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The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13

Be sure to see the things we showing
now in down pillows cushions and head rests for the
piazza the boat or the country cottage. New ideas
coming from workrooms every day.
We make cushions to order from silk or denim.
canvasses, skolene or printed cotton fabrics, all
sizes, at any price you want Pillows filled with
cork chips for yachts.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
LEAF lis.

In this city. May 2. Edwin Morrill, aged 60
years.
IFuneral service on Friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock from late residence. No. 401 Cumber-
land street Burial at convenience of family.
In Banield. \. j May TO- NIarila Shirley
Geyer, wife OF Andrew Geyer, OF New York
city and youngest daughter of Solomon Thomp-
son md Mary Jane Shirley of Deering Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
j. r. LIBBY.

Funeral service this Thursday afternoon at
O'Clock. lit her old home, 400 Stevens Plains
Avenue. in Deering. Maine. Relatives and
friends of the family are invited to attend.
In FreeporT May 4, Lucy A. Griffin. aged 10
years.
III Wilton. May 4, Mrs. Martha NJ. Lakn,
aged 50 years.
In Round Pond, May l. Frank A. Thompson.
aged Il years.
In Ellsworth, Apr. 20, Mrs Eliza j. Qulmby,
aged 90 years
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
Mr.. Eck's Gas e.

Bicyclist Eek who was suspended by the
L. A. W., for his failure to keep his con-
tract in Portland and other places, has
sent the racing board 500, which is sup
posed to be for Portland, but it is an
nounced that his suspension will stand
notwithstanding.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
A Big Salmon.

Lombard, the fish dealer has received
from Bangor salmon which weights
26 1-2 pounds. This is the largest salmon
ever taken from the Penobscot with one
exception, the one taken in 1890 weighing
% pounds, which was presented to Grover
Cleveland. The fish will be on exhibit
ion today at Lombard's fish market.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
Hon. George p. wescotts House Entered.

Yesterday morning it was discovered
that tramps had broken into Hon.
George p Westcott's house on Spring
tents. They gained admission through a
window by breaking the glass. They
left a lamp burning all night, which they
had used to find their way about. They
had made free with what eatables they
could and had thoroughly ransacked the
place. Not much of value is missing ex-
cept portions of three suits Of clothes.
which the thieves thought they could use
to advantage.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
"ALTHENE SKIN SOAP Stree fire..

strong essential oils, potcerfuI drugs and
excess Of dtkaH, is carefully made from
choice materials, and approved by leading
chemists and physicians. Supcrt for in
.fants.
For sale by all druggists and H. H. Hay g.
SVn. lnlusllo ~.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13

James Calvin Armstrong of West Els
worth was found dead Tuesday morning
in his house. The cause was pronounced
heart disease. he was 4S years old and
left no family.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13

New leather belts, chatelaine bags and purses
opened today. Boston Bags, Travelling bags,
shawl straps trunk straps umbrella straps, of
things in this leather goods section Of special inter-
est to you who making plans for the outing sea
son.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13

The following officers were chosen for
the ensuing year:
President-Mrs. A. W. Longfellow.
Vice Presidents-Mrs. Philip Brown
Mrs J. W. D. Carter.
Treasurer-M c. NJ Dow.
Secretary-Mrs. f. G. johnson.
There was also board of managers
chosen, consisting of twenty four persons.
Mrs. Longfellow has been honored with
the presidency of the association since
1885, and none have taken deeper in
teresS in the woeh.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
NEw ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PORTLAND, May Is, 1897.

PORTLAND May
n DOZEN new sorts of Wells already to
~ wear and Yelling nets by the yard are ad-
ded to our great line this morning. Every
worthy veil novelty represented in the stock here
always.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
CARRIERS FOB NEW POST OFFICERS

WASHINGTON, July IA, 1S97.-The Post
office Department hereafter will select
and appoint the first set of letter car
riers, without the advice of Postmasters,
at offices at which free delivery may be
established. This policy reverses a Gus
tom that has existed for years. and the
change is due to various causes, inc1ud-
ing in some instances sharp practices ef
postmasters in filing the places The
Civil Service rules give the power OF
nominating and appointing letter carriers
to the Postoff1ce Department, but the
latter for many years has delegated this
duty to postmasters. The present adj
ministratioT has found that this leads to
much trouble at free delivery offices in
selecting the first corps of carriers under
its free delivery system owing largely
to lack of experience of postmasters. The
department accordingly hereafter will
exercise its prerogative and uniformly
make its own selections at newly estab-
1ished free delivery offices.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
TROLLEY CAR ON A RAMPAGE.
Jumps Two Tracks and Knocks
Over a Lamp Post.

