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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-23
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES
pondentS of the Press.
BALDWIN.

The farm buildings Alphonso STAN
ton were destroyed by fire on Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Stanton and his family
were away from home when the blaze
was discovered and by the time the neigh
bors had reached the spot the fire had
gained such Roadway that 1t was beyond
control. Very little furniture was saved.
Mrs. Julia Thompson lost some of her
furniture. which was stored in the house.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
Friday night the hen thieves tore out
the window of A. H.INevins' hen house
and took all his hens, about sixteen.
There is no clue to the culprits.
wINDHAM.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Decatur are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Snow.
The class of '97 of the Windham High
School held runion Saturday afternoon,
August 21st, at Miss Edith Pride's. Near
ly all the class were present. Refresh
ments Of ice cream and cake were served
and all enjoyed a very pleasant after
noon.
Mrs. ellis Stark is stopping for few
weeks with her mother at East Wind
ham.
Miss Annie Holmes of Cumberland
Mills spent Wednesday and Thursday at
Mrs. Lambs.
Mr.. Frank Usher attended the reunion
of the class of '97 at Miss Edith Pride's. i
The picnic of the Free Baptist Sunday
school at Campbell's shore, Gray, on
Thursday last, was we'll attended and en-
joyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hussey, with Mr..
and Mrs. Linwood Rogers, went to Hig.
gins Beach Saturday to remain until
Sunday night.
Miss Cora Hall has gone to Harrison to
spend several days.
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WAS PITTsBURGS GAME
Until the Unlucky Ninth Inning

When Muff Gave Boston a Chance
Boston Had Thirteen Runs, Pittsbure
Twelvc-At the Last Moment the Bean
Eaters Pulled the Chestnut from the
Fire-Baltimore Won and Cleveland
Lost.
Boston, August 21.-Pittsburg should
have won today's game and would have
done so only for disastrous muff of Dom
ovan's in the ninth. Two men were out,
but Boston, on two singles and three
doubles, aided by Donovan's muff, piled
up six runs and pulled out the chestnut
from the fire amid the widest enthusi-
asm. 1t was smuggling contest and four
pitchers were required during the game.
The Pittsburgs outbatted the home
team, but their fielding was exeorable.
The score:
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THE MURDER ON THE PICKER.
Trial VIII Be Held Either in Boston a
New York.

Boston, Mass, August 21.-Nothine is
yet known as to what the United States
authorities intend to do regarding the re-
turn of the sailors who mutinied on hoard
the Olive Pecker.
The information which has so far been
received is very meager, and until further
details are at hand it will be nothing but
conjecture as to what has taken place. or
what the result will pc.
That 1t would not be surprising if the
arrested men were brought to Boston for
trial is being more generally recognized.
There would be one element in favor of
such course and another against it.
1t will be much more convenient to shin
the prisoners and witnesses to this coun-
try by the steamer plying to New York
than to any other port. But if they are
alnded there they will. have to be tried
there.
On the other hand if they should be
brought to trial in Boston there would be
great saving of expense to the govern
ment, in witness fees and travelling ex-
penses.
There will not at most be more than
four or Eve witnesses to what took place
on board after the vessel got out to- sea,
no that their testimony would not be OF
much duration. ~
although there were only seven or, eight
survivors on board the Herbert Fuller
after the murders on that vessel, the testi-
mony stretched over aSperiod of nearly
four weeks at an enormous expense to the
government. Undoubtedly there will
bella good deal of testimony as to how the
sailors came to be employed here in Bos-
ton, their antecedents, the ownership OF
the vessel and various other matters, all
of which could be more cheaply and con-
veniently testified to here in Boston than
in New York or elsewhere, to which
Boston witnesses would have to be taken.
United States District Attorney Jones
told q reporter this afternoon that he has
not had any instructions from Washing
ton in regard to the case, and did not
know whether he should receive any. He
said his chief knowledge about it has
been derived from the newspapers.
When asked If he had any opinion as to
whether the prisoners will be tried in
Boston or elsewhere, he stated that, other
belief that Boston would be selected as
the place to try them. But, inasmuch as
they could be- brought to the United
States much more promptly by way OF
New York, he thought the probabilities
were that they will be sent on to that
port rather than incur delay of q couple
of months before vessel could reach
Boston from Bahia. D
The shipping men and others interested
in the case have settled down to await
the arrival of news by mail from Bahia
or the bringing in of the crew, before
forming definite opinions as to how the
tragedy occurred, or who were the princi-
pal actors in it.
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THE PENSIONERS.
Previous Service In Confederate Ranks
May Not Be Bar.

Washington, August 21.-It is not i'm
probable that the official announcement
will be made in few weeks Of radical
change in the present attitude of the PEN
sion bureau toward pension claimants
who had Confederate war service. I'm
der the present construction of the laws
any service in the Confederate cause, If.
respective of later service, for the govern
ment is bar to pension. Commissioner
of Pensions Evans believes that If a
Confederate service, but later deserted or
left it's ranks and enlisted in the Union
army, served therein and was honorably
discharged, 1t would be an injustice to
refuse him pension. The question has
been referred to the President and Secre-
tary Bliss for their approval
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the pit being jammed with traders, and
prices for time were up Ia cents per
bushel. To a certain extent it was sym
pathetic with wheat, but there was
great interest apparent. Crop reports
We're very bad from large area of the
corn belt September corn opened one
half and fiye-eights cents higher at 81,
with few sales at 80 rs. 1t advanced
to 80, then declined under realizing sales
to 81 IA. Receipts were 1908 cars. ~
Oats were almost as active as corn, ana
heavy business was done. september
opened full half cent higher, at 10, and
advanced to 10 rs, when realizing and
predictions of showers and warmer
weather caused some reaction. A strong
bullish sentiment prevailed, however.
Local receipts were 646 cars.
Provisions also shared in the general
advance. The hog market was strong to
five cents higher. September pork opened
II 1-2 higher at $685., but declined later
under realizing to $8.75. December lard
opened 7l-2 higher at $40. September
ribs opened 10 higher at $3.50 and ad.
vanced to 80 10.
Bartlett Frazer reported that they had
orders on corn from about every foreign
market. Closing continental cables re-
ported Paris wheat up franc, equaling
5 IA cents advance per bushel, contrasting
sharply with yesterdays relative weak
ness in French markets.
The advance on the Chicago Board con-
tinued as the close of trading approached.
At H. 40 a. IN. the price had reached SO 1-2
for September and 80 for December. In
less than five minutes later the dollar
mark was reached, and Schwartz-Dupee
paid 100 cents for lot of September
wheat. When this red letter record had
been made there was temporary reaction
to SO 1-2, but moment before the close
the price was back again up to SO 7-S.
When the closing bell rang at noon the
official record was SO 1-2 for September,
one-half cent below the top price for the
day. or 1-2 cents net gain as compared
with Yesterdays closing quotations. 4
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THE PRESIDENTS VISIT.
Russians Will Give Him a Cordial
Greeting.

Russians Will Give Him a Cordial
Greeting.
ST. Petersburg. August 2l.-President
Faure, who arrives at Cronstadt on Mon
day next, will occupy the same apart
ments at the Peterhof palace as were as
signed to Emperor William of Germany.
Each evening the park will be illumin-
ated by four hundred thousand lights and
the illuminations of this city in honor of
the French president will be most splen-
did. The sales of flags, colored globes and
lanterns, in anticipation of the presidents
visit, have already been immense and
there is no doubt his reception will be of
the heartiest description more national
than that accorded to the Emperor of Ger
many. The municipality of st. Peters
burg, which spent 100, 900 roubles on the
latter's visit, will spend l 200, 600 roubles
in it's efforts to do honor to the president
of France.
The great bazaars and stores have also
been lavish with their decorations,
while the decorations of the public build
ings has been planned on most sumptu-
GUS scale. The entrance of the town hall
has been transformed into an immense
pavilion of rich draperies and countless
flags and festoons, the whole being sur
mounted with busts of the Gar, the
Czarina and President Faure, with a
background composed of masses of shrubs
and foliage. The initials "R. f." IRE
publique Francaise) and the INTERVENING
of the national flags of Russia and France
will form the leading feature of the gen.
eral decorations. The central basin of the
Alexander gardens has been converted
into luminous fountains, while the trees
and lawns have been illuminated.
Triumphal arches abound, especially Oh
the Newsky- Prospect.
The visiting French sailors will be en-
tertained lavishly by the management of
the leading cafe, and concert and music
gardens, who will provide free beer and
free cigarettes for their refreshment.
A number of banquets have been ar
ranged. At one of them 5000 persons
will be seated. Monster regattas, bicy-
cling meets and other festivals have been
organized in honor of M. Faure
During the French Presidents visit to
this city military bands will play on all
the squares and choir of / 200 voices
will sing the "Marseillaise'' at various
points
A feet Of about $50 vessels will take the
general public to meet the French SQUAD
ron when it arrives off Cronstadt
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Capt. Bacon and Hist Wife Narrowly Es-
cape Death.

