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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-11

regular Mon
~ day Bargain Sale
is a bit more in
teresting than usual this
week and contains the
following list of attrac-
tons, every one of which
IS a genuine bargain.
Outfits Counter.
A lot of best quality
single faced Elder Down,
SO inches wide, assorted
colors, at 81 lac yard,
marked down from 48c.
In same section, a lot
of Elder Down Short
Goats, fur trimmed, sizes
I-2 to 3 years, to be
sold to-day at $3.50, regu-
lar price 1888.
At same counter, a lot
OF embroidered silk Bon
nets, with lace edged
ruffle, sizes up to three
years, at 75c Monday,
formerly ST.
In same section, a lot
Of infants Boots, at 3oc,
regular price soc.
Also a small lot of
cambria Slips, hamburg
trimmed. at 36c, marked
down from soc.
Ladies Gloves Counter.
A small lot of four
button Couvoisler real
Kid Gloves, patent Glue
thumbs, tans and blacks,
at SI.2o, marked down
from 200.
Gloves.
A lot Of Jouvin two
clasp Kid Gloves, in
shades for evening and
street wear, to go Monday
at SI.5S, former price
200.
Counter.
An assorted lot Of
Linen Centre Pieces,
stamped ready for en-
broidery, at Ioc to-day,
marked down from soc
and 75c. SbecaalvalNe.
Silks.
Ten pieces of fancy
Florentine Silks, conven-
tional patterns, dark col
orings mostly, at 35c a
yard, regular soc quality.
D7abeyzss Room.
One hundred pairs of
rufaed Fishnet Curtains,
10 yards long, a dozen
different patterns, to be
sold to-day at SI.7o, regu-
lar price 2.75.
Goods Counter.
A small lot of Water
colors, in gilt frame and
gilt mats, to go at o2c
to-day, regularly sold at
csc.
Leather Goods Counter.
An assorted lot of
Pocket Books, bl a k
grain leather and fancy
colored feathers, which
have been se]]ino from,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-11
THE PRESS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

j. R. Libby Co.
Over Moore & Co.
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft
Haight g. FreeSe.
Portland National Bank.
Annual Meeting
Atkinson Furnishing Co.
Walter Corey Co.
ADJUSTMENTS.
YIN. G. A. Fair.
Policemens' Ball.
FINANCIAL.
Farson, Leach & Co.
New Wants, To Let, For Sale. Lost. Found
and Similar advertisements wiilbefound under
heir appropriate heads on Page 6.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-11
THE CORNER STONE LAID.
For the New Elm st. Methodist Church
at PleaSantdaIe.

Description of the New Building-The In
teresting Services Held Yesterday-ser-
mon by Presiding Elder Thayer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22

This reversed the decision of tho courts
below, which ordered a dismissal of the gov
ernment's bill. Justices Field, Gray, Shras
and White dissented.
Consul Barker at Sagua la Grande, Cuba,
telegraphed the State Department this morn
ing that Frank ]. Gazanas, a naturalized
American citizen, has been released from
prison at that place.
Senator Isham g. Harris, of Tennessee,
who has been seriously i'll for the past month
or six weeks, left Washington to-day for
Biloxi. Miss.
At the executive session of the Senate this
afternoon the arbitration committee was con-
sidered. Tho first amendment providing that
all questions to DO submitted to arbitration
under tho terms OF the general treaty shall
be first sent to the Senate for its approval or
disapproval was disagreed to without divis-
ion.
Speaker Reed is not disposed to regard tho
populists in the House as separate organiZa'
ton. About ten days ago the popuist repre-
scntatives presented petition to Speaker
Reed requesting that they have representa-
ton on the committees on ways and means,
judiciary, appropriations, banking, coinage
elections and others. Mr.. Reed has Just re.
piled that he preferred to recognize the popu-
lists rs part of the democratic organization
and that decision will stand for this Congress
at least.
Cardinal Gibbons came over from Baltimore
this morning and called on Postmaster Gen.
eral Gary. t 11:3O bis emincnce and the
postmaster general drNv" :" ~ .',-...c HcnsC
! ,:-:hheio .ao Cardinal was presented to the
President.
Tho immigration bill of last session which
was vetoed by President Cleveland was to.
day reported from the committee on immi.
grafton and placed on the calendar Of the
Senate
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
Emperor Williams Centenary

BERLIN, March 22.-The celebration
of the centenary of Emperor William l,
which began to-day, was observed
throughout Germany as national holi
day. The shops in Berlin were closed
and the streets were filled with people
At 1870 a. m. the Emperor, on horse
back, left the castle and at the head OF
the eighteen regiments of the Berlin
garrison marched to the old Kaiser
Wilhelm Palace, where the guards re-
ceived the colors deposited there yes
terday. From the palace the guards,
with the Emperor still at their head,
marched to the Bradenburg gate.
Chief Intendsnt Faber, after prayer
by the chaplain, delivered an Grafton.
The Emperor then gave 10 the troops
the command "Present arms ~
Then turning toward the monument
the Kaiser shouted: Unveil!" when
down came the canvas coverings and
the colossal monument to the old
Kaiser Wilhelm | was disclosed. AS
the covers fell salute of 10l guns be-
gan, the bells throughout the city were
AupS, LILO Dobuo PioJOu uhu enO 'ooo
crowds everywhere assembled cheered
tremendously for many minutes. AT
ter the unwilling the Emperor advanced
and saluted the monument and was
followed by the Empress, Empress
Frederick, the Prince Regent of Ba.
varia, the King of Saxony, the Grand
Duke of Baden and the Crank Duke oil
Hesse, all of whom deposited wreaths
at the foot of the monument. After
this ceremony similar one was per-
formed by Populations from the Aus
trian Hussars and Russian Infantry.
The expresses, the sovereigns and the
grand dukes returned to the canopy,
when the review of the troops began,
the Emperor standing at the foot of the
monument.
The monument to Emperor William
is an imposing affair. The Emperor
is on horseback in full uniform. The
horse is led by the Goddess of Peace,
whose right hand grasps the bride.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
Foreign News.

COPENHAGEN, March 22.-The Der.
linske Tidende asserts that an agree
ment has been entered into between
Russia and Turkey by which the former
guarantees the integrity of the Ottoman
empire in consideration of the cession
by Turkey to Russia of an island in the
Mediterranean and the peninsula of
Mount Athos, on the Aegean Sea.
VIENNA, March 22.-The Neue Ere 9
Presse says that England, with view
of preventing a collision between the
Turks and Greeks on the Thessalonian
and the Turkish frontier, will propose
to the powers that q temporary neutral
zone be established, to extend mile on
either side of the border.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
A Terrible Tragedy.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 22.-Bee
Rainwater, q farmer, living near the
village of Orricka, on Saturday, even
ing murdered his wife, his mother-in-
law, Mrs. VIM. ArtmaD; Ethel Gentry,
his stepdaughter; John Thurman, a
stepbrother, and then blew out his own
brains. Saturday night Rainwater
went to the Artman house where MS
wife and children we're visiting. he
was annoyed by some dogs barking in
the orchard and suggested to Thurman
that they shoot them. Thurman took
shotgun and Rainwater revolver
and they left the house. When they
had gone about fifty yards Rainwater
placing the revolver to Thurman's
head, sent bullet through his brain.
Rainwater then hurried back to the
house, where his unsuspecting victims
we're all in bed. He levelled the gun
at Mrs. Artman's head, saying: ID
you, I've got you ALL" Mrs. Artman
threw up her hands as Rainwater fired,
the charge of shot carrying off every
one OF her fingers and the right side of
her head. Turning around, he liter
ally blew his wife's head off with the
other barrel of his gun, scattering her
brains over the wall. Drawing the re-
volver ne fired twice at his stepdaugh-
ter. one bullet penetrating her brain
and one piercing her tongue. Then
walking into the front room of the
house, the murderer coolly reloaded
both barrels of his gun, and went out
into the orchard where he met Thur
man still alive and crawling toward the
house. He fred two more shots into
Thurman's brain and then, going few
feet farther, he leaned against the
fence of the orchard and, placing the
muzzle OF the gun against his head,
blew out his own brains. Jealousy
and belief that his mother.in-law
was interfering with his domestic az
fairs is believed to have been the cause
of RainWater's crime.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
Destructive Fires.

OTTUMwA, Iowa, March GA fire
which started last evening in Cullen's
dry goods store destroyed $4,000
worth of property.
LAWRENCE, Mass, March 22.-The
Gleason block was Quilted by fire this
morning. Several persons were in
jured by jumping from the windows of
the Central House adjoining and the
ruins of the Gleason block are now be-
ing searched for the remains of three
women who were said to be in the
building and who are missing. An esti-
mate of the loss places it at $1,000
LANCASTER, Pa, March 52.-The
Slackwster paper mill at Slackwater,
four miles from this city, together with
all the machinery was destroyed by
fire early this morning. Loss 500, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22

MR.. ELLYsoN, n prominent candi
date for the democratic nomination for
Governor, says he supported the plat
form and the nominee of the last demo-
cratic convention and that, whatever
the action of the coming one may be, he
will "give to the candidates nominated
his heartiest support and to the plat
form his most earnest advocacy"
That's the way for true democrat to
talk. No matter what member of
the democratic party may think of its
nominees and platform, if he shall
submit both to regularly constituted
convention of the party, he should fol-
low Mr.. Cleveland's precept, but not
his example, and abide the arbitrament
thereof
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22

The INTENTION of some of the South
ern democrats in Congress to vote for
a duty on raw material, and thereby
render their reputation of Mr.. Cleve-
lands policy the more conspicuous, is
by no means cause of wonder. The
democratic, being the poor mans party,
is, of course, free trade party, and es-
pecially so is the Southern portion OF
that party. But if the products OF the
rich Northern manufacturers are to be
protected by exorbitant duties, why
the raw material of the poor people OF
the South should not be protected by
at least a moderate duty, is what few
practical people can tell, no matter
what their opinion on the subject of tie
tariff may be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22

THE LARGE republican majority in
the U. S. House of Representatives,
though insisting upon taxing almost
every thing poor people have to buy,
in order, as they say, TO raise revenue
sufficient to meet the necessary ex-
penses of the government, on Saturday
last voted to give themselves mileage
and the amount of the stationery fund,
for the present extra session, thus com.
polling the government to pay them
three times for the 55th Congress. Here's
a fine chance for the interference of the
Comptroller of the Treasury.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
CONGRESSIONAL.

The House Saturday passed the two
remaining cleft over" appropriation
bills-the agricultural bill, carrying
So, 1S2, 1902 and the Indian, carrying
81 &c, 220. The sentiment of the House
against the provision in the Indian bill
opening to entry under the mining laws
the lands in the Uncompahgre reserva-
tion in Utah, containing gilsonlte or
asphaltum deposits, which was inserted
in the bill by the Senate, was so intense
that it was stricken out by unanimous
consent.
After the appropriation bills were
passed, resolution for extra mileage
and stationery for this session of Con-
eress was adopted. The debate on this
resolution was rather lively, and ques-
ton as to whether Mr.. Holman, 'sthe
watch dog OF the treasury" who op-
posed it, had taken the extra mileage
voted by the Fifty third Congress, was
used to greatly embarrass the econo-
mist. He finally declined to answer it
ON the ground that it was ''imperti-
nent."
Another resolution making immedi-
ately available the salaries of the con.
gressional employees was adopted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22

ONE OF the Northern boilers organs
that at this late day appreciates the
value OF party unity, now says: "Let us
have harmony Let us have patriotism
Let us have craftsmanship! Let us have
victory" Why certsinly! But we cou d
have had each and all-eyen the latter
had it not been for the boilers last
November. For their own sake,
aud to avoid ridicule, the bolt.
ers and their organs ought to keep
quiet on the subject of harmony and
POLITICAL victory.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
ICoMMUNCATED
OOM NJ UNICAIE ED
COMPARATIVE AREAS.

II, as has been fifty said, "the news
papers are our chief sources of Infor
nation" any grave error as to fact,
even in copied article, should not be
allowed to pass unchallenged. A cor.
respondent of The Churchwoman. oil
London, writing from Virginia, gives
much interesting and valuable infor-
nation, but should not have said
"Virginia covers an area greater than
England, Scotland and Wales" Ac.
cording to the Encyclopedias Britanni.
ca, England and Wales have SIS, $50 and
Scotland 3O,9O2, together SO, 222 square
miles, while Virginia has only IL, $50.
With West Virginia (24,7S0) added,
the whole would be but 67,2SO. 1t is
quite true that the population is less
than that of London" the inhabitants
of the latter being about four to our one
and a-half millions. L. NJ. B.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
THE FLOODS.

The levees for stretch of fifteen
miles from and south of Osceola, Ark,
went all to pieces yesterday. There
were some twelve or fifteen breaks, in
entent from 200 to 1000 yards, and the
water from the overburdened river is
sweeping over the st. Francis basin, to
return to the river just above Helena.
Breaks are expected at Luxora, on the
same side, but above Osceola. Most OF
the women aud children have already
left Osceola, only the men remaining to
strengthen and guard the levees. These
were yesterday taken across the river
to the Tennessee side, which is secure
by reason of q tall bluff. Below also
on the Arkansas side there is break
at Modoc. The acres of farming lands
submerged through the breaks already
occurred aggregate well up in the thou
sands. No drownings were reported
Yesterday. The river fell one-tenth Of
foot yesterday.
Latest advices from the flooded coun
try south of St. Louis state that the sit
uation is hourly growing worse.
The most disheartening intelligence
comes from the Iowa and Dakota val
leys of the Missouri river. Warm
weather has turned the snow to water,
which is added to the already over
flowed streams. Work on levee bar
riers is practically abandoned in Ar
kansas and Mississippi as useless. Gov.
Jones on Saturday sent company of
militia to guard the levees of Gesha
county, as there were fears that Missis-
sippi men might try to save their own
homes by cutting the levee on the Ar
kansas side.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22

The STEAMER HOWARD CAssARD.-
Woodall has the Arrow steamer How
ard Cassard in the dry dock fox scrap
ing and painting of hull. While in
dock the queer propeller has been
taken of to be sold for junk, snd the
tail-end shaft will be drawn and the
tube plugged up, after which the craft
will be towed back to the plant of the
Baltimore Dredging Company and
await bidder for the material in her.
Baltimore SMa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22

A WASHINGTON newspaper speaking
of four Virginia republicans sitting at a
table in tavern in that city, the
four being Messrs. John Wise, Yost,
Brady, and Walker, says. republicans
all, and still,
The knightliest offs knightly race
Who since the days of old,
Have kept tho fires of chivslry,
Alight in hearts Of gold."
What dc the descendants of the Gold
en- Horseshoe Knights say of thiss
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
DIED.

AT Gum Springs. Fairfax county, Va. on
Saturday. March Goth. 1897, Mrs. EMILY
BROWN, wife of Lovelace Brown, in the
18th year of her age. Tho interment WIS at
Gum Springs this (Monday) afternoon at 1
o'clock
Suddenly on Friday, the 10Th, of cerebalr
aroplexy, GEORGE WILLIAM DAVIS,
aged 61 years.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Ex-Mayor VIM. B. Male, of Culpep-
er, is critically i'll.
The use of the electric plant at Gull
pepper has been abandoned.
Mr.. H. R. Cabell. a well known Rich
mond druggist, died Saturday of pneu-
monia.
Prof. b. D. belong, of the D. D. &
B. Institute. at Staunton, died in Balti-
more on Saturday.
Charles Hardy, while asleep, fell
from a dredging machine and was
| drowned in the Appomattox river at
Petersburg yesterday.
Governor O'Ferrall has given per-
mission to the enlisted men of the Vir-
ginia militia to wear on the collars OF
their uniforms the gilt devices, "Va. "
State Chairman ]. Taylor Ellyson, OF
the democratic committee, prominent
candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton for Governor Of Virginia, says he
stands squarely on the democratic plat
forms adopted in 1896 at Staunton and
Chicago.
The fair grounds, at Woodstock
owned by the Shenandoah county Ag.
ricultural Society, were sold by the
trustee On Saturday to l.. S. Walker
agent, for 50, 100. The original cost Of
the grounds, buildings and track was
about $4,000.
In Norf,ik en- Saturday Judge
Hsnckel ucnied new trial in the case
of ex-Councilman Samuel Cotton, who
was found guilty of criminal assault
upon little girl some time since, and
whose punishment was fixed at seven
years in the penitentiary.
Mrs Julia Sheehan, wife of Dennis
Sheehan, whose death occurred on the
18th instant, died at the residence o.
her late husband. near Berryville, or
Saturday, aged 6S years. Mrs. Shee
han was native of Ireland, but hac
lived in Clarke since girlhood.
w. H. Kirtley, a brakeman on TIE
James river division of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway, was killed Satur
day night by an accident that happen
ed not far from Richmond. He lived
there and was the only son Of widow
ed mother. He was found dead in hi.
cab with his neck broken.
Paul boswell, a iiagman, in Rich
mond, yesterday, while attempting tt
get on the Florida special on the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad, met with an accident which
resulted in the loss of both his feet
The wounded man was removed to thu
retreat for the sick, where both fee
We're amputated.
A letter from King George count,
says: The Mormon elders canvass
ing" this section have at last succeeded
in securing large audiences, and ar
beginning TO exert powerful influence
over some of our citizens. 1t is rumor
ed that they have recently made
large number of converts, but tn
names of the converts are KEEP
"incog" To say tho least, the "mis
sionaries" from Utah are rapidly gain
ing favor here.
]. Il. Littlejohn, a middled-aget
white man, who kept grocery store
in Danville, on Saturday attacked hi
wife with heavy stick, breaking he
arm and badly bruising her head AM
DO 1y before neighbol intelf red. One Q
them, w. c. Williams, turned to g
for a doctor, whereupon Littlejohl
knocked him insensible with the stick
The police then arrested the madmal
and committed him to Jail. THREE
hours later he was found dead in hi
cell, having taken laudanum befor,
the assault on his wife, as investiga
ton disclosed. The suicide and as
sault are attributed to sudden de
mentia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Captain General Weyler and staff left
Havana last night on transport. His
destination is unknown.
Elisha Carpenter, eX Justice of the
Supreme Court of Connecticut, died 10
Hartford to-day, aged 70 years.
c. f. Lord, of the New York Times,
died last night Mt the home of his father,
Rev. Edward Lord, at Patchogue, N.
Y. He was q brother of Chester A.
Lord, of the New York Sun.
The steamship Creole, which arrived
at New York to-day, reports that on
March 21st in lat. 36.17, long. "a 80, she
passed long boat, full of water. She
hooked on to her bow and six bodies
were washed overheard as the boat was
pulled toward the steamer. The Off
GERS OF the Creole believe that this is
another OF the Inflated steamer ST..
Nazaire's boats.
The Chicago federation Of labor yesterday
declared general boycott, effective on April
/, on all beer browed in Chicago unless the
local and Milwaukee brewers association
aeree to "unionize' all Chicago breweries
and use union msdo barrels and kegs ex-
clusively.
The magazine of the Rock Glycerine Com
pany, located a mile aud half from Wells
willie, N. Y blew up this morning, and Shoot
or 81. II. Youngs, his team of horses and
wagon. were blown to atoms. Two men, in
addition, were injured.
Assemblyman Trainor will tonight intro
duce two bills in the New York legislature
looking to ward the creating of new State
ont of the counties of Now York, Kings,
Richmond, Queens, Suffolk, Westchester and
Putnam.
Col John Churchill, owner of the cole
hratcd Churchill Downs, dice at Louisville,
XIV last night He left an estate valued at
go 900 10 his wife and child
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
No Receiver.

TOLEDO, Ohio, March 22.-Judge
Morris to-day handed down his decision
in the petition of Arbuckle Brothers,
of New York, and Thomas ]. Kuhu,
OF Cleveland, for a receiver for the
Woolson Spice Company. The tenn
porary order restraining the Woolson
Company from making further reduc-
tons in the price of coffee is dissolved,
the application for a receiver denied
and the defendants demurrer sus-
tanned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22

During quarrel to-day at their homo in
Philadelphia, Angelo Scanton, an Italian,
pushed his 20-year old wife, Nicoena from q
third-story window The woman landed on
the sidewalk and sustained fractured skull
and broken leg. She will probably die.
The husband was arrested and held without
bail to await the result Of her injuries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YORK, Mar. 22.-Stocks ruled strong
during the first fifteen minutes, prices Las
per cent. weakness followed and in TIE
general list there was reaction of l.a1 per
cent The entire market was quiet but firm
at 1 1 o'clock.
BALTIMORE, Mar. 22-virginia century
631.a63l2.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22

Dispatches from various points are to the
effect that the floods in the Mississippi are
still causing great destruction and in many
cases loss of life has occurred. The floods in
the Missouri are said to be subsidng.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22

The multitude ofoyster dredgers have
left the Potomac aud its tributaries.
and these waters present lonely and
deserted appearance since their depnr-
ture.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-22

A TTENTION JUNIORs.-The members
n OF ALEXANDRIA COUNCIL, NO 33,
JR. o. q A. NJ, are requested to meet at
Potomac CT. o. o. F.) Hall, TO MORROW
Tuesday EVENING at 7:30 o'clock to max Q
arrangements for attending the funeral OF
our deceased brother, Elmer Skidmore. The
funeral will take place from his late resi-
dence, 14O7 Prince street, WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON at 4 o'clock. The members of
Belle Haven and ]. W. Jackson Councils are
invited to attend. By order of the Councillor.
JAMES r. MANSFIELD,
1t Recording Secretary.