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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-10

the kraken Is to be found wherever go down
TO the sea in ships and do business in great waters
Substantially. the story is: That long low-lying
banks have been discovered by vesse.s. which have
moored thereto. only TO find the supposed land de-
velop!ny wondrcus peculiartes. Amid tremendous
turmoil OF seething waters, arms innumerable Ike
OF might serpenis. from the deep. fol-
lowed at last by horrible head. OF a bigness and
daoolical appearance unspeakab.y appalling. Fas-
G ed by the terrible eyes that large as shields
glazed upon them. the awe-siricken seamen beheld
OF he far-reachng tentacles covered with null
tltudes OF mouths. embracing their vessel, while
others searched her allow and aloft. cung the
bling from the rigging like ripe fruit. and con-
veyng them forthwith into abysual mouth, where
the! vanished forever.
Such a story especially when embe.lished by pro-
fessional story-teers has OF me- with we'll
merited scepicism bu. sight has been largely lost
the fact tina, from very early times much ndepend-
ent testimony has been borne to the existence OF
mighty mo'uscas in many waters. sufficiently huge
and horriic have furnished substantial basis for
any number Of hair-ra!sing yarns And having myself
for years beer engaged in the sperm whale
fishery all the g.oba. venture to bear ;es-
timony TO another eyewitness to the truth Of many
kraken legends. however much they may have been,
and now doubted.
SECRET THINGS OF THE OCEAN.
To eage- students OF marine natural history. moth
ing well he stranger than the manner In which
WIKI two or three honorable exceptions. the sperm
whale fishers Of the world have 'sinned their mer-
ces" To them 10 other class OF seafarer5
have been vouchsafed glimpses merely. hut con-
secutive months and years Of the closest intimacy
with The things Of old ocean. embracing al
mos: the whole nayigable g.obe. And when
pressed time. they have lesurely entered those
slumbrous latitpdes arxiOusy avoided by the hur
riei. worried merchantmen. how utterly they have
elected their marvellous opportunities OF observa
ton Of the wonders shere revealed II may not be
%
the sea surface changes It's character. From lmpii
blue Il becomes greasy and pale, from that heath
laden odor TO which the grat!ned nos.rs dilae. AMI
The satisfied lungs expand. there T. a grewsome
change 10 an unwhoesome stencil OF s,agnatlon and
decaying things such the genius Of Coier!ige de-
pIcted when he sang:
The very ceep ali . Christ.
That This should t.
Shiny things did crawl with legs
siny
Strangest Of ali the strange visitors 10 the upper
world AT such times Is the gigantic sQu!d or cutie
fish or all the myriad species OF mollusca this mon
s,er may fairly claim CHEZ place. and neither In an
Gent or modern times have any excited more Interest
than he Upon his awe-nspirng and uncanny bulk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-10
THE DEvIL-FIsH.
AN ENGLIsHMAN's PERSONAL REM
NISCENCES.

THE KRAKEN IN oLDEN TIMEs-TEsTIMoNY
OF MODERN WHALES.
In writing about the kraken. devl-hsh Mr..
Frank T. Buen says. in Good Words" that he
doesn't propose to warm up any sea-serpent stories.
ancient or modern. While he holds most firmly that
the gigantic mousk Is the 'fors ct origo' OF all
aserpent stories. It IL with facts relating
the former that he has alone 10 deal. As might have
been expected. he adds. al stories OF monsters
have a strong family likeness. showing pretty
clusvely their common derivation. with such DIFF
ferences the locality and personality OF the
ra;ive must he he'd accountable for. But among sea
folk among all people leading lives In close
with the elemental forces of nature legends per-
sist with marvellous vitality. and so the story OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-10
slz1Ni TWO OF THE MEN DREW THEM BELOW THE SURFACE

ceeded in rescuing him. That same night ne diei IN
raving madness. The mol.usks arms were stated
10 be at tho base Of the bigness OF foreyard
,vcrgue dun mat De misainci. while the suckers
were AZ large ~ ladies' orueillier pou
Another story narrated by Denys de Montfort re-
lates how vessel was attacke by a huge ''poulp.
which endeavorcd to drag down vessel and all, but
the crew assisted by their patron. St Thomas sue
ceeded In severng many OF the monsters arms
from his body that he was fain 10 depart and leave
them in peace In gratitude for their marVe -, b
deverance. they caused an eX voio picture 10 DE
painted OF the terrible scene. and hung IN tneir
parish church. FOR testimony 10 the inghly power
OF the saint.
WHAT THE WHALES SHOW
In the Phil Trans OF the Royal Society DR.
Schewediawcr tells OF "A sperm whale being hooked
fslc, which he'd in Its mouth a tentaculum or the
sepa Octopodia twcnty-scven feet long This was
not its entire length for one end was partly d.
gested so that when In stu 1t must nave been
grea; deal longer When We consider says the
learned doctor the enormous bulk OF the animal
N which the. tcntaculum here spoken Of belonged.
we shall cease 10 wonder AZ the common saying Of
sailors that The cuitle-rsh Is the largest IN the
In Figui.r.s ocean Word ne quotes largely
from Mich~le,. that ereat authority on thr MOL
l.scripfion OF the vast family Of murderous suck
ers" AS he terms the cephaiopoda 49,. .,
,er-of-fac description and illustration OF the meet
ing OF the French corvette Aleclon win an I'M
rms account " Az Sciences and il evidently A
hauled alongside and an attempt was made 10
secure 1t by means OF haws.r paSs.u roun ,,, ~,
The rope il drew completely through the SOFT gela,
tinous carcass seyerns ~ N ,a nwo rni II Fig,ior
il moi satisfied: Re says that even this account
he taken cum sranS sans 80 uhWs .s,i ne
the great Kraken and sea-serpent question once ior
sy.r DR. solander and Mr.. Banks. after finding
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-10

exerted by the mollusk. we'll as his inability to
do the whal. any harm.
But were I 10 describe in detail the numerous
occasions upon which have seen. not certainly the
entire mOlllsh but such enormous portions OF their
bodies as would Justify estimating them as fully
large the whales feeding upon them. II would
become merely tedious repetition.
As write comes the news that an immense squd
has Just been found stranded on the west coast OF
Ireland having arms thirty feet in length. truly
a formidable monster.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-10

family are provided. two tentacula Of double their
length. having suckers. acetabula only In small
cluster at their ends. This fact was noticed by
Athanaslus kircher who describes large animal
seen In the Sican which had ten rays. or
branches. and body equal in size TO that OF whale
which, seeing how wide is the range In size among
whales. Is certainly not over-dcfinite Coming down
TO much later days. find Denys de Montfort facie
pfinceps In his descriptions Of the kraken Unfort-
naiey. his reputation for truhfuness Is bu, $3.50.
and ne Is reported 10 have expressed grea; delight at
the ease with which he could gull credu.ous people.
Still. the best OF his stories may be quoted remem-
bering that. as far his description Of the monster
Ia concerned he does appear to have ted
all.
MOST AWFUL. FISH.
He records how he became acquainted with a mas
ter mariner OF excellent repute. who had made many
voyages TO the Indies for the Goihenburg Companv
by name Jean Magnus Dens To this worthy sailing
his ship along the African coast there fell a start,
calm. the which he. even do prudent shipmasters
to-day. turned TO good account by having his mon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-10

the ancents gazing with childlike fear. have done
,h.ir hest 10 transmit their impressions 10 pos.ery
Aristotle writes vouminousy upon the subject a he
d,a about most things. but his cuttles are such as
are known 10 most OF ne. Pllny leaves on record
much concerning the Sepiadae which Is evidently
cura,e in the main mentioning especially nib tx
cans iv and xxxD one monster slain on the coast of
spain which was In the habit OF robbing the si-hsh
warehouses Pliny caused the great head 10 be sent
10 Iucuus and states that II filed cask Of fifteen
arnhorae lis arms we're thirty feet .ong so thick
that a man could hardly embrace them al ireir
bases and provided with suckers. or acetabula. as
large as basins holding four or five gallons
The gigantic squii Is. unlike most OF the cepha-
pcda n dccapod not ociopod since It possesses.
In addition 10 the eight branchlac with which all the
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scrape and cleanse the outside 81 the vessel being
suspended near the water by for purpose
While thus engaged. suddenly there arose from tn.
blue placidi,y beneath a awful mOrstrous CUT
fetish. wh'h threw its arms over the stage. and
SELLING Of the men. drew them below the surface
Another man. who climbing on board. was also
seed but after fearful struggle his shipmaies sue
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-01
YACHT GLENEsK.
Supplies Reading Matter to Light House
and Life Stations.

The yacht Glenesk arrived in Portland
Wednesday from Biddeford Pool. She
brings her usual quantity of reading mat
ter to be delivered to the steamer Lilac
for distribution among the light houses,
chiefly off Mount Desert. Through the
kindness of Commander Perry the boxes
were taken OH board the Lilac this morn.
ing.
A reporter had few minutes converse.
ton with Mr.. Joseph W. Smith of An
dover, Mass, who is here in the Glenesk
and learned from him a few facts in re-
gard to his mission work. Capt. W. F.
Goldthwait, who has been associated with
Mr. Smith in the distribution of good
literature for years among the life saw.
ings stations, light houses and islands
on the coast Of Maine, died on the third
of July. Capt. Goldthwait was tho.
roughly good man, and much interested
in the welfare of his fellowmen, and will
be greatly missed by the people of the. isl
ands where he has been welcome friend
for years Capt E. P. Pickett has also
come in for share of good reading for
mis- large field Of labor. Through these
same gentlemen more than two tons of
literature each year have been sent in
various directions. principally to the
''toilers by the sea. 3"
the latter part Of August, visiting some
of the outer islands and leaving the usual
amount of reading matter. Capt. James
&. Goldthwait, a younger brother of the
late Capt W. +. Goldthwait, is in com
mand of the Glenesk, and If satisfactory
arrangements can be made the yacht will
lay up in Portland for the winter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-01
DR.. CLARK AT HOME.
Reception To Father of Christian Endeav-
or Movement in ST. Lawrence Church.

A reception which brought together n
very large gathering Of the young Chris
tian Endeavorers of the different societies
and churches of the city, was given last
night at St. Lawrence church to Rev.
Francis E. Clark, national president OF
the Christian Endeavor society, and the
proceedings were marked with unusual
interest.
After a short praise service followed by
prayers by Rev. Mr.. Purdy of the
Friends church, and by Rev. Mr..
Wright of ST. Lawrence church,
Mr.. Plummer, who presided at the
meeting, in appropriate language, intro
duced the guest of the evening.
Rev. Mr.. Clark then addressed the gain :
ering and referred to the joy he expert
enced in being able to return to city
which WAS the center of SO many pleasant
memories and being permitted 60 speak
in church building of such hospltaole
radiance. He exhorted the Endeayorers
of the state not to be unm1nd1ul OF
Names motto and see to it that they fall
not behind, but rather continue to lead
in society matters.
Is An interesting feature of MIR. Clark 8
address was the introduction OF an his
toric missionary rellc-the manner useu
by the sanity shoemaker, William Cary.
To the speakers mind, the hammer sug-
gested much needed lessons. First, the
necessity of consideration of the com
monest things of life to the service of God.
Second, dedication of our highest not
less than the simplest OF our powers.
Third, the duty of missionary zeal as ex'
emplided by the work of Gary in India
field which had come under the person
al observation of the speaker.
In an interesting manner Mr.. Clark
gave a grapic description of meeting
which he conducted i'll Bengal, and in
conclusion said that the old hammer
invites us to communion with God ane
dwelt upon the great benefits which
would come from morning watch"
During the services, impressive music
was rendered by quartette composed o.
DIR. Harry Nickerson, Z. S. Eveleth
A. H. Mcdonald and A. B. Hall ana
Rev. E. r. Purdy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-01
HARBoR DRIFT.
Items of Interest PickedxUp Alongshore
Yesterday.

Yesterday was quiet on the water front
with smooth water surface.
Among the arrivals yesterday were the
j. H. Butler. light; r. L.Kenney, Henry
Chase, Mary Ellen, cement; Eldora. deep,
and the missionary yacht Glenesk of Bos-
ton. -
There was rumor around the Grand
Trunk wharf yesterday morning that q
line of steamers would run this winter
from Portland to Hamburg, Germany
The matter has been talked over, but no
official Information received to that effect.
The Gladys is loading at J. II. Ham,
lens for Martinique.
Schooners Bradford c. French and Clara
Leayitt are discharging coal at the BoS-
ton q Maine wharf.
The Addie Charleston Ia discharging at
the Maine Central.
At Widgery's wharf, yesterday morning
the Montezulna, Portland Packet and
Bertha V. were loading.
The Jennie S. Pillsbury loaded corn
from the elevator yesterday.
The old side wheel steamer New Bruins
wick, DOW lying at a wharf in East Bos-
ton has been chartered for the winter SER
vice between Boston and Machias by the
Boston, Bar Harbor and Machias Steam
DOaG company, anu Will pTopdDAJ ouecr
upon her duties on next Monday.
Randall Il McAllister report two coal
arrivals the W. j. Lermond from Norfolk
and the Matte J. Allies from New York.
The firm coaled the steam yacht Ell Pla.
otto.
The Boston schooner Unique brought
in large trip of mixed fish. The X. l..
lay, Bangor to Providence with lumber,
put in for harbor.
Wednesday afternoon the tug James
Sampson towed lighter down to Harps-
well for the schooner o. M. Marrett ashore
on Flag island bar. About 20 tons OF
coal were taken out of the vessels hold
and it was hoped to float her yesterday. s.
General improvements are now going
on at the East Deering stock yards and
by the time the first consignment of cat
tie arrives they will be in good condition
to receive them. A floor of crushed rock
is being laid and is expected to be de
clded improvement.
The schooner r. E. Pettigrew has fin.
ished discharging coal at the old elevator
wharf and her place taken by the William
H. Sumner, discharging on to cars.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-01
BRIEF JoTTlnos.


Yesterday was a bright day and quite
warm.
One of the Cape Elizabeth cars went
eff the track yesterday morning at the
corner of Fore and Market streets, and
went across the street. The next car
pulled it on the track again. No damage
resulted.
The special committee of the city co I'M
Gil appointed to confer with the Var
mouth Elec rio railroad company con-
corning the crossing of Turkey bridge,
held an informal meeting with the Off :
Gals of the road Wednesday afternoon
and talked the matter over, in order that
some definite understanding II az be re.
ported at the next regular meeting of
the city council Monday evening, when
action is expected to be taken.
A special meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Woman's Auxiliary to the
Y. NJ G A., also the chairman and as
sistants Of various committees will De
held Friday, October lst, at 3 p. m. A
full attendance is desired.
The argument for the defendants in
the Grover will Casa report of which
was made in the PRESS on the 18th
inst-was made yesterday before Judge
Peabody by F. V. Chase for and the case
submitted for the contestants, without
argument by Mir. Barrett Potter the pro-
copent The decision was reserved.
NN@H~SCNN N~-~SA--NNONA
labors yesterday. They state that the
valuation Of cities and towns in Maine
Will show a very gratifying increase, con-
siderably above that of 1886.
j. Philbrook & Son have receive d the
contract to raise the Maine Central Offices
another story and will proceed to work
at once.
At 10 O'Clock this morning the jury
trials will probably begin in the U. S.
Circuit court for the October term.
The Emergency club will hold thu
first meeting Of the season on Wednes-
day, October 9th at 2 D. M, at Mrs
Heselton's. Al North street.
The adjourned annual meeting OF the
Women's Christian Association will
occur at p. IN. at the boarding house.
26 Spring street. A full attendance
of the members Of the association is re-
quested.
at the meeting of the Veteran Firemen
last night there Was donated to them a
belt plate of the Boston Light Infantry,
dated 1898, by W. L. Rumery and a badge
Of Pioneer company, No. l, Rochester,
N. H.. by F. H. Hurd.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-01
THE GRAND TRUNK.
Important Suggestions Made to the Mayor
and Aldermen.

There was an informal hearing before
the Mayor and Aldermen yesterday after
noon relating to the additional facilities
made necessary by the new elevator. Inc
outlook for business for the Grand Trunk
the coming winter are very prom 1sing,
and the conveniences for track service are
found entirely inadequate to meet the
requirements of buiness. General Super
inuendent McGuigan, representing the
Grand Trunk. appeared with Mr.. A. a.
Strout and MIR. g. a. Hight. the counsel
for the road, and explained the situation
to the Mayor and Aldermen. 1t was final
ly suggested that a solution of the diff
Guilty might be found by getting permits
sion of the city to lay the necessary side
tracks over it's land covered by the ioca-
ton of East Commercial street, between
Fish Point and the Portland & Roehes-
ter junction, or such portion OF it As was
deemed advisable.
1t will be remembered that East Com
mercial street was located part in 1858,
and part in 1864. 1t lies along the back
of Munjoy hill and adjacent to the pres
ent track of the Grand Trunk 1t is pro-
posed to grade this street and use a por
ton of it to aid the railroad in approach
ing the new elevator. The whole matter
was fully explained by Superintendent
McGuigan. who set out in the ciearest
manner the necessity of more tracks for
the winter business. 1t was suggested
that this would aid in keeping CONNER
cia1 street clear of cars. A very thorough
discussion took place of the whole stu
alton, and disposition was evinced on
the part of the city government to aid in
this new enterprise so far as consistent
with the interests OF the city. At some
uture time the matter will be brought
before the Mayor and Aldermen.
1t was stated at the meeting that the
Grand Trunk had secured at least one
half moro steamship capacity for mer-
chandise coming to this part than they
have ever had before, and are still ne
gotiating with other lines, fact that
speaks well for the business and CONNER
cial importance of Portland
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-01
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Florence j. Dirscoll, the efficient
checker at the Maine Central freight de-
pot. has been promoted to the position OF
foreman of the Maine Central and Port.
land & Ogdensburg freight depots.
Mr.. John A. Mcso SSnaa went p to Bev,
newspaper workers at the funeral SER
vices over the remains of the late Joseph
r. Boyle.
!. Hon. Eugene Hale arrived in the city
yesterday from Harrisburg, Pa, and Is
the guest of his brother, Hon. Clarence
Hale.
/. Gen. Dow is gradually growing
weaker, but his mind is perfectly clear
and he talks freely with his family about
the approaching end.
Mr.. A. j. Fay, manager of The Jeffer-
son, arrived In Portland last evening,
having been away for several days on
business.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-01
SOUTH PORTLAND.

An informal meeting was held last eve
ming at the rooms Of the Board of Trade
to advise the selectmen of the town rela.
five to the continuance Of the laying of
the new sewer recently voted to be laid at
a special meeting OF the town. The
sewers WAS to be laid on Stanford street
and was to be of stoneware pipe. The
old sewerage system was laid along the
road near the edge OF the sidewalk and
was made of wood. The selectmen realiz-
ing that if the new system is introduced
on that street that it was only question
of big outlay in the near future, wished
to consider the matter at greater length
and get the sentiment of the voters of the
village The meeting was well attended
and the selectmen were encouraged to
proceed with the work.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-01

ss,City Marshal Harmon of Biddeferd yes
terday brought to Portland Jail Fred
Moore and Fred West, the two Boston
men who on Wednesday were arrested at
Biddeford on suspicion Of being burglars.
fhey were able to satisfy the court they
were not burglars, but peddlars. They
werel sentenced to 60 days for peddling
without license.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-01

FAC SMILE signature of cFAs. H. FLETcs4arR
is on the wrapper of every bottle of cAsToRIA.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
when she had Children, she gave them castoria
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-01
"srrs. windows soounlns syrup .

5
Has been used over Fifty Years by millions Of
mothers for their children while Teething
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child,
goftsns the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind
Collie, regulates the bowels and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
teething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup, 20 cts
a bottle
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-01
THE PRESS.
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TODAY.

j. R. libby Co.
t.Mel Nj core " Co.
Eastman Bros. g. Bancroft.
Rines Bros. Co.
Z. Il. HomSted.
Haskell & Jones.
II. j. Bailey & Co.
Coal for Sale
DR. Tenney.
Maine Central R. r.
Margaret E. Davis.
FINANCIAL.
P.&R. ERR.
Chas. F, Flagg.
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Jefferson.
New wants, To Let, for sale, Lost. Found
and Similar advertisements willbefound under
heir appropriate heads on Page 6.
The record-union., 1897-11-20
CITY OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.
RESOLUTION OF AWARD. NO. ss7.

RESOLVED, THAT THE BOARD OF
Trustees of the City of Sacramento, hav-
ing In open session, on the 25th day of Oc-
tober, 1897, opened, examined and publicly
declared all sealed proposals or bids Of
fered for the following work, TO wit
That the alley between G and H streets,
in said city, from the east line of Four
teenth street to the west line of Fifteenth
street, be improved by grading and macad-
amizing, constructing redwood curbing
and brick catch basin to be connected to
the sewer therein.
Hereby rejects all of said bids except
that next hereinafter mentioned, and
hereby awards the contract for said work
to the lowest regular responsible bidder
to wit: To G.. A. Burns at the prices
specified in his proposal on file for said
work
The Clerk of this board is hereby di-
rected to post notice of this award con-
spicuously on the bulletin board near the
chamber door of the office of this board for
five days and the 'Record-Union, q daily
newspaper published and circulated in the
City of Sacramento, is hereby designated
as the newspaper in which notice of the
adoption of this resolution OF award shall
be published for two days.
Adopted November 10, 1897, by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Trustees Wachhorst, Kent, Davis.
Mckay. Tozer, Devine, Bentley, Pennish.
Absent-TruStee Leonard.
CHARLES E. LEONARD
President of Board of Trustees.
Approved November 16, 1897.
q IT IJTTRRARD Mayor