Woodbury., N. j., August 22.-The
main building of the ]. P. Thomas 6,
Sons Company, fertilizer manufacturers,
on Mantua Creek, near Paulsboro, were
burned today. The loss is estimated at
$3.50 600, upon which there is about $780,
600 insurance.
The schooner Addie B. Barron of Phila-
delphia, which was discharging a cargo
nearly total loss. Captain Bacon, his
wife and steward, who were asleep in the
cabin when tho vessel took fire, had a
| narrow escape.
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Tennis at Newport.

Newport, R. l.. August 21.-Hugh A.
Nisbet of England defeated Malcolm D.
Whitman Of Brookline, Mass, in the third
round of the tennis tournament today in
q match which not only was most credita-
BILE to both players, but was close and ex-
citing throughout. AS Larned in the
meantime beat Fischer, he will meet Mis-
bet on Monday in the semi-fnal round of
the tournament and the victor will prob
ably have DR.. Eaves as an opponent on
Tuesday in the finals, that is, provided
the latter also defeats Leo Ware in the
semi-fnal round on Monday.
All four matches in the third round
were played today, but the Nisbet- Whit
man contest overshadowed the other three
completely and attracted INST of the
crowd. Of the three minor ones, the
Eaves-Paret match was perhaps the most
interesting, for after making it two sets
to love DR.. iEaves seemed to fall offss.ain
is shkill in covering court and Paret
taking a brace won the third set. The
| match however soon went to the foreign
er, the fourth set being short and de-
cisive. The summary:
ALL COMERS' CHAMPIONSHIP SIN
GLES-THIRD ROUND.
H. A. Nisbet defeated NJ. D. Whitman
Sc, "a, 46, 3-6, rs.
W. 4. Larned defeated E. P. Fischer
Ga, 81. 6-3.
W. V. Eaves defeated J. P. Paret Cd,
6-1, So, 6-3.
L. E. Ware defeated H. Ward 6-s, 81,
Ga. sA9
INTERSCHOLASTIC CHAMPION
SHIP-FIRST 2 ROUND.
r. Fincke of Yale defeated C. P. Pell
of Columbia GA, 4-6, GA, SO. 6saaa
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is NOT OURS YET.
And There Are No Indications That 1t
Will Ae Immediately.

San Fancisco, August q. -Advices from
Honolulu, dated August Is, say: sThe
American flag has not yet been raised
over Hawaii, and there is no indication
that it will be. just before the last Steam
er LETT for Pan francisco iran on July ut It
United States minister would take pos
session of the islands. He was to receive
definite instructions on the steamer Mon
owa, arriving at Honolulu July 49,, but
evidently they failed to come.
1.-The Hawaiian government has de-
clined to grant permanent register I'M
der the Hawaiian flag for the PacificiMail
steamship China She was granted a
temporary register by the Hawaiian con-
sulate in London"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-23
Minister Hoshi Answers Secretary sher
mans Annexation Letter.

Washington, August 21.-Seretary Sher-
man has received prompt acknowledge
ment from Minister Hoshi of Japan of
the secretary letter of last Saturday re-
lating to the annexation of Hawaii to the
United States
Mr.. Hoshi's acknowledgment is formal.
and does not go into the merits of the
subject, as the answer to Secretary Sher-
mans last note will not be made until
word comes from the Japanese foreign
office. ~ a bad
The Associated Press dispatches con-
tanned all of the features of Secretary
Sherman's note with one exception,
namely, Japan s. prior note referring in
cidentally to reports that majority of
the inhabitants of Hawaii did not favor
annexation.
Mr.. Sherman's answer takes issue
with this statement aDd urges at some
length that the preponderance of inf1u-
ence in Hawaii is favorable to the annex
alton of the islands to the United States.
Aside from this and the approval ex-
pressed in the plan of arbitration between
Japan and Hawaii ON the immigration
question, the Sherman note is an en-
larged argument of Mr.. Sherman former
letter, stating the attitude of the United
States favorable to annexation.
The report that Mr.. Sherman did not
enter into an argument, as it would be
a reopening of the case with Japan. is
not correct, as the secretary's letter is a
very full argument on the entire question
involved.
Admiral Miller has taken command of
the Pacific squadron relieving Admiral
Beardslee, who will depart for Washing
ton to act as president of the naval exam
lining board.
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A little daughter of Mr. Lewis DAYTON.
an old and much, respected citizen of
Barnitz, Pa, occasionally has trouble
with her stomach which gives her con-
siderable distress. In speaking of it
Mr.. Dayton said: "As soon as She has
an attack we give her dose of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Dlarrhna
Remedy, and it has never failed to re-
lieve her promptly. We all use it in
our family with the same good results
For sale at HIP. S. Goods Drug Store,
SIT Congress St., Portland and K. S.
Raymond, Cumberland Mills.
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cHIcAoo's DAY.
There As In New York the Dealers Wer,
Kept Busy.

ihere AS HI new York the Dealers We're
Kept Busy.
Chicago, August 1.-Everything point
ed to dollar wheat in Chicago at the
opening on Change, curb prices appar.
emily indicating that that mark would be
reached, perhaps before the day was end
ed. The opening was very excited. with
bids for September ranging all the way
from 81 to 98 cents, while December was
quoted at 81 and 81 1-s, trading being
about equally divided between the two
options. The volume of business was
phenomnally small, in view of the re-
markable jump in prices. holders of wheat
as a rule being unwilling to sell on the
advancing market. A growing interest
in the coarser grain markets was also
manifested, the volume of speculatiye
business in corn and oats equaling at
times that of wheat.
After the wheat pit had settled down
somewhat prices began to drop, Septem
Der selling down to Sc Is and December
95 Is, with frequent fluctuations aud
with an increasing business, every one
taking hand in it. THE bull crowd wa
said to have calls on l, 500, 900 Septembe
Wnedb aU around OIL Boou GOusty. AS usual
Liverpool was a great factor in the mar
ket.
The extraordinary thing in Liverpool
was the advance in spot wheat, four penc,
for California spot and six pence for rec
winter. Crop reports from the northwes
were bad, very bad, in fact. some report
saying that spring wheat would not aver
age over seven or eight bushels per acre.
Northwest receipts amounted to "a
cars, against 228 last week and 435 last
year. Two hundred and sixteen cars o
new wheat were received at Chicago. AT
tr selling around 90 1-2 September ralliet
TO 81 and December to 96 5-S. Some feal
was expressed by conservative operators
that prices might advance beyond thu
actual export demand point.
There was great excitement in corn
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GOOD NEWS THIS.
There VIII Not Be An Idle Spindle in Fal
:, River. j-H

Fall River. Mass, August 21.-After a
shut down of over month, the four LARGE
mills Of the Fall River Iron Works COM
to be started up on full time Monday.
The American Printing company, also
the property of M C. D. Borden, which
has been running five days week. will
also resume full time beginning NEXT
week. The products of the iron works
mills is all taken up by the print works
and SO the resumption of operations will
not affect the stock on hand With these
mills running, Fall River will not have
an idle spindle with the exception of the
1000 in the Annawan.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-23
THE EXPLOSIONS.
Armenian Organ Says the Revolutionists
Caused Them.

Geneva, August 21.-The Groshat, the
organ Of the Constantinople committee OF
the Armenian Revolutionary federation,
which is printed here, asserts that the
recent explosions in Constantinop1e were
the work Of the committee and says the
committee is directing the movements of
the parties who are lighting the Turks s II =
the Goshat says, to resort to every posi-
BILE means to carry on the struggle against
such overwhelming odds. J"
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DOING A BIG BUSINESS.
The New York Financier on the Con6iit-
ion of the Banks.


New York, August 21.-The New York
Financier says this week: despite an
expansion of So, Al, 500 in loans. the New
York bank reserve increased $50, S75 for
the week ending August 81. The actual
gain in cash was 1929, 800. The state
ment was not regarded as entirely favor
able, from superficial standpoint and
seemed to discredit the temporary rise in
loan quotations reported for few days
recently. There are reasons for believing,
however, that the statement does not ex-
actly reflect the condition of the banks.
The interior banks seem to be fairly well
supplied with cash. There seems to be
no questions that the loans of the banks
will show a continuous expansion in the
face of prevailing conditions, but deposits
ought to show falling off soon. Never
in the history of American banking has
there been an accumulation of deposits in
this center such as reported now, and new
er have the banks been doing the tremen-
dous business that has marked this sea
son."
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SHOWED NO FEAR.
Can0vas' Murderer Met Death With
Great Goodness.


He VIII Get a Warmer Welcome Thar
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of tho Peac.
Conference.
Toledo, Ohio, August pa Blade
special from Lima, Ohio, says: An east
bound freight train on the Lake Erie and
western railroad crashed into an excur.
sion train on the Detroit and Lima north
ern at the junction of the roads two milel
northeast of this city last night. The en-
CINE and three cars of the freight trair
and two of the passenger coaches wers
wrecked and fully forty passengers were
injured. several fatally. The excursion
was run by the Peoples Tea Store of this
city to Toledo and return, and most Of
the passengers were residents of Lima
There is no target at the junction and tn,
accident resulted from failure of thu
freight crew to stop their train.
The excursion train consisted of an en-
CINE and six coaches. The freight engine
struck near the rear Of the fifth coach an6
turned it upside down into the ditch
The last car was derailed, badly wrecked
and turned partly over. Those fatally
injured are:
Mrs. John Burnham, Lima; skull
crushed.
Mrs. VIM. Murray, Lima; injured in
ternally.
Mrs. t. N. Scanlon. Lima; body cut
and bruised, injured internally.
II -
injured internally and thigh and head
badly bruised.
Mrs. ]. H. Breo, Lima; skull fractured
and injured internally
The other injured passengers are:
H. F. Bennett, ST. Mary's; arm broker
and both legs crushed
Mrs. Agnes Rosenbeck, Lima; internal
ly injured.
Mrs. P. W. Fox, Lima; body badly
bruised.
Miss Anna Koch, Lima; back injured.
Miss w. 81. Long, Lima; leg broken.
Abe Stein, Lima; head and ear cut.
Dell Slaughter, Lima; back injured.
Miss Flora Gless, back injured.
! Mrs. Elmer Brown, Allentown; bach
and arm injured.
J. H. Breo, Lima; arm and face badl,
cut.
J. B. Fronfeld, West Cairo; back ant
shoulders injured.
Mrs. Harry Van Norman, Lima; sic'
injured and hurt internally.
Rex Walter, Lima; knee injured.
Mrs. A. E. Clutter, Lima; badly
bruised.
Mrs. VIM. P. Hall, Lima; head and fact
cut.
Mrs. Ida Watt, Perry township; spine
injured.
Mrs. E. W. Botkins, Lima; two ribs
broken.
George Woods, Lima; injured internal
ly.
Mrs. William Cox, Lima; head crushed
and face cut.
Elmer Long, Lima; head crushed ant
arm injured.
Willie Fellows, Lima; arm dislocate6
and head and face cut,
Miss May Murphy, Lima; back badly
| injured and head and knee cut.
| Miss Malloy, Lima; badly bruised and
head and face cut,
Harry Hoods, Lima; head and shoulder
and back injured.
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A Noted Character Judged Insane,

Boston, August 22.-Edward Parker
Deacon, the descendant of an old and
once distinguished family Of this city, the
man who in February II, 1892, killed M.
Emile Abeille, in Mrs. Deacon's apart
ments at Canpes, France, the man whose
exploits and actions have been the talk
of society in France, England and Anne
RIGA, and have created considerable public
interest, was on Saturday committed to
the Mclean hospital at Waverly.
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THE DAUNTLEss AGAIN.
A Famous Filibuster at Her Old Tricks


Washington August 2l.-Unoficial in
formation has reached the Treasury De-
partment that the suspected filibuster
Dauntless has left Savannah, Ca, with a
barge in tow and that she is to be joined
by the Alexander Jones at point south
east of Hatteras where the two vessels are
to meet schooner, the Hannah T. Briggs,
supposed to be loaded with munitions of
war for the Cuban insurgents. Which
vessel will make the trip is not known.
1t is also stated that a tllibustering expe,
dition is assembling near Tampa, Fla.
Secretary Gage today telegraphed the col
lectors of customs at Savannah, Bruins.
wick and Tampa, to use special vigilance
to prevent violations of the neutrality
laws.
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Robbed His Mother.

Fall River, Mass, August 21.-Peter
Harrington is wanted here by the police
on O charge of larceny of $500 In money
and 81, 600 in valuable papers from his
mother, Mrs. Patrick Harrington, of Ply
mouth avenue. He went home yesterday
afternoon and found his mother away.
and. is said to have broken open her
strong box.