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The Portland daily press., 1897-07-09
MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Outline Of the Excursion to Boothbav
Harbor This NJ omit.

The committee appointed by the Maine
Press Asso citation at the annual meeting
at Augusta, in January, to arrange for
the summer excursion to Boothbay
Harbor and vicinity have nearly perfected
plans for the same, and present the fol-
lowing schedule:
All members meet at Bath, Monday,
East and West. Members of the city press
will be at the train to care for the party
till they depart on the afternoon boat.
Dinner will be served in Bath at the
Shannon house and Phoenix hotel. Mayor
R. D. Bibber will extend the freedom of
the city and with the city press committee
will extend all courtesies possible. Presi-
dent J. B. Drake of the Eastern Steam
boat company, will entertain the party
with sail up the Kennebec, after which
they will visit the Bath Iron Works, ship
yards and other places of note.
At 315 p. M, the party will take
steamer for Boothbay Harbor, where they
will be quartered at the Menawarmet
Boothbay House and Weymouth House.
In the evening public reception will be
given by the citizens Of Boothbay Harbor
in Pythian opera house. There will be
drill by the Uniform Rank, Knights of
Pythias, instrumental and vocal music
and speaking by prominent citizens and
visitors. Tuesday sail to Squirrel Island
and dinner at Squirrel Inn with musical
and literary entertainment at the Casino
in the afternoon, returning to Boothbay
Harbor at $50 p. m. Wednesday the
citizens of Boothbay Harbor will give the
party a carriage drive six miles to Ocean
Point to visit the associations treasurer,
Hon. P. o. Vickery.
Thursday sea and river sail up the
Damariscotta river to the beautiful
villages of Damariscotta and Newcastle.
where the citizens will entertain them
with ride to the mills and the celebrated
oyster banks sixteen miles inland from
the sea. Return to Boothbay Harbor at
early evening. Good music by the noted
Italians, the Ciorne brothers, on the trip.
Friday afternoon an excursion to ancient
Pemaquid and the ruins of old Fort
George, dine at the Edgemere, returning
to Boothbay Harbor about p. m. Satur-
day morning the party will start for
home.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-09
Funeral of Lewis Z. Thu rston.

The funeral services of the late Lewis
l.. Thurston were held yesterday after
noon at the Congress street M. E. church,
at $50 o'clock. A very large number Of
relatives and friends of the deceased were
present, Judges Putnam and Webb of the
United States circuit court. together with
all the court officials. also delegates from
the Union Veteran legion, Portland Vet
eran Firenen's Association, Ladies'
Veteran Firemen's Auxiliary, and Bos-
worth Post, G. A. r. The services were
conducted by Rev. A. F. Berry, who read
several appropriate selections of scrip
ture, and gave an earnest prayer in behalf
of the afflicted ones. Rev. S. r. Pearson
delivered a most eloquent and tender
eulogy to the memory of the departed
comrade. The burial services of the G.
A. r. were solennized by members of
Bosworth Post, of which the deceased was
respected and valued member. Several
appropriate selections were very finely
rendered by Shaw's quartette. At the
close of the services the remains was
viewed by a large concourse OF people.
The pail bearers were taken from the sew
eral organizations, two from each.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-09
FRANKLIN AND MEGAN TIC.
A Sketch of the Company up to the Pro.
ceedings for an Injunction.

1t was stated in the PRESS Wednesday
that Judge Strout at request of counsel
postponed the hearing on the franklin
and Megantic road until July 9th and
that it was thought the matter would be
settled out of court before that time.
In--lSs3, the Franklin and Megantic
railroad was constructed. At that time
it was mortgaged for considerable
amount, many of the mortgages being
held by V. B. Mead of Boston, then the
owner of large tracts of cumberland on
and about Mt Abraham. No part of the
principal or int rest has been paid on
these bonds, and in addition thereto notes
amounting to several thousand dollars
have been issued by p H. Stubs, treas
urer of the company, for and in behalf of
the road. Neither the interest nor prin-
cipal has ever been paid on either bonds
or notes. A short time ago Mr.. Mead
disposed of his interest in the road, which
consisted of the bonds and notes held by
him, to Hon. j. S. Maxey and others of
Gardiner, who Immediately brought suit
against the company on the outstanding
notes, and attached all the interest the
company had in the road, and also it's
franchise, at the same time commencing
foreclosure proceedings on the bonds for
default IN payment of the interest.
On the eighth day of June, meeting
of the bondholders was held at Strong
and a new corporation organized by the
name of the Franklin and Megantic Rail
road company, being composed of the
bondholders, and Immediately this new
company brought bill in equity return
able before Justice Strout in Portland,
on Tuesday, the sixth day of july asking
that the officers of the old Franklin and
Megantic Railroad company be compelled
to turn over to the new company the
management of the road
On July Q, last Friday. special meet
ing of the stockholders of Franklin and
Megantic Railroad company was held at
Kingfeld, at which meeting it was voted
to refund the Indebtedness of the company
by the issuing of $4,000, thirty years,
five per cent bonds, with the Portland
Trust company, as trustee.
1t is understood that the franklin and
Megantic Railroad company expected to
be able to raise the interest due on the
outstanding bonds before the hearing in
Portland and thus defeat the foreclosure
proceedings
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-09
PORTLAND MAN HELD UP.
Drummer Stopped by Highwaymen NJ
Jay.

