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The Portland daily press., 1897-07-31
YOUTHFUL RAIDERS.
Another Chapter In the Case of the Boy
Till-Tappers

In the Municipal court Friday mornin g
the second act was presented in the affair
of the Juvenile band who have been raid
ing the money drawers Of stores in this
city. t-s
The affair at Mr.. David Hooper's store
on Wednesday has already been related !;
but it seeing that that was only part of
the Juvenile programme.
The store of Merrill & Gupti1, on the
corner of Commercial and Moulton sheets
was also raided in most daring and suc-
successful manner.
The two boys. Frank Leonard and
John J. Sullivan, who operated at Mr.
Hooper's store, were concerned in the
affair at Merrill & .Guptill's; and they
also had with them two younger boys,
John T. Ladrigan and Bartly King.
According to the testimony of Mr..
Clark, who was in charge of the store at
the time, the Leonard boy came into the
store while he was busy with customer,
while Sullivan remained at the door. By
audacity and stealth Leonard got twelve
dollars from the cash drawer, and got
safely out of the store, dividing the
money with his confederates. The money
was then used, or at least has not been
recovered. Leonard seems to have been
the ring leader.
He was in court with the other three
Friday morning; but as he had already
been sentenced to the Reform School dur
ing minority, no further punishment was
melted out to him. Sullivan also had
been sentenced to the Reform School and
the sentence had been suspended. So
Judge Robinson did not think it proper
to change this, since the affair at the
Merrill & Guptill store was previous to
that at the Hooper store.
But Sullivan was considered in the
same class with King and Ladrigan, and
the three were required to restore the
twelve dollars to Merrill & Guptill and
pay in addition fine of fifteen dollars
and one-third costs each.
Judge Robinson remarked in making
this sentence that the raiding Of stores
was very serious ofense, and that al
though the flnes1would bear heavily on
the parents, there was no other lighter
sentence consistent with the protection of
the community. na
The fines were paid and the stolen
money was restored.
Hon. G. M. Seiders appeared for Sulli-
van and Alderman Kehoe for Ladrigan
Other cases disposed of by the court
were intoxication cases in which the fol-
lowing sentences were imposed:
John A. Kelly, three dollars and costs.
John A. Rice, thirty days in jail, sem
tence suspended.
Charles Mitchell, three dollars and
costs.
Coleman Milan, thirty days inIjail and
five dollars and costs
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-31
OBITUARY..
Alpheus 8, Alden,

Alpncub % AAuens
Mr.. Alpheus S. Alden AN old and much
respected resident of Deering, residing
on Stevens Plans avenue, Morrills corner.
died at his home yesterday forenoon, af-
ter an illness of nearly IS months, his
sickness terminating in blood poisoning.
Mi. Alden was born in the same house
and room in which he died, and had re-
Gently passed his 9th birthday. He was
next to the youngest of six children born
to Jessie D. and Francis Alden, who To-
Gated in Deering nearly 80 years ago. AT
one time, about 70 years ago, his father
was engaged in grocery business, being
proprietor OF store at Bishops, now
Morrill's corner. Mr.. Alden was educated
in the common schools and at an early
age was apprenticed to Mr.. John Saw
yer, blacksmith, then located at Wood
fords.
Mr.Alden married Miss Elizabeth Stev-
ems of Woodfords, and soon after their
marriage he entered the employ of A. E.
Stevens & Co., of Portland, as book
keeper, in which capacity he served for
80 years, until compelled to resign on &C
count of falling health one year ago.
OF his four children born, only one,
lived to reach majority.
Mr.. Alden was member of the Ma
sonic fraternity and had been a constant
attendant upon the services of All Souls
Universalist church, but never united as
q member.
Mr.. Alden leaves wife and one son,
Mr.. Geo. f. Alden, who is employed at
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-31
10 the Honorable Commissioners Of
the HarbOr Of tile City Of Portland
and the Tidal Waters Connected
Herewith.

The undersigned Atlantic and St. Lawrence
Ra1iroad Company, a corporation duly created
and existing under the laws of the State OF
Maine, andi lessee, the Grand Trunk Rail
way Company of Canada, a corporation duly
created and existing under the laws OF the
Dominion of Canada, in this their petition, res
pectfully show:
l. That they own and control certain wharf
situated in the City of Portland, in the State of
front of lands in said City Of Portland, owned
and controlled by them. said wharf being the
wharf upon which the Grand Trunk Sheds No.
/, No. and No. are situated.
commerce, and traffic at said wharf, and the
great length of steamships and other vessels
using said wharf, it has become absolutely
necessary that said wharf should be enlarged,
heightened, and extended further into said tidal
waters, and your petitioners DESIRE and, with
your consent and permission, intend to enlarge,
1engthen and extend said wharf by building If
straight out into said tidal waters distance of
about 1870 feet, moro or less, to the Harbor Com
mfssloner'S Line OF said harbor of the City of
Portland making the new part of said wharf
the same width as the present structure to wit
about 300 feet, said wharf when extended and
enlarged in the manner hereinbefore described
not at any point to extend beyond the Harbor
Commissioners Line aforesaid, but to be wholly
on the westerly side the said Harbor Commits
sioner's Line.
WHEREFORE, the undersigned petitioners
pray that you. the said Commissioners of the
Hafbor of the City of Portland and the Tidal
Waters connected Herewith, will order such
notice on this petition as may by law be re-
CURED, and that after due examination Of the
matters herein set forth, you will give your
petitioners written consent and permission
allowing them to make, build and MAINTAIN the
enlargement and extension of said wharf in the
manner hereinbefore described
Dated at Portland, Maine. this 9th day Of July,
IA. D. 1897.
The Grand Trunk Railway Company Of Canada
By A. A. STROUf, Its Attorney
Atlantic and st. Lawrence Railroad Company
By A. A. STROUT, Its Attorney.
once OF Commissioners of Portland Harbor,l
No: Exchange Street,
Portland, Me, July 49, 1897
On the foregoing petition it is ordered that
nearing be appointed for Monday, August 9th
next at O'Clock p. H., at Office Of Harbor Com
iinissloners, No. Exchange St. when all parties
interested may be heard; and it is further
oroered that notice of the above petition to-
get tii with this our order be published in the
a a1e fress, Argus, Express and Advertiser for
seven Gays previous to the hearing
(oigned G. H. FARLEY,
SAM'L. B. KELSEY
.,., HENRY FOX.
!!ooo' Harbor Commissioners.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-31
MISCELLANEOUS.
RECEIVERS SALE.

Pursuant to authority duly granted there
will be sold at public auction at the once
of the Northern Banking Company, no. 81
Exchange street, in the City OF Portland, on
Tuesday, the Sd day of August, a. D., 1897,
at 10 O'Clock a. M all the right title and in
terest of the Northern Banking Company in
and to the following parcels of real estate
situated in the State of Kansas, viz
West 1-2 Southwest Ia and West 1-2 North
west Ia Section 70, Township s. range 10,
Mitchell County.
Range 10. Phillips County.
South IL of No. West "A Section 20, Town
2, Range II, Phillips County.
Southwest IA Section "a, Township 9,
Range 1, Ottawa County.
Southwest IA of SoutheasJ.1-4 Section O.
Township 9, Range /, Ottawa County,
Southeast IA of Northwest IA Section 16,
Township 9, Range l, Ottawa County.
100 feet off the East side of the East 10
Block AZ, in the town Of Hoxie, Sheridan
County.
Also certain City Lots situated in what is
known as Challiss Addition in the City of
Atchison, Atchison County, State of Kansa as,
designated as follows
Lots IL, IA, Is, 1t and II, Block %.
Lots 16 and IT, Block 81.
Lots 20, 81, %, %, 20, 80, 81, 30 and 80, BLOCK
80.
Lots IT, is, 10 and 20, Block 80.
Lot 3 in Block 40.
Sale Positive. Terms Cash.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-31

the M. C. R. R. depot at Morrill's corner
beside large circle of friends. FUNERAL
services willsbe held Sunday afternoon az
| All Souls church.
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-31

Prof. Edgar Mcclure of the o RECON
State university, fell over 300 foot pre-
cipice, while descending Mount Tacoma
in the darkness Tuesday night. His body
was found Wednesday.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-17
THE FARMING WORLD.
IREAIMENI FOR eLlohI
determination of the Germs IL the
Only Direct Remedy.

The following on treatment for pear
blight is incorporated in the report OF
the New Jersey State Horticultural so
,ieiy; First, aim TO put the tree in a
condition TO render il the least liable
to attack. This means 10 so manure
and cultivate that the tree Will no.
grow rapidly. Thus the more tree
Is fed the worse IL will fare when at
tackled by the blight. Trees that are
highly fortified with heterogeneous
manures are especially liable TO blight.
In short, overstimulation with manures
10 10 be avoided. Good tilage in the
same way, while Il makes tree bear.
also tends 10 increase the susceptibility
to blight. Anything that re,ards the
growth is beneficial so far as the dis
ease is concerned. The orchardist must
stimulate by manures and cultivate
sufficiently TO give good crop and
shun that which viii do more. Soil
and situation will determine largely
whether sod or cultivated may be best
80 resist the blight.
The second method is the extermina-
ton OF the blight germs. which seems
TO be the only direct remedy. This is
done by cutting out and burning all
blighted portions of the trees. Every
tree Of the pome family, including the
apple, pear. ounce, crab, mountain ash,
service berry and hawthorn. should be
treated in the same manner. Particu-
lar attention should be paid TO the ac-
tive bligh, of late autumn. cutting il
out and burning the branches before
spring arrives. 1t is important TO cut
OUT the blight whenever seen, but all
should be removed before the next
growing season begins.
To put the treatment in small COM
pass, all blight should be removed as
soon as seen while the trees are grow
ing. A thorough inspection needs to be
made in the late fall for any branches
showing blight. After those are cut
out a sharp outlook should be kept for
the disease in the orchard the next
spring. In connection with pruning
and burning. the trees should not be
stimulated beyond what is required
for fair growth of wood and the pro
duction of profitable crop.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-17
WINTER PROTECTION.
How They DO I'D shrubs In the Colo
Climate Of Mnine.

1t may seem very simple matter &c
do up" shrub so that it will be prop
erly protected from the cold of winter
1t is matter. however. that requires
considerable skill. Cold is but one OF
the things TO be guarded against. The
weight of snow in winter must be fore
seen, and care exercised lest the shrub
be greatly injured in the wrapping proc
ess by the breaking of many brittle
branches.
The cut given herewith shows the
proper way 10 begin. Select, a smooth,
strong stake. longer than the height of
the shrub. and drive it well down in the
center of the bush. Now draw the
branches all carefully together. and tie
them TO the stake with a soft bit OF
cord, as shown.
A layer of straw can now be wrapped
about the shrub. bringing the bottom
of the straw well out upon the ground,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-17
RECIPROCITY HUMEuG.
m. M~Kiaicy scheme OF Regulating
Foreign Trade.


Reciprocity with France, we are in
formed. is almost effected. II has been
loned that the treaty could be nego-
,;at.1 and ratified before Ambassador
p,,enotre left for Paris, but that has
nro,ed impossible. Still. the scheme
has progressed so far that only one
,hinc is lacking to it's success. That is
the consent of France.
The treaty 10 which Frances agree
uent is asked provides for the nbro-
cation of the laws excluding American
cottle from France. In return our
oovernment offers TO make a reduction
~ 20 per cent. in the duties on Frances
exports to this country OF champagne,
brandy, cordials, statuary ond paint
ing.
The popularity of this proposal must
strike even the most cursory reader.
These duties. which the administration
is willing TO reduce, are all revenue
duties. The articles named do not re-
olly compete with our own products.
To scale down the customs taxes on
them is simply TO diminish the revenues
of the government.
These articles. too, are used by the
rich alone. The wealthy alone will ben
eft bv their being cheapened in cost.
1, is of no consequence to the average
citizen whether champagne is n little
dearcr or little cheaper. He almost
never gets French brandy. either. even
II he pays for il. Nor does he find that
he can live more economically if for
eirn statuary and paintings are admit
ted at n lower rate.
Thus the proposition of the admin
istration is TO admit luxuries cheap
or but not necessaries. 1t Is willing TO
extend our markets for cattle by cut
ting off lust so much revenue from the
treasury and making it up by taxing cat
tle raisers on their clothes. harness, i'm
Elements and homes.
Siatuary and paintings ought TO be
on the free list. Even the American
artists protest against the present taxes
on education. But French wines and
brandies. being luxuries. should be
taxed heavily. No reductions should
he made in revenue duties which fail
on the rich. who already gain al the peo-
pies expense by the protective tariff.
True reciprocity would aim. not at
tightening the cost OF luxuries, but
at chcapening necessities. 1t would
obtain concessions for our products by
lowering the duties on foreign manu-
features. This would diminish the
tribute which our farming. laboring
and business classes pay to the tariff
barons.
There Is no sense In the Mckinley
scheme to buy off foreign nations from
retaliatory tariff legislation by rcduc-
tons which operate as n bounty TO
the barons. But the administration
dares not arrange for real reciprocity.
because that is. as matter of fact.
tariff for revenue only. by special agree
ment. And nothing which helps the
common people will find favor in the
eyes Of our plutocratic administration.
Kansas City Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-17
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

Mark Hanna now claims a ma jori-
ty Of Is in the Ohio legislature. How
much did it cost him?-Kansas City
Times.
Mr.. Mckinley and Mr.. Gage seem
to have agreed to disagree most amiably
on the currency question.-Chicago
Record Qnd).
A farmer writes to ask IL there
isn't some way to sidetrack this Nc
Kinley prosperity until the cotton crop
can be disposed of.-Nashville (Tenn.)
Sun.
The Dingley deficit up to the close
Of the third week in November was
trife under $4,000, 900. The increase
in pensions will absorb nearly all the
receipts from the Union Pacific sale.
and then the Dingley deficit will re-
sumo its steady and majestic course
n. Y. World.
The newly organized wire trust
fills long felt want. 1t has been a
matter of reproach TO the manufactur-
ers that while forming monopolies in
almost every other branch Of trade
they had no wire combine. Fortunate
" for them, the Dingley tariff comes TO
their aid and rabies them TO corner the
production of wire. Prosperity has ar
rived.-Kansas City Times.
If the government has s36. O00. 900
to give away. it may not be out Of place
to suggest that there are some ''pro-
tected" worSingmen in the coal mines
of Pennsylvania and other states, for
instance, who need money rather more
than Uncle Coils. These are they who
asked for bread and received an in
junction. and If fortunes are to be given
away they undoubtedly would be glad
to be remembered.-San Francisco Ex.
aminer.
-Nine-tenths of the vast sum ex.
acted from our industries by the re
publican tariff tax on hides goes into
the pockets of the trust magnates,
who control the cattle market. II is a
very substantial gift TO the Chicago
beef trust. made by the republican par
ty at the expense of every manufacture
er who uses leather betting in his fac
tOIl, dih iubAAtNiiN ~ AAS tNte 49, ~
every workman who looks for a rise
in wages.-Boston Post.
We have already. in the Dingley
bill, exhausted our powers for the in
dustrial injury Of continental Europe.
II Europe rctaliates upon US we have
no further power of retