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The Progress., 1897-10-16

DieSI OF the HnanC1d4 gOIQ Dug
writer's, had in the New York Sun
on October an article which,
without intending TO do so. shows
the power exercised everywhere
by the militant Insurers now ruling
the world. He tells how in Great
Britain BalfOur, the parliam entary
leader, and Chaplin, a member OF
the Cabinet, are OuIspoken silver
men. and Lord Salisbury. with
other mem bers OF the Cabinet. are
willing TO try the experim how
Parliament in 1895 unanimously
voted a resolution in favor OF fix
ing international binetallism: how
the National Assem- bly, OF France
declared by a large majority in
favor Of it; how Meline. Prime
Minister OF France. Is an active
mem Der OF the Bi-metallic League:
how the Reichstrag declared in
favor OF silver and the land own
ing interests OF Germany earnest
~ advocated legislation n silver.
and yet that the bankers. militant
usurers, had prevented all three Of
these powerful y atoms, where ma
iorities OF the people, OF their Leg
islative Assem- blies. and in two OF
them OF the Governments. from
adopting silver as money. What
is true OF these Nations is also true
Of Jhis-the bankers, the money
lenders. are the men AMI the only
men, except their hired tools, who
oppose the free COMA ge OF silver.
1t is time a lesson similar TO that
administered in 1894, years ago,
in the Tenlp Of Jerusalem. to this
same class Of nloney-changers-
should be given again. They
should be driven from the Tenn
pie Of Liberty, which they pollute,
as they were driven from the Tenn
pie of God by the Savior OF Man
kind.
NOT ON THE PLATFORM.
Senator German has shown his
hand in the Maryland fight. His
platform could be construed as an
Endorsement either of the Demo-
cratic monetary plank Of is to 1.
or 1t could be with equal fairness
construed to indorse the Republi-
can plank Of BIN etallism by inter
national agreem ent. 1t was con-
structed like the negroes coon trap,
Ito catch 'em gwine or COMM
Senator German has one paper in
Maryland which may be consid-
cred to specially represent him.
That is the Port Tobacco Times.
Its editor is an employee Of the
Senate by Germans appointment
and his editorial desk is in Cor
mans committee room. There Is
an editorial in that paper Of Octo-
Der far above the capacity of the
editor, and which was probably
written at the Senator's desk. This
editorial quotes the Maryland
plank on money. 1t is an indorse-
nent Of the Chicago plank, quotes
Senator Villas that the Republicans
have gone over TO the Bryan con-
tention, eulogises the Mckinley
Comm issicn, misstates what it has
done, says 1T would be an insult
to France if the declaration made |
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
BAD FIRE BANGOR.

Bangor, October 22.-Fire tonight in
the wooden block of three stories with
iron casing on Franklin street, owned by
F. W. Hill, was Quilted by fire, which
made grand illumination and alarmed
the people as it had gotten great head
way when discovered, and there We're
several wooden buildings near 1t. The
fire was confined to the block, owing to
the iron casing. The first floor was occu-
pied by Smiths creamery, the second by
C. o. Varne7 and Sons laundry and the
third by the Salvation Army. The loss
on the building is perhaps three thousand
dollars, on the laundry $700 and creamery
several hundred 1t is supposed the fire
caught from stove in the drying room
of the laundry. There is an insurance of
$500 on the building, $1,000 on the
laundry and Smith is well insured. Two
alarms were rung in.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
LAST NIGHTS BOWLING.

The game last night at Pines alleys
between the Wizards and Imperials was
the most interesting of the week. The
Imperials started in very strong, while
the Wizards were apparently little
nervous, probably on account of their be-
ing on strange alleys, and not home
crowd although the large audience pres
ent were very impartial in their applause.
The Wizards got into the game after
the first string and won the last two by
small margins. The star bowlers of the
evening were Wilson, Ridley, Merriwether
and Silva and as the score will show
they were closely punched, with Wilson
slightly in the lead at 275. Wilson
rolled a beautiful string in the first and
secured the high single for the evening
Ridley and Merriwether are also entitled
to great praise for their fine rolling on
the last string, especially Merriweather.
who got very poor start, but braced up
on the last half. The score:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
FOUND AT WesTBROoK.
Twelve Year Old Rosene Chapman Wan
dered to That City.

