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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
ONLY WANTED NoToRiETY.
Man Who Had Been Sending Speaker
Reed Threatening Letters.

Washington, June 2.-Speaker Reed,
such nature that it seemed to command
more than ordinary attention, and the
speakers private secretary, without Mr..
Reeds knowledge, deemed it his duty to
turn it over to the proper authorities for
investigation, and that the precautions
might be taken to prevent possible
catastrophe.
The letter was mailed in Washington.
It stated that the Zone man power must
be stopped and threatened both the
o Speaker f. and Mr. aaned pngsy nbhn With
1t was not this letter which created the
alarm. 1t was the fact that it was the
last of a series of letters written on the
same paper, in the same handwriting and
| of the same general tenor.
| The others had been mailed from New
York. This one showed that the writer
had come to Washington and the posi-
bility that he might carry out his threat
! led the Speakers secretary, Mr. Allen,
| to notify Sergeant-at-Arm Russell.
| The latter immediately communicated
| with Inspector of Police Hollinberger and
| after some investigation both he and the
| Sergeant-at-arms came to the conclusion
that the letters had not been written by a
crank, but by some one desirious of per.
| petrating hoax for sensational purposes.
Subsequent investigation, it is said, has
convinced the police of the correctness of
| this theory.
Two detectives were assigned to investi-
gate the case, and while following the
Speaker home observed man whom they
| knew and whom they suspected was the
writer. It was found that he had given
| information about the letters to news
paper correspondents and had called at
police headquarters, but In the absence of
a warrant they refrained from taking him
| into custody. This afternoon Police In
spector Hollinberger conferred with
| District Attorney Davis and concluded
| that there was no law covering the case.
| The writer accordingly will not be ar
rested. Sending threatening language
written ON an envelope or on postal
card, is illegal, but sending such an en-
closed letter is not.
| Asyoung man byssname of Munroe is the
one supposed to have written the letters.
Monroe made himself CONSPICUOUS during
| the CoXey invasion three years ago, and
| is known to the local authorities as the
| "boy detective He was confined at one
| time in st. Elizabeth's, an institution on
the outskirts of Washington for people of
unbalanced minds.
| Speaker Reed appeared to be very much
annoyed when he learned afterward that
he had been "shadowed. He said he had
no fears that his correspondent would at
tempt to carry out his threat, and that,
in any event, he would rather not be fol-
| lowed by detectives.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03

Since that time efforts have been made
TO conduct the governments and the de-
| l1berations of the Cortes without the Lib
erals and the dissident conservatives.
Bills providing for the expenses of the
wars in Cuba and in the Philippine ISL
ands have been introduced in the chamber
of deputies by the minister for the
colonies and have been adopted without
the Liberals and their supporters. Final
ly it was reported on Monday last that
the Duke of Mandao, the Spanish ambas-
sador at Paris, was to replace the Duke
of Tetuan as minister for foreign affairs
and that the Duke of Tetuan was to sue
ceed the Duke of Mandao as Spanish am
bassador to France This was looked
upon as a compromise arrangement
which might enable the premier to tide
over the difficulty. 1t was also said that
he contemplated suspending the sitting
of the chambers of deputies this week in
order to postpone the overthrow Of the
ministry until October Wiser counsels,
however, appear to have prevailed and
the outcome has been the resignation of
the Canoyas ministry.
Senior Sagasta, the Liberal leader, is
thus to certain degree master of the
situation from Liberal standpoint.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03

Madrid, June s.-The premier, Senior
Canovas del Castillo has rendered to the
Queen Regent the resignation of the cabi-
net, owing to the difficulty the ministers
experienced in carrying on the govern
ment in view of the parliamentary stu
alton caused by the refusal of the Liberals
to take part in the deliberations of the
Cortes. The attitude of the Liberals is
due to the personal encounter between
the Duke of Tetuan, the minister for
foreign affairs, and Prof. Comas, Lib
eral senator.on May 81 when the Duke
slapped the face of the senator after a
heated debate on the Morgan belliger-
ancy resolution adopted by the Unite
States Senate.
The Queen Regent will hold cabinet
council tomorrow in order to discuss
the situation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
THE TENT TOOK FIRE.
Fatal Accident at Side Show at
Lynn Beach.
SIX PERSONS BURNED BY GASO-
LENE AND TWO WILL DIE.

Careless Employe Responsible for the
Disaster-Cage of Lions Overturned
During Panic But None Escaped-One
Woman Trampled Under Foot.
Lynn, Mass, June 2.-Six persons were
seriously and two of them probably fatal
ly burned at Lynn Beach this evening.
In connection with the Zoo, which is
exhibiting here, is small side show in %
tent about fifty feet from the main tent.
This is lighted by gasolene torches. While
one of the employees was filling burning
torch from small tank of gasoline which
he had drawn from a larger tank, the
fumes took fire and spread to the flap of
the tent running upward to the main
pole against which was the large tank of
gasoline. The man dropped the torch
and ran to the centre of the tent intend
ing to pull down the pofe, but in his
the flames spread rapidly. The tent was
well filed and all became greatly excited
and attempted to get out.
Several crawled under the canvas and
escaped uninJured. Those who tried TO
get out by the entrance were not so fortu-
nate as here the heat was intense and six
persons were badly burned.
The injured are:
Annie Myers, "a Mount Pleasant street,
Lynn, burned about the head, hands and
face.
Maud Rhodes, 50 Rockaway, Lynn,
face, hands, legs and body badly burned,
will probably die.
Richard Doty, Washington street,
Lynn, face and body badly burned, will
probably die.
Wallace o. Stevens, 2es Cambridge
street, East Cambridge.
R. A. Hogdon, East Newson street,
Maiden.
John Goblin, Lynn, burned about the
face and hands.
All were taken to the Lynn hospital
and it is feared they may have inhaled
the fumes of the gasoline and this may
result in their death. The uproar caused
by the fire created almost panic among
the animals in the Zoo, and in the rush
to get out cage of lions was overturned,
but no damage was dons. One unknown
woman was trampled under foot and was
reported seriously injured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
Will Visit Bath Later.

Boston, June 2.-Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Roosevelt arrived from New
port this. evening and will remain in or
about the city for few days: On Fri
day Mr.. Roosevelt will begin his exami
nation of the Charlestown navy yard for
the purpose of obtaining from personal
inspection an idea of the capabilities of
the yard
Tomorrow Mr.. Roosevelt will go to Con-
cord, NH, to attend the anniversary ex-
ercises of st. Paul's school. Mr.. Roose-
velt will not examine the Portsmout b
yard on this trip, reserving that until
later when he also expects to visit the
Bath Iron Works.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
The Valencia Fired On.

Havana, via Key West, June 3.-The
Ward line steamer Valencia, which has
arrived at Cienfuegos, reports an exciting
Per crser Rena
signalled to the Valencia to display her
co1ors AS the Valencia did not immedi-
ately comply the Reina Mercedes fired a
blank shot, which was followed almost
Immediately by solid shot, falling out
of range. The Valencia displayed her
colors
1t is understood that the United States
vice consul at Santiago de Cuba has
lodged formal protest against the act of
the cruiser Captain Quesada left yester-
day by the steamer Mexico to investigate
the affair, which has serious aspects.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
BOSTON Burying Grounds Desecrated

Boston, June At was disc overed to-
day that relic hunters had been getting
in their work in the old Granary bury
ing grounds, and several of the ancient
graves stones show the effects of the
vandalism.
:, The work was evidently done on Memo
rial, day when the grounds were opened
for inspection by the public. The stones
that attracted the relic hunter or hunters
were those over the graves of Paul
Revere, John Hancock and Gov. Increase
Sumner. and each one was clipped as if
by a hammer. The stone over Gov
Summers grave was treated in like
manner.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
wrecked Sailors Picked Up.

St. John, N. B., June 2.-The steamer
Isaiah K. Stetson, Captain Trask. which
arrived today from Mayaguez, P. r. /,
brought with her the second mate and six
of the crew of the bark Jose D. Bueno,
which was early in the month Of May
wrecked at Medialuna, near Caborsjo,
while on voyage from Port Spain to
New York. The men will be sent to their
homes by the United States consul.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
Weather Observation.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, June 2, taken
at s p. M, meridian time, the observa-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston, 66 degrees, W. clear; New
York, Ga degrees. S, clear Philadel-
phia, "a degrees, S. clear; Washing
ton, 6S degrees, Sc, clear; Albany, 64
degrees, W, clear; Buffalo, 60 degrees,
E partly cloudy; Detroit, go degrees, E,
rain; Chicago, GA degrees, SW, cloudy:
st. Paul.54 degrees, W, cloudy; Huron
Oak, 48 degrees, NV cloudy; BismarlZ
46 degrees, N, rain; Jacksonville
90 degrees, E, cloudy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
That Southern Fence.

London, June 3.-The Times this morn
ing, in an article discussing Canadian
affairs says: Canada stands midway
upon an imperial high road, the oppor-
tunities of which enable her to regard
with relative Indifference the fence
erected along her southern frontier. The
longer that fence is maintained in its
present position the more assured will be
the connection between the Dominion
and the mother country, the connection
we have now had ample proof that both
Canadian parties are desirious of main
taining'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
Very Easily Explained.

Old Orchard, June 2.-The mystery
connected with the finding of a revolver
and hat by the roadside, near here yester-
day, which gave the local officers much
concern, was cleared up today The hat
and revolver belonged to farm hand
who was intoxicated, Monday night, and
dropped them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
Steamer Movements.

~ Plymouth, June 2.-Arrived, steamer
Irave, New York for Bremen.
Hull, June ARRIVED, steamer Der
went holme, Montreal.
London, June 2.-Arrived, steamers
Brltlsh Empire, Boston; British Trader
Boston; Demona, Montreal st. Romans
Liverpool, June ARRIVED, steamer
Carthaginian, Montreal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
PRESIDENT IN PHILADELPHIA.
Assists In Opening International CONNER
cial Conpress

ciaI Congress.
Philadelphia, June 2.-The Pennsyl.
vania railroad train bearing the Presi-
Dental party from Washington, arrived
at Broad street station at 11.O5 O'Clock
this morning.
Quite crowd gathered in and around
the station and when the President
walked from the train ON the arm OF
Mayor Warwick to the carriage awaiting
him, his head was almost continuously
uncovered on the responding to the hearty
greeting accorded him.
The members of the party were driven
directly to horticultural hall where the
American Medical association convention
was in session.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
West Point Examinations.

West Point, NY, June 2.-The annual
military academy examinations which
were begun yesterday are proceeding with
unusual interest. Senator Foraker of
Ohio is expected to reach here tonight,
having been appointed by the President
as member Of the board of visitors to
fill the vacancy caused by. the death OF
Mr.. Milliken.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
Eclectic Medical Association.

Montpelier, Vermont, June AT the
gathering of the New England Eclectic
Medical association here today addresses
were made by DR.. Il. J. Batchelder of
Machias, Maine, and others. The officers
elected included President DR.. T. j.
Batchelder of Machias, Maine, and DR..
William c. Hatch of New Sharon, Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
The Races at Re adville.

Hyde Park, Mass, June 2-The second
day at the Readville track in the first
meeting of the New England trotting
horse breeders association, brought out
two good races. Allen took the pacing
race handily, although all four heats
were warm one. Nichols was awarded
first place in the trot under the track
rules of limiting races to five heats.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03

Portland, Me-, June 2.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
a. m.-Barometer, 30.011; thermo-
meter, 81; dew point, 81; humidity, 45;
wind, NV; velocity, 6; weather, clear
8 p. m.-Barometer, 3o.o41; thermo-
meter, ,62 ; dew lpoint, 81, humidity 10:
wind, =; velocity, -; weather. partly
cloudy.
Mean daily thermometer, Sc; maxi
mum thermometer. 6s; minimum ther-
mometer, As; maximum velocity of
wind, II, NV; total pr ecipitatio n.-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
Bimetallic Commission Visits Presiden
Faure

Paris, June 2.-The United States
Monetary Commissioners, Senator Ed.
ward o. Wolcott of Colorado, ex-Vice
President Adlai Stevenson of Illinois and
Gen. Charles jackson Paine of Massachu-
setts, accompanied by United States Am
bassador Gen. Horace Porter, called upon
President Faure today by invitation, and
had long and interesting interview with
the latter upon the objects of the mission
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03

Duke of Tetuan under the circumstan-
ceS.
The next day it was said that Marshal
Martinez de Campos, the former Captain
General of Cuba, had been summoned to
Madrid and his name was mentioned Us
the possible successor of Senior Canovas
del Castillo.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
rHE WEAT HER.
Washington, June

Washington, June
2--New England,
threatening wealth
er with little if any
rain, slightly warm
er;southerly winds.
Boston, June g.
Forecast for Boston
and vicinity Thurs
day; increasing
cloudiness, proba-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
Maine Postmasters Appointed.

washington, June Fourth class post
masters e appointed today for Maine: Her
mon mon Oenter, J. G.. Brooks, vice Y. -.
vice G. A. Field, removed
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03

was no response, and Mr.. Vest offered an
amendment to strike cotton ties from the
dutiable list. The amendment was de-
feated, yeas 81, nays 2s, ,and the paragraph
was agreed to as reported.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
Duke Of Tetuan's Assault on Senator
Comas,
THE DIRECT CAUSE OF TIE
EVENTS OF YESTERDAY.

Queen Regent will Hold Cabinet Coun-
Gil Today in Order to Discuss the
Situation-Liberals Refused to Attend d
Session of the Cortes Until War Minis
ter Had Settled With the Senator.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
France Makes a Proposal.

Paris, June 2.-The French govern
ment has submitted to the powers pro-
posals on the subject of Cretan autono-
my They comprise the enrolment of a
foreign gendarmerie and a loan to pay
the gendarmerie and to provide for the
initial expenses of the administration OF
the island of Crete. Russia supports
these proposals and it is believed Great
Britain also favors them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
Local Weather Report.

warmer; southwest winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-03
sultan Running Things at volo.

Constantinople, June 2.-Edhem Pasha,
has given all merchants fifteen days in
which to withdraw their goods from the
custom house at Volo. At the expiration
of that time all goods remaining in the
custom house will be confscated by the
Turkish authorities
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02
Getting 1t Right.

They were riding on the rear seat of a
Collamar car, and were strangers to each
other. One of them was short and stout;
the other was a man of medium size, to
whom everything along the route seemed to
be new.
As they were passing along near the car
barns the medium-sized man looked up at
the fine residence upon the bluff and said:
do you know who lives in that large
house up there, with the big veranda?"
''That big brown housc!" the other re.
turned.
EYES,"
"You mean the one with the porch run.
ming clear around it,"
Yes; do you know who lives there?''
1.-The third one from the end of the row?''
''That's IT,"
II mean the third from the westerly end
of the row.
Eyes; that's the one I mean"
"That one with. the green awnings?''
eyes,"
Lets see! Blamed if 1 know who lives
there"
The medium-sized man said no more, but
he looked as if he wanted to fight. -Cleve
land Leader.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02

standard. The weight of the lids, when
the wires come together, will raise the
standard so that the rounded shoulders
will rest against the under side of the
middle plank. This also raises the plat
form a little from the bottom of the
trap. The mortice through the middle
piece should be beveled little to allow
the top of the standard to swing back
and forth just little. The four up
rights, fastened to the sides of the trap,
should be about six inches high. A
three-eighths-inch rod (d) passes
through holes near their tops on which
the levers work. Holes bored through
the sides of the trap and into the edges
OF the lids and large wires inserted, will
securely pivot them. Fence wire staples
inserted at an angle on the upper cor
ners of the lids receive the ends of the
levers. 1t should be constructed to
work easily at all points, and when so
made the weight of a mouse on the
trencher within the trap will spring it.
When an animal steps upon the plat
form it very readily moves enough to
displace the wires and the lids fall of
their own weight.-J. E. Lawrence, in
Farm and Home.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02
Doctors Do Not Always Differ.


Prom the Gazette, New Hampton, Iowa.
& Dr.. D. S. Byers, who is the, head and man
lger Of the New Hampton Sanitarium, and
theSleading homoeol athic physician Of Iowa,
If not of the broad and breezy west, was
recently interviewed by 9. reporter. Of the
Saturday Gazette at his office in the SAM.
tariun, as to his opinion Of the merits of
Dr. Williams Pink Pills, and for any com
ment he might wish to make On the extraor-
binary cures, published far and wide in
the press of the country, said to have been
Dr.. Bycrs declared that he frequently used
Pink Pills in his practice, at the Sanitarium,
in paralytic, catarrhal, scrofulus and neur.
algic troubles, while in diseases Of females,
q which he makes a speciality he has found
DIR Dr.. Williams Williams; Pink Pills contain, in a
condensed form, all the elements necessary
to give new life and richness to the blood
and restore shattered nerves. They are
an unfailing specific for such diseases as loco.
motor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus'
dance, sciatica, neuralgia: rhsumatism, ner-
yous headache, the after effect of la grippe,
palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow
complexions, all forms Of weakness either in
male or female. Pink Pills are sold by all
dealers, or will be sent postpaid on receipt
Of price, 50 cents box, or six boxes for
$3.50 (they are never sold in bulk on by the
i0O) by addressing DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. 81
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02
A New Departure.'

IT know it is unprecedented, my DEAR
said the popular minister to his wife, with
a look of firm determination upon his face.
II know the public will consider me sensa-
tional, unorthodox innovator, but some
thing must be done to fill the church and
bring me into notice."
But" said his wife, consider what an
abnormal, extraordinary and unparalleled
thing it is you propose. I have never been
in favor of your discussing. in the pulpit
subjects that will startle and invite criticism
from the congregation and public. Why
not confne yourself, as other preachers do,
to matters that they naturally expect from
a minister of the gospel?"
"They no longer attract; attention." said
something new and e!ectrifying, and thinl;
l have hit upon plan of discourse that will!
create a furore in the religious world.
have decided to abandon the old beaten
paths and give them something next Sunday
that will come like thunder clap upon the
congregation"
Every WE'LL said his wife, with sigh Of
resignation, IF you have fully determined to
take a text from the Bible 1 will try M
longer to dissuade you Chicago Tribune
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-09-02
TRAPPING MADE EASY.
Neat Trap for the Capture OF Rats,
Ntnks. Weasels. Etc. $ss Is

Minks, Weasels, Etc.
The trap portrayed below is adapted
to the capture of rats, squirrels, weas-
els, rabbits, minks, muskrats and
skunks. It should be 21a feet long, 10
inches wide and nine inches high. It
is lined with zinc or tin, and whenever
an animal is taken from it it should be
thoroughly cleansed before resetting.
The center post (a) should be one inch
square for the bottom part, inside the
trap, cut down on two sides to one-half
an inch for the projecting portions, as
shown at b, with shoulders rounded I'M
derneath the middle plank between the
lids. The center post should fall to
within one-quarter of an inch of the
floor of the trap and thin board six
inches wide and nearly as long as the
width of the trap should be framed on
and firmly fastened to the bottom of it.
On this board the bait for the animal
to be caught is placed. A wire ~
inches long is inserted in this standard
(the thin way) 1Ainches above the top
of the trap; this wire stands crosswise
of the trap. Through the ends of the
levers that hold up the lids of the trap
wires are also inserted at the point
where, when the lids are placed on the
short ends of the levers and the long
ends lowered, the wires in the levers
will come directly under the wire in the