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The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
HIGH SCHOOL,.
The Plan Completed for tho New Associa-
ton.

The football and athletic season of the
High school boys is at hand and steps are
to be taken to form an association to put
athletics on firm and permanent basis
in the school. Principal Chase yesterday
afternoon laid before the school his plan
for such an association. The officers Of
the association are to be president, secre-
tary, treasurer and five directors, but the
number of directors may be increased to
seven, as outlined below. The association
be composed Of members of the school,
graduates and ex-members or any citizens
interested, upon the payment of IS cents
each. The president, secretary, treasu rer
and four directors shall be members of
the school. One director shall be mem
Der of the association not a member of the
school. When there are more than twenty
five members who do not belong to the
school there shall be added another diree-
tor from outside the school and when
there are more than fifty members there
shall be three directors from outside the
school.
The directors are to choose manager
for the football team or any other sport.
The directors shall select a team and SUBJ
s5itutes from bona fide members of the
school who desire to play the game, with
the sanction of their parents. The direc-
tors will see to it that no one who is not
strictly member of the school is allowed
to play on the team.
These regulations will put football and
other athletics in the High school on an
honorable basis. The officers will be
elected today.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21

tCHtOo WllC, duQ
reaches its glorious noontide in the happy
mother. Happy motherhood is true wo-
mans loftiest ambition. Her highest pride
is in her fitness to fulfill this grand and
sacred destiny. Nothing so clouds and
darkens her existence as to be incapaci-
tated for this noblest of womanly functions
by weakness or disease.
Awoflan who suffers from any ailment of
the delicate special organism of her sex,
feels something more than pain and physi-
cal wretchedness. She is mortified with a
sense of womanly incompleteness.
But no woman need remain under this
cloud of misery and dissatisfaction. DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription positively
cures all diseased conditions and weak
nesses, and restores complete health and
strength to the feminine organs.
1t is the only medicine of its kind devised
tor this one purpose by an educated and ex-
Perienced physician, and eminent specialist
In this particular field of practice.
1t IS the only medicine which can be relied
upon to make the ordeal of motherhood
absolutely safe and almost painless
- cannot say too much for DR. Pierce's Favor
| lite prescription" writes Miss Clara Baird of
! Bridgeport, Montgomery Co., Penna. ~ feel it
my duty to say to all women who NAV be suffer
ing from any disease of the womb that it is the
best medicine on earth for them to use cannot
praise it too highly for the good it did me- If
any one doubts this give them my name and
| address"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate the
stomach, liver and bowels. Of all medicine
| dealers.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
A FALL FOR BALTIMORE.
New Yorks Pull Them Down in Pennant
Race.

New York, September 20.-The New
Yorks took the first game of the closing
series from the Champions because they
were unable to hit the ball when men
were on bases. Kelley disputed decision
in the first inning and Tim Hurst put
him out Of the game. The score:
New York, 2 l 2 ! Ito
Baltimore, 0 0 . 0 3 9
Base hits-New Yorks, IS; Baltimore,
II. Errors-New York, 4; Baltimore, 2.
Batteries-Rusie and Warner; Corbett
and Robinson.
Philadelphia, September 20.-Philadel-
phia defeated Washington today in an In
teresting game. Attendance 1S49. The
scores
Washington, o % o 0 0 ii
Philadelphia, 0 0 0 D x-2
Base hits-Washington, 6; Philadelphia,
g. rs-Washington, 1 Philadelphia,
0. Observation-Disclosures and Farrell; ;
Taylor and Boyle.
National Vsavua Etandtne
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21

Lewiston, September 20.-The Supreme
court for Androseoggin county will open
today, Justice Emery presiding. 1t will
probably last four weeks as there are 86s
continued cases on the civil docket and
about 100 on the criminal docket There
will probably be a large number of ap-
pealed cases for violations of the prohibi
tory law as the constables have been very
active lately in bringing offenders to the
bar of justice. 1t is understood that the
case of J. B. Holt, the Mechanic Falls
murderer, whose trial last winter resulted
in disagreement of the jury, will be
retired this term.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
STRIKING LASTERS won.
Broekton's Labor War Ends
Happily.
SECRETARY OF CHASE MACHINE
COMPANY GIVES In.
signs an Agreement Which Strikers
Asked For and the Rest Was Easy
Whole Agreement Adopted by Strikers