Last evening about eleven O'Clock the
PRESS was informed by the police de-
partment that Rosena Chapman, little
twelve year old girl, who is not strong
mentally had wandered from her home
at SO Burnham street and could not be
found. The girl cannot talk much and
the police supposed that she had been
picked up by some one and taken care of j,
but that she couldn't be returned home
as the girl would probably be unable to
tell where she lived
A little later information was received
from the PRESSES Westbrook correspond
emit that a strange girl had been picked
up in that city. The description tailed
with that of the little Chapman girl SO
the police were informed and team was
Immediately despatched to Westbroos
after her, her parents in the meantime
being informed that she was safe. The
girl was found by Officer Witham of
Westbrook. She had no wraps over her
thin calico dress and wore no hat. She
was suffering from the cold and had in
one hand bundle of sticks wrapped in
a newspaper. The officers took her in and
warmed her and then procuring team
took her to the city farm where she was
made comfortable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
WORK OF FIRE BUGS.
Evidence That Terrible Windsor Holo-
caust Was Incendiary.

Halifax, N. S., October "a colored
youth named Charles Croxon, who has
been arrested at Windsor OH suspicion of
knowing considerable about the conflgra-
ton which destroyed the town last Sun
day, tells startling story which if true
proves pretty conclusively that fire bugs
were the cause of the disaster. Croxon
says he was asleep in the dive run by the
colored man Fletcher, alongside whose
place the fire started, and who is also
under arrest. Fletcher occupied the same
room. Between two and three a. M,
John Mcintyre, the third prisoner,
knocked at the outside door and called
out that there was fire in the barn.
Fletcher and Croxon got out and the
three men ran from the scene without at
tempting to extinguish the flames, which
they could have done easily. Fletcher
ran home, while Croxon after the con-
fagration got well started went through
the streets calling fire.
q 1t is known that Mcintyre bought can
OF oil the day before the fire, while
Croxon states that Fletcher removed some
of the more valuable furniture and
fittings from his place the night before.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
Old People.

Old people who require medicine to reg
uIate the bowels and kidneys viii find
tile true romedy in Electric Bitters This
medicine does not stimulate and contains
no whiskey nor other intoxicants, but
acts as a tonic and alternative. IL acts
mildly on the stomach and towels, add
ing strength aud giving tone to the or
gans thers by aiding Nature in the per-
Torrance of the functions. Electric Bit
ters is an excellent appetizer and aids di-
gestion. Old People find ii just whaU
they need. Price fifty cents and $1.00 per
bottle at II. P. 5. Goold. Drug store, 577
Congress street, under Congress Squsre
Hotel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
A BOILER EXPLODED.
Block Wrecked in Detroit and at Least
One Killed.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 22-The boiler in
the Detroit Cabinet company at Hancock
avenue and Riopelle street, in the nor tn
eastern part of the city, exploded at 7.30
this morning with fatal and disastrous
effects. At least two men were fatally in
jured, one of whom has since died, and
ten men were more or less seriously hurt.
The dead: Laurente Tunney, foreman
in finishing room, died in Harper nos
pital.
Dying: Moses Peltier, engineer, skull
fractured; unconscious at Harper hos
pital.
Seriously injured: VIM. H. Becker,
cuts in head; neck scalded badly.
VIM. Krause, ribs broken; body
bruised; may be injured internally.
John Nonninger, cabinet maker, legs
and breast cut. bad scalp wound.
Herman Kreinberg. packer. badly
bruised all over body; may die.
Carl May, cabinet maker.
Barney Twombley, band sawyer.
The cause of the explosion is not ye6
ascertained. Both the front and rear ends
of the four story building were blown out
and the brick walls are in ruins. No lire
resulted from the explosion.
The conclusion was so great thaG the
whole northeastern part of the city was
shaken and many windows were broken.
The damaged building is brick struc-
ture SO feet square, four stories high.
The floors were uninjured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
A Fearful Experience.
A POSTMASTER LOSES THE USE OF
HIS LEGS AND ARMS.

Edwin r.. Trip, of AIiddlefield Center
Meets with Hazardous Encounter
Which Renders Him Helpless.
From 0tsego Republican, Cooperstoa0n, N. Y.
Mr.. Edwin R. Trip, the postmaster at
Middletield Center, N. Y, recently had
a dangerous experience which left him in
q helpless state. His system was SO much
sh ttered that it was feared he might
never recover.
In an interview with a reporter CT the
Republican, regarding this experience
which had attracted considerable atten-
ton, MIR. Trip stated:
s'In March, 1892, was taken with what
I afterward learned was locomotor ataXia,
and was unable to walk, and | kept get
ting worse until lost the use of my arms.
l doctored with two skillful doctors but
received no benefit, and also used a GAL
vanic battery but kept getting worse and
the doctors told me they could do no more
This was in May and June, 1892. l gave
up all hope of ever having the use of my
limbs again, and did not expect to live
very long. | was unable to dress or I'M
dress myself, and could not get around
the house unless | was moved in a chair.
81 think it was in June that 1 read of
the case of a man in Saratoga Co., N. Y,
who was taken very much as myself
He had taken DR.. Willims' Pink Pills for
Pale People which contained in con.
densed form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood
and restore shattered nerves, and had
been cured by their use.
81 learned that the pills were prepared
by the DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y, and only cost SO
oents box or six boxes for s.. SO at any
druggists and sent for two boxes. used
the pills faithfully and they gave me an
appetite. I then sent for four more boxes
and before / had taken all of them my
feet and legs which had been cold began
to get warm.
that summer and had to be carried and
put into wagon to go to the meetings,
and in fact was helpless as my neighbors
know. In August [ could walk around
the house by pushing a chair. I kept
getting better and managed to move
around more, until at election time that
year, walked with cane TO the polls
a short distance from my home. I con-
tinued to take DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People until Ihad taken eighteen
boxes. / could then get around, and
to-day walk to the postoffice and back,
distance of one-quarter of mile, three
times day, and attend to my duties as
postmaster.
I'm the spring of 1898 was elected
town clerk which office held for three
years, had previously been justice of
the peace for thirty-two years. l am now
20 years of age, and have lived in this
town for about forty-six years. For
nearly fifty years worked at the black
smith, trade. 1 am able to do work in
my garden now, and saw some of my
wood. I consider that my restoration to
health is due to the use of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People.
edwin .. TRIP"
Subscribed and sworn IS before me this
Esd day of June, 1897.
HOMER HANNAH,
Notary Public.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
ROYAL ARCANUM.
Reception BY Deputy Supreme Regent
Brine to Members and Friends.

The reception rendered by Deputy
Supreme Regent VIM. FL. Brine IN hed
Mems hall last evening : to the LADIES
and members and invited guests OF tne
Royal Arcanum of Portland and vicinity,
was very enjoyable affair. The nall was
prettily decorated with ferns, palms,
eyergreens and appropriate notices,
each guest being welcomed by Mr.. Brine
under an immense arch Of evergreens.
The invited guests included Gov. Pow
ers. Hon. L. B. Reed, Mayor Randall,
Gov. Cleaves Gen. John S. Richards,
Hon. Geo. P. Wescott, Col. L. P. Shaw,
Col, f. E. Boothby and Judge Peabody.
The evenings entertainment consisted
Of piano solo by Miss Florence WeIand-
er, pupil of Mr.. James A. Balm; song,
Mr.. W. j. Gately; remarks by Mr.. Harry
R. Virgin; violin solo, Miss Carrie B.
Manchester; piano solo, Miss George War
rem, also pupil of Mr.. James A. Balm;
remarks by Rev. Samuel Worcester;
soprano solo, Miss Grace E. M. Earring
ton; violin solo, Miss Carrie B. Manohes-
ter, and comic selections by Mr.. Charles
johnson. Prof. James Balm accompa-
NEST.
A collation. was served at 9.45. The re-
ception committee were Col. J. D. Prind-
able, DR.. ellison, Geo. d. Loring, For
rest Libby and Fl. FL. Hunt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
CHICAGO COM M ONS.
Mrs. L. nj. N. Stevens Writes of the w. c.
T, u. Home.

Mrs. l.. NJ. N. Stevens writes from
Chicago to friend:
am spending several days at Chicago
Commons which is the Chicago home Of
our National w. C, Z. q. correspond ing
founded in 1894 and consists of a group of
people who could live elsewhere but who
choose to live here because they seem to
be needed here rather than in q neighbor-
hood which has more of social and other
desirable privileges. The seventeenth
ward where this settlement is located
has about the same number OF 1nhab1-
tants as Portland, but l was greatly i'm
pressed with the difference between the
two places when my attention was called
to the little plot OF green grass in front of
this house and was told that it was all
there was within the entire limit of the
ward. was told that the little children
loved to look at 1t and som etimes would
call it pretty flowers and kneel and kiss
it,
Near by is a drinking fountain erected
by the settlement.
AS might be expected in q locality like
this, there are saloons to the right and
left and all around.
There have grown up in this home CEN
tire (The Commons) educational classes,
social clubs and friendly groups. A kin
dergarten meets every morning, except
Saturday and Sunday.
A weekly meeting of men and women
representing all classes, discusses indus
trial and economic questions.
Last evening Sunday the lecture hall
was filled with Italian children and their
fathers and mothers. Professor Tamosi
and Mrs. Tamosi played the mandolin
and sang for them, the professor now and
then talking to them in their own Ian
guage. The residents were nearly all
present and it was indeed suggestive
gathering.
Professor Taylor. the resident warden,
is giving his own and family life to this
cause. 1t will be recalled that he was
at one time successful pastor in Hart
ford, Conn.,, and professor in the Theo-
save men and women. Since no has been
at The Commons a discharged prisoner
walked all the way from Connecticut in
order to see the only man who had spok
en- kindly and encouragingly to him.
could easily understand how Professor
Taylor wins people to be good, as l heard
the words he gave to the interpreter last
evening Just before the Italians concert
closed: ''We are glad you came. we love
your children very much, we think of you
as our friends and neighbors. My cOun-
try is our country.
And then accompanied by Professor
Tamosi on the mandolin and Mrs. Tamosi
on the guitar, all heartily joined in sing
ing, My country tbs of thee. -
To have such group of helpers with
such a leader as DR.. Taylor in city
center like this, applying our common
Christianity to social and civic life, must
be most effective means of applying the
helps needed to higher and better living
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
WESTBROOK.

Rev. George W. Reynolds of Gorham
will preach at the Congregational church
Sunday morning in exchange with Rev.
S. N. Adams. the pastor.
Tomorrow will be rally Sunday at War
rem church. The pastor will preach in
the morning on ''Who is responsible for
the Sunday school?' There will be spec
ial services by the Sunday school partici-
painted in by the primary department.
Topic for evening service: Living by
the Bible. -
At the Berean Advent church, Elder
John T. Clothey, pastor, prayer meeting
at II a. IN; Sunday school at IL. 30 p. IN. !;
preaching service at p. m. Revival
services will be continued through the
week every evening except Monday end
Saturday evening.
A. I. Dunn, D. D., of Waterville will
preach at the Baptist church tomorrow
morning.
Mr.. Solomon Partridge, man ad-
vanced in years, met with q severe acct
dent yesterday at RayInond's mill. He
was going up stairs, and when near the
top he lost his balance and fell back
ward, striking on the back of his head.
He was taken up insensible and carried
4hpO LII IeeSJ . S11lSOs IA - 81 e1-SJ
thought he was dead. DR.. Cobb was
summoned and did what he could to re-
store him. He soon showed signs of re-
turning life. The doctor could not find
any broken bones and thought there
was no great internal injury. AS soon
as g team could be procured he was TAX
en- to his home. At 6 o'clock last night
he was still in semi-uneonscious COD
dition. 1t was the opinion of Dr. Cobb
that he must have had an attack of diz-
illness which caused him to fall.
There will be game of foot ball at
Warner Park this afternoon between the
Westbrook High school team and the
Biddeford High school tie am. Game
called at 80 O'Clock.
Mrs. Rufus King of Bridge street. is
seriously i'll. Her age is 50 years.
The Junior mission band in connection
with the Methodist church, will meet
Sunday at $50 o clock with Miss Ina
Parker, Warren avenue, East End.
A concert will be given November
18th in the Congregational church. Prof.
W. E. Aver will give an organ recital.
Miss Mary q. Bacon of Say brook, Conn,
and Mrs Edith Lane Thompson of Mel
rose, Mass, will render vocal selections
and Miss Agnes Stafford of Deering will
read.
A branch of the University Association
of Chicago has been organized in this
city, Principal freeman Of the High
School being prime mover.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
Inperials.
Monday night, Waverleys VS.. Tontines.
A QUESTION OF GRANITE.

Bangor, October 22-J. d. Clifford of
Bearce and Clifford of Lewiston, con-
tractors on the Bangor Water works ex-
tension, today withdrew fifty of the stone
masons at work on the job, the cause be-
ing tie rejection by Engineer Bowker,
representing Engineer "A. B. Tower of
Holyoke, Mass, of some granite laid III
the lead gates. The engineer claims that
the granite is not of the right quality and
Mr.. Clifford that it is as good as any.
Mr. Clifford says the work will not be re-
sumed until the matter is settled after
the arrival of Engineer Tower next week.
H.C. McKeown has been appointed post
master at Southport.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE SECRET ENEMY.

