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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-16
CAUSE OF KETCHAM's DEATH.

tenn examination held by DR.. E. T. Hall
of the coroner's office today, on the body
of John B. Ketcham, the millionaire
banker, who died Sunday morning, re-.
vealed the fact that death was due to
chronic alcoholism. No trace of poison
was found.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-16
"FITzo No LONGER AN ELK.

Kansas City, Mo-, November 15.-In a
letter which hemakes public today, Robert
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-16
WEYLER STOLE MAPS.

Madrid, Novem Der 15.-The semi-oflcial
correspondence referring to q Havana dis
patch published in the New York Herald
yesterday Sunday asserting that General
Weyler carried of maps and other docu.
ments concerning Cuba says: ''The
gravity of the statement does not permit
comment. The matter must be complete
ly elucidated, for, if confirmed, the gov
ernment will be obliged to assume an in
exorable attitude
The sun., 1897-06-24
ROYALTY TURNED HER HEAD.

Mira Dreyer's Acquaintance with the Czarina or
Russia Leads TO Her Commitment to Bellevue.
Mrs. Johanna Dreyer had a slight acQuaint-
ance with royalty two years ago and that fact SO
turned her head that sho became apparently
insane. 1t was while she stopping at q
mineral spring in Austria that the Czarina of
Russia and some of the members OF her house.
hold talked with Mrs. Drcyer. who is a very
clever and well-educated woman. She is such o
bright and interesting conversationalist that
when she was arraigned in Yorkville Court yes
terday, charged with insanity by her husband,
Joseph Dreyer. Magistrate Wentworth paid no
heed to the long line of waiting policemen but
let her talk on for nearly an hour.
| She Is 35 years old, good looking, and we'll
dressed, with a sweet voice. She said she was
married In Odessa, Russia, sixteen years ago.
and came to this country with her husband who
was q merchant, twelve years ago. They lived
happily until a few months ago, when he refused
to pay the household expenses and finally lured
she had called at the Mayors office week ago
and demanded 81 900, 900 compensation for be.
Ing incarcerated in the sanitarium. She told
the Magistrate she had written two letters to
the Czarina Of Russia and expected some money
from her, as her Maiesty sneTned to take in
You can sec by my talk" she continued,
lous."
miserable for year, since contact with roy atty
had turned her head. She broke up his bust
Snd h got sSa
disturbances at every place they went TO board,
and they had TO move every two days or 80.
cane, and he was afraid she won ID kill him. so
he caused her arrest. Two months ago ne put
her In sanitarium at Stamford. Conn. but she
escaped from the place.
The Magistrate committed her to Bellevue
Hospital for examination as to her sanity.
The sun., 1897-06-24
THE SEVENTH AT WORK.
Two BattaIions Sent Into the weeds % Rout
Out nn Enemy.

Two Battnlions Sent Into the weeds % Rout
Out Enemy.
STATE CAMP, PREKsKIIL, N. Y, Juno 23-This
morning at o'clock the week began. Two bat
talions Of the Seventh Regiment were sent out
in the mountains to give an imitation of passing
through an enemy's country. The hospital corps
went along an ambulance corps. The bat
TALON under Capt Lydecker went out about an
hour ahead Of the other and took q route toward
the north. An ambush had been laid at the top
Of hill. under command of Lieut.. Holland.
In the charge up the hill when the ambush was
discovered Major Thurston, who was leading
the charge, gave an imitation of a man falling
wounded. The work OF bringing up the reserves
and the rear guard were all executed much to
the satisfaction Of Capt Lydecker. About three
lished. The return was made by another route.
which compelled single file movements Camp
was reached about IL o'clock. A guard under
Capt Fiske had taken another direction toward
the northwest They were looking for an imag.
to have been found the advance dropped out OF
sight in the grass, Lieut.. Duval pointing out the
enemy's position 10 the sharpshooters.
Leut.-Col. Kip became q member of the Sew
enth Just forty years ago to-day, and there was
a celebration in his honor. The commissioned
officers, with Col. Appleton at their head. and
Colonels old company, went TO his tent at noon.
Col Appleton In q pleasant speech pre-. ented him
with a handsome silver loving cup. Leut.Col.
kipp responded in a speech OF thanks He en-
tertained q number of friends at dinner tonight.
There is not a sick man in the regiment tonight.
and relieve Col. Appleton Of the charge Of the
camp.
The sun., 1897-06-24
OBJECT To CoLUMBIA's OLD SITE.
a Protest from the College or tho City or New
Works. Undergraduates.


Some of tho alumni and undergraduates Of
the College OF the City OF New York are de-
cidedly opposed to the proposition to procure
the old Columbia University buildings for tho
use OF tho college, and they are considering the
best manner Of giving their objection form.
The Phi Beta Kappa Society of the college has
taken the lead in this. having sent the following
protest 10 the Board of Trustees:
"GENTLEMEN: At a meeting OF the Phi Beta
Kappa Society of the College of the City OF New
York held last evening, at which fifty members
were present, resolution was unanimously
adopted expressing tho deep concern with which
they regarded the proposition TO select i'lc site
and buildings about to he abandoned by Column
biu College az the site and buildings for the Col
lcg,e of he City OF New York, and the under
signed were appointed a committee TO memorial
iZC the trustees on the subject.
1T was the unanimous sense OF the meeting
that hardly any site or buildings could be chosen
50 unsuitable in point OF accommodation, ventl-
la ion, light and quiet, elements 30 essential 10
the pursuit of education lS the one in question.
I'VE therefore on behalf of the society re-
spuctfuly urge you To reject the proposition
aud proceed TO acquire tho site already selected
and in part secured, which not only provides
ample present accommodation but offers a
grand opportunity for tho future development
"CmSnIEs q. KIMgALL, JAMES PEpERsEN.
GEORGE q. LAY, Committee.
NEW NuKR, June %, 1897
The sun., 1897-06-24
TICKER QUESTION STILL OPEN
The Stock ExchanEc Takes No Further Actiora
as 70 CuttisG OF 0uotations.

The Stock ExchnnEe Takes No Further Actior1
as TO CuttinG OF Quotations.
The Governing Committee Of the stock E1s,
change at its meeting yesterday did not coma
slider the question Of the distribution of the quo<
the present contract under which the Exchang0i
furnishes the quotations to the Gold and Stocls
Telegraph Company expires. The whole ticker
matter has been referred to the Committee OF
Arrangements, the special Ticker Committees
which was appointed some time ago, having
been discharged. The Committee Of Arrange%
ments can. after June 80, continue the service
to the Gold and Stock Telegraph Company from
day to day, but 1t has no power to make q new
contract with that company. Such coptracb
would be matter for the Governing Commit tee.
The ticker question has caused vast amount
OF gossip In Wall street since March 80, when
the Stock Exchange formally notified the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, which controls
the Gold and Stock Company, that the latter's
contract would not be renewed. 1t 10 over the
Gold and Stock tickers that thefpublic receives
the quotations. In regard to the situation
George Il. Fearons. attorney for the W estern
There have been no negotiations, formal or
Western Union Telegraph Company. and I
know Of no intention of the Western. Union
Company to reopen the matter. As 1t stapds 40
present IL Is practically deadlock, and will
will be cut of under the notice sent Us by no
Stock Exchange on March 80, unless the En-
change chooses voluntarily TO continue TO give
them to US This would not establish con-
future time make a claim ior compensation
based upon the present rate of compensation
The sun., 1897-06-24
DLHIOs

EXEMPT FREMKS.-
Members Of this association arc hereby notified 20
meet at 10 Horatio ST. on Thursday at O'Clock
ceased member. Charles I. Atkinson.
ROBERT b. MOONEY. President
FRANCIS HAaADoRN. y. 8.
kILBRRTH.-A Southampton. Wednesday. June
23. In his b7th year. James T Kilbreth.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
LEHMAN.-The members OF the Mount Sinai Hos
pItal respectfully requested to attend the
funeral OF the late Mayer Lehman. a director oa
our institution. from the Temple Emanu.EI.
Thursday, the 2ith OF June. at $50 A. NJ.
ISAAC wAILACH.
President OF the Mount Sinai Hospital.
ALBERT SICHEI, Secretary.
McATANNEY.-on Wednesday, June %. az his resi-
dence l29 East 9th st.. John McAtamney.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
sARTOR.-On Tuesday. June PS, at 8;l5 A. NJ. AZ
his residence, ll3 South 2d st. Brooklyn. +. D.,
Joseph y. sartor, at the age of 81 years months.
The relatives and friends of his family respect
fully invited to attend funeral services at his late
residence at s p. M, Thursday, cath inst. Inter.
uneut at Springfield, Mass.
WARNER.-At Roslyn. !. l., on Tuesday, June 22,
Samuel Adams Warner.
Funeral services viii be held at his late residence
10 East 10th st., New York city, on Friday, Juno
20. at 10 A. NJ
rJNHE KEEsICo CEMETERY. Private station, Har-
i lem Railroad; ~ minutes ride from the Grand
Central Depot onice. ID East isd At.
The sun., 1897-06-24
noApEn FEARED HIS VIE.
she Gave Him PareEoric for Crnmps-It Con
tained some etrychninc.

When the trial OF the suit OF Annie E. Loader
against septuagonarian Joseph Loader for n sep
aration was resumed before Justice Van Wyck
in tho Supreme Court, in Brooklyn, yesterday
tho defendant tried to prove that tho twenty
eight-year.old plaintiff had attempted to poison
him. Counsel for Mrs. Loader on cross oxamina
tion tried to ascertain just how much Mr..
Loader had loved his wifo.
Q.-Dd you love your wife before you married
heri A.-No one more devoted.
Q.-Do you love her nowi A.-That is n hard
question to answer
Odd Mrs. Bretler ever tell you to look out
for your wife and her family for fear they would
poison youi A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-What effect did 1t havoi Att made me
look out.
Getting down to the night of the marriage,
Loader said he was pretty unsteady. as he had
been drinking. Ho couldn't tell whether he
could walk straight or not, but felt certain that
he was In little better condition when he got
married. He did not realize the soemnty of
the ceremony, and didn't believe his wife did,
as she said she was single woman and had
never been married. Mr.. Loader said his wife
was the best bill collector, for u woman, that ho
had ever seen. She didn't keep the house very
clean, but he overlooked this. He said he had
cramps ono night, and she gave him parogoric
Thomas S. Gladding. a dentist, testified that
he made an analysis OF the parogorc brought TO
him in November. 1896, and he found that 1t
contained stryghnine. This information he com
muntcated to Mr. Loader, who had brought him
some of the medicine. He was asked what effect
strychnine would have on tho system II taken
internally. He said he was not an expert and
could not answer. He was asked II there was u
dangerous amount Of strychnine found In tho
paregoric and he replied
In my Judgment there was n dangerous
amount OF strychnine in the paregoric."
Joseph Knapp the former husband of Mrs,
Loader, was called. He said he was married to
the plaintiff in 1885 hut was not sure about the
| date. He lived with hor for three years.
II had to support her and her entire family,
he said.
Q.-Did you pay tho rent of the house. or did
| your mother-in.law contributed A..-So far as
| the rent was concerned we Clipped in together
but all the other expenses had to pay.
Two negroes who had been employed by Mr.
| Loader were next called, and they testified tc
| taking the furniture out of the McDonouRt
| street house and putting 1t in storage ware
| house, at Mr. Leaders suggestion.
| "Whon Mrs. Loader returned did she appear
| as II eho had been crying }" Mr.. Towns asked
| one of the men,.
| "No, sir. When she came out she had 9
| canary bird in cage in her hand.
| The case will be concluded today.
The sun., 1897-06-24
rs MRS. LCETGERT ALIVE9
The Defence Has n Witness who says He Saw
Her After the Alleged Murder.

CHICAGO, June 23.-Adoph L. Luetgert wore
a confident air when his attorney, ex.Judge
Vincent, said in the habeas corpus proceedings:
1--WE will prove that Mrs. Luetgert was alive
seven days after the time her husband is alleged
by the State to have murdered her and destroyed
her body In that vat"
The statement was not voluntary. 1t was
wruns from the attorney for the defendant after
il was evident that the discovery OF a witness
who will in all probability be the most important
in the case had leaked out. At the present time
LuetEert and the defence are much in the
dark MS to the whereabouts OF the missing
woman as Is the State, but they have discovered
n man who, they say. will be creditRble wit
ness and will testify that Mrs. Luetgcrt was
alive on the Saturday following her disappear
ance and that he talked with her. This witness
knew Mrs. LuctgCrt, and Is positive that il was
the missing woman he met and talked to.
Attorney Vincent refused to say anything
further about the discovery than to aCknowl-
edge that it was true He would not divMlge
the name OF the witness or the place where Mrs.
Luc,gert was seen by him, but said the defence
now had hopes of finding the woman and bring
ing her back 10 Chicago. Judge Gibbons will de-
eide the habeas corpus case tomorrow morning.
The sun., 1897-06-24
JUST TO FIX THE PAVEMEST
The simple Explanation or Some Curious Doings
In the city Hall Plaza.

Three OF the bluo-uniformed employees OF
the Park Department cut round chunk out of
the asphalt pavement on the City iiall plaza
early yesterday afternoon and filled the hole up
with sand. They were watched by the park
sitters, tho business mon who walked across
the piazza, and the newsboys AS soon aa the
workmen had filled up tho hole they went
away, but the crowd remained. Men who were
on their way up or down Park row and Broad
way stopped and walked 10 the spot to SOC
what was going on. Men in frock CogIs and
silk hats pushed into the circle around tl'e sand
spot jostlng Park ROW loungcrs ana bare
footed newsbOys Ia their anxiety 10 seu what
was going on. When they s4i in u to,ttiop
where they could see the sa"d liiry stood ahi
looked at 1t. Men in ohlrc, On PIrh row and
broadway saw the crowd about n the plaza
and put their heads out of the windQwa 10 see
what was going on Through the whole after,
noon a constantly changing knot OF men stood
around the spot wondering Why 1t was there.
One OF them asked policeman.
Why, the BayGmenl wa 5,MS'iE ,,t ia rn,y .my
block tomorrow and illlcl the hoo M with
sand so nobody would stab nls TO" ,hoIc during
the night
The sun., 1897-06-24
MRS. ENDICOTTs TRIALS.
Says Her Hand Was Held Over Fire Untn
She Was Rorced Drop q Letter.

Says Her Hand Was Held Over n Fire Until
she Was Forced to Drop Letter.
There was a large party of Plainfieid people
in Newark yesterday to attend the trial before
Vice Chancellor Stevens of the suit brought by
Mrs. Lillian Endicott for divorce from DIR.
George w. Endicott, who Is one of the leading
physicians In Plainield.
Mrs. Endicott, very attractive woman, was
the first Witness She said she was married to
the doctor on Nov. 10, 1879. and they started
housekeeping in Plainfcld. Her husband be-
gan to treat Mrs. Charles Wadsworth in 1885
and continued to visit her for four years or long
said that she pccped through keyholes In her
own house on two occasions and saw the doctor
and Mrs. Wadsworth IN affectiorate attitudes.
and that she found letters In her husbands j
pockets from Mrs. Wadsworth and other wo-
men. One of the letters from Mrs. Wadsworth,
Though ain separated from you, 1t shall not
be always that way, for II we do not meet in
'h{s wor we SSrsh I @ ed in the interest of
DIR. Endicott that this letter be produced, and
then Mrs Endicott told how her husband made
held the letter in her hand and told her hus-
band that she was going to call upon Mrs
that her husband seized her by the wrist and
led her to the Kitchen range. Removing one OF
the stove lids, he held tho hand containing tho
letter over the glowing Goals until the letter
nit was case of burn my hand or drop the
as could. The agony became so intense that
dropped the paper and then he released me-"
She testified that In $3.50 and until 1897 she
lived happily. with her husband, who seemed TO
have ceased his attentions to Mrs Wndsworth,
clashes on account OF his attentions to other
women, and especially TO servants in the house.
She left him in 1890, intending, to stay away
for a month or two but he told her that she
could never return to the plainfeld house. sho
wrong doing, she feared that he would desert
her and leave her penniless The case was CON
nod
The sun., 1897-06-24
DIED IN soUA1oR; LEFT $4,000.

Mrs. Amelia yeiEht's Bank Books show Largo
Sums Deposit An Her Name. 49,
Mrs. Amelia voght, who died alone amid
squald surroundings last Saturday afternoon
in a small house at the rear OF Il Lewis street,
Jersey City. was buried yesterday morning in
the New York Bay Cemetery. The body was
inclosed in a costly casket, and the funeral was
attended by Mrs. voight's two brothers, Theo-
dore Hellrigel OF FL East Twenty eighth street,
this city, and Frank Hellrigei Of Griggstown, y.
havs been found showing that Mrs Voight had
$l5, 900 on deposit 10 her credit, some OF 1t in
the Provident Institution for Savings in Jersey
City and the remainder in q bank in this city.
At the time of Mrs Voght'a death some of the
neighbors who believed she was a miser
searched her rooms for hidden treasure but
found none. The old woman had lived alone for
thirty-four years.
The sun., 1897-06-24
THOUGHT HE WAS IN MAINE
Matthews Heard n Noise In Crotonn Park and
HInHed AMay-Surpriaed Al His Arrest.

Chester Matthews arrived in New York from
Lewiston, Me, two days ago. He wore a fan
mel shirt, slouch hat, and pantaloons tucked
into his. boots. He is l6 years old. and car
ried pistol. On Tuesday night, in Crotona
Park, ho hoard something rustic in the bushes,
and thinking he was in the Maine woods, blazed
away in the hope of bringing down big game.
lie brought Policeman Mayer up on q run, and
was arrested.
% %hS lu e1llaiIsu 10 nrs lnsiSLrm,S III m,b Sns Ses
he had come TO the city to seek his fortune, and
that he had no intention OF breaking the law.
but simply acted as he would have done out
side n lumber camp II he heard u mysterious
noise in the bushes. lie was fined 81 and paid
1t out of II $40 bill. IIo was surprised to learn
that he would have to go 20 Police Headquar-
tcrs to recover his pistol.
The sun., 1897-06-24
Boiton-stanWood.

BOSTON, June 23.-In the Central Congrcga-
tional Church at 5 p. NJ. to-day Mr.. Charles
Knowles Bolton was united in marriage to Miss
Ethel. daughter of Mr.. Edward Stanwood. editor
Of the Youths Companion. The ceremony was
performed by the pastor of the church, the !tey.
Dr. T., |. Clark. The hest man was Prof J. III.
Boynton, u classmate OF the bridegroom at Har
yard. The maid OF honor was Miss Miriam q.
Clement Houghton, Daniel c. Stanwood, Edward
Stanwood. DR.. Carl Francis, Hector Hughes.
and Hitler G. Welman, The bridegroom is the
librarian OF tho Brookline Public Library and
author OF several books
The sun., 1897-06-24
RESPECT THE JUDICIARY.
Ex PRESIDENT HIRRTSON'S dDs
DRESS TO MEMBERS or THE BAR.
Ho Urges Nen-PnrtIsauship. RNcept In Fundns
mental Mattcra, In the Selection OF JndEcs

