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Unitarians at Isle of Shoals.

Augusta, July 9.-The Unitarians of
New England will hold series of sum-
mer meetings at the Isle of Shoals, N.
H., the meetings to continue from. July
18th to 18th inclusive. A number of per-
sons including Rev. G. A. Hayden, will
attend from this city. Mrs L. D. Carver
and Rev. E. e. Newbert of Augusta, are
among the speakers on the programme.
The latter will speak ON the subject
9 Church Extension.
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Ireland Want. University.

London, July 9.-In the House of Com
mons today in response to appeals by
Irish members that the government
should make some provision for a
Catholic university in Ireland, Mr.. Bal
four, the First Lord of the Treasury, in
very sympathetic speech, admitted that
the absence OF university was hard
ship for Ireland, and said he would do
his utmost in the direction of such an in :
stitution, but said he was not in a
position to make a definite promise.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-10
Coal Miners Strike.

Ottawa, Ills, July Gone hundred
and eighty miners at Ehakes shaft, Rut-
land, went on strike today. A body Of
100 miners from Tolua marched across
the country and met the Rutland miners
as they appeared at the shaft. Fearing
trouble the mayor of Rutland telegraphed
the sheriff that the situation was alarm
ing and asked for assistance. Before the
deputies were sworn in to go to the scene,
word was received that after the Toluca
and Rutland strikers had paraded the
streets, the former left for home and all
danger had passed.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-10
Oregon Not Going to Hawaii.

Washington, July 9.-The battleship
Oregon has sailed from Seattle for Port
Angeles for coal, and this fact having
been construed in some quarters into a
movement towards Hawaii, it is stated at
the Navy Department. that there is not
the slightest intention of sending the ship
there. She is bound for San Francisco
and has stayed at Seattle, where she went
solely to help out in the fourth of July
celebration, longer than was intended by
the department.
The Boston has arrived at Kobe, Japan
the Maine has arrived at Lewes, Del.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-10
weyIer Searching. Railroad Trains.

Havana, July 9.-The military and
civil governors have ordered the police to
search the freight on trains bound to
towns in the interior of the island and
the authorities have found in the railroad
road station at Cristinac, 900 packages,
many of them containing medicines; 500
packages were found on three trains at
the station of Villa Neuva, on the Matan-
zasroda. They were all confiscated on the
ground that the owners of the packages
had not complied with the captain gen
eral decree of January /,
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Portland, Me-, July 9.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
q a. m.-Barometer. 29.s35; thermo-
meter, so; dew point, Y, humidity, 75;
wind, W; velocity, 4; weather, p. cloudy.
8 p. m.-Barometer. 29.7Sl; thermom-
eter.. 81: dew point. II, humidity, ~;
wind, SW; velocity, s: weather, clear.
Mean daily thermometer, 70; maxi
mum thermometer, 49,; minimum ther-
mometer. 10; maximum velocity of
wind, 10, S; total precipitation, 0.
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from the second story to the street. She
was caught by men who had been watch
ing her and was not hurt. She was taken
to Bellevue hospital in Il strait jacket
after having attacked policeman who
tried to assist her.
Deaths Reported from Sunstroke.
Watertown, Mass, July 9.-Thomas
Coffee, 81 years old, was sunstroke while
working on Main street today and died
an hour later.
Rollinsford, N. H, July 9.-HeIry
Moses, farm laborer, while working in
the field this afternoon was overcome by
the heat and died within short time.
Dover, N. H., July 9.-The first fatal
case of sunstroke in This city AIRED
this afternoon when James f. Coo Ike, a
well known painter, fell prostrate while
painting at the Granite State park. He
relatives here was taken to the county
farm, where he died short time later in
convulsions.
South Berwick, Maine, July a-Joseph
w. Hasty, 81 years old died he re from
sunstroke this afternoon. He W; Is haying
when stricken. There were sew sral other
prostrations, but all will recover.
Exeter, N. H., July 9.-Cha5 .les Riley,
aged thirty, unmarried, emplo yed by the
DOSUOn dNCl Ma1QS railroad at the QepOG
in Epping, died from the heat this after
noon.
The Weather Fierce.
Nashua, N. H., July 9Th weather is
the fiercest remembered for many years
and the thermometer recorl led 80 nearly
the entire afternoon.
Hot Weather Bull etin.
Washington, July 9.-Tfhe weather
bureau tonight issued the following hot
weather bulletin:
The hot wave continues ever the central
portion of the country as far east as the
Appalachian mountains.
Along the Atlantic coast from Eastport
to Key West, except at Bo ston, which is
"a, the maximum contil iues below co.
Since July the maximu m temperature
has ranged 90 to SO ov er the lower
Missouri and lower Mssiss ippi valleys and
as far east as Alabama and Tennessee
with extreme temperatures from 10 to 1903
degrees in Kansas. The temperature has
fallen rapidly over Colorado, Western
Nebraska and northward will probably
break into the extreme heat over Kansas,
Missouri; Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky
and Ohio Saturday and Saturday night.
The changes in temperature will be ac-
companied by thunder storms.
Sixteen:.Dead in Chicago.
Chicago, July 9.-Sixteen people are
dead from the heat today. Two are insane
and out of a large number of prostrations,
ten cases are critical
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-10

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, July 8, taken
at 3 p. m, meridian time, the observa-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston, 80, SW. clear; New York. 76
S. clear; Philadelphia, so, SW, clear;
Washington, 50, S, clear; Albany,
SO. S, clear; Buffalo, 10, SW, p. cloudy;
Detroit. "a, Sc, clear; Chicago,
81, Sc. p. cloudy; St. Paul, 80,
n. cloudy; Huron, Oak. 10, n, cloudy;
Bismarck. IA, NV cloudy; Jack
sonville, 80; NE, clear.
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Augusta, July 9.-Augustus Grant of
Shawmut was playing about high sand
bank, Thursday afternoon, when part of
1t caved in, burying him so that it was
some time before he could be dug out. 1t
was found that his left leg was broken at
the thigh. DIR. Boyer reduced the fracture
and the boy is doing well.
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Some of the reports from the Mononga-
hela river districts indicate that many of
the miners of that section are weakening
and that some have already returned to
work with prospects of more following
before long. The mines of the Tide Coal
company, the mines of the Charles Jutte
company and the Samuel O'Neill mines
at Fayette, and the Jones mines at
Monongahela were at work today. This
condition of affairs is causing much ex-
citement in the valley.
The movement among the operators to
get conference with the mine leaders
has not yet assumed any definite form.
Col. Rend, the Chicago operator and
end. The Colonel believes the controversy
can be arbitrated, but the majority Of
operators will not hear of the proposition.
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nark overdue in Buolsport.

Bucksport, July o.-The Italian bark
Salvatore, Captain Porzio salt laden,
from Augusta, Sicily, for this port is now
lis days out and nearly two months over
due to the consignees. T. J. Stewart and
Company. The bark has not been re-
ported and the firm is about ready to give
her up.
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Universalist Young People.

Detroit, Mich. July 9.-The Universe
list Young People opened their national
convention with devotional meeting on
the topic Confidence in Victory led by
Kew. Leslie Moore Of New Hampshire.
DIR. Sweetser of Philadelphia, addressed
the convention, counselling harmony IN
Union and the general convention OF the
church on account of the absorption by
the union of the functions of what was
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-10
Maine Postmasters,

Washington, July 9-Among the fourth
class postmasters appointed today were
the following for Maine: Castine, y. 3.
Hooper; Flagstaff. d. A. Butler; Lltch-
field Corners, J. E. Connors; North
Fayette, G. L. Richards; Riggsville, G.
II. Beals.,
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formerly the Young Peoples Missionary
society. Action on this question will be
taken later. The remainder of the morn
ing session was taken up in the raising of
an $500 deficit in the treasury of the
Union DR.. George L. Perrin of Boston,
took charge of this, and succeeded in rails
ing over $1,000 In the afternoon the dele
gates took an excursion to Palmer park
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cooler Sunday with partly cloudy
weather.
Washington, July 9.-Forecast for
Saturday for New England and eastern
New York: Generally fair. continued
high temperature, probably followed by
cooler weather Sunday morning, south
to southwest winds.
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Lawrence, Mass, July 9-John CahilI.
was seized with cramps while in bathing
In the Merrimac river this afternoon and
was crowned before help could reach him.
Cah1ll was 81 years old and unmarried
The body has not yet been recovered
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BRoILED IN THE sun.
Thermometer Over One Hundred All
Over Maine.
UNPRECEDENTED HOT WEATHER
EVERYWHERE PREVAILS,

Cases of Prostration Numerous-Some of
Them Fatal-Everywhere Out of Doors
Laborers We're Obliged to Quit Work
A Horse Killed IN WATERFORD.
Augusta, July 9.-The thermometer
registered 101 degrees in the shade in this
city today at noon, the hottest known for
years. The mercury stood at 100 in the
sun. No prostrations reported. Many
employed out of doors were obliged to dis
continue work. The temperature at
O'Clock this evening was 50. Gardeners
emperature stood at 101 today at noon.
HaHowell was 1O2 degrees in the shade at
noon and 129 in the sun. The men at
work at the quarries had to discontinue.
This is the fourthiday of intense heat and
coming after the cool weather is doubly
hard to bear.
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An Attempt to Arbitrate.

Harrisburg, July 9.-Gov. Hastings re-
ceived telegram this afternoon from
Joseph Bishop, secretary of the Ohio
State Board of Arbitration, and L. P.
Mccormack, labor commissioner of
Indiana, asking him to cooperate with
the arbitration boards of Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois, at meeting to be held at
Pittsburg to endeavor to adjust the
also received from Gov. Mount of Indiana,
Gov. Hastings replied to both, declining
to act because he has received no request
from either the miners or the operators of
Pennsylvania
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The WEATHER.

Boston, July 9.
Local forecast
for Boston and
vicinity for Satur-
day: Fair and gen.
e r al y C | e a r
weather: contin-
ued high tempera-
ture, Southwestern
ly winds, probably
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An Old Resident Dead.

Augusta, July 9.-Rufus Choate, the
Oldest resident of Lincoln county, died at
his residence, North Whitefeld, Friday,
aged 80 years and four months.
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Ordered to Bath.

Washington, July 9.-Captain G. H.
Wadleigh has been ordered to the Boston
navy yard and Naval Constructor L..
Bankson to duty at the Bath Iron Works.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-10

The Pail Mall Gazette says that owing
to the drought in Cortz in parts of Aus
tralia, it will be necessary to import
thousands OF tons of California wheat,
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-10

Madame Lillian Nordica, the prima
donna, who has been seriously i'll at the
Hotel Savoy, London, is now considered
out of danger.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-10
Horse Frustrated at WATERFORD.


ESPECIAL TO THE PRESs.1
South WATERFORD, July 9.-This has
been the hottest day of the season. The
thermometer showed 102 in the shade c.
W. Smith withdrew all his teams and
men from the woods. One of his horses
was overcome with the heat yesterday and
dropped in the road.
Couldn't Work in Lewiston,
Lewiston, July 9.-The temperature
ranged from go to 100 in the shade at
noon today. Many people were obliged to
leave work on account of illness caused
by the heat. Several persons were pros
trated and had to be carried to their
homes. The temperature ranged five de-
grees higher than on Thursday.
Making Crops Grow.
Waterville, July 9.-There have been
four successive days of intense heat, the
thermometer registering 106 in the shade
this afternoon with considerable air
stirring. Though this is the hottest
weather by four degrees here, there has
been but one case of prostration.
J. M. Cross, the well known agricul-
turalist, reports the Maine crops miracu-
lously improved by the warm wave.
Hot in Bangor Too.
Bangor, July 9.-The mercury reached
SO in the shade here today, and much
higher in other parts of the county. No
prostrations have yet been reported.
Hottest Ever Known in Skowhegan.
Skowhegan, July 9.-John Brown was
overcome by the heat here today and is
not expected to live. AT noon the ther-
mometer registered 104 in the shade and
10 in the sun. 1t was the hottest ever
known.
Lewiston and Auburn Suffering.
Lewiston, July 9.--Lewiston and Au-
burn are suffering from the intense heat.
The thermometer at the gate house.
Lewiston, registered 9s degrees in the
shade at p m. Several prostrations but
no fatalities have been reported.
Climax Reached at Manchester.
Manchester, N. H., July 49-Today
comes as climax to the week of hot
weather which began here Sunday and
which has been almost without parallel.
There were two deaths from sunstroke
yesterday and many more cases of prostra-
tion have been reported. The mercury
reached SO in the shade.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-10
Crazed by Hot Weather.

New York, July 9.-Joseph Dalton, so
years old, was overcome by heat and was
taken to Fordham hospital.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-10

Mrs. Annie Oestreicher, forty years old,
while temporarily deranged by the heat,
climbed out upon fire escape and fell
from the second story to the street. She
was caught by men who had been watch
ing her and was not hurt. She was taken
to Bellevue hospital in strait jacket
after having attacked a policeman who
tried to assist her.
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Lewiston and Auburn Suffering.
A Councilman Frustrated.

Lynn, Mass, July 9.-Councilman E.
A. Hubbard was Frustrated by the heat
this afternoon on his way to his office and
semoved to his home.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-10
Highest Mark in Three Years.

Dover, N. H., July 9.-The terrible
heat which started here Monday shows
little signs of abating. A number of
prostrations and few sunstrokes have
been reported. Today the thermometer
registered 95 in the shade and ITO in the
sun, which is the highest mark reached
in three years.
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Overcome by Heat.

Syracuse, N. Y, July 9.-Andrew Nc
Neil, an employe of the Syracuse Water
Works department., was overcome by heat
at noon today while at work in a trench
in Peach street. He died half hour after
wards
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-10

Boston, July 9.-Nellie Kelleher, q
domestic, died of heat prostration at the
Cambridge hospital this morning.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-10
Hawaiian Treaty Still Hangs.

Washington, July 9.-The Senate COM
mittee on foreign relations made two
efforts to secure a full meeting for the
purpose of taking up, and if possible, dis
posing of the Hawaiian annexation treaty,
buti'i hut failed. No quorum was secured at
the forenoon session, and there was not a
full attendance at the afternoon meeting
The treaty was discussed at some length
at the latter, and the more pronounced of
the advocates of the treaty suggested the
advisability of early action. This sugges-
tion was antagonized, however, by the
opponents of ratification and by at least
one ota the supporters of annexation on
the ground that the matter is too impor-
tant for immediate action. The commit
tee adjourned until next Wednesday.
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Funeral of Senator Harris.

Washington, July 9.-The remains of
Senator Harris will be taken to Memphis
for interment over the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway leaving here tomorrow
night at 10. The body will arrive at
Nashville Monday morning at 6 O'Clock
and will lie in state at the Tennessee
capital until p. m. Thence.the remains
will be conveyed to Memphis over the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
arriving there at 6 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing. The funeral will occur at Memphis
on Tuesday and the Congressional escort
will leave Memphis at p. m. Tuesday,
arriving here at 6.45 Thursday morning.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-10

Chicago, July 9.-Sixteen people are
dead from the heat today. Two are insane
and out of a large number Of prostrations,
ten cases are critical.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29

blankets slung over his shoulder. and
he was careful to stand II on end in
front OF clothing counter. After
being in the store half an hour they
left. saying they would return after
breakfast and make their purchases.
They did return about noon while Mr..
Gerson was out at lunch. and both
began examining hats and clothing.
Mr.. Richardson, the clerk. kept his
eye on them both. and especially on
the man with the roll OF blankets, for
he appeared to be trying to avoid the
clerk and kept so near the clothing
counter with his roll OF blankets that
he aroused the suspicious OF Mr..
Richardson. Finally the fellow was
seen TO actually grab pair OF trous-
crs and slip them into the roll. He
then walked toward the door. leaving
his roll TO be brought to him By the
other man. This was attempted, bu,
MIR. Richardson openly accused him of
stealing the trousers and the two
purchasers then threatened TO make
trouble. Finally the would-bc thief
deliberately reached into the roll.
'bN Nh' Na'hS'aH anu iuIcW
them back on the counter.
The robbery In which Strook is al
legged TO have taken part was one
OF the most sensational ever commit
ted In Chicago. The men who COM
mi,tcd the robbery. according to Al
fred St Joseph Burke. alins SLEEPY"
Burke. it's leader. were Red Chris"
strook. big Jack" McLaln, Barney
Hunt. Frank Baker. Joe Gordon, and
an old man known only as Pap"
Strook. Mclaln and Gordon were
captured after the robbery. through
sleepy" Burke. who turned s,ate'u
evidence against his friends. Mcf.ain
and S,rook were released on bonds OF
5000 each. They forfeited their bonds
aud the former is still at liberty. Hunt.
iiakcr and Pap" were never cap
tured. and reward OF 500 each IL Of.
fcrcd for them. Joe Gordon was scnt
to Iollc, on Nh indetcrminatc sentence.
and SLEEPY" Burke. after = short i'm
prisonmcnt. ~as given his freedom
for informing on his partners In tho
crime. But $4,000 worth Of the stolen
bonds were never recovered.
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.,,-n ,,.r.. --n,-rr.a 10 n..,h.

John Gibson. colored. has been
hanged at Grcenviiic. Miss. after hear
Ing his death sentence pronounccd
seven tines. His case has been twice
before the state superior court and
twice before the United States suprsms
court.
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r,..rh., m..v. -, rh......

Preacher seswa sss ChseorM
Rev. G. o. Brown. who was the prin-
cipai In the Matte Ovsrman scandal II
Ban Francisco. he's sccspteA . ell -.
tended By . Chicago ceasraea4ieaa1
church.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29

sS%& ~ the Chicago police
9N for completely in
S:A the robbery OF $50
e. 900 worth Of bonds
M" ~ from Christopher
n ~ Schrage March "a,
1896, Is under ar
rest at Port Townsend, Wash. He was
arrested under the name Of William
Gleason for the larceny Of a pair OF
trousers. The Port Townsend author
tiles did not know who their pris-
oner was, but believing he was Chi
cago crook sent his picture to In
spector Fitzpatrick. With the photo
graph came n letter from Sheriff S.
w. Westfall, OF Madeira county, ask
Ing for information regarding the pris-
oner. Inspector Fitzpatrick imme-
diately wired to Port Townsend to hold
the man until an officer from Chicago
reached that city. When Strook was
arrested he was accompanied by
man who gave the name OF William
Allen, but who in reality is Charles
u. Perkins, alias Charles D. Prentice,
wanted In Deadwood. S. D.. on charge
OF having committed several crimes
ana for whom a reward is offered. The
two were attired in miners costumes
when arrested. and said they were
on their way to the Alaskan gold
fields. Both carried what appeared to
be roll OF blankets slung over their
shoulders. This proved. however, to
be small keg wrapped In blankets.
Equipped with this rig the men plum
dered stores in Port Townsend. The
two would enter store and when
no one was looking I'LL their kegs
with anything of value in sight. 1t
was while doing this they were cap
tured.
Gleason and Allen. as they called
themselves, were not partial TO any
particular line Of goods, but stole
everything and anything that came
within easy range from cutlery to
clothing, and so neatly did they oper-
ate that the police OF several cities
were at their wits end to explain the
crimes. Their entry into Port Town
send proved their ruin, however.
though they managed to terrify the
town before they were caught.
One morning these two men who
appeared to be starting out on pros
pecting tour went into Max Gerson's
store or Water street and spent some
time in examining goods. but did not
make any purchases. One of them
had what appeared TO be 4 roll OF
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29
! KNOWN L1sr-Lors.
DrsCRIrrIoN OF FnopERrY,
aREDIa's ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF DEL NoRrE.

0tceOoo = Posse. to 6, &, o and 10
- and improvements, Including
tlO personality and 81 milf.
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MANSIONS ADDITION TO MONTE VISTA.
KNOWN LIST-MINES.

Adams. Alva 0ast halo. the und. one
NTH interest Of, In and To all of
the following lodes and mining
claims viz.
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HAD A SURE THING.
BRACE or CRIMINALS ADOPT
NEW PLANS.
a Fsir Of Them Havs Besa Arrssesl
In Port Townsend. Washiagtos-Prsvs
- He the Principals In . CslsbsaAsA
Bond Robbery.

HRI 8 T oP H = r
strook. alias RED
Chris" alias Chris
Stack. alias G. A.
Moore. wanted by
the Chicago police
for completely in
the robbery OF &50.-
900 worth Of bonds
from Christopher
Schrage March "a.
1896, Is under ar