Trolley car No. 432, of the West Side
avenue iine jumped the track at West
Side avenue and Montgomery street and
post on the northeast corner, knocking it
and the letter box attached to it nearly
through the window of the corner saloon.
j. Bouchy, the motorman, who was in
charge of the car, has been suspended.
Superintendent David Beatty, who has
investigated the accident, says that in
order that the car could go the distance
1t did it must have been running at the
highest rate of speed attainable.
1T is the most astonishing accident =
he said, that has ever occurred at this
corner, where cars have frequently jump
ed the track. If the car had been coming
down the Montgomery street hill with the
tracks as slippery as they were last night,
there might have been some excuse for it's
leaving the tracks. 1t was coming, how
ever, in the opposite direction along a
level road. You can realize the momen-
tum it must have attained, for 1t cleared
the track it was on, crossed the other
track and ran nearly twenty feet further
up West Side avenue, knocking the lamp
post and letter box down in its course.
It ran so far that it did not even block
the next car on the west bound track"
Beatty waited until after one o'clock
this morning, when all the traffic on the
West Side avenue line was over, before
drawn back upon the track in less than
ten minutes by the Wrecking car.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
shells as Money.

The relative value of cowry money
varies. In British India and Siam about
4.0Oo pass for shilling. The ordinary
graduation in Central and Western Af-
rica, the true home of cowry-tradlng, is
as follows Forty cowries make string;
two and one-haif strings equal penny;
fifty strings, a head; and ten heads, one
bag A bag of 20, 900 cowries just before
the founding of the Congo Free State
was worth lis. Cd. English money. Yet
this value was not uniform. varying
slightly according to locality Slaves and
elephants tuskS, however, have always
been settled for in barter, not in cowries.
Prints and cotton cloth, iron spikes and
brass wire have proved the most accept
chandise. But with few exceptions of
this kind, which belong to export COM
merce. cowries have for ages furnished
the money medium Barth, the travel
Ter, tells US that in Mumyoma, Western
Africa the kings revenue was reckOned
at 10000 600 shells, each male adult being
assessed so many shells poll-tax, SO
many for every slave and pack animal.
There was no evading the tax collector
either. 1t was either prompt payment,
or else the headsman collected a poll-tax
in his fashion, and the victims property
was confiScated.
The establishment of the Congo Free
State with it's railways, steamboats,,
trading posts, and the opening up Of this
enormous territory to commerce on
great scale will probably before many
years exterminate cowry currency IN all
but the rernoter regions. Such money
ceases to be of use with the coming Of
civilized usages.-Harper's Round Table.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
MR. FERRIS APPOINTMENT.
Finance Board and Mayor Hoos will
Approva tho Amendment.

The appointment of Mr.. Garwood Fer
ris as expert for the Street and Water
Board, in the matter of the water sup
ply, has given general satisfaction. and
the Board of Finance will concur in the
resolution appointing him at their meet
ing tonight. They will also concur in
the resolution practically retaining C.
c. Vermeule as their expert. Mayor
Hoos. who is extremely anxious to have
the experts go to work at once on the
plans and specifications for the new
water supply, will approve Of both reso-
lutions.
Il was said this morning that one of
the Street and Water Board Commission
ers had experienced some doubt as to
Mr.. Ferris being an engineer. The fact
is that there are few people in this Sec
ton of the county who has had even as
much engineering experience as Mr.. Fer
ris.s He-is a hydraulic engineer of much
the construction of more than forty water
works and has served as consulting en-
gineer to a great many undertakings per-
tanning to the water supply question.
Mr.. Ferris has given the water sup
ply problem of Jersey City a great deal
of attention, and one who knows him
says that he has a. set of specifications
all ready for Mr.. Vermeule's inspection,
and when experts agree on it It will be
sent to the Street and Water Board at
once. Just as soon as the resolution ap-
pointing them is approved by Mayor
ability tomorrow. the specifications will
be sent in within few days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14

night about 1890 during the heavy rain,
the water was higher than usual, and the
occupants of the houses on the stream
worked to keep the water from. their
Easements. This is the reason why the
loss of life was not larger. Nothing was
left of the Murphy boarding house ex-
cept a portion of the brick foundation.
The building itself was ground up into
fragments. A swiftly rushing stream a
dozen feet wide was at noon today rush-
ing over the sites of the houses that had
been carried away.
The body of Willie Ferry was the first
one recovered from the mass of debris.
Soon afterwards the body of Mrs. Conroy
was found. The hair was, matted with
mud and she was bruised about the face.
On the line of the food was large
stable, containing mary horses that were
from its foundations and carried thirty
feet down the stream with comparatively
little damage. The animals were not in
jured.
The other two were frame.
Zuica leaves q WIFE
This morning undertakerS removed the
bodies which had ben recovered and took
them to Fishkill Landing
All work at the Dutchess Junction brick
yards is suspended Men with picks and
axes stand knee deep in the water and
mud, cutting away the timbers in their
search for bodies.
and the many trains which had been
stalled began to move. Great crowds of
people from the neighh~-ing villages 80
at the spot watching the operations of "
men.
The reservoir, the bursting of which
caused the havoc at Dutchess Junction
this morning. is situated. in the Fishkill
mountains about mile east of that
place. 1t collects the surface water
from the north side of South Beacon,
and the south side of a neighboring
mountain, and is located five hundred
feet above tide water. It's overflow
reaches the Hudson by way of a small
stream known as Towarlda Creek. At
the west end of the ravine are the de-
vastated brick yards. The reservoir is
of oval shape, about five hundred feet
long and three hundred wide, and thirty
or thirty-five feet deep 1t is used as
an auxiliary supply to the regular water
works system Of Matteawan and Fishkill
landing, from the main source of which
it is distant about four miles. The larg-
est reservoir of this system is consider
able lake near North Beacon, which has
massive masonry and is intact. A sec
ond reservoir, situated much lower down
the mountain, which was built to reduce
the pressure into the pipes, is. also un-
broken. These two have no direct con-
nection with the Duchess Junction reser-
voiri though all three feed into the same
pipes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
HEAD FOUND IN ANOTHER PLACE

NEW YORK, July IA, 1Ss7-James Cedar,
an italian ragpicker, living on Purdy
place, Brooklyn, went to the Stagg street
police station, Sixth Brooklyn precinct.
today and made the following. statement:
That while working on the, dumps at
Staff avenue, on Newtown Creek, at five
O'Clock this morning, he was approach
ed by German a little above middle
age. who showed him a mans head
which he unwrapped from newspaper.
The head had black hair, small mus
tache, and there was cash on the lett
cheek. The stranger rewrapped the head
and threw it into the Creek.
The italian described the German as be-
ing a man of about fifty years of age, five
feet six inches in height, having dark hair
and red mustache and wearing dark
trousers, wooden jacket and a derby
hat.
The police at once instituted a search
for the German and Immediately started
to drag Newtown creek for the head.
Meantime the Italian informant was
held by the police to await developments
in the search
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14

DIED.

BRUINS Edward Bruins. in his 5sd. year.
Relatives and friends, also members of
Washington Council, No. 545 A. L. of H.
Summit Assembly, No. 116, r. S. of G. F..
and the Jersey City Liederkranz, are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral
on Friday. July 16, at one P. M, at his
late residence, corner Congress street and
New York avenue.
Interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
ENSOR-On Wednesday. July H. 1897, AL
bert Harold, only twin child OF AL
bert and Mary c. Ensor, aged ten
months and twenty-five days.
Funeral at residence of parents, No Z
Oak street, on Thursday, July Is.
FLETCHER-At East Orange ON Tues
day. July lS, 1897, Alexander Fletcher,
in his cath year.
Relatives and friends of the family are
invited to attend the funeral services on
Thursday, July l5, at S p. M., from his
late residence, No. $50 Montgomery street.
Jersey City.
Interment at convenience of family
MILLER-On Tuesday, July 10. 1897.
George H, youngest son of the late
Robert $. and Dorothy Miller. aged
27 years.
Funeral private.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
GREECE TO SAVE BEEF.
[By Gable to The Associated Pres,

rBy Cable to The Associated Press1
LONDON, July IA, 1s97.-The Evening
Standard" regards the situation in South
eastern Europe as extremely grave and
says there is no doubt that, unless ap-
pearances are most deceptive, hostilities
between Turkey and Greece will shortly
be renewed.
The paper says:-"Perhaps we may be
at the beginning of a general European
war;
Referring to the broad question of an
attempt by Europe to coerce Turkey, the
Evening Standard says-so far as
England is concerned public opinion does
not favor going to war for the sake of
Greece, perhaps the best way out would
be to make compromise with Turkey;
for the existing deadlock is slowly but
surely running Greece. We have before
us the terrible prospect of a European
war; and it is not worth running such a
risk for the mere sake of rehabilitating
Greece -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
SCRAMBLTNG FOR COAL.

PITTSBURG, Pa. July A. 1ss7-The
fear of a coal shortage which caused a
scramble for the black diamonds and a
heavy advance in prices on Monday, is
over, and unless the miners strike con-
tinues for many months a famine is not
now expected.
There is at present an abundance of coal
in the market. and thousands of bushels
seem to be available. Operators are in
daily receipt of letters from the mines
east and north of Pittsburg Offering them
large quantities of coal at from 75 cents
to S125 at the mines on freight rates vary
ing from 33 to 50 cents.
While the visible supply on the Monon-
gahela between here and Brownsville does
not exceed 100000 bushels. the operators
say calls can be made on the Clearfield
district, where coal can be obtained with
out difficulty and at rates as reasonable
as could be expected.
The present quotations for coal run from
the mine are 81. .2500S1.50. On Monday sales
We're made at $3.50.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
THINK IT GULDENsUPPEs HEAD


The Weehawken police are still search
ing for the object found in Kings Woods
on Sunday, which is supposed to be the
head of Guldensuppe, the victim of Thorn
and Mrs. Mack.
Boys, while playing in the woods near
the Boulevard, discovered an object wrap
ped UP in a canvass bag. It was covered
with insects and emitted a horrible odor.
They reported their find to Chief of Police
A. j. Davis. The latter ordered Road
Master Hugh Nulty to bury the object.
Nulty covered the object with chloride of
lime and threw few shovelfuls of earth
on it. On the following day Philip Nulty,
his son. removed the object to the dumps,
which are located near the river between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, where
it was again buried.
Nulty's men searched all this morning
but could not find any trace of the mys-
terious object. Chief Davis thinks there
was nothing in the bag but old fish heads.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
ANNUAL SEED DISTRIBUTION.
Department Will Blu,
Seeds Packed Ready for Glafl


Seeds Packed Ready for i1uati.
WASHINGTON, July A. 1S97-Owing to
the specific provisions of the law, the
Agricultural Department will distribute
seeds this year as last year. by pur-
chasing them already packed and ready
to mail. Secretary Wilson believes that
far better results could be accomplished
by the old method, of asserting, testing
'and packing the seeds at the department
instead of at the establishment of the
contracting seedsmen. The law appro-
PIRATES $4,000 for purchasing seeds and
$4,000 for expenses incident to distributing
them. This prevents the work being done
by the Government. as the sum allowed
is not sufficient. Samples of all the seeds,
however, will be tested by the botanical
experts of the Government. Owing to the
lack of funds, thirty dismissals have just
been made from the division having
charge of this work. The distribution of
seed will be begun in December, when the
extreme south will be supplied.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
WON'T GIVE UP TIE BOOK.
Commissioners of Appeal Preparing
for Work.

The Commissioners of Appeal met this
morning. Clerk Schlessinger announced
that he has recovered possession of all
the books and records of the former
Board save the minute book, which is
still in possession of ex-Clerk Mahlon
Terhune He has been notified to sur
render the book but has refused to do so.
A new book has been purchased by the
new Board. The salaries of the old Com
missioners and clerk for twenty-four days
in June were ordered paid. The new
Board will probably meet four times a
week after the tax books are confirmed
in order TO prevent appeals from accu-
mulating. The previous Board frequently
remained in session four months.
1t often occurred that appeals after
being held all that time were confirmed.
People who had sought relief consequent
ly protested vigorously as the dereliction
subjected them to the payment of un-
necessary. interest charges. It is the pur-
pose of the new Board to dispose of all
appeals as quickly as practicable.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
WILLIAMS GAME EYE.