Hc Urges Nen-pnrtlsnuyhin, RNcent In FunonS
mental Mattera, In the Selection or JnhEcs
'''- -F'rstcuts against Assaults on the 'Btnch.
1NpIANAroLIs, June %. The. State RaF 1850
citation held its annual meeting here torday.
Ex-Prcsidcnt Harrison presided and made
strong plea for better judiciary Among
other things, he said:
1T may bc that in the construction of soma
of our great appellate courts, especially the
Supreme Court ut Washington, there are party
divisions upon great constitutional questions,
such those that arose during the war, than
may fairly enter into the appointing power.
Perhaps the President may rightly consider
whether the person suggested for place upop
the bench Of the Supreme Court has riGb1
opinion upon the supremacy Of the national Gov
ernment in all national affairs; but when We
como 10 the lower and more subordinate and
ruore temporary matters of politics, matters
that are OF business expedlcncy and consiqcra-
Of members of tho bar to give their ballots for
a man simply because he - of this party or OF
that party. If in doing 80 they vote for tho less
worthy and the less competent man.
Amid, all those tumu1ts and divisions, those
agitating social questions, those distraeting
our on assembiics"in the midst q these tho hope
9c%ry sna We shoS eVorS e9rs
TO secure men of character for these judicial
mot only that, but the bar should stand
against those vindictive, malicious, and un-
founded assaults that ara 30 often made upon
our Judges, and anything that tends TO dimin-
tho public injury. II he Is guilty Of malfea-
sance or miscondpct In office, II he is c9rrnpts
him not only to the Judgment Of the public, but
to that Judgment which our Constitution pro-
yides. Let us set ourselves against this ma
against the impartiailty and integrity OF our
Judges. 1t is essential, again, that tho relas
tions between the bar and the Court should be
placed upon the highest level of courtesy and
mutual resuect"
The sun., 1897-06-24
LOOKING FOR HER sWEErHEARr.
Miss Nellie Gerdts or Orange IL Anxious About
Charles sW IetEer.

Miss Nellie Gerdts of Orange, n. j., visited
Union Hill yesterday in search of Charles
Swictzler - years old, n blacksmith of that
town, to whom shc said she was engaged to
be married ON July l. SwictHler who was en-
plOyed by Gustav Saun, lived Mt go Bergen
line avenue. lie left home on Saturday after
noon with FOO, saying he Was going TO New
York to buy iurnli"rri lie has not been seen
her and party of friends in Newark on sun.
day afternoon, but did not appear, Inquiry at
various hospitals, Inorgues, lails, and asylum5
failed to elicit any trace of her absent hance.
Swiozor's friends believe ho has met with
fnIIl nlnN.
The sun., 1897-06-24

READING, Pa, June 23.-Tho Hon. John b. Man
ming, ex-Mayor OF Buffalo. n. y, and brother
OF the late Daniel b. Manning. Secretary OF tho
Treasury in President Cleveland's first Ad
ministration, was married at noon to-day at the
rectory OF st. Peters Catholic Church in this
city by the Rev. Father James Cleary. to Miss
Schwank. eldest daughter of Adam Schwank of
this city. The bridegroom is u maltster and
brewer, and one of Buffalo's best known citizens
He succeeded Grover Cleveland in the Mayors
office nj that
The sun., 1897-06-24
IIeardsIe,-MarMIeL.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June 23.-ln 1t. ThOmas's
Episcopal Church this evening. Miss Aletta
IIolister Warwick, formerly of Richmond, Va,
was married TO the Rev. William A Beardsley
rector of the church. The ceremony WAS per
formed hy the Rey. b. ;, Lines OF st. paul's
lass of Trinity Church, the brides cousin The
liev. y. NJ. Kemp, curate at ST. P4uiH Church
hest man, and Miss Florence Warwick, the
bride's sister, acted as maid OF honor. and her
cousin, Miss Edith Smith, as bridesmaid The
Poor of Baltimore.
The sun., 1897-06-24
MA, Die from the sling or Hr.s.

CUMBERLAND Md, juno 23,-Adam Twigg. a
farmer living near Old Town, this county, while
attempting TO hive II swarm Of bees yesterday
wns 50 badly stang That his life is dcspaired of.
They settled on him almost by thousands. His
screams brought his family and neighhors to tho
rescue. and with great difficulty they succeeded
in brushing the bees of the man.
The sun., 1897-06-24
GFnnt-Macleay.

PORTLAND. Or, June 23.-Miss Edith Macleay.
second daughter of Mr.. Donald Macloay,
tired capitalist OF Portland. was married here
to-day to Mr.. Joseph ID. Grant OF the wholesale
clothing importing house uf Murphy. Grant &
Co. OF San Francisco. Mr. Grant is a son OF Mr..
Adam Grant, the millionaire merchant and he
is himself II millionaire. owning u large amount
of San Francisco real estate.