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The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14
Harris Recovering Rapidly.

Boston September 13.-John M. Harris,
the murderer of Mrs. George S. Buffers
at Concord, is rapidly recovering from
the bullet wound in his head, and accord
ing to the authorities at the hospital, can
be removed for arraignment almost any
day. He is constantly guarded night
and day by officers employed by the
state police.
From what can be learned, Harris is
not very communicative, and refuses to
talk about the affair.
Young Buffers is also recovering. He
is gaining strength, but will not be dis.
charged from the hospital for at least
three weeks.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14

given to one Of our young women who
will use them in an illustrated lecture
which is in preparation for the coming
winter. The committee were pleased that
the beautiful pictures are to be made en-
during. They hope that all their friends
and patrons who have helped make the
pictures possible may see them as they
are put upon the. screen, and realize, more
than any word description can convey,
something of the dignity and meaning Of
perance Union Fruit and Flower Mission.
M. E. G.
Portland. Sept. 18th, 1897.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14
Clothes Line Thief Arrested.

Lewiston, September 13.-Joseph Des-
chain, arrested Saturday night for
clothes line thieving, is held under sus-
picion of being one of the men who en-
tered the office of the county Jail work.
shop in Auburn few nights since. Des-
chain and another prisoner came out of
jail one morning and that night the Jail
workshop was broken in and a quantity
of money, tobacco, etc., stolen. A war
rant is out for Archie ST. Cyr, who is
charged with assisting in the break.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14
Available Prescription.

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Sum-" writes: "You have a valuable
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can cheerfully recommend it for Cohsti-
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eral system tonic it has no equal" Mrs.
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Chicago, was all run down, could not eat
nor digest food, had backaohe which
never left her and felt tirod aud weary,
but six bottles of Electric Bitters restored
her health and renewed her stregth.
Prices so cents and $l.00. Get a Bottle
at H. S. Goods, Drug store, 577 Con-
gress street, under Congress Square
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14
FIRE UNDERWRITERS.
Resolutions on the Death of Augustus
Champlin,

The annual meeting of the Portland
Board of Fire Underwriters was held yes
terday morning.
The death of Augustus Champlin was
announced. A committee consisting Of
Messrs. Loring, Anderson and Pinkham
was chosen to draw up suitable resolu.
tions. They reported the following
memorial which was adopted:
The members of the Portland Board of
Fire Underwriters have received with
deep sorrow the announcement of the
death of their respected associate, Angus
tus Ohamplin, resident secretary of the
North British and Mercantile Insurance
company, who passed from earthly life at
his residence in this city yesterday, Sep
TENDER IL.
q Mr.. Champlin has long been an honored
and efficient member and official of this
board, being its vice president at the time
of his decease. His career in the business
of insurance, to which he was devoted,
has been intelligent, consistent and hon
orabIe. We shall greatly miss his wise
oounsels and his pleasant companionship.
The sincere sympathy Of ever member of
this board is extended to the family of
our deceased associate and friend, and in
token of our respect for him and them our
offices will be closed during the funeral
services, on the 14th instant, while we at
tend upon them in body.
Our secretary is requested to enter this
memorial upon the records and to send a
copy of 1t to the family of our brother,
whose loss we deeply deplore.
The funeral will be held today at 81
p. m.
Out of respect to the deceased no other
business was transacted and the board
adjourned for week.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14

Isaac 6. Curtis. for great many years
employed as postal clerk, running on
Division, between Boston and Bangor,
died suddenly Monday morning at his
home in Somerville.
Mrs. Sally Kennison "A years old, COM
mitted suicide at South Berwick Monday
by drowning In half barrel of water.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14

Goods are advertised in this newsap-
per because they are for sale in this town.
You can get them easily, if you make
it clear that you will accept no substi-
f1lf,a
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14
MIR. Champlin,s Funeral.

The funeral of the late Augustus
Champlin will occur this afternoon at
2. o'clock at his late residence, No. 292
Spring street.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14
BuckIen's Arnica saIve.

THE BEST SALVE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rhenm, Fever Sores Tetter, Chapped
Hands Chiiblains, Corns and ell Skin
Eruptions and positively cures Piles. or
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money Tetun Ned
Price Is cents per box. For sale BY Il, T.
8. Goald, SRI Congress st., under Con-
9resstSuuare Hotel
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14
Maine Pensions.

