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The Portland daily press., 1896-06-16
HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR.

This is something surely everybody
should be we'll supplied with. We have
a complete line of Hosiery and Under
wear, ranging through all the medium
grades up to the finest. Our Blacks are
the indelible sorts and our Prices guar
antesd to be as low, and in many cases
lower than elsewhere.
VESTS, PANTS AND COMBINA-
TON SUITS, in cotton and Isle. medi-
um and light weights, fiat and ribbed.
WOMEN'S. MISSES, CHILDEN'S and
INFANTS VESTS from the lowest to
the highest grades.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-16
wEsTBRooK CITY COUNCIL.
Adjourned Meeting Held at Rooms
Last Evening.

The Fire Alarm System Order Given Its
| Final Passage-Also the Order for a
| Lookup - Numerous Other Matters
| Acted On.
| An adjourned meeting of the city
| council was held at the council rooms
| Monday evening. Mayor Cutter was
present.
| An order appropriating $500 to procure
steel cage for the confinement of
| prisoners at the lookup had its second
reading, and final passage.
An order appropriating $500 for fire
alarm system to be purchased under the
supervision of the committee on fire de-
partment and Mayor Cutter had its
second reading and final passage.
An order appropriating SUM of money
not to exceed $500, for the purchase of
steam drill had it's final passage.
An order instructing the committee on
IRE department. to make contracts for the
hauling OF the apparatus for the ensuing
year, twas finally passed.
An ordinance in regard to the use of
streets as to the driving of cattle and
sheep through the public streets and pro-
viding a fine of So for straying from the
highways, passed.
An order for sewer on Mason street
and an appropriation of $500 for the same
had its final passage; also an order ap-
propriating $500 for the extension of the
Saco street sewer.
Alderman Woodman explained to the
council in regard to drinking fountain
on Brown street. and recommended that
the petitioners be allowed to withdraw.
Alderman Riggs from the committee
On public buildings presented an order
forbiddlng the building of COW barns and
sheds in the city limits, except by per-
mission of the mayor and aldermen and
providing fine for the same. Passed to
second reading.
Alderman Cloudman from the COM
mittee on new streets reported in favor of
the laying out Of the extension of Oak
street and Hawkes. street. Both reports
were accepted and ordered passed.
Alderman Black from tho committee
on claims presented the claim of Johr
Sullivan for land taken by the city in
laying out street and asked that tho
petitioner be given leave to withdraw.
Alderman Knight presented an order
asking that the committee on electric
lights be given power to arrange for the
change from arc to incandesoent lights.
This order nad a passage.
6 A petition for the better lighting of
Lamb street referred; also petition for
brick sidewalk on the east side of
Lamb street. A petition to sell gun
powder by freeman Waterman was re-
ferred
Alderman Woodman presented an
amendment to the bylaws of Woodlawn
cemetery in regard to the perpetual care
of lots. Under a suspension of the rules
this was passed.
! Alderman Woodman presented an order
that the mayor be authorized to have
Rochester street put to grade as laid out
by the city engineer. Given first reading
An order that the city solicitor be in
structed to make settlement with the
| estate Of the late N. A. SWEET, formerly
tax collector of this city, had its first
| reading; also an order inBtructing the
| city solicitor to proceed with the bonds
man of G. K. Quimby.
| Adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-16
THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE ROBINSON.

BEFORE JUDGE ROBINSON.
thirty days in county jail. Suspended.
A suspended sentence of June 10. 1896,
imposed. ninety days in the county jail.
(. William II. Silk. Intoxication; fined
So and costs.
John Mcknight. Intoxic alton fined S.
and costs.
q James McCaferty. Intoxication; fined
S. and costs.
Charles Robinson. Intoxication; fined
So and costs.
William P. Larkin. Intoxication; s.
and costs.
Jennie Jimino. Intoxication; fined $3
and costs.
Herbrt H. GRAHAM. Intoxication; fined
So and costs.
Thomas Kenney. Intoxication; So and
costs.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-16
MARRIAGES..

In Bangor June IS, Walter L. Vinal and Miss
Ethel M. Roadway, both of Orono; Albert F.
Lambert and Barbara f. Barker. both of Brewer.
In Dover, June 8, Pliny NJ Hobbs and Miss
Mary j. Winn.
In South Berwick, June 6, Edwin F. Goodwin
and Miss Anne w. Robbins
In Wells. June 10, Arthur E. Littlefield and
Miss Sadie S. Maxwell
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-16

Catherine A. Foote. Common dru n
kard sixty days in the city house of COR
rection.
William Griffith. Common drunkard:
sixty days in the county Jail.
Ernest 6. Pettingill. Gambling; dis
charged.
Thomas Kenney. Assau 1t; fined IS
and COSTS
Coleman Milan. sVagabond; discharged
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-16

The stock we are show
ing now is, if possible. a
bit more complete than
ever beiore. There's a
profusion of style, a be-
wilderment of decoration
in lace and embroidery in
ruffle and tuck, a clever
copying of all the fashion
able features Of the most
artistic costumes, thar
you'll find irresistible.
Prices were nevs T more
in your favor. The cost
Of good Underwear was
never SO low before.
The window today has
a few specimens OF some
of the newest creations in
nightgowns, skirts, corset
covers, drawers, aprons,
ETC., but it falls far short
of conveying an idea OF
the wonderfully complete
stock in the department.
OWEN, MOORE & &C
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-16

The Ueather today
is likely to be
fair.
Portland. june 16. 1896.
1NH E R E S a
4 Frenchy d e i
cacy of style
about the Muslin Under
wear we sell that distin-
cuisines it from ordinary
makes and puts it far in
advance of all others as
the standard of excel
lence.
The Underwear we sell
is modelled after the latest
and most a p roV e d
French examples. cut by
artists who know their
business, and made as
we'll as the largest factory
and best equipment can
do it.
Our Three Plume
brand Of fine Underwear
is made specially for US
in New York, and the
fact that it has been our
leading line for The past
ten years is proof enough
Of its goodness and that
it has the continued ap-
proval Of oar most critical
customers.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-16

seph's Academy. Oak street, will occur
Wednesday. June Gath. There are only
four in the class this year.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-16
WEDDING
PRESENTS.

Hundreds of them, all the up to
date stuff. Sterling Silver 925-1O00 fine
Rogers & Bro. Star Brand Plated Flat
Ware. Always was the best, always
will be. It's the kind we keep. You
will find what you want in our stock.
A clock makes a very useful present
We have the only large and up to date
lot in the city. More than all the other
dealers combined.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-16

Ice Cream served free to all
visitors at this store this week.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-16
Is per CT. Discount

this week kn the price Of our
lime OF High Grade Black Now
elites. HI will pay you TO pisr-
chase now.
The Portland daily press., 1896-06-16
90 Cents Per Yard.

av
om az amy price Tor Skirts Waists and Entire Dresses
examination
are the best values IN every sa have advertised
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mandment. We take no stock in Sunday, we
Germans want our beer Sundays; we don't care
for your laws We take In more money on sun
day than on any other day. WorkinGmen get their
money on Saturday and spend It with us on Sunday.
our fourth count is that we are no longer per,
mitted TO sell liquor to minors. We nad specai
doors for the little boys and girls. Now the ponce
hire our boy and girl customers to act as spies
on US. .,. - -
The fifth count OF complaint Is that you are
about TO double license fees. That Is wrong
You should make license fees as low as possible
II YOU raise them what can We do? We don't Know
any other business than how TO mix df1nks' shahe
dice and talk municipal politics. .
che sixth count OF complaint is that the
common schools against us: Temperance Is be
ing taught in the schools. All this is wrong. We
must have customers and we don't want the rising
generation TO learn how injurious liquor Is.
Our seventh count Is that the churches are
against us Even the Pope has spoken against us.
Ministers should stick TO heavenly things and let
politics alone Every one is against us.
In conclusion Dr. Burrel said that from the rum
sellers viewpoint. this was their complaint: They
say DO you realize what great Industry rum
selling is? There 5000 saloons In this city, when
II nut side by side would extend thirty miles. and
millions OF dollars pass through our hands every
year In the name of Christianity, humanity. limo,
cent childhood good citizenship and decency; should
every one is against us That Is what the liquor
dealers .,
Il am simply going to close this discourse" said
Dr. Burrell with two quotations. The first, which
is for the quor-seller Is Cursed be every one who
p,tteth the bottle to his neghbors lips The other.
for the drinker of liquor, No drunkard shall enter
the Kingdom Of God. y
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to leeward and out Of the way Of racing yachts: ana
conended that the effect Of this latter rule was 10
give racing yachts right Of way wherever th Fey
a quarter to half mile beyond IT., and that non
at their peril The plaintiff contended, the other
hand that all these rules should be enforced and
harmonzed that the statutes are rules OF manoeu-
wiring and are imperative at all times and cannot mot
be waived: that any bylaw purportlng 10 dis.
turb them would be void; that the yacht t
club rule Is rule not of manoeuvring, put
OF location, and must receive reasonable
construction with regard TO the circumstances
of each case that ii is binding upon all
members of the club. and non-racers re,
curing racers to keep reasonably TO windward ana
requiring keep reasonably TO leeward;
that the purpose Of the rule is exhausted when the
finish line is reached. and that from that point on
all the boats are on an equality. -
The Judge charged the jury that under the clu i
rule the Idlewild was required TO keep reasonably
leeward and that the racing yachts had reason
able time after crossing the finish line before losing
their right Of way upon the wndward side of the
course. s. Nicholson Kane. Mr.. Olsen. Captain
Hank Half and other yachting experts were called
as witnesses The case was tried by Mcssrs George
Richards and Dickinson w. Richards for the plain
tiff and by Peter b. Olney Of this city, and Messrs
Sigourney Butler and Charles Francis Adams. OF
Boston, for the defendant.
The jury brough; in verdict Of 5000 for the
nj
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"TRONGS" OF THE RUMSELLER.
DR. BURREII's SERMON AT THE MARBLE COLLIE
GATE CHURCH.


1.-The Conspiracy Against the Liquor Traffic"
the subject of the Rev. DR.. David James Burrells
sermon in the Marble Collegiate Church. Fifth-ave.
and Twenty -ninth-st.. yesterday morning. He said
in part:
"Llquor-de throughout the city think that
they can contest and all claims of society and
good government. They claim that they are being
wronged. Now. 1t is right that they should be
heard. Even a rumseer has rights.
II. az a minister. cannot stand before you and
advocate the cause of the saoonkeeper. To-day
will stand before you and present the case Of the
saloonkeeper as though l was one Of them will
tell you their wrongs"
DR.. Burrell then proceeded to tell Of the alleged
injustice done to the saoonkeeper. which he termed
THE Conspiracy Against the Saoonkeeper." lie
said:
The first coun. in the complaint Of the rumseller
is: The courts against u.s. We have had one de-
cison after another against The last decision
of the courts against to the effect that no
saloon shall exist within 200 feet Of a school a
church That is wrong to us. Remember that /
am speaking a saloonkeeper. said Dr. Burrcli, so
that should misunderstood the meaning and
intention of his sermon
THAT decision, claim, is wrong to us. II
Of 'respectable people. ne are iepers we are IN
clean. Why should We be so treated? Ours is
legitimate business
The second count in our complaint is that the
The third count in our complaint is that we are
not allowed TO sci, liquor Sunday. Why should
this be so? We have no respect for the Fourth Com
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THE DOG REMEMBERED THE JOKE.
From The Cincinnati Enquirer.


A wel-known physician in OF the SUBURBS
is the proud owner of dog that is almost human
and has In his makeup a strain OF humor tnat
Eng.ishman boast Of The canine Is JUST
eight years OF age The first four years OF his
life spent under the Of young man
who worked for the doctor. and who had pen
chant for teasing the dog any and all occa-
sions The young fellow excellent mirnic
of animal sounds. and whenever he could eaten
the dog asleep he would creep up behind him ana
bark loudly in his The dog invariably woke
with a start, and would jump out Of the door or
window in jfy to defend himself.
After four years of such misery the dog saw
the young man leave the employ OF the physician,
but recently ne returned and was again given his
Old position When he entered the house the dog
was lying on the floor. The young man greeted
him but Mr. Canine did not notice the salutation.
lie did however take in the situation at a glance
A few hours afterward the young man lay down
by an open window for a short nap. Presently
the people in the house noticed the dog get up
from his resting place and make his way toward
the young fellow Everybody silently awaited de-
veopments holding themselves in readiness n
case the dog made any attempt to bite the man;
humor came into play. Creeping up to the seepc
the sleeper and barked loudly; The man, upon
ieapcd out OF the window and fell into tub OK
water beneath. The joke was so good that the
doctor has been deuged with offers for the dog;
but his valuation has so greatly Increased that
1t would take pretty good figure to get him.
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THE CLARK-THAYER SUIT.
VERDICT IN THE ACTION OF MUCH INTEREST TO
YACHTSMEN.