"The, Secret Enemy" beautiful ro-
mantle play, will be given at The Jeffer-
son on Wednesday evening, October 27.
The play is most beautiful story and
beautifully told. bright, fresh and whole
some, and pureness is its forte, and just
enough comedy interspersed to make it
interesting. The play is produced in a
most lavish style, and money has not
been spared to make the production Sec
ond to none in point of completeness
This play is an unusual treat and should
be witnessed by every lover of the roman
tic drama of the latter day school, The
company is an unusually strong one di-
rect from Boston, where it has received
the strongest endorsements by both press
and public of any production this season.
Reserved seats go on sale Monday morn
ing at 9 O'Clock. Regular prices.
FREDERICK THE GREAT.
The management of The jefferson
announces that the eminent actor, and
Portland's favorite star, Mr.. Lewis Nor.
irison, has been prevailed upon to return
to this city next Thursday evening, Oc-
tober %, and to present upon that coca
sion a new play, Frederick the Great, -
which he has had in rehearsals for the
past two months to place in his large
repertoire of popular successes. The
play is from the pen of Theodore kremer,
rising young American author 1t. deals
with scenes and incidents in the career
of the Germany fayorite monarch Fred
erick the Great A grand historical
figure if this whose deeds left an impress
sion on the destinies of Europe which
will endure through to the end OF civiIi-
cation. The incidents of which the play
deals are the period of his later sayears.
The main incident is the attempted as
sassination Of the King at the palace in
Berlin. A beautiful love story is also
interviewer through out its exciting and
stirring scenes. All the principal mem
bers of MIR. Morrison's company are hap
PLY placed in this production.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
A SPANISH JINGO.

Madrid, October 22-The impartial in
an.article Eentitled. E'The denouement
of the trama-another attack of the
United States,'' declares Spain cannot
remain silent In the face of Americas
persistent injustice, :" adding: 1.-THE
government must not forget the national
honor and ought to pay more attention to
the moral than to the material interests.
A memorandum should be sent to the
Powers, comparing the attstudss Of Spain
and Of the United States. 1t would have
a great moral effect, unless notions of
the justice and right of nations ne longer
exist
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
SUNDAY WORK AT BERLIN.

Lewiston, Oct. pa special to the
Journal from Berlin. N H.. says:
The question of Sunday work in the
millszof Berlin, N. f., has been agitatinp
the minds of the citizens for some tins
past, especially the clergy of all denomi
nations. both Catholic and Protestant.
by 200 people, vigorous speeches were
made against Sunday work in the mills.
Resolutions We're passed protesting
against it, asking the owners and SUPER
intendents to discontinue unnecessary
work and in ca SO they refuse to do SO.
resolving.to Gallon the officials to-enforce
the Sunday laws, the clergy to act rs n
committee for carrying out the plans of
the meeting.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
MISS CIsNERos CALLS.

Washington, October 22-The President
held public reception this afternoon at
which large number of callers paid their
respects to him in the east room. Among
them were Miss Cosio Cisneros, the
escaped Cuban girl. She was accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Decker and Mrs.
:John A. Logan. Mrs. Logan introduce d
the party and Mr.. Mckinley shook hands
with them, but as is the usual custom at
these public receptions, said nothing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23
SECOND PARISH

This will be the musical programme at
the Second Parish church, Sunday eve
ming:
Prelude-organ and Violin, "Cava-
tina, J. Raft
Lord, GARRETT
q,rio-FI1ift Thine Eyes, MendeIssobn
Offertory-'' Crossing the Bar, "Schnecker
with Violin Obligato by Mr. Will Cons
ems.
Postlude-"C Coronation March
Mayerbeer
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-23

Birthday bags have been received by
friends in Deering, with the invitation to
each to contrlhae rs many nts as shall
equal the number u. Ills or her years, for
a Quaker Birthday party to be held in
Portland
The lions Advocate of Oct. 18th pub
fishes beautiful poem by Martha Owen
Colcord of the Authors Club, entitled
"Life \ 1t was written for the ninety
secol anniversary of the birth Of Mrs
e. S. = ley, formerly of Portland.