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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
The Musical Festival.

It is much to be desired, that there
should be large attendance at the meet.
ing relative to the festival, which lie to
be held at Kotzschma- hall Wednesday
evening. at eight o. clock. All those in
terested in the movement are invited to
be present, as well as those who are
thinking of forming the chorus. The
idea represents so much enjoyment te
all music lovers, and Mr.. Chapman and
Mr.. Chase are such enthusiastic workers,
that it seems as If all the choir singers
and those as well, with less cultivated
voices, would like to join the choir and
help the good work along. Mr.. Kotzsch.
mar is to conduct some OF the numbers
at the festival. SO our city is to play Its
personal part there. and 1t should be ou1
pride and pleasure to send large, well
trained chorus, to represent US at Lewis.
ton. 1t is hoped that those interested
will let nothing interfere with their at.
tendance at the meeting Wednesday
evening at Kotzschmar hall, as the ad-
visory committee is expecting cordial
support from the musicians of our city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
Living Pictures of the War.

Speaking OF Living War Pictures
some to be brought out by the Boswortt
Post g. A. r., at City hall, the Marble
head, Mass. Messenger says:
"Of all the entertainments that have
taken place In Laconia during the pres
emit season, and they have been many anc
of varied character, that given under the
auspices of Tetley rifles, Company K.
Third regiment, N. II. N. g., under
oomand Of Capt. e. P. Cook, lat Moul
ton opera house this evening, was the
most delightful, instructive and more o.
the nature that appeals and touches ones
higher instincts. Living Pictures of the
War of the Rebellion, as presented under
the personal supervisionfof 8. A. Bowers
OF Concord, are indeed pleasant and en-
joyabIe to witness. and well deserving Of
the reputation for excellence which pre-
ceded their coming, and served~to attract
a largesaudience to their initial presen
tation here. Governor Bus1el, with fam
lily, attended.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
Sheridan Rifles Ball.

One of the most popular military COM
panies in the State is the Sheridan Rifles
and their friends will undoubtedly fill
City hall this evening, the date OF their
concert, drill and ball. The exhibition
drill will be the best ever given by the
company and the boys are putting in
some hard work preparing for it. The
proceeds of the ball will be devoted to ft-
ting up their rooms in the new armory.
Their friends anxious to see them
comfortably housed in quarters that will
compare with others in the building,
and will, no doubt, assist them in max.
ing the ball financial success.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
TOO LATE IN THE DAY.
Bran Jurors Dislike to Stand by Their
Verdict.

Boston. Mass, January Al. Booth of
Hyde Park, one of the Bran jurors, said
to reporter yesterday: 81 am prepared,
and | think / can get others Of the Bran
Jury to do the same, to make an affidayit
that In agreeing to the return Of verdict
of guilty against the prisoner we voted
against our convictions. That is to say.
while we may have believed that the
mate was the man who committed tn e
crime. at the same time we did not con-
slider the evidence established that be-
yond all doubt.
"The verdict was in reality the result
of the belief of the jury that they were
nermltted only two courses, to find the
prisoner guilty OF not guilty, and could
not come into court finally without
having agreed. another and very potent
| factor to bring about the result was the
meaning by the jurors to Judge Colts in
| struction as to how minority should
be guided in endsavoring to come to the
| views of the majority, when the court
was understood to have practically in
str ucted the jury tha at the minority must
give in to the majority, or in other
words that one or two men in the m1norl-
ty must consent 30 hang man, because
Uu0 uiHJOIity Oo>NSAS ~.AA~> W. -A-''S 1890
proven guilty
"Wbat was your own opinion of
Brown q evidence, Mr.. Booth?''
nWell, I did not feel SURF and / don I
now, that it could be relied upon. The
man had without an atom of doubt fals1-
fed on the stand in regard to the Rotter-
dam incident, and l hold that a man
who will lie on even comparatively I'M
important matter at such time will lie
again, and the testimony of such man
is not the kind of testimony generally
accepted in trials of capital offences"
r. W. Mason. a we'll known lawyer,
when asked today as to the effect of a
confession of a juror that he voted for a
verdict against bis conscience and under
pressure from the court or his fellow
jurymen, and as to whether such con-
fession would have any weight in an
argument for new trial, said:
"Such, confession would have no
effect whatever, and the juryInen might
make affidavits mile long. Unless 1t
can be shown that the jury has been
tempered with nothing which happens
inside the jury room will be taken as
egidence for the setting aside of the
verdint. The courk cannot take oogniZ-
ance as to how the verdict was rea ched.
have no doubt that some of the jury
men in the Bran case, since being re-
leased and coming in contact with public
opinion have felt obliged to defend and
apologize for their verdict. A juryman is
peculiarly situated. He is absolutely
isolated for the time being from contact
| with the outside world. and 1t is only
natural that when he finds that he has
voted for q verdict that is not upheld by
the people whom he meets Immediately
after the trial hat he should make ex-
plantations of one sort or another. The
court fully appreciates this and 1t has
time and again taken the position that
no statement made by a juryman after
his dismissal as to how the verdict was
reached can be taken.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
Real Estate rransfers.

The following transfers of real estate
in this county have been recorded IN
the Registry Of Deeds:
Hannah knight to Mary L. Graham,
both of Westbrook, for 81, lot of LAND
in Westbrook on the easterly side of Has.
kell street.
Amasa S. Benson to Lucretia W. Ches'
ley, both of Harpswell for 81, a lot Of
land in Harpswell.
Arthur q. Frost to William, both Of
Deering, for sl1O, lot of land in Deer
ing near Forest avenue.
Asa Merrill of Cumberland to Melvin
Ham blet of Deeing, for 81, lot of wood
and timber in Cumberland.
Charles ". burlington Of Topsham tc
Lindley NJ. Varney for 1925, a lot Of
land in Brunswick.
Harvey Sawyer of Cumberland to Mel
win Hamblet of Deering, for 81, lot Of
wood and tim Der in Cumberland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
OBITUARY.


Seldom is q community more affected
by the death of one of it's citizens than
was Intervale last Saturday, when that
of Levi W. Heed was announced. He had
taken his axe In the mornin g and gone
into the woods short distance from his
home to cut wood. Not returning at
noon, his wife went to look for him and
was Mortified to find him dead ON the
ground. Cause, probably heart disease.
Mr.. Reed was horn in New Sharon,
Me-, December 81, 1875. but his parents
moved to Danville, Me-, when he was a
baby. He married Charlotte ". Wood
bury Of New Gloucester, March Is, 1860,
who, with one son, W. A. Reed of New
Gloucester, and one daughter, Mrs. Grace
E. Jameson of Presque ISLE Me-. survive
HIN. He moved to Westfeld, Aroostook
county in 1860 and returned to New
Gloucester In 1883. Served In the First
Maine Veteran Volunteers, from
1864 until wounded March %, 1855. he
was prominent in the G. A. r. and in
the Grange and was always interested in
the temperance cause, having been chief
templar Of Chandler Lodge, I. o. q. T.,
master of Aroostook County Pomona
Grange and during the past year. master
OF New Gloucester Grange and comman-
der of George E. Whitman Post.
A man of genial nature, public spirit
and sterling integrity he was type of
our very best citizenship and will be
mourned by large circle of friends and
ACC uaintances The funeral services will
be held Wednesday, January 9th. at his
late residence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
Past Councillors Association.

Past Chancellors' association held its
regular monthly meeting last evening
President Reynolds presiding. After
supper was served and cigars lighted,
speeches were made by grand and past
grand officers, Rev. G. E. Bean, Wesley
G. Smith, B. Z. Chase, Wyer Greene,
Luther B. Roberts, VIM. A. Talvor, H.
/. Nelson, E. q. verrill, E. K. Hanson,
j. E. Chute and Ira S. Locke.
The bylaws were amended SO that all
past ehancellors are now eligible to mem.
bership. There was a large number
present and great enthusiasm manifested.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
DEATH OF SIR JOSEPH HlcKsoN.
Was Seventeen Years General Manager of
Grand Trunk.

Montreal, Que, January 4.-Sir Joseph
Hiokson general manager OF the Grand
Trunk Railway of Canada died today
from diabetes. Sir Joseph Hickson was
born in England sixty-six years ago. He
came to Canada In 1851 and worked his
way from the post of accountant Of the
Grand Trunk to general manager of the
road, the latter office being assumed in
1874 and retained until 1891, when he re-
tired
He was--knighted in the year Of his re,
tirement. Sir Joseph was chairman OF
the government commission on prohibit
ion which took evidence all over Canada
in 1892. He leaves widow and six chill
dTen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
Electric Filters.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited
or any season, but perhaps more gener-
ally needed in the. Spring, when the Ian
guild exhausted feeling prevails, when
the liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need of a tonic and Alternative is felt A
prompt use of this medicine has often
averted long and perhaps fatal bilious
feyers. No medicine will act more surely
ia counteracting and freeing the system
from the lnalarial poison. Headache, In
digestion, Constipation, Dizziness yield
to Electric Bitters. 500 and Sl.o0 per
" Congress St, under Congress Square
Hote,.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
bath Orphans, Home.

Bath, January AT the annual meet
ing of the Bath Naval and Military
Orphan Asylum association today the
following officers were elected: S. u.
Snipe president of trustees; A. II. Wat.
son, secretary; Il. A. Duncan, treasurer
committee ON reception and disposal Of
children, W. Fl. Watson, S. L. Snipe, D.
r. Wylie: executive committee, S. 4.
snipe. W. H. watson, j. o. shaw;
physician, Charles A. Packard; matron,
Mrs. A. Stetson. The home has fifty
two inmates and is in flourishiug condi-
ton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
A,Prettv Good Idea.

Hartford. Conn.,, January 4.-One
of the results of the Pond will contest is
a renewal of the agitation in favor oil
Judge Whites bill presented to the gen
eral assembly two years ago. Ii provides
that man may deposit a sealed will
with the probate court and any one de-
capacity must do so during his life time.
There can bs no contest after testator S
death
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
INSOLVENCY COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE PEABODY.

BEFORE JUDGE PEABODY.
Monday in the insolvency court thu
following frat meetings were held:
Frederick A. Motley and Samuel l.
Bates was chosen assignee.
A. B. Sprague, with Henry j. Conley
assignee.
Horace N. Davis, with George r.
Noyes, assignee.
Richard A Weber, with SCOTT Wilson
assignee.
Abraham A. Miller, with George Z.
Gould assignee.
Second meetings of creditors were held
in the cases of William G. Batty. Irving
W. Benton, Herbert M. Hummer, George
L. Gushing and James f. Pinkham
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
Whitaker Pleaded Guilty.

Boston, Mass, January 4.-Samuel
Whitaker, who Killed his wife Catherine
at their home in North Cam bridge, Fri
day afternoon last, was arraigned today
charged with murder. He was without
counsel and pleaded guilty: The Judge
would not accept the plea. A plea of not
guilty was then entered and Whitaker
was held for the grand jury without bail
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
RELIEF IN SIX HOURS

Distressing Kidney and Bladder diseases
1Ieieved in six hours by the NEW GREAT
SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY CURE. The
new remedy is a great surprise on account
of its exceeding promptness in reviewing
pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and every
part of the urinary passages III mali or fe,
male. 1t relieves retention of wafer ann
main in passing it almost Immediately. Ii
You want quick relief and cure this is youi
remedy. Sold by c. II. GUPPYCO., Drug
aist. 463 Congress St. PortIand, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
Unknown Man struck by a Train.

Wakefield, Mass, January 4.-The
Haverhill express train to Boston on the
Boston and Maine railroad struck man
walking between the tracks ali 1915 this
morning near the Greenwood station.
He was picked no unconscious with a
deep cash in his head and taken into the
Massachusetts General hospital. He was
about forty years of age, well dressed,
but there was nothing about his person
to indicate who he is. There are practi-
cally no hopes of his recovery.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05

Portland Shoe and Leather Association.
The fourteenth annual meeting OF the
Portland Shoe and Leather Associat ion,
was held at the Lowell shoe store Mon
day, January 4th, at s. 30 a. M, and the
following officers were elected for the
year 1897:
Pres. Fl. L. Howe.
Vice Pres.-Wyer Green.
Treas.-C. +. Moulton.
Ssc.-A. L. Davis
Executive Committee-H. S. Higgins,
A. II. Berry.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05

Gold filings, s1.o0 and up. Silver
filings, Soc to $1.O0. Cement, SOC to loc.
Painless extracting by Ether, Gas ana
Local Anesthetics. Gold Crowns, So.o0
Crown and Bridge work. Artificial Sets.
SIS. 90, $500 and $1,000. Thorough ad'
skillful treatment of all dental diseases.
Examinations and advice free. Office
hours, 8 q. m to 12; 1 p. m. to 8. Az
continents solicited by mail.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
.4our Newspaper for the Coming Year

Aour Newspaper for the Coming Year
The Portland Sunday Times may be
obtained in connection with the PRESS
for $3.50 year in advance, or for 65
onts month, for both papers, by mail,
or delivered by carrier in Portland
South Portland or Deering.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05

Lieutenant Edward Joy and Corporal
Garvey of Co. E, OF Bridgeport Conn,
left there Sunday night to join the Cuban
forces They went secretly because OF
their conueotiop with the state militia.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05

To CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take laxative BRomo Quinine Tapiets All nrug-
gists refund tho annaY If il fAils 10 cue
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-19
Mr.. Valentine Dead

William c. Valentine, age 4S, broth-
err of President Valentine of the Wells
Fargo Express company of San Fran
cisco has just died at White Oaks of
pneumonia.
The deceased has held various
responsible positions and for years was
well known frontier express mes
senger for that company in Colorado,
New Mexico and Mexico later drifting
into prospecting and mining He was
one of the party, says the Eagle, who
examined the Baxter Mountain mines
! for the Eddy syndicate recently. He
was well known and highly respected
for his reliable and honest qualities
and an ardent advocate of truth and
charity, and held the respect of his
employers and associates. For the
past sixteen months and up to the time
| of his death MIR. Valentine was in
charge, under H. a. Gross, of the
Salado coal fields at Gray and of all
the affairs of the company at tina;
point. His illness lasted less than two
| weeks.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-19
Our Souvenir Edition.

The HERALD wishes to keep before
the minds of the business men OF the
city, the Importance Of the enterprise
that has been undertaken for the wide
and judiciOus advertising Of Ell PasO.
Messrs. Miliiken and South worth, WHO
have charge of the compilation of the
Uvenir edition, are gentlemen of wide
and varied experience IN newspaper
work, and are writers o. ability AID
discrimination, and for this reason .heir
services have been engaged. The
facilities of the HERALD office for get
ting out paper which shall be M
chemically cred table are sufficiently
well known to need no comment. Thus
literary excellence and the mechanical
perfection being assured, it remains for
our business men to make it possible to
send the edition out as q thoroughly
representative advertisement of the
resources, business advantages and
climatic attractions of Ell Paso and the
surrounding country.
The success Of the undertaking thus
far is tlattering. but we can do better.
If you have given negative answer to
the proposition OF our representatives,
| look them up and put yourself on the
! right side of the enterprise.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-19
How Z hey Work it.

A visitor from the effete east was
standing in a well known Juarez tailor
establishment the other day, when an
Ell Paso man glided unostentatiously
in. Presently the tailor approach ed
the latter smiIingly, washing his hands
voulum inously, as it were. with invis-
able soap. Then the FL Paso man
dropped off the big overcoat he had on
ard 10, and behold, he was without coat
or vest.
The visitor wondered, and he Won
dered still more as he saw we smiling
tailorman try a bran new coat and vest
upon the caballero del otro lado. The
latter was pleased with the fit, and
keeping the two new garments on, he
quietly threw on his overcoat, and
after paying the bill walked lightly
out and jumped on the first street car
uorthward bound, remarking that he
was in about Sl5 American money by
the transaction.
Further explanations are unnecessa-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-19

Extensive preparations are being
made for the identification OF the plaza
principal in Juarez.
There was fall of beautiful snow
last night which has left the town IN
der the horrible mud again for sea-
son.
The insurance companies have paid
tn Emiliano Ortuzar SIS, 900 insurance
on his recently burned property IN
JuareZ.
The Ell Paso HERALD has succeeded
in securing and now run United Press
dispatches, which make it valuable
daily.-Opt.c.
The r. F. johnson homestead, corner
of Oregon and Wyoming streets, has
just been solo by Mccartney x Buckler
to p. G. Bowler Of this city.
The damage suit of Cleofas RAMIREZ
against the Southern Pacific for the
loss of his leg, was given to the jury IN
the district court this morning.
President Robinson Of the Mexican
Central has ordered sixteen new loco
motives from eastern manufacturers,
and the first lot will arrive next month.
The tips of A. P. Coles moustache
are now coquetting with the CLOUDS; ne
has secured the local agency OF the
Philadelphia Underwriters Fire lnsur-
ance company.
FOR SALE Scholarship in the South
western Business College, Including
anv course. Will be sold to deserving
PARTIES at a liberal discount. Rogers
& Cheuoweth, 407 Mesa avenue.
The local national banks held their
annual election last week when the old
al cd
Both of the national banks declared
dividends, and the First national added
3 900 to its surplus fund.
The Revista Of Juarez has it that Ex-
Superintendent Comfort OF the Mexican
Central has been asked 10 become sup
erintendent of the Corralitos road. The
Revista gives Mr.. Comfort comfort
able send-off, and speaks very highly
of him.
The information given the HERALD
Just as it was going to press yesterday
relative to the verdict OF the jury IN
the Corralitos cattle case, proved to be
Incorrect The verdict was for the
defendants the Texas & Pacific rail-
road company.
The big smelter is now running six
stacks, and shipping fourteen cars OF
bullion per week. The copper matte is |
being shipped to Europe. 1t was
shipped to Argentine for treatment, |
but the copper plant there shut down !
before the election and has not been |
Agent Donohoe. of the Mexican Cen
trial, stationed at this point and who ,
has been promoted to the Chicago |
agency, has vacation of fifteen days |
after the first of February, and begins
work in Chicago about the first of
March. He will have his office in the
Grand Pacific hotel, and cover whole !
lot of territory.
The English dam company ayr to
allow Las Cruces, DOna Ana and Me-
silla, the free use of water from he ,
Selden dam until the large dam at
Elephant Butte is finished. But the
distribution of the water must be at
tended to by the ditch commissioners of
these towns. The commissioners, how
ever, have not agreed among them
selves as to the location of the various
points Of distribution, ard another
meeting will be held shortly to settle
the matter.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-19
The PrOdigaI Father.

Freedom from vulgarity. genuinely
novel specialties, a decidedly well
balanced presenting company and g
clean-cut, refreshingly breezy perform
ance are the principal elements in the
makeup of The PrOdigal Father, .
which will be seen at the opera house
on Wednesday night, that render the
attraction deserving hearty praise and
should result in heavy attendance dur
ing the engagement. Like nearly all
offerings of its class. The Prodigal
Father" simply serves as a theme for
numerous sp cialities, but unlike many,
these diversions are immensely funny.
From the rise of the curtain only a con-
frmed hypOchondriac could resist the
infectious drolIery of the clever people
on the stage. The entire cast can be
classed under the heading of excellent.
The entire production rises far above
the average farcical Offering.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-19

famous Woodland orchard. Frank
grew up with a thorough knowledge
of the business and when his father
sought wider fields succeeded to its
management.
In his early manhood the deceased
married one of Mesilla' S fairest daugh-
tiers, Miss Alice Griggs- Three bright
children were born of this marriage,
and it was in nursing them through
illness that he contracted the malady.
A couple of years ago Mr.. Wood
spent some time in Ell Paso in charge
Of the Star Stables for his mother-iu-
law, Mrs. Griggs. He was in reality
in charge when the business was sold
to Mr.. Caldwell and conducted the
negotiations upon the part Of Mrs.
Griggs.
Judge Wood and wife are residing at
Nogal, N. NJ. They were at once nOti-
fed of their sons death and the funeral
services have been postponed until
their arrival.
The bereaved wife and parents have
many friends in Ell Paso who will
deeply sympathize with them in their
great affiiction.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-19
Former EI Pasn Teacher Gone.

The sad news has reached this city of
the sudden death at Kalamazoo, Mich,
of Mrs. William o. Jones, who as Miss
Carrie Coleman taught school in this
city for two years. Miss Coleman left
Ell Paso three years ago next spring
for Michigan to be married, after
making many friends in Ell Paso. She
leaves a baby boy only four days old.
Mrs. Jones was an unusually bright
woman, and very attractive generally,
and her sudden death will bring feel
ings of genuine sorr ow to many admir-
ing Ell Paso friends. She was the
younger sister OF Mrs. r. E. Comfort,
who is quite overcome 6y the loss.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-19
Hits Back.

His honor, the mayor, has been
jumped on by citizens for selling Blue
Alex, the vicious fire department
horse, for 500 when he cost $I25. So
the venerable executive of the city of
FL PasO, Texas, hits back by calling
the public attention to the fact that the
beast had only recently severely bitten
one Of the paid firemen who was caring
for him, aud that the animal ought not
to have remained in the stable ten
minutes. Let the man who will give
1925 for the horse show up, and his
honor will give So to the city. SHOW
up or shut-up. open for ten days.