case OF much interest to yachtsmen and others
vas tried last week before Judge Booxstaver ana
q Jury In the Supreme Court. The suit was orought
by Charles Cooper Clark Of this city. owner OF the
Id!cwil1. against Bayard Thayer. Of Boston, owner
Of the Constellation. Both men are members OF inc
New-York Yacht Club and both took part WIN
their boats In the annual cruise Of the ciun IN .he
summer Of 1892. On August of that year the ciuD
squadron OF one hundred yachts was oIoere'
10 sail from New-London TO Newport Ihir'y-
seven yachts Of various classes entered as racers
and the rest of the feet made the days run as non
racers.
The last fcu, miles of the course to the finish line
md beyond to the harbor of Newport for both
classes of yachts necessarily lay between the New
port shore the right and Conanicut lsahu 10 'he
left The stakeboat on the right-hahd shore'
near the mainland and the finish line ran from the
s.akeboat across the water to Fort DUMPING on
Conanicut Island. distance of about threequar'eis
of q mile Consequently. all the boats racers anc
non-racers were compelled to cross the hhish inc
The wind nearly aft on the starpoaro guar '''
and the MAMMALS and booms were on the port sac
of the yachts as they sailed down the course TO the
finish. .--.+.
The Idlewld crossed the line some distance ai'ei
fhc leading racing boats at about o'clock In the
afternoon. and about five minutes later the 'o''
stellation crossed under full sail ana rapiui! o'ei
hauled the Idlewild. Mr.. Thayer, the owner Oh '"'
Constellation IT was conterded had gone below
ord bis Sailors had been called aft to take In the
spinnaker and Captain Watson. at the wheel hau
received no warning Of the yacht ahead the result
was that the Constellation swept the loIewiio WIN
3ts ma,nboom and tore her mainsail and boom from
the mast ard Mr.. Clark was struck by some por-
ton of tho wreckage and received severe injuries
,,nor the head from which it was feared he would
never fully There was dispute as 10 the
location Of the disaster. the plaintiffs witnesses de-
carur that II occurred to the left. or eeward side
of the course, about half mile beyond the hnish.
md Captain Watson testifying that 1t occurred on
the finish line Commodore Kane. who timed the
boats as they crossed the finish line. testified that
he never saw the disaster at all or the ldlewlid
after she had received her injuries. Other wit
nesses placed the collision about quarter OF milo
beyond the finish line
The rules Of the sea- which have been enacted as
a statute by Congress. provide that an overtaking
vessel must keep out OF the way of an overtaken
.assel and that where boats are sailing free.
with their booms the side, In this case.
the boat to wndward must keep out Of the way OF
thc other 1t was conceded that under the laws OF
Congress the Constellation was at fault but the
defendant claimed that the navigation rules were
superseded by the rule OF the New-York Yacht
Club, providing that non-racing yachts must Keep
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rom Tho Kansas city Journal.

From The Kansas CITY JOurna!.
"A man whose name have forgotten told me this
parrot story the other day the train between
topeka end Salina. His niece had coaxed him to
buy her a parrot. and he had purchased bird that
the dealer had warranted to be good talker. He
took il home. and standing before its cage said
Say uncle, Polly The bird perched and sat and
nothing more Time and again he told II to say
uncle but 1t never moved its head Finally the
man grew cxasperatcd and opening the cage door
FL hbed the bird by the neck and shook II until It's
head wobbled around all the time yelling to 1t. Say
uncle COLL darn yer. Say uncle" The bird looked
he took II out into the yard where he had coop
of thirty fine chickens. Thrustng the half dead
bird in with the chickens he exclaimed There by
gosh, You'll say uncle before you get out!' Next
morning he went out to sec how the parrot
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crooks REMANDED IN YORKVILLE.
ACTING CAPTAIN STElNKAMP AND HIS MEN MAKE
a ROUNDUP IN THE EAST FIFTY
FIRST PRECINCT

a ROUND UP IN THE EAST FIFTY
FIRST ST. PRECINCT.
The cigar manufectory OF Harry Hyman at No.
400 East Fifty-ninth 81. entered by OF a
roof window Friday night Acting Captain Stein
kamp of the East Fifty-flrst-st. station. and De-
tective Murphy at Saturday arrested at
Sixty-second-st and First-ave. John Kelly twenty
one years old OF No las First-ave.. and John La
Rose alias O'Bren, alias Corcoran. twenty-three
years old Of No 1870 East Fifty nnth-st. Kelly had
a number OF cigars that Hyman identified as having
been stolen from him. The men were locked up.
Early yesterday morning John Sheridan
rested al Sixty-iirstst. and First-ave He said he
was twenty-five years old and lived at No I.2i6 See
ond-ave He was said to he one OF the cigar factory
burglars In Yorkville Court yesterday Acting Cap
tain Stenkamp had the prisoners remanded 10 enable
him to get another man and woman who I'm
plicaed in the theft.
As the defendants were leaving court 4 woman
stepped up and spoke to Sheridan. When questioned
she admitted that she Rosa Sheridan. the wife
Of the prisoner She taken into custody
Special Detective John Prunty. Of the East Fifty
frst-st. station. passing butcher shop at No s2i
Second-ave yesterday morning at o'clock. when he
saw a man just dropping to the floor inside. having
entered the fanght. Prunty told the fellow to come
OUT which he did sight OF the officers revolver.
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Gfth-st no occupation He was identified as an
ex-convct and in YorkvilIe Court yesterday was
Harry Moore, colored, pugilist. who. 1t Is SAID
has successfully fought Dempsey was commtea oy
morning on a charge Of larceny. According to the
evidence. Edward Bradley. janitor Of the hatnouses
locked on Saturday evening Moore, who was a
former employe Of the fats sneaked In ana got
Bradley's coat. He admitted the larceny and gave
up the pawnticket for the coat.
Garrett Mccain. of West &
and James Slevin, of No 1875 West Fifty th-st
were arrested in Tenth-ave. late Saturday night
Mccain had a revolver and dirk.
All of the men were recognized as bad characters
and Magistrate Slmms, in Yorkville Court yesterday
remanded them.
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BOARD AND ROOMS.

A.-HANDSOMELY furnished large from
room. third floor. with board. references
"a West Slst-st
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DAILY TRIBUNE FOURTEEN PAGES

getting on Looking into the coop ne cou s tSa
twenty-nine dead chickens and IN the d o. The
coop stood the parrot one foot, nolons III. IN
thirtieth chicken by the neck shaking u III
it's head wobbed and screaming: Say uncle soh
darn yer; say uncle.
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WORK WANTED.


FemHIe.
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to ladies' and children at their resi-
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PENMAN iJc Gth-ave.
ORDERS FOR ART EMBROIDERY
promptly executed outfits speciality.
l.o22 Lexington-ave.. cor. 13d-st.
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STESOGRAPHER and Remington type
writer dady. experienced and well edu-
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East 23i-st
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Al PATENTS FOR SALE.-Reed's Fast
ening Device; Aguero's Panoramic 'ani-
net. Ord's Pistol. Boards Combinaiiyn
distributing Fertilizer and Grain Drill.
EDGAR TATE & Co. 24J Broadway.
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AL PATENTS FOR SALE.-RochcO be1-
do-fers Naillcss Horseshoe. Wererneld s
Automatic Alarm Clock, Won Alpenhurs +
Artificial Flowers: Aguero's Fish Scaler
EDGAl. TATE 4 CO.. 24j Broadway.
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Al PATENTS FOR SALE.-schneider's
Bride. McCreights Self sinking Scfc" .
Hurl.ys Thill support. cheshsrs Carpen-
fers' square, Aguero's Curtain Pol. Ed
GAR TATE Il co. 2i5 Broadway
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FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET.

~ ~ wv |FU40-N|O~t/O-0~~-o~
WEST EED-AVE.--Modern, attractive.
furnished house for lcase for TWO years
after February Is: completely appointed
except silver and linen; artistic decora-
lions and ornaments never offered before.
EDMUND s. MILLS. Sole Agent. COS 9Th
a