Livermore Falls, July s.-Mr.a F. A.
Palmer, who represents the NJ. Steinert
q Sons Co. of Portland, and has been in
Livermore Falls for several weeks, barely
escaped being robbed and murdered at
Jay, Wednesday evening, where he was
held up by two highwaymen, one of
whom put bullet through his hat.
. The following is Mr.. Palmer's account
of the affair: 81 was returning to
Livermore Falls Wednesday evening from
trip up in Jay and at about II p. m. :,
just after 1 had passed the Maine Central
station at Jay, two men jumped into the
road, one of them grabbing my horse by
the head, while the other demanded my
money. L applied the whip giving the
horse several cuts across the back when
with a sudden plunge he freed himself
throwing the fellow at his head and rum
ming completely over him. At the same
time the other ruffian fired three pistol
shots at me one of which passed through
my hat within q quarter of an inch of my
head"
1t is quite generally known that Mr..
Palmer has been making many large sales
for his house in this section, and it is
generally believed that parties who at
tempted to way lay him had the idea that
he was in the habit Of carrying large
sums of money with him.
Deputy Sheriff Dwelley went to Jay
Thursday morning and with Deputy
Sheriff Merriman will institute search
for the attempted robber and murderers.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-09
TREES OF MAINE.
Mrs. Howard Taylor's Paper Head at Fox
croft.

Mrs. Howard Taylor's paper on "Trees
of Maine,' read by E. B. Chamberlain,
Bowdoin, so, at the meeting of the
Botanical society at Foxcroft, contained
much of interest. She spoke Of the pitch
pines with their dark richness Of verdure
and short, spiny cones; the white pines
with their lighter foliage and cylinder
shaped cones; the frs and spruces with
their branches dropping toward the earth
as if they had not been able to raise them
ince the winters snow had borne them
down; the beautiful hemlock, with its
thin foliage and graceful branches; the
arch, graceful as the weeping willow
and delicate in color; the white maple, the
first herald of spring; the red maple with
its crimson blossom and winged fruit;
the rock maple, with it's majestic beauty,
one of which observed by tie writer
blooms but once in three years and bears
no perfect flowers; the ash-leaved maple !;
the striped maple; "vine proped cline"
and the graceful willow; the hardy and
noble ash; the birch with its long, red
dish purple catkins; the oak, with it's
thread-like catkins of sterile flowers and
close clusters of fertile flowers; the beech
with its grateful shade; the poplar and
hornebam; the walnuts, including the
butternut; the hickory, which with the
oak deserves greater popularity as shade
trees; the chestnut, with its cream-col-.
ored catkins foot long; the honey bear
ing bass wood or linden, the locust and
horse chestnuts; the wild apple and cher
ry; the June berry or Amelanchier which
early in spring lifts it's snow white top
above the evergreen trees around it, or in
the midst Of the bare deciduous trees ap-
pears like flower garden in a desert,
and the mountain ash, the Rowan-tree of
song. maine abounds in societies, !"
says Mrs. Taylor, but thus far she has
failed to protect her trees and the glory
of our hillsides is threatened, and the
beauty of our meadows endangered. May
the time be not far distant when man
81 all stay his hand from the mutiliation
and destruction of our groves. Mrs
Howard Taylor is Deering lady whose
reputation as a botanist is familiar to
all Portland and Deering people,
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-09
= q. r y. Fruit and plower mission.

The work of the mission that was tenn
porarily laid aside on account of sickness
at the headquarters was resumed yester-
day morning at the same place, Sc Oak
street The committee would take occas-
ion to ask that liberal supply of flowers
and fruit be sent to the rooms, where
they will be gladly received. The COM
mittee will be in attendance from nine
O. clock a. m. to twelve IN.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-09
VIII Pilot the Massachusetts,.

Pilot James II. Reid, of Pilot Boat
America No 1, will leave Boston today
for Portland, to pilot the big battleship
Massachusetts from this port to Boston.
The Massachusetts returns to Boston for
the purpose of allowing the State Naval
Brigade an opportunity of holding their
annual tour of GAty on board.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-09
Boston Military Band,

This splendid band has been engaged to
give one concert only at Long Island,
next Sunday afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
This will be great treat to all lovers of
fine music. The band will come down
from Boston Saturday night and return
Sunday night. Take sail to Long ISL
and on one of the fast steamers of the
Casco Bay line and enjoy the concert by
the Boston band. The steamer tickets
admit to the concert.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-09

Very hot weather prevails in Colorado.
Mme. Lillian Nordica, the prima
donna, who has been seriously i'll at the
Hotel Savoy, London, suffering from
peritonitis. is much better.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-09
Forest City Rink.

Do not miss hearing the Tennessee
colored MINISTRIES at the rink There
will be but four more performances by
the company and there is no more pleas
ant way of passing an hour than listen
ing to their quaint songs, sung as only
darkies can sing them.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-09
G. A. r. Appointments.

Department. Commander Carleton Of
the Maine g. A. R., announces the fol
lowing appointments upon his staff:
To be Aides de- Camp-Comrade Luther
Bradford, Post 2, Portland; Comrade
rade A. F. Gilman, Post 1874, Strong
Comrade Cyrus 6. Pratt, Post 154, Fox
croft; Comrade Charles H. Small, Post
90, Topsham.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-27
PLUCKY SCHOOL TEACHERS
South Data SChooIma'amS Keep
Scholars All Night,
Protect the Little Ones Until the
storms Go By---Contcst Over
the Homes Of Squatters
supreme Court.

Huron, March l9.-As Indicating the
true grit OF South Dakota school teach
ers, these incidents are given: Miss A.
HiXon Of Washington, who is teaching
school at the Medigar school house,
seven mics north Of Huron. vas com
PEELED to remain over night in the school
house With hc.' flock Of eleven pupils on
he night Of March IL. At noon seven
of her scholars started fer home, facing
the binding blizzard, and after a severe
struggle against the elements succeed
ed in arriving safely at their homes.
The storm increased during the after
noon and when night came he good
sense of the teacher prevailed and all
decided to remain at the school house
until h fury Of the storm abated.
About midnight the fuel a out, and
from that time on constant exercise was
necessary TO keep from freezing. When
morning dawned the Storm had sub
sided, and the shelter afforded by the
school house was soon abandoned for
comfortable homes, which We're found
in quick time,
Miss Ada f.. Wemple, who teaches
school in Theresa township, in what is
known as the Frazer school house, was
compelled to remain With her nine pu-
pills in the school house all of Thursday
night, the storm being too severe to al
low the pupils 10 take the risk OF find
ing their way home. The lady who
teaches in the Chase school house did
the same thing. Sensible girls they are,
and possessed or genuine Dakota pluck.
Parties from Denver are making in
quiry here for James Collins, a Splinter
who used to frequent this city, and was
Familiarity known as Cuckoo jim" A
Chicago paper publishes an advertise
ment from a Denver, Colo, party, offer
ing 500 reward for the arrest Of Collins.
notice TO he sent 10 the ch!ef Of police
of Denver. Collins was regarded as a
tricky fellow while here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-27

company, and he tells me he viii &C.
cept some of these offers. One offer car
ries a good salary. Mosher 10 a man OF
great business ability n no n need
worry about his being able to earn a
good livelihood by honest work"
In the prison, the warden says,
Mosher has been the most useful con-
vict who has ever been in the prison.
Mosher had not been in the prison a day
before he began to ask for work. For a
month, however, 1t was necessary 10
keep Mosher idle, and all the time he
was pleading eve for a chance TO work
on the stone pile. At the end of a
month Mosher was put into the laundry,
where he remained for three months.
In that time, the warden says he mas
tered all the details OF this work n
became its manager. He was then put
into the boiler room. In this room he
had charge Of the dynamos and engines
and he has become an expert electri-
clan. He worked in the boiler room UNI
I'll the day before his discharge.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-27
OPINIONS OF SUPREME COURT
Numerous Decisions by the Court OF
Last Resort.

Pierre, March l9.--Opinions were handed
dow yesterday IN the supreme court in
the following cases:
county; reversed.
Edward =. Allis company VS. Madison
Electric Light company; Lake county; af-
hrmed.
John w. Falibee VS. John Wilmer and
Magdalena Wilmer; affirmed.
Williams :. McComb VS. Lake county
and John Fleming, county treasurer; Lake
county; reversed.
Frs; National Exchange bank VS. Sher-
county; affirmed.
Fo.ey Wadsworth Implement company
VS. Simon company, solomon ct al; Mime
haha county; reversed.
Joe KERRY VS. William HOWE; Mime
hama county; affirmed.
Advance Thrasher ompan vs. II. II.
Schmidt and NJ. G.. Schmidt: McCook
county; affirmed.
+. w. Coughran vs John Sundback, sher-
If of Minnehaha county; affirmed.
Northwestern Mortgage Trust company
VS. William w. Bradley and Bessie l..
Bradley; Lawrence county reversed.
l.. j. Noodle vs. Gustav Brietand; Lin
coin county; reversed.
T!cultural college, VS. Henry l.. Mayhem,
state auditor: original action: mandamus
granted.
Petitions for a rehearing were denied in
the cases OF Dowd,e vs. Corune, Tschetter
VS. He.ser, Lawrence VS. Mcdonald.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-27
If THE Ice WILL But HOLD
Much Damage May Thereby Be
Averted.
Railroads In South Dakota Are Tied
Many Bridges Have Been
Washed Out--Jim and ver-
million Rivers High.

Yankton, March io.-The heavy rain
asst night, combined with the melting
snow. has tied up the three railroads
entering Yankton. The Milwaukee
started east out sixteen inches Of water
On the track near Gayville barred FUR
rher progress. The Great Northern
got away on time hut since then three
bridges have been washed out. The
Northwestern got only as far as the
FIRST station east and al obliged to re-
turn. All railroad bridges across Jim
river are unsafe. No track washouts
are reported and falling temperature
promises to restore railroad traffic voc
The entire bottoms between the Jim
liver and the Vermillion river Is under
rom one TO FIVE feet OF water none or
his water Ia from Missouri or Jim iver
overflow. The latter stream Is bank
lull but the ice Is still Arm. Five feet
IF water covers the ice on the Missouri
rhe immense amount of water which
8 running off before the ice breaks Is
favorable TO the settlers along these
streams. An ice gorge would inundate
the bottoms.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-27
THE INDIAN CHANGED HIS MIND
He Concluded He Had Never Seen
the Prisoner.

Yankton, March 17.-Last Saturday
a nan named Jacob Feldtmann Of Ar
mour was brought before United States
Commissioner +. T. White, upon the
charge of selling whisky to an Indian
named Big Bear of the Yankton res
ervation. When the complaint was
made the Indian stated positively that
Feldtmann had sold him whisky, but
when he was arraigned before the CON-
missioner he said that he did not know
the man accused and never saw him
before. Feldtmann was, of course, dis
charged.
In the suit for damages brought
against the city of Yankton by Robert
b. Trip at this session of the circuit
our the jury yesterday gave a verdict
In favor Of the city. Mr.. Trip claimed
that the cement walk laid around his
residence property by the city, injured
him to the amount Of $500, and asked
for damages to that mount.
There nave been two drawn from
Yankton county to serve on the grand
jury at the April term OF our at Sioux
Falls. They are Peter Huber and Dean
Gross.
c. w. Quincy Of this city viii soon go
to Concord, Neb., where he has q large
nursery. He contemplates a sale Of the
same and II 1t materialises he will then
return here and make extensive Inn
provements on his nursery near this
city.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-27
CONTEST OVER ACCRETIONS
Three Thousand Acres i'm Possession
OF SQuatters.


Vermillion, March 19.-An interesting
case will probably come up before the
spring court in this city. South of town
about -four miles, on what is known as
the island, is a large amount of made
land which has been added in time past
to regularly surveyed land. There are
In all about 5000 acres, most Of which
Is very valuable for its timber. On por-
tons OF the and are trees which show
their & to be forty years judging from
the number Of rings in the wood. About
five years ago a number of squatters
settled on the land, built their homes
and claimed possession. They We're
forcibly driven off, however, by those
who claimed title to the land. Now an.
other party OF men. a dozen in all, have
gone into court. These accretion land
cases are becoming quite frequent along
the Missouri and have been decided by
the courts both ways. The supreme
court has handed down the decision that
ground added to survo we'd land by the
changing Of the natural course of a
stream becomes a part of the surveyed
land n belongs to the owner of hat
land. But in a noted case in Nebraska
three exceptions were taken to the law
Of accretion. First, land which had
first been formed as an island and ar
forwards Joined TO the main land; omit-
ted land, that is. land that had never
been surveyed, which often happened in
the early government surveys, especial
ly along the rivers, and lastly, aban-
aoned river beds. The land in question
over on the island, the squatters think,
will all come unde the three exceptions.
There is one fine tract Of 1872 acres
which has trees of large size, which, no
doubt, were growing before the first sur
vey was made. Those who claim to have
title TO the land also have a strong
argument and expect to be able to hold
the land. Both sides are well backed
with money and will not rest until the
case is finally decided in the supreme
court.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-27

since 1862, to s34,3S ,297.6O in 1896, or an
Increase Of $11. 493. 4l4.4e.
1t may be urged that evey IL the rev.
enues OF the government had been suf-
hicient to meet all It's ordinary expen-
ses during the past three years, the
gold reserve would still have been in
sufficient to meet the demands upon II,
and that bonds would necessarily have
been issued for it's Iepletion. Be this
as 1t may, 1t is clearly manifested, with
out denying or affirming the correctness
would have been decreased in at least
would have e decreased In at least
the amoun of the deficiency,
and business confidence immeasura-
bly, strengthened throughout the
country. Congress should prompt
ly correct the existing con-
ditions. Ample revenues must be
supplied not only for the ordinary ex-
penses Of the government, but for the
prompt payment of liberal pensions and
the liquidation OF the principal and In
terest of the public debt. In raising
revenues, duties should be so levied up
on foreign products as 10 preserve the
home market, so far as possible TO our
own producers; 10 revive n Increase
manufactures; to relieve and encourage
agriculture; TO increase domestic and
foreign commerce; TO aid and develop
mining and building, and 10 render tu
labor In every field Of useful occupation
the liberal wages and adequate rewards
to which skill and industry are justly
entitled.
The necessity of the project OF a tariff
law which shall provide ample revenue,
need not be further urged. The imperative
demand OF the hour is the prompt enact
ment of such a measure, and TO this object
i earnestly that congress shall
make every endeavor. Before other busi-
ness is transacted, let us first provide suf-
ficient revenue to administer the govern
ment without the contracting of further
debt, or the continued disturbance Of our
finances.
tSigned) William Mckinley.
Executive Mansion, March 15, 1897.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-27
J. y INGALLS, SQUARES HIMSELF
Says He L. Doing Journalistic Work
for Money.

says nc ~ DOhuk OouH
for Money.
Atchison, Kas., March 15.-Concerning
the good-natured chatting OF the press
at his present occupation, ex-senator
John j. Ingalls,, who left for Carson to
write up the prize fight, says: Il sup
pose II / had one into the hospital for
political incurables after my defeat and
had hung around Washington haunting
the white house and the departments
importuning friends for Endorsements
and begging for some place at home or
abroad where j could have been sup
ported from the public treasury, il
would nave been considered as digniied
and in accordance with usage and pre-
cedent. Like everybody else in these
hard times / have suffered heavy loss
es in s~hrinkage of values and diminished
income and am compelled to earn a liz
ing by daily toll. l am grateful for the
opportunity OF getting my bread by rep
utable employment, upon the lyceum
platform and in journalism, which af-
fords reasonable compensation with no
sacrifice of personal independence. En-
ployment in the public service is open
to me, but / prefer freedom. even when
accompanied by the fatigue Of long jour-
neys and the hardships and p%rivations
Of travel. to the bondage and servitude
of any position that does not come d.
rectly from the people.
Benjamin Harrison writes for the
Ladies' Home Journal and / can o
ceive of no improperly in my writing
for the New York Journal or any other
periodical upon I'M subject of human
interest hat does not require the sale
OF my opinions or the sacrifice Of my in
dividual judgment. The administration
Of President Mckinley will have my ac-
tive and cordial support and when the
next occasion comes 1 shall omft no ef-
fort to cur a republican ascendancy
in Kansas and the redemption of the
state from imbecile misrule and degra-
dation.'