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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27

ance of the fairy palace at night time,
when the structure is illuminated by the
electric light in all the most beautiful
coIors Imaginable. Inside and out 1t
will be blaze of splendor Showers of
crystal drops will meet the white, blue.
green, red and yellow light of electricity
in every direction, miniature geysers will
burst from the fountains surrounding
the foundations of the building and cross
and criss-cross the dazzling rays, appeal
ing to the senses of both sight and hear
ing, for in addition to the beauty of the
scene that will delight the eye, the ears
will catch the soothing sound of softly
falling waters, as the showers of spray
fall back on the crystal roof and wash
down, curtaining the building in Nj
agara of sparkling liquid.
The designs will be changed frequent
~, SO that on each day and night Of the
week there will be different arrange
ment OF watery patterns. Or, If 1t is de-
sired. the patterns can be changed at in
teryals during the day or night. This is
made possible by the skill of the design
er, who has arranged his plans for the
pipework, SO that by shutting off some of
the jets and turning on others, floral for
nations can be turned into pillars of
water, and wreaths of crystal flood into
wavy twists and turns and figures.
SO oleyerly is all this done and so cum
ningiy has the great architect made use
OF every opportunity to conceal the pipes
in his plans, that no one will guess that
the glass structure conceals network of
piping through which, by the mere turn
ing OF a key, the whole structure cansbe
enveloped In water. The pipes will be
disguised by every art known to the ar
chiteot. On the towers of the building
the delicately traced ornamental work
ending in a spike-like spire will be in
reality water pipe with a fine nozzle at
the end; the framework on which is
embedded the glass composing the chief
building material will be pierced for
fountain play and will be water pipes
carrying jets for the general display.
The visitor who gaZes on the building
without knowing the secret hidden In its
crystal depths, will be admiring it for it's
beauty of construction and fairy like
appearance, when presto! the whole
structure will seem to burst into life and
loyeliness; what was beautiful as plain
glass will be amazingly pretty when the
glass becomes merely setting for the liv-
ing liquid that envelops it in glittering
curtain.
1t is not too much to predict that this
water palace will be the chief splendor of
the Paris Exposition. 1t will be the most
alluring spot in the grounds by day and
by night, the coolest in fine warm wealth
er, the most attractive in wet weather,
for here, where one is accustomed to sit
IN palace around which the water is
falling continuously it is possible to for
get that the clouds are playing havoc
with the outside world
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27

statement and her only remark was, "We
can't always win, can we? Suppose we
go and pick some straw berries; Think
they taste SO much better just from the
vines. -
Such stories might be multiplied lndeti-
nitely, but these are enoughssto show how
unlike other women she Is In two i'm
portant traits, her avoidance of detail
and her hatred Of fuss Indeed, her con-
slant phrase Is Don't FUSS
This may be the result of her constant
association with men. For years she had
no association with women, no inter
course with them and she has come to
look at matters from the mans point of
view.
She hates women. She says she knows
that they are all against her. and would
do her any injury they could. and that
she hates the whole "orew'' in return.
To the actresses in her companies she used
to be overbearing and despotic. Once
one of them, wearing q Goiled pair of
gloves, ventured to offer to shake hands
with her one day. Mrs. Langtry wrapped
her handkerchief around her own white
gloves before accepting the greeting.
The one exception to her hatred of her
sex is, as one might guess, her daughter.
She loves her passionately. There is
no advantage or pleasure that money
can buy that she does not lavish upon
her. The child is II, and has become her
mothers constanst companion, except at
race meetings. / do not think that
Jeanne Langtry has ever seen race run.
| Mrs. Langsry and her.s.sdaughter read
| together; skate and bicycle together; ride,
drive and walk together, and one of their
| favorite amusements is a game of tag"
| In the country lanes.
| But at all other times the older woman
| is the Mrs. Langtry that have tried to
describe to you; shrewd. self reliant,
calculating, generous with her money,
| but not careless of it; knowing what she
wants. and getting 1t, somehow, anyhow
Except for her daughter, her affections
are dead.
Prince Esterhazy Is very anxious to
marry her. Some one asked her il she
| intended marrying him.
"No. do not think shall. DON t
| care to marry man who makes such
noise over his SOUP
| When she is ready do not. doubt that
| she will make brilliant marriage,
partly on Jeanne's account, partly on her
own-to walk into high place on the
neck of her enemies-other women.
81 am an Ishmael," she said not long
ago; "eveIy ones hand is against me
every woman's. And how / hate them. ~
| And yet from time to time she hands
without remark C batch of begging let
tiers to her business manager. On each
one is written in Mrs. Langtry's hand
the amount she wishes sent to the writ
ers, who are mostly women.
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GLOOMY REPORT FROM DAWSON

GLOOMY REPORT FROM DAWSON.
Skaguay, via Seattle, Wash, December
26.-John Lindsay of Olympia, Wash.
who has just arrived from Dawson City,
says there will surely be starvation there
this winter. He examined into the food
situation thoroughly, he says and after
satisfying himself that there will be short
supply, he sold his outfit, and in COM
pany with Frank Ba1lantlne of Olympia,
Tom Story of Victoria and Bob 7lynn
OF Seattle, started on foot, each man
drawing on sledge about 100 pounds
Of provisions. Lindsay said the Dawson
people believe that there is no great
amount of food at Fort Yukon as has
been alleged. The river rose sufficiently
and remained open long enough to enable
a food supply to have been brought
from Fort Yukon had there been any The
people of Dawson, believing that there
was not ample food supplies at Fort
Yukon. refused to go there. Not more
than 300 or 40 people took advantage of
the transportation company's offer to
take them to Fort Yukon for nothing.
Lindsay says that the output of the
mines will be greatly curtailed this win
ter because of the scarcity of food and
light. Coal oil sold for *45 a gallon and
candles $3.50 box of 100. Even if men
were able TO work their claims they can
not get light to do SO.
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DEATH OF JOHN CosGRAvE.

Albany. N. Y, December 26.-John
Cosgraye, a well-known athlete, died in
the City hospital here today after an
operation for appendicitis. He was a
member of the New Jersey A. c., Bridge
field, A. c.. and the 10th Battalion A. A.
of the National Guard.
Cosgrave won the aIl-round athletic
championship of America in 1895, md
finished second to Clark of Boston in
this years competition. His amat eur
standing was recently questioned, but
the registration committee of the A. A.
u. threw the charges out as being abso-
lutely without foundation
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AUGUSTA, 8; GARDINER, /.

Augusta, Dec. 25.-Augusta won easily
from Gardiner this afternoon at City
Hall, score to l. The good work of
Murphy at goal having A stops, saved a
worse defeat. Hackett had practically
nothing to do, only having eight stops
Dawson easily outplayed the other rush
es. All appeared to be playing to kill
time. Mccain, a local player, did fairly
good work at rush in Turner's place,
who is nursing broken nose. Dill and
Hadley did good work for Gardiner.
There were no disagreeable features, and
it was rather friendly game. The sum
mary:
Augusta-Dawson and Mccain, rush;
Perry. center; Malone, half back; Hack
EFT, goal.
Gardiner-E. Gay and Hadley, rush i:
Toban, (Moran), center; Dill, Moran
half back; Murphy, goal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27
MISS HERBERT'S FRIEND KILLS
HERSELF,

Washington, December 26.-The recent
tragic death of Miss Leila Herbert, the
daughter of ex-Secretary of the Navy
Herbert, is given as the reason for the
suicide which occurred today of Miss
Annie Annie Virginia Wells, an accom-
plished young society woman, daughter
of Mr.. Lewis S. Wells, a we'll known at
torney. The young woman shot herself
through the heart with her brother S
revolver at the residence of her father.
Miss Wells had met Miss Herbert num-
Der of times and was very much attached
to her.
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sIOO Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all 1t
stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. catarrh being constitu-
onal disease Requires Cure is taken
m aeans d hsf ou upon the blood and
surfaces Of the system, thereby destroying the
q the dssass and tie gyng the pa
and sssistiSe nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have SO much fait! in its curative
bowers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure Send for list
" Address sG f. j. CHENEY & co Toledo, o.
p.g-Sold BY druggists, Toe
Hairs Family Pills are the best.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27
SCORE TELLS THE STORY.
The Rocklands Played Worse Than Anna.
tours in Last Nights Game.

Somewhere in the neighborhood of
400 people payed to see Portland play
Rockland in City hall Saturday night
They saw what might be called second
rate amateur polo game and there is
some doubts about the contest having
been as high a grade as that. Since
Rockland lost Campbell they have
dropped out of sight Neither Murphy
or Allen are fitted to play the positions
they attempted to fill Saturday night.
The Roekland polo team is back num-
Der and if exhibitions such as O'Malley,
the Rockland goal tend, put up in the
cage last night are to occur often, the
Maine polo league might as well turn in
its checks and go out of business. When
patrons of polo payto see an exhibition
they expect to see polo playing from be-
ginning to end no matter who is in the
lead or how great the lead is. A gang of
''quitters' such as form the Rockland
team should not be allowed to pEav with
other teams in the state who at least try
conscientiously to give patrons of the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27
WAS THE TRACK SHORT,

New York, December 25.-The L. A.
W. racing board was in session all day at
the Grand Union hotel having under
consideration the shortness of the track
on which the recent big six days race
was held at Madison Square Garden.
The managers of the race, p. Il. Powers,
VIM. Brady and James Kennedy, were
examined, as YVES also Charles Ashinger,
who constructed the track of the garden,
and also a number of riders and trainers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27
POLO LEAGUE SCHEDULE.


Augusta Withdraws Leaving a Five Club
Circuit.
At the meeting of the Polo league last
week, the Augusta team was transferred
to Gardiner and the league will continue
with fve-club circuit On account of
the.withdraw of Augusta 1t was necessary
to revise the schedule for the remain
der of the month slightly. The schedule
for the remainder of the season includ-
ing the revised schedule of the last week
in December is as follows:
REVISED SCHEDULE.
December 81, Portland at Rookland,
Bath at Gardiner; 80, Lewiston at Port
land, Rockland at Bath; 80, Rocklapd at
Lewiston; 80, Bath at Portland, Lewis
ton at Gardiner; 81, Gardiner at Bath.
January i, Portland at Lewiston, Gar
diner at Rockland.
NEW SCHEDULE.
January 3. Portland at Gardiner, Lew
iston at Rockland; 4, Gardiner at Port
land, Lewiston at Bath; 5, Rockland at
Lewiston; 6, Lewiston at Portland,
Rockland at Gardiner; z, Bath at Rock
land; s, Portland at Bath, Gardiner at
lewiston; 10, Portland at Rockland,
Bath at Gardiner; II, Rockland at Port
land, Bath at Lewiston; 10, Rockland at
Bath; IS, Bath at Portland, Lewiston at
Gardiner; IA, Portland at Lewiston; 10,
Gardiner at Bath, Lewiston at Rock
In~ ,,,1 - Do
Rockland; 1S, Gardiner at Portland. Lew
iston at Bath; 10, Rockland at Lewiston;
20, Lewiston at Portland, Rookland at
Gardiner; 81, Portland at Bath; %,
Gardiner at Rocklan bath at Lewis
ton; "a, Portland at Rockland, Lewiston
at Gardiner; 20, Bath ut Portland, Rock
land at Lewiston; rs, Rockland at Bath ;
", Rockland at Portland; 2S, Gardiner
at Lewiston, Bath at Rockland, 80,
Portland at Gardiner, Lewiston at Bath !;
81, Bath at Gardiner, Lewiston at Rock
land.
February /, Gardiner at Portland; @,
Portland at Bath, Rockland at Lewis
ton; 8, Lewiston at Portland, Rockland
at Gardiner; 4. Bath at Lewiston; 5,
Portland at Rockland, Gardiner at Bath
2, Gardiner at Rockland; 8, Rockland at
Portland, Lewiston at Gardiner; 8, Port
land at Lewiston, Rockland at Bath; 10,
Bath at Portland; IL, Portland at Gardi-
ner, Lewiston at Bath; -, Bath at Rock
land, Gardiner at Lewiston; a. Bath at
Lewiston, Rookland at Gardiner; Is, Gar
diner at Portland, Rockland at Bath :;
l6, Portland at Rockland; II, Lewiston
at Portland, Bath at Gardiner; 1S, Gar
diner at Lewiston 80, Portland at Bath.
Lewiston at Rockland; 81, Bath at Port.
land, Gardiner at Rockland; %, Gardi-
ner at Bath; %, Portland at Lewiston:
"a, Bath at Rockland, Lewiston at Gardi-
ner; 25, Rockland al. Portland, Lewiston
at bath; 26, Portland at Gardiner
Rookland at Lewiston; s8, Portland at
Lewiston, Rockland at Gardiner.
March 1, Gardiner at Portland, Rock
land at Bath; 2, Lewiston at Rockland ::
8. Lewiston at Portland, Bath at Gardi-
her; a, Portland at Bath; 5, Portland at
Rockland, Bath at Lewiston; Z, PORT
land at Gardiner, Bath at Rookland; s.
Rockland at Portland, Gardiner of
Bath; 9, Rockland at Lewiston: 10. Bath
at Portland, Lewiston at Gardiner; II.
Gardiner at Lewiston; 10, Gardiner at
Rockland, Lewiston at Bath.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27
RoCKLAND VESSEL DISABLED.

Portsmouth, Nh, December s6.-The
two masted schooner Onward. Captain
Kelos, loaded with lime bound from
Rockland to Boston, was picked up four
miles off here by the Jerry's Point Life
Saving crew today and brought into the
lower harbor.l She CARED away her sails
and would have been lost had not Cap
tain Mayo and his crew of life ravers dis
covered her during the gale. The vessel
was badly damaged and in sinking
condition from the weight of ice. Yester-
day, while beating off Boon Island, A.
O. Robinson, the cook, was lost over
board and drowned. He belonged in Mt.
Desert, Me-, and leaves family.
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THE SOUTH PoRTLANDS WON.

THE SOUTH PORTLANDS WON.
Previous to the professional game last
evening the amateurs had chance to
show what they could do. The South
Portlands defeated the Spauldings by a
score of to 2 and as both teams played
for all they were worth, the contest was
far more interesting than the professional
game which followed.
THE ANA rEUR STANDING.
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TROLLEY CAR HELD UP.

Norristown, Pa, Dec. 26.-A trolley
car of the Schuykill Valley Traction
Company was held up by highwaymen
at Swedel near here tonight. The con-
ductor refused to give mp his money and
was shot dead. Three shots were fired
at Motorman Matthias but none took
effect. After rifiing the body of Con-
ductor Galloway of money and gold
watch and chain the robbers escaped.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27
LEWISTON, 10; RoCKLAND, 6.

Lewiston, Dec 25.-The Lewiston polo
team easily won from the Rocklands at
City Hall this afternoon. The game was
full of sensational plays and every man
on the Lewiston team got into the game
with. snap. The lineup:
Lewiston-Tarrant and Walton, rush;
Fitzgerald, centre; Furbush, half
back; White, goal.
Rockland-Mu and Allen, rush :;
McGowen, (Maynard), center: Maynard,
(Gendreau), half back; ~ Malley, goal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27
POLO NOTES

Two good polo games are scheduled for
Portland, the coming week and both of
them Will be well worth seeing. On
tuesday evening Lewiston Is to be here.
Ihls team has jumped into the second
position In very short order When Lew
iston meets Portland scrappy game is
bound totocour. Furbush, the great half
back of Lewiston, has shown himself to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27
AFTERNOON AMATEUR GAME.

The game between the South Portlands
and the Forest Citys in the afternoon be-
fore the regular game was an exciting and
very interesting one. The amateur teams
have some mon who could give points to
the professionals. Two periods only were
played. AS the game was drawing to u
close the score stood South Portlands 2,
Forest Citys one. just a second sbefore
the gong sounded Scribner of the Forest
Citys Gagged the ba and tied the score.
After three minutes of overtime play the
Forest Citys won another goal and took
the game.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27
RIGBY PARK SUMMONED.

The management of Rigby Park has
received official modification that the
board of review of the National Trotting
at its May meeting in Chi
cago, will look further into the reports
of Rigby's having accepted conditional
entries. :
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27
GARDINER, 4; AUGUSTA. =.

Augusta, December 25.-The polo game
this evening between Augusta and Card
ner, was first class one, Gardiner win
ming, to 8. The magnificent work of
Murphy of the Gardiner team at goal,
alone saved them from defeat. The
Augustus rather outplayed their oppo-
nents, although team play was noticea-
BILE by It's absence upon both sides. In
dividually Dawson, Perry and Malone for
Augusta did fast work. For Gardiner
Hadiey easily lead. All played clean polo
although the last of the game was rough
on account Of the anxiety of Augusta to
tie the score. The line up and summary
Augusta-Dawson and Mccain, rush
eTs; Ferry, center; Malone, half back;
Haokett, goal.
r. Gard1ner-E. Gay and Hadley, rushers;
Iooin, center dill and Moran, half back !;
Murphy, goal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27

It is understood that Mr.. John c. Small
Of this city is being talked of as 9 sue
cessor to Manager H. F. Farnham of Rig
by
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27
LEWISTON. 4; Bath, 8.

Lewiston, December 26.-The Lewiston
polo team won it's second victory today
at city hall by defeating the leaders in a
red hot contest. During the last period
neither side scored. The passing of the
Lewiston team was the best seen here this
year. The line up and summary:
Lewiston-Tarrant and Walton, rush
ers;, Fitzgerald, centre; Furbush, half
back; White, goal.
Bath. Mooney and MoGilvary, rush
ers; Il. Mooney, center; Phelan and Muir
4augh, half back; Burgess, goal.
Goals. Won by. Rush by. Gagged by. L.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27
TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money ii it fails to to cure
25c. The genuine has l.. B. Q. on each tablets.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27

Soore-Bath, 8; Portland, 2. Stops in
goal-Allen, -; Burgess, SO. Fouls-J
Mooney, McGilvary, Stamford. Referee
Long. Time keeper-A. S. Mari.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27
Goals Won by Rushed by. Gagged by. Time

stops-White, IA; O'Malley. "a. Fouls
Murphy, Maynard. Referee
Snowman. Timer-Purington Attend
ance-50O
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27

/ 6-Lewiston, Tsrrant, Tarrant LOO
bath, Mooney, j. Mooney. 40
Score-Lewiston, 4 Bath, 3. Stons-
White, 26; Burgess, 35. Referee-Spov-
man. Timer-Purington. Attendance
! 900.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27

Score-Portland, IS; Rockland. 4.
%; O'Malley, "a. Referee
Long. Timekeeper-Mr. Dyer. Scorer
"A. S. Mari. Attendance-14O0.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-27

Scoro-Gardiner, 4; Augusta, g. Stops
Murphy, SO; Hackett, 10. Fouls-Mur-
ply. Reteree-Wakefield Timer Bar
bour. Attendance-4OO.
MAINE POLO STANDING.
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Goals. Won by

Score-Augusta, 3; Gardiner, /. Stops
Murphy, AZ; Hackett, 8. Fouls-Ma-
lone, 2. decentralization. Timer
Barbour. Attendance--3OO.
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HaSD WIS ON LIN he.
PORTLAND
- TO
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REVISED SCHEDULE.

December 27, Portland at Rookland,
Bath at Gardiner; 80. Lewiston at Port
land, Rockland at Bath; 80, RockIapd at
Lewiston; 80, Bath at Portland. Lewis
ton at Gardiner; 81, Gardiner at Bath.
January i, Portland at Lewiston, Gar
diner at Rockland.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-26
UEATH NECOkC.

At North Adams. Mass, Shepherd
Thayer, aged II, one OF the most promi-
rent citizens OF that city. Mr.. Thayer
had practiced law In that city for many
years. He served in the lower branch
of the state legislature in 1867 and 1869
In 1871 and '72 he was elected to the state
senate, where he took leading part in
the fight to secure an appropriation to
build the Hoosac tunnel He was ap-
pointed special justice Of the district
court in 1873 and held the position until
December. 1894, when he was appointed
judge to succeed Senator George =.
Lawrence. His resignation as Judge
was sent TO Governor Wolcott i'm March
to take effect May 1. and Caelton T..
Phelps was appointed his successor
Thursday. Judge Thayer is survived
by his wife, two sons, ex-senator s.
Proctor Thayer and G. ID. Thayer Of
this city, and one daughter, Mrs Edward
A. Wright Of New York.
At Williamstown. Mass. Cyrus Morris
Todd, aged 10, for the past 81 years pro-
fessor of mathematics at Williams col
lege, of inflammation OF the bowels. Pro-
fessor Todd graduated from Williams
I'm 1865, and taught mathematics and
Latin al jefferson college and the Indiana
state university until 1870 when he was
called to Williams. He was fine Latin
scholar and literary critic of much
ability.
At Beverly, Mass, ExMayor Charles
Fl. Odell, aged 6S OF Beverly. In 1864
he was elected to the Massach chusetts
house. He was also elected to the legis-
lature I'm 1865. He was appointed col
lector OF the Beverly and Salem dis
trict by General Grant in 1873 and was
postmaster under Harrison.
At Brockton. Mass. William w. Cross
aged GA, prominent business man, was
taken sick I'm the Porter Congregational
church and died within Is minutes. hay-
ing, meantime. been able to walk to his
home. Death was due 10 heart trouble
At Boston, Edwin Morse. aged Go. the
veteran pool seller and boolmaker. wide.
w known among race track habitucs.