Signs III HSAoSiuOhC WHICH strikers
Asked For and the Rest Was Easy
Whole Agreement Adopted by Strikers
with Cheers.
Brockton, September 20.-Ihe lasters'
strike, which began last Saturday at the
Churchill and Alden factory in this city
and rapidly extended not only to factories
in this city, but to others in the neigh
boring towns, was settled tonight and it
is the general opinion here that the
strikers have won.
The manufacturers have worked hard
with Secretary Shaw of the Chase
Machine company, to get him to sign an
agreement, that the agents of his com
pany, which were put in when the lasters
left, should be removed and should not
again be substituted, and today he
yielded. When this was done the rest
was easy, for the executive committee,
representing the unions in Brockton,
Rookland, Whitman and Stoughton had
only to sign the agreement and then carry
it to mass meeting of the leaders from
the four towns for ratification.
This they did, and when they appeared
before the meeting and told what had
been accomplished, they were received
with cheers, and the whole agree ment
adoDted
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
FATALLY Injured in Street Row.

Calais, September 20.-There was hor-
rible row on Main street, Calais, Sunday
evening about s o'clock, during which
man named Walker was terribly and
probably fatally injured.
1t seems that Walker and one Chambers
had been fighting previously on the same
evening on the wharf and had been sepa-
rated. Later they met in front of MoDer-
mott * Miller's restaurant. Then Walker
struck Chambers, knocking Thin through
a large plate window.
While the struggle continued the win.
dow glass was shaken from its fastenings
and fell severely cutting Walker in the
abdomen, exposing the intestines. He is
not expected to recover. Chambers was
badly cut about the head.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
Supplies for Klondike.

Washington, September 2O.-Secretary
Alger spent some time this morning in
conference with President Waere and
Michael Cudahy of the Alaska Trans
For5ation and Trading company at his
office in the War Department. They an
nounced their intention to make every
effort to getas much of the supplies at St.
Michaels as possible, and it is expected
that three more steamers can be run up
before the river closes. So far no steps
have been taken to insure the carriage of
supplies after that event, but it is likely
that this matter..will now enlist the at
tention of the company's officers.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
Death of John Aver.

4 Waterville, September 20.-At one
O'Clock Sunday night Mr.. John Aver.
president of the Somerset Railroad com.
pany since it's Organization, died at his
residence in Oakland from organic disease
of the heart, after an illness of nearly two
years, at the age of seventy. The deceased
was Mason. He was prominent in all
interests of his town, a leading member
of the Baptist church, an extensive stock
holder in the local industries as well as q
large owner in the Dodlin Granite COM
pany. The funeral will take place We'd
nesday morning at 80 from the Baptist
church, Rev NJ. N. Reid officiating
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
Big Ice Companies Formed.

Augusta, September 20.-Two gigantic
ice companies filed certificates of incorpo-
ration with the secretary of state here to-
day. They are the Gal1steo company, or
ganized at Portland for the purpose of
doing general ice business with ST., 000,-
900 capital stock of which $500 is paid in.
The officers are: President, Edward K.
Milliken of Deering; treasurer, Clarence
A. Hight of Portland.
Knickerbocker Ice company, organized
at Portland for the purpose of doing a
general ice business with $4,000, 600
capital stock of which 81 100 is paid in.
The officers are: President, Eleazer W
Clark of Portland; treasurer, Clarence A.
Hight of Portland
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
Looking for Lost Nap,es Man.

Naples, September 20.-One hundred
and fifty people or more from the sur
rounding towns were searching the woods
Sunday in the vicinity of the Cannon
place for the missing Hiram Gamm on,
who left the house last Monday morning
anout-9 80 and no trace of HIS whereabouts
has yet been found.
The general public think he has per-
sished on the mountain in front of his
home, as he was in very poor health.
Preparations have been made to drag the
river and Long lake.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
Congressman Dingley in Rookland.

Rockland, Sept. 2o.-Congressman
Dingley arrived here tonight to speak at
the &. A. r. fair. Mr.. Dingley was Civ
en- an impromptu reception at tho Thorn
dixie, some 800 of the prominent Bepub-
licans from the leading towns being pres
ent to shake hands with the representa-
tive from this district
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
Andree Heard from Again.

Copenhagen, September 20.-A des-
patch received here from Hammerfest,
the northernmost town of Europe, in Nor.
way, says the whaling ship Falken has
brought there the third pigeon despatch
from Prof. Andree, the aeronaut, who
left the Island of Tromsoe in balloon
on July II last, in an attempt to cross the
Polar regions. The message brought by
the Falken reads:
July 10, 1890 p. m, latitude S2.2 north ;
longitude 12.5 east. Good voyage east
ward. All well.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
PASTORS Res!gnatlon ACCENTED.

A meeting of Williston church society
was held LIST evening to take action ON
the resignation of the pastor, Rev. ID; M.
Pratt, which was recently rendered to
ia Ike effect in November The resignation
was accepted regretfully ana taree com
mittees were chosen, one TO formulate an
propriate resolutions, one to unite with
the pastor in calling a council Of dismiss
sion, and third to arrange for pulpit
supply.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21

Boston, September 20 The receivers of
the Massachusetts Benefit Life Associa
ton will file in day or two, with the
court an inventory of the assets and liza
bilities of the defunct corporation. The
assets will show o material reduction
over the sum popularity supposed to be the
property of the company and they will
not amount to much more than $500, 900.
The death claims in Canada do not
amount to more than $780, 900, and the
money to be divided among Canadian
policy holders is about $52, 900.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
WESTBROOK.

The municipal officers of this city will
meet on Brown street tomorrow after
noon at 2 O'Clock to view the street in
the vicinity of the NJ G. R.R. to estimate
the damage to. AUDITORS by reason of the
change of grade of the street.
The grade in the Bridge street gram
mar school has been discontinued by rea-
son of lack of pupils
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
OBITUARY.
John X. Morse.

John R. Morse, an old and respected
citizen, died yesterday forenoon at his
residence, SO Stone street. Mr.. Morse has
been one of Portland's best kno wn
carpenters for many year years and was
member of Bramhall lodge K. of P, and
of the Portland Veteran Firemen's asso-
citation. At the time of his death he was
seventy-three years old. He leaves wife,
two sons and a daughter.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
SKIN SOAP" an ",,,.; +.

ly pure toilet article in Which delicacy,
lu1ouy, efficiency and economy are happi-
~ united. Superb For Infants.
For sale by all druggists and a. II. Hay &
Son, Middle street.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21

Do you get what you want when you
ask for goods advertised in this news
paper? The publisher would be glad to
hear of any case where substitution had
been practiced or attempted.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
National League standing.
Base Ball Notes.

The Y. M. c. AS win play the
Chebeagues at Long Island tomorrow,
leaving the city on the two O'Clock boat.
The team will be as follows: Libby Q, /;
Allen, p; Brown, 1b; Soule, sb; Carrigan,
HOOPER. IF
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21
Work on Washington County Rai1roas
} Begins.

Begins.
Calais, Sept 20.-Final financial ar
rangements were made today for the
building of the Washington county rail
road and work will be begun all along
the new line here as soon as the engi
neers reach here from New York. The
main offices of the new company will be
located in this city, and the work of con.
struction will give employment to 1900
man
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21

The four heat winners only came out
for the word in the sixth, and what
proved the final heat, Zanita, the previous
heat winner, led clear to the three
quarters pole, and it looked like her
heat, but Geers brought Cadet up on the
outside and sent the chestnut gelding a
neck to the good under the wire winning
the heat and race. The summary:
2.15 ass-Pacing-Purse $500.
Cadet, CHI 6, by McEwen,
dam by Tom Hal (Mc-
Carthy and Geers) / 1
Billy, oh g, by Saddle
whites Tom Hal, dam
thoroughbred (Lowe) 2 l 3
Zanlta, b m, by Onawa
dam Midn light, untraced
(Mosher) Z 2 2
Lee, oh &, by G. F. Clay
dam by Gambetta Wilkes
(O'NeilD 1 5 s 1 s z 4
Mcbride, BIS, (schmul-
Flirt, 5 m; (Reniok) 5 5 : I 1 70
Myrtle g., b m (Purinton)4 4 4 8 70
Rodney B., b G (Braggs) 6 6 70
Time-s.14 IA, 2.12 1-s, 2.12 IA, GA 12,
C1d1-0 . 12 10
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-21

be seen of the race but the start and the
finish, but it is believed that Dare Devi,
never lost the lead all the way around
At any rate Geers went under the wire IL,
a jog with two heats to his credit. Agai,
Georgianna brought up a good second and
the knowing ones predict something
better for her.
At this hour it was announced that III a
races would be carried over until noon to.
day. The summary:
2.25 Glass rotting-Purse $500. I'm
finished.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26
A FORGERY TECHNICALLY
New Trial Granted to John Lundin
by the Supreme

John Lundin, alias Thompson, has been
granted new trial by the Supreme Court
on the same technicality that availed in
the case of Whiteman, who was convicted
of forgery but finally escaped punishment
because the attorney for the prosecution
did not prove that the name signed to the
check was the name of real person.
In the Lundin case This view of the law
is further emphasized, and it may be
recognized as the settled doctrine of the
law of this State that it is not forgery for
an individual to sign the name of a fic-
titious person to check and to get money
on the paper thus produced.
The words of the Supreme Court in
granting a new trial to Lundin are as
follows:
Noquestion was asked and no testimony in
troduced tending to show whether or not de-
tendant was authorized to sign the name of
Johu Il. Johnson TO the check. Under the
previous ruling of this court we are compelled
10 say that the evidence was ins utficient to
warrant conviction. In People VS.. White
man, reported in ia CAL, page 338, case
involving like question, the court, speaking
through Temple j., said: There was no evl-
dence that the persons by whom the checks
were purported to be drawn were real persons
and none that, If they were real persons, de-
fendant was not authorized to use their
names"
The case for retrial has been assigned
to Judge Dunne's department. of the Supe-
pior Court, and a jury Tor the trial has
been impaneled
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26
WORKING ON A
MURDER THEORY
The Irmgard Mystery Still
Puzzling the Harbor
Police.
Mate Gus Johnson Was an Ex-
pert Swimmer, So His
Friends Say.
From This It Is Argued That He
Could Easily Have Got Back
to the Boat.

The police are still hard at work on The
Irmgard mystery. Detective Ellis and
Officer McGlynn were securing the water
front yesterday for further evidence. One
thing they were anxious to learn was as
to whether Mate Gus Johnson was able to
swim or not. This will be an important
piece of evidence, as Coxswain Lund Of
the monitor Camanche heard some one
cry on that eventful Sunday night, ''For
Gods sake, Johnson. where are your"
The police reason that if johnson was a
good swimmer and had fallen overheard
he could easily have returned to the boat,
or even could have got to the Camanche
had he not been stunned before hand.
Charles Newman, second mate of the
brig LurIine, knew Johnson well, and fire.
quently met him in Honolulu. On these
occasions they always went swimming,
and Newman says that Johnson was the
most expert swimmer and diver of them
ALL Another sailor, whose name the po-
lice have, also knew Johnson, and says
that he was almost as good swimmer as
a kanaka.
Henry Peterson, who was talking with
Johnson, says that he was not drunk, as
he has been made out to be. He had been
drinking, but talked coherently, and was
perfectly able to lake care OF him elf.
The last remark he made 10 Peterson was,
II wish to that those men would
come down" In explanation of the re-
mark he said that some of the crew were
uptown having a good time, and he was
anxious for them to come back, because he
wanted to get out to the barkentine.
Johnson then went back to the saloon, on
the other side of East street, and there
had the row with the watchman.
John STANCE, who saw the two men
leave in the boat. asserts that both the
men were able TO walk a string; that they
went down the steps to the float without
faltering and got into the boat without
any trouble. AS they started to pull
away he shook hands with Johnson and
bade him goodnight. His opinion of the
matter is that the two men quarreled
when Johnson cursed Benz jamin (Three-
Fingered Jack) for catching a crab, !"
and ordered HIM to leave the oars and
| that he would pull.
johnson was very duarrelsome man
when the liquor was in him, said STANCE,
land he may have gone further than
cursing when Benjamin caught crab.
OF course that is oniy guesswork on my
part, but If Johnson had taken my advice
and stayed upstairs in my room all night
he would now be alive 10 tell his own
story
Detective T. Ellis and Captain Dunlevy
made another visit 10 the Irmgard yester-
day morning. Later in the day Detective
Ellis paid sit to Berkeley, while Officer
McGlynn confined his researches to Long
Wharf and its environments. Both the
officers made reports to Captain Dun
levy, but he refused to diyulge their con-
tents until they had been submitted to the
Chief OF Police.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26
POLICY HOLDERS SURPRISED.

The Failure of the Massachusetts As
sociation Was Unpleasant News.
The failure of the Massachusetts, Benefit
Life Association, which was noticed in
yesterdays CALL, was anything but vel.
come news TO 1900 Califor MIA policy hold
ers. The collapse of the assessment asso.
citation was the theme of general discus
sion among insurance agents and others
City yesterday.
Several theories were advanced as to the
cause. but the general opinion among
those conversant with the M Management OF
insurance companies was that the assess
ment policy was about played out, so to
speak, in ihis country, and that the more
legitimate way of conducting this line oi
insurance is on the natural paid-up prin-
ciple.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26
HE WAS A BORROWER.
Miss M. B. French Gets Judg-
ment From James
Deasy.
They Had Kept Company" and
Somehow the Money Trans
actions Became Muddled.

The troubles of a milliner and her erst-
while young man" were aired in Justice
Groezinger's court yesterday and caused
DO end of amusement to those who hap
pened to be present.
Mss M. B. French met James Deasy, a
shoe salesman, in San Jose along in 1895
and strong friendship sprang up between
them. That stronger feeling eventually
developed is evident from the fact that q
diary which Miss French kept speaks of
buggy rides and dinners at cozy restau-
rants at various dates between August 13
and November l of the same year
There were also money transactions
which Miss French now descri bes as loans
and Mr.. Deasy says were nothing of the
kind. At any rate, the friendship ceased,
and Miss French began suit for $68, which
she CLAIMED was due her from Deasy.
At the trial yesterday she ated that at
various times when he was out OF funds
she had let him have amounts aggregat-
ing the sum sued for.
In support of her testimony she pro-
duced her account book and related how
whenever she gave Deasy money she
entered it under the head of "cold water
account" The prudent lady had also
kept a diary, IN which she jotted down
lHc Qdlco Ou WbiSh nv WIN pdhy nav
visited her in San Jose, the dates often
corresponding with the ''cold water"
dates in the account-tOok.
Deasy explained that he had often gone
ont with Miss French, and that she had
generally paid the bills. which were
usually for buggy rides or suppers He
had never borrowed any money from the
lady, he said. but on one occasion she had
given him $40 and asked hi1A to play the
races.
Judge Groezinger accepted Miss Fren CHI s
story as being nearer the truth, and gave
her judgment for the full amount asked
with costs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26
TO EXPERT THE KLONDIKE.
Mining Expert Bent of New York on
His Way for an Eastern
Syrdicate.

George E. Bent, a mining engineer OF
New York City, arrived at the Palace on
Tuesday on his way TO the Klondike.
He IS making the trip for large East
ern syndicate that is desirous of obtaining g
reliable expert opinions on the future
outlook on the tributaries to the Yukon
and the possible location of the m other
lode. he reports that great interest is
taken in the klondike by the people in
the East.
His purpose is to go TO Juneau, and there
leave his wife, who is now with him. From
Juneau he will cross the Chilcoot Pass,
and reach the Klondike overland this fall.
He expects 10 come out next summer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26
TO PREVENT DISEASE.
Boards of Health VIII Confer and
Listen to Scientific Papers on
the Subject.

conference of boards of health and
health officers has been called by the State
Board OF Health to meet in San Fran
cisco on October II and II 1897.
The object of this conference is to dis
cuss and study preventive medicine, to
promote CO. operation of State and munic.
ipal boards, and to consider means of in.
creasing the executive powers Of health
departments.
Papers will be presented on the follow
ing subjects: Preventive Medicine" ="
"Tu berculosis-Means of Prevention" :"
"Leprosy-Means of Prevention" Ante
Infectious Diseases and Prevention, !"
Psychological Labratory in Preventive
Medicine" Estate Quarantine" ""Adulter-
alton OF Food" Milk, Impure and
Adulterated, Drinking Water "Sew-
age and Public Institutions" Each pa
per will be followed by discussion.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26
THE CHECK WAS WORTHLESS.


j. w. Wroth, Formerly of Los Angeles,
Arrested for Petty Larceny.
]. w. Wroth, formerly clerk in a lum Der.
yard in Los Angeles, was arrested yester-
day morning by Detectives Gibson and
Wren on board the steamer Umatilla as
she was about to sail for British Colum bia.
He was taken to the City Prison and
booked on the charge of petty larceny.
The complaining witness is A. M.
Shields. manager Of the Equitable Life
Insurance Company. Tuesday Wroth
called at Shields office and got him to
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26
LOST In AN
ARCTIC FOG
Experience Of Eight Men
From the Whaling Bark
Gayhead.
Missed Their Vessel in the
Darkness and Had to Make
for Land.
Would Have Starved Had Not Some
Otter Hunters Discovered Them
in Time.

A private letter received from the whal-
ing bark Gayhead by w. Bent of Clay
street gives some interesting items about
whaling and sealing in the Arctic. The
writer is Thomas II. Randell, third officer
of the Gayhead. He and six others of the
crew had very narrow escape while try
ing 10 catch right whale. Two boats
were sent out One was in command of