Washington, September 1s.-Pensions
have been granted residents Of Maine as
follows:
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14

The grand fancy dress ball to be given
in Red Mems hall Tuesday evening, Sept.
21st, will open the regular course of Tues
day evening dances. The dancing will
will be served in the banquet hall.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14
A UNIQUE PICTURE.

The privilege of taking photographs Of
the scene, after the work had been COM
pleted. and the masses of blossom, fruit
and flower had transformed the mission
room into veritable wonderland, was
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14
ORIGINAL.

John E. Alexander, National Soldiers
Home, Togus; Peter Pattperg, Randolph
Frank W. Blanchard, Cumberland Cen.
tire; Ariel P. Hill, Milton.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14
MISCELLANEOUS,
MISCELLANEOUS.
PICKED UP ON BROADWAY.


dion and hurried
to be covered with
of
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14
ADDITIONAL

John F. Chamberlain, South Poland
Abel Irish, Buckfeld
INCREASE.
Darius N. Royal, North Pownal.
REISSUE.
Ephraim S. Mari, Perham Beech.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08
THE STATES COMPLAINT
INJUNCTION IN GAS CASE TO BE
SOUGHT AT ANDERSON TO-DAY.
The Papers Prepared Yesterday-Lip-
pincOtt Appeal Transcript Reaches
the Supreme Court.

c. c. Shirley, of Kokomo, and Deputy
Attorney General Moores worked all day
yesterday upon the complaint that will be
filed at Anderson to-day or tomorrow,
wherein the state will ask an injunction
to prevent the waste of gas from the oil
wells. The complaint is very much like
that in the Lippincott case, except that
the state is the plaintiff. A temporary re-
straining order is not asked, but an effort
will be made to have an early hearing.
The complaint recites the discovery of
natural gas in the State and the great de-
velopment that has followed the discovery.
1t declares that the cheap fuel has caused
the investment Of many millions of dollars
in manufacturing plants, upon which thou
sands Of families depend for support. These
factories have greatly increased the reve-
nue. of the State through taxation 1t is
declared that the very existence and oper-
alton of most of these factories depends
upon the cheap fuel. 1t is further declared
that hundreds of thousands of citizens of
the State have come to use the gas for
heating purposes, and it is so used in the
benevolent institutions of the State, in
courthouses, public schools and other public
buildings. These facts give the State
large and vital interest in the preservation
of the gas supply
1t is declared that the gas lies in a COM
mon reservoir and any waste of it dimin-
ishes the common supply, and if this supply
is exhausted the State will lose largely in
revenues and it's citizens will be put to
great loss and inconvenience. The COM
plant names the Ohio Oil Company and all
the other oil drillers in the gas field by
name, and declares that these defendants
xI.sI1
gas and are bringing forth petroleum and
gas and are permitting the gas to waste
on the ground at the rate of many millions
Of cubic feet daily. The pressure of gas
has already been very greatly weakened by
this waste of gas, and it is likely to very
soon exhaust the supply. For these reasons
an Injunction is Draved
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08
BLIND INSTITUTE VACANCY.
Trustees VIII Select a superintendent
To-day.

The trustees of the Blind Institute were in
the city last evening preparatory to their
meeting to-day for the election of a super
intendent of the institution to succeed w.
H Glasscock, and there was some very
lively pulling and hauling among the friends
of the twenty-one applicants for the posi-
ton. There is a wheelbarrow load of rec
concentrations and Endorsements for the va
rious candidates, and if the board reads
them all to-day it will have an all-day ses-
sion.
AS a matter of fact, however, the fight
has narrowed down to five men-George S.
Wilson, G.. w. Benton, G. M. Ballard, w.
w. Pfrimmer and DR.. w. H. Burrows. Mr..
Wilson is the superintendent of schools at
Greenfield, and is favored by Trustee Brad
ley. AS neither Mr. Allen nor Mr.. Hen
nessey, the other trustees, have a candi-
date, it looks as if Mr.. Wilson had the in
side track. The qualifications sought by
the board are ability and experience as an
educator and executive ability, the latter
as much as the former. The applicants are
about event. divided politically, and very
few of them have been active in politics on
either side.
The position pays s., 900 year in addition
to the fact that the superintendent has a
hcme and living for himself and family.
The institute has a high reputation for eft
ficiency throughout the country, and the
trustees are anxious to select man who
can preserve its high standard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08
STATE Y. M C. A. MEETING.
Executive Committee Completes Some
Unfinished Business.

There was a special meeting of members
of the executive committee of the state Y.
M. C. A. last night for the completion of
business that was not finished at the annual
convention at Evansville a few weeks ago.
One of the subjects discussed was the meet
ing place of the next annual convention.
Considerable surprise was caused by the
resignation from the committee of Vice
Chairman L. H. Wales, who is about to re-
move to New York, and of S. NJ Coulter, of
South Bend, who removes to Chicago.
The committee on athletics recommended
that all associations in the State having
physical culture departments become as
ISOLATED with the Athletic League of North
America. 1t was further recommended that
all such associations make active arrange
ments to have their athletic teams at the
annual encampment at Winona next
August. The college committee reported
that evangeIstic bands from the college
associations will hold evangelical meetings
during the holiday week at Columbus, Bed
ford. Knightstown, Elwood and Noblesville.
The application of the Marion Normal Col
lege association for admission into the state
association was passed on tavorably. 1t was
reported that the Indiana University had
notified the international committee that
certificates from it would be received as
credits toward ADMISSION into the UNIVERSE
ty Tnis means that students in the differ
ent Y. NJ C. A. night schools will receive
credit for the prescribed work done with
out passing examinations.
Those present at the meeting were: Pres-
dent Joseph Swain, Of the State University
II. P. Townley, of Terre Haute; Prof; c. A.
Waldo PURDUE University; o. M. Gregg,
Crawfordsville: @. l.. Reeves, Columbus; r.
T. Brooks New Albany; George w. Wish
ard chairman; J. f. Wallick, treasurer; l..
H. Wales vice chairman; Il. e. Stacy, state
secretary: " w. Helm, assistant, and M A.
Hollabaugh, Office secretary, all of Indian
apolis.
j. +. Wallick, treasurer, made a report
as to the financial condition OF the associa-
ton.
Following are the committees that have
been appointed for next year: Colleges
Prof Joseph Swain, Bloomington; Prof. G.
A. Waldo, Lafayette. and W. r. Snyder.
Muncie. Railroads-C. H; Newton, Fort
Wayne; j. f. Wallick, Indianapolis; j. NJ
Snyder, Terre Haute; A. Galloway, Cincin-
natl and w. j. Lewis, Evansville. Ath-
letics-C. A. Waldo, Purdue; G.. l.. Reeves,
Columbus, and K. T. Brooks New Albany.
Endowments-H. p. Towney, Terre Haute;
DIR. ]. X. Jameson, Shelbyville, and w b.
Pratt, Elkhart. Finances. f. Wallick,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08

bership in the woman's Whist League of
America. The committee appointed last
week presented the constitution, which was
acted on article by article and was accepted.
The ladies then elected the following Off
GERS: President, Mrs. ]. w. Bradshaw; vice
president Mrs. @. n. Catterson; secretary
Mrs. >. u. Perkins; treasurer, Mrs. G. d.
johnson; executive committee, Mrs. F. NJ.
Heron, Mrs. G. Z. Coffin and Mrs John
M. Spann The ladies will meet to play the
scientific game, without prizes, every Tues
day afternoon in the rooms of the Ameri-
can Whist Club, in the Denison.
The McAll Mission tea given yesterday
and last evening at the beautiful new home
OF Mrs. Charles Allen Dale was a success.
Mrs. Dale. with Mrs Dearborn, the vice
president of the mission in this State, with
other officers and frienos of the mission,
received the visitors on the broad landing
OF the stairs. The house was decorated
with palms and holiday garlands, and the
ladies' of the mission received and enter
tanned in the various rooms or served ices
was an exhibit of Mr.. Gruelles water-col-
ors in landscape and marine views Mrs.
Harry Christian and Mrs Walter Fugate
sang, and Miss Harriet Clevenger recited
charmingly in the afternoon. In the even
lEg there was a varied programme. Mrs.
Harriet Augusta Prunk gave a reading,
Miss Julia KantrowitZ played piano Sc
lection, Master Walter Eckhouse played
cornet solo. Master Henry George whistled
again contributed several numbers. This
was followed by dancing in the ballroom,
on the third floor The proceeds will be
devoted to the Indiana Sale in Paris,
mission station which is supported by the
mission societies in this State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08
WILES OF A GREAT CITY.
Farmer Byrnes Contributes $72 to the
Union Station Harpics.

If John Byrnes had encountered his ex-
perience of yesterday in his native village
the town bells would have been sounded and
posses sent out to scour the country round
about Farmer, ILL.,, to catch the pair of
villains who skinned" him out of $72 of
his hard-earned money.
1t was the old, old game that is so often
worked on trains. The "flim-ham good
and strong was thrown into Mr.. Byrnes,
as the gentry say, and he did not discover
it in time to warn the 'constables'' to catch
the crooks. He came to town Monday
morning fresh from home, and spent a few
hours admiring the monument and a few
more wandering about the Statehouse. He
expected to take an early train yesterday
for Cincinnati, and was at the Union Sta
ton promptly an hour before the train
rived He found a seat in the smoking
room, where presently a young man dropped
into the seat beside him. They struck up a
conversation and discovered that they were
both going to Cincinnati. Mr.. Byrnes
thought that would be nice and maze the
stranger real welcome to the half Of his
seat.
Then there came in another stranger. He
had fistful of paper money, but they were
bills of small denominatton-OneS, tWOS and
fiveS-and he was anxious to get some large
bills, as he wanted to send the money away
in letter Could either of the gentlemen
accommodate him?
Mr. ByrneS had four crisp twenty dollar
bills in his trousers and he thought it would
be polite to accommodate the stranger and
at the same time change his four bills for
the big Wad. He could make a bigger
flash with the big roll, even if it would
not buy more. So the second stranger took
Mr.. Byrness four twenties and counted out
the $50 in exchange for them. Then he put
the remainder of his small bills and Mr..
Byrnes's bills in his pocket and stood wait
ing while Mr.. Byrnes and his friend"
counted the money.
Here. sir exclaimed Mr. Byrnes;
here"
Why. beg your pardon if miscounted
it," the confidence man said politely.
Hes right chmed in Mr.. Byrnes's
friend" There is only $79 there
The second stranger counted the money
again and found that Mr.. Byrnes was right.
He reached into his trousers pocket and
drew out four silver quarters, which he
handed Mr.. Byrnes and then handed him
back the big roll of bills.
He did, but he didn't, and there is where
Mr.. Byrres was buncoed. When he was
adjusting his purse strings about those four
silver quarters the bunco man was dex-
terously shifting rolls and When he
handed the roll to Mr.. Byrnes the second
time it was not the one which Mr. Byrnes
dummy. A core of brown paper with a
five-dollar bill and three ones was what Mr..
Byrnes found when he unfolded it to count
it again
But by this time the two men were out of
sight. Mr.. Byrnes told his troubles to a
policeman, but he is still out $72 and his ex-
penseS for one day in Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08
THE LIPPINCoTT APPEAL.
Transcript Filed with the Supreme
Court YRsferdav

court yesterday.
The transcript of the Lippincott gas case
from Madison county. was filed in the SUI
preme Court yesterday Last week c. c.
Shirley, of Kokomo informed the Governor
that he would probably be able to get his
appeal in court by Tuesday. He said that
he would urge the Supreme Court to give it
an immediate hearing. Governor Mount
said that he would himself urge the judges
to act as soon as possible The attorney
general is engaged in the bank case, but if
the court will set the case down for hearing
Saturday the bank case may go over from
Friday until Monday, so that the attorney
general can act for the state in this case
Mr.. Miller another attorney in the bank
case, is interested in the gas litigation as
co-counsel.
The suit is that of the Lippincott Glass
Company VS.. The Ohio OF! Company. In it
is involved the right of a land owner to
enjoin the owner of adjacent lands from
permitting gas to escape from an open oil
Well In the complaint against the oil COM
pany it was alleged that the plaintiff owned
lands near Alexandria on which were To-
Gated its factory for the manufacture of
lamp chimneys; that natural gas was the
fuel used; that BECAUSE of the volatile ma
tlire of gas and the porous character of the
Trenton rock, the entire supply of natural
gas in Madison county is directly affected
by the withdrawal of gas from any part of
1t. The plaintiff alleges that great sums of
money have been invested in manufacturing
business that depends directly on the sup.
ply of gas, and that with other citizens of
the State the plaintiff has an interest in the
preservation of the, gas, because it's factory
will become valueless If the supply of gas is
exhausted The complaint charges that the
defendant has drilled a well near the land
of the plaintiff, from which the defendant
has unlawfully permitted many millions of
cubic feet of gas to escape.
In the court below a demurrer was filed
and sustained by Judge Mcclure, who held
that the facts gave the plaintiff no cause of
action, as the statute itself provides
remedy. The attorneys for the plaintiff and
those representing the State hope that the
decision of the lower court will be
versed, so that injunctions may be brought
against those who continue to waste the gas
The deputy attorney general will to-day
move to have the case advanced on the
Sunreme Court calendar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08
INHUMAN TREATMENT.
Nude Maniac Chained for Eleven
Years in CIine's Hollow.

PITTSBURG, Pa. Dec. 7.-Humane Agent
O'Brien has just unearthed one of the most
shocking cases of maltreatment of the in
sane ever recorded in western Pennsylvania,
at Cline's Hollow, Westmoreland county
After careful investigation the officer has
ascertained that Franklin Pearse Cline, now
forty-three years old, has been chained for
the past eleven years to an iron bar with a
chain which will not permit him to move
in any direction more than six eight
feet. He is a raving maniac, and during
his long period of incarceration he has been
kept constantly in q state of nudity. Agent
O'Brien says Cline was kept in small out
house constructed especially for him. When
he called to see him the room was in a
filthy condition and there was not vestige
of anything for the sufferer to lay upon.
The State Board of Lunacy has been no.
titled and is now investigating the case. 1t
is thought that the Westmoreland county
authorities will be asked to take charge Of
the man, as the estate is amply able to pay
all necessary expenses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08
HIS PLEA WAS WRONG
Guy Steele Not Guilty of Stealing that
Particular Letter.

A few days ago William o. Sidener and
Guy Steele. young men of good families
in Charlottesville, who had been employed
in the postoffice there, pleaded guilty in
the Federal Court to robbing the mails, and
were sentenced to year each in prison.
Sidener had been caught by a decoy letter,
and told the inspector he and Steele had
been engaged in several petty robheries of
the mails. An indictment was drawn.
charging them with taking this particular
letter and they pleaded guilty to it. Later
the friends Of Steele discovered the nature
of the indictment and found that he had
pleaded guilty to q crime with which he
had nothing to do.
Yesterday the young man, his father and
ex-Repressntative White laid the matter
before Judge Baker. The court heard the
details of the matter and learned there was
no evidence that Steele was guilty OF the
particular crime charged in the Indictment.
He therefore set aside. the judgment and
permitted change of plea, leaving the
government the opportunity of bringing a
new indictment. In the meantime Steele
was put under recognizance to appear at
the next term of court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08
Bay state Municipal Elections.

BOSTON, Dec. 7-Seventeen of the thirty
two cities of the Conmonw wealth held their
municipal elections to-day. In a majority
of cases the Republicans were successful
in electing their mayor and securing con-
troll of the city government, although the
results show that the idea OF independent
or nonpartisan control of municipalities is
steadily growing in favor. Seven of the
seventeen mayors other than
straight party nominations although near
ly all had party Endorsements. Six mayors
were reelected. On the license question
the contest was closely fought, but the ad-
vocates of no license lost much ground and
strength.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Southeast w. C. r. U. will meet this
evening with Mrs. Denny, No. 165 Hoyt ave-
nue.. Mrs. Silas Vawter will read paper.
F'letcher-place NJ. F.. Church has hit upon
an innovation, and, beginning Dec. IS, viii
have young women act as ushers instead OF
men.
A corn husking party will be given in the
Seventh Presbyterian Church this evening.
Songs will be sung, old-fashioned games
will be played and pumpkin pie and butter
milk will be served.
Earl Dickmore was arrested in the New
York store last evening by Special Pos
lceman Patton, who claims he detected him
in the act of stealing some pocket knives.
Dckmore is sixteen years old and lives at
37la kentucky avenue.