[By Gable TO The Associated Press.1
BERLIN, July IA, 1S97.-The public is
still greatly agitated by the news of the
injury to the Emperor Williams eye.
A long official report has been issued
going minutely into detail as to the ac-
cident. 1t says that heavy piece of can
vas fell from the top of the mainmast
and was blown aft, striking the Emperor
edgways on the head.
He was wearing only an ordinary naval
cap at the time. At the same moment a
piece of rope struck him in the eye.
The Emperor was compelled to retire to
his bed for awhile according TO the re-
port, but he is now improving rapidly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
CAUGHT KILDUPF IN TIE ACT.

Michael Kilduff, of No. 100 Fairmount
avenue, was arraigned before Justice
Potts this morning and was held for the
Grand Jury on complaint of Albert Os-
borne of No. II Jewett avenue. who ac-
cuses him Of attempting to break into
his barn at Fairmount and Cornelison
avenues.
The barn has been broken into several
times recently. Last night Mr.. Osborne
concealed himself and watched for the
marauders. He was rewarded shortly
after ten O'Clock, when three men crebt
force the door. Osborne sprang from his
hiding place and seized the first man he
came to. who. proved TO be Kilduff, The
and has had warrants issued for their ar
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
TRACTION TRACKS WASHED OUT

The heavy rains pouring down the side
strets to West Side avenue washed out
the ground beneath the north bound
track of the Consolidated Traction Com
pany last night, and made it impossible
to run cars over it. This -ade it neces-
sary to run the cars in both directions
upon the south bound track and delayed
traffic considerably.
A gang of Traction Company employees
under Foreman Martin White, worked
until five O'Clock this morning filling in
the washed out road from Harrison to
Duncan avenues with gravel so that it
would be in condition for the early morn
ing travel
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
MR.. AND MRS. REED ENTERTAIN
A Large Number OF Distinguished
People Lunch with Them.

IBy Cable to The Associated Press.1
LONDON, July IA, 1Ss7.--Mr. and Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid entertained a large COM
pany at luncheon today. The party in
cluded between forty and fifty bishops
who have beeen attending the Lambeth
Conference, most of them from the United
States. They were accompanied by their
wives and daughters.
Among others present were Lady Fau-
del-Phillfps, the Lady Mayoress, and her
Wilberforce, Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Mar
tin, General Miles and Mrs. Miles, and
Mr.. Henry White, Secretary of the
United States Embassy.
Tomorrow Mr.. and Mrs. Reid will go
to Windsor Castle to lunch with the
Queen, and this evening they will attend
a State concert at Buckingham Palace
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
ARMOR PLATE ROBBERY.

WASHINGTON, July IA. 1s97.-When the
House resumed its session today, after
the recess taken yesterday, Mr.. Cannon
moved non-concurrence in the Senate
amendments to the general deficiency
bill. which came over from the Senate
today.
Mr.. Hepburn (Rep.. LAD asked is he
would not permit a separate vote on the
amendments relating TO armor plate.
Mr.. Cannon replied that the House
would be given an opportunity to express
its opinion on that subject and with this
assurance Mr.. Hepburn withdrew his re-
quest.
The motion prevailed and Messrs. Can
non, Northway and Sayres were appoint
ed conferees.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-14
KILLED BY HIS FATHERS ENGINE

HARRISBURG, Pa, Julyyl4, 1S9T.-As a
Philadelphia and Erie train was drawing
into the train shed of the Pennsylvania
Railroad station this morning the front
wheels of the engine struck a frog and
jumped the switch. crushing the life
out of George Miller, a son of the engin-
eer, and badly injuring fireman John H.
Ream. When the engine jumped the track
the pony wheels went one way and the
great drivers the other, whirling the en-
gine around until it toppled over almost
directly at right angles to the tracks. En-
gineer Miller and fireman Ream both
jumped the latter having leg broken.
Young Miller, who had been taking ride
with his father, was caught beneath the
engine and crushed TO death. There was
but a slight delay to traffic: