
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25

The work of rebuilding 1.-THE Pines"
Senator Hale's residence at Ellsworth,
has commenced. The masons are now
at work on the foundation. P. H.
Stratton has the contract for the build
ing. The mason work is being done by
Edw ard Hopkins, of Trenton.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25

At the annual meeting of Houlten
Savings Bank held July alst, the follow
ing officers were elected: President, A.
Fl. Fogg; Vice President, r. A. Pow
ers; Treasurer, L. o. Ludwig; Trustees,
S. T. Plummer, S. Friedman d. A. Fl.
Powers, G. H. freeman, o. E. French,
B. H. Putnam, L. NJ. Brad bury, T. l..
Cleveland, Jr., Samuel Lane. G. D. Mer-
ritt.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25
BEAU BRUgvl M 60,

the fastidious swell, never had such a
Paradise from which to array himself as
will be found at Merry's. Every re-
quisite for the Summer for dress, outing
or bicycling will be found there in an
endless variety in all the best of the
latest styles in fancy shirts. neckwear,
underwear, fine pajamas, bicycle belts,
caps, hose, etc.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

The Grand Army posts are already Sc
curing speakers for Memorial Day, 1897.
Hon. Seth l.. Milliken has accepted an
invitation of Stephen Davis post to speak
at Pittsfield.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25
Sometimes an

apparently d c a d
man may be re-
vived-may be re-
suscitated. Some
times it is often
b ard to t ell
whether the man
Is dead or alive.
WE hear of people
who have be e n
b uried alive. A
man must be COM
pletely dead before
hope S h ou1d be
abandoned. It used
to be true TIL a t
when a man found
ha had copc,,rrr
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25

The work of finishing the hall in the
Maine Central Institute building at
Pittsfield is to commence at once, and
the heavy work will be completed before
commencement Of the fall term. The
hall will be finished In ash and will have
% birch floor and steel ceiling.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25

Olaf Nylander, who lives about two
miles from Caribou, is well known COL
lector of specimens of natural history,
having furnished Yale College and the
Philadelphia Academy Of Science as we'll
as various distinguished scholars
throughout the country, rare and val
liable specimens. Mr.. Nylander has now
in his possession some 1, 300 varieties of
fossils and shells. Aroostok county, he
says. is very rich in natural history, and
be is at work on map which will show
accurately the geological formation of
the county. Mr.. Nylsnder has been
connected for several years with the
United States geological survey.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25
SCHOOLS.
Retail Business for Sale,

TN one Of the most most thriving and rapidly grow
shoes gents furnishings, clothing, hats. cans
etc. Fine store, best location. no immediaafsa
composition; For full particulars apply to Al
p Ra GqoDY, Cumberland Mills. Westbrook
Ie27 ,eod1mO
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25

The Methodist society in Sangerville
will erect $4,000 church edifice. The
contract has been taken by G. G. Muir
ply.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25

hon, he gave up Immediately. Consump-
ton was considered necessarily fatal dis
ease 1t was considered incurable Assoon
as it developed enough so that physician
could decide that twas really consump tion,
the patient was considered as good as dead.
Years ago, DR.. Pierce found out that CON
sum ption was not incurable, that it was not
necessarily fatal. He not only found this
out, but he found out way to cure con.
sumption. He introduced his Golden
Medical Discovery" The Discovery"
will cure % per cent. of all cases of con-
sumption If Il Is taken according to direc-
tons. Consumption is disease of the
blood. 1t is caused by impoverishment of
the blood, and by the existence of disease
germs in the system If the body is per
fectly strong and healthy, and the blood
perfectly pure, germs are easily thrown Off
If the body is weak, if the tissues are in
capable of much resistance, the germs find
a resting place and develop. That's the
way consumption begins.
The Golden Medical Discovery"
searches out the germs, forces them out
of the system and cures consumption and
other kindred diseases of the throat, bron-
CHA and lungs. No doubt about it, no ques-
tiou about it. 1t has done it in hundreds
and thousands of cases. The Discovery"
is sold at drug stores.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25
POLICE COMMISSION.

The regular quarterly meeting for the exam
nation OF candidates for policemen will be held
on Tuesday evening. July 2Sth, at p. M.
Jly22dtd GEO. TREFETHEN, Chairman.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25

The government is making extensive
improvements at the Green Lake hatche.
ry this year, looking to the further use
fulness and perfection of the works.
A bout So, 500 is being expended in the
improvement is.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25

The Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser, in plain En-
glish, or Medicine Simplified by
R.V. Pierce, M. D., Chief Consult
ing Physician to the Invalids' Ho-
leland Surgical Institute, Buffalo,
N. Y, fooB pages, illustrated.
$50, 1000 copies sold at $3.50. Now
sent, paper-bound, ABSOLUTELY
FREE on receipt of 2! oue-cent
stamps to pay for mailing only
Address the Author. as above
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25
jyIeod1tf

bate bond of Rufus Prince who waa the
ex ecutor of the will of Caleb Blake, to
recover $1246. 90 claimed to be due Blake's
estate from Princes estate.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-26
THOROUGH PROTECTION.

In all the discussion on the possibility
of passing the Dingley bill at the coming
session of Congress there has been nothing
which dealt with the subject more effectu-
ally than resolution of the Manufacturer
Club of Philadelphia calling for "the re-
enactment of the so-called Mckinley tariff
of 1890, with such changes as shall make
that measure more strongly protective
while insuring larger revenue"
This resolution covers the whole sub
ject. 1t goes directly to the point and
deals with it comprehensively. The peo-
pie of the United States desire not only
revenue for the Government, but protec-
ton for home industry. They wish no
compromise measure whose passage would
endanger or delay the enactment OF
thorough comprehensive protective tariff.
1t is for that reason that they look with
disfavor upon the Dingley bill and take
little interest in the efforts of those who
are trying to promote its adoption by Con-
gress this winter.
The american Economist has very aptly
defined conservative protection as that
kind of protection which conserves every
American industry. Protection is perfect
only when it is universal. 1t is in that
respect that the Dingley bill falls short OF
the demands of the people. 1t gives
something of protection to some indus.
tries, but it leaves others, and among
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-26
AN INTERESTING GROUP.
Chicago Record.

Cnlcago record.
In President-elect McKinley's library at Cam
ton hangs photograph of which he is very
fond and to which he frequently refers. 1t
represents the Committee on Ways and Means
of the Forty-first Congress in group, ana it
gives him qualification to relate how every
one of the members who served with him has
been honored. Mr.. Dingley of Maine, Mr..
Payne of New York and Mr.. McMillin of Ten
nessee only remain in the House of Represen-
tatives, and all of them have been reelected
for another term. Mr. Burrows of Michigan,
Mr.. Gear of Iowa, Mr.. Mills of Texas and Mr.
Carlisle of Kentucky were promoted to the
Senate and the latter afterward to the Cabi-
net. Clifton Breckinridge of Arkansas is
Minister to Russia, and Mr.. Flower was elected
Governor of New York; Mr.. McKenna is a
Judge upon the Federal bench and Mr. Me-
Kinley, the chairman, has been elected Presi-
dent OF the United States, with the active sup
port of two of mis- former Democratic COL
leagues. II any one had said at that time tina
Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Flower would ever sup-
port Mr.. Mckinley for President he would
have been accounted insane.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-26
them the great sugar industry of Califor-

them the great sugar industry of CaIifor-
MIA, inadequately provided for.
President-eiect Mckinley owed his rom-
ination at st. Louis by the Republican
party wholly to the fact that his name
was more intimately associated with the
protective system and the tariff bill of
1890 than that of any other statesman of
the day. He was looked upon as the par
ticular champ pion of American industry,
ard was therefore logically the leader of
the Republican party in the contest for
return TO the protective system. 1t was
for that reason he was nominated, and it
was for that reason he was elected. The
Republican party, therefore, would fall
short of popular expectation if it accepted
any compromise on the tariff or entered
into any arrangement that would delay
return to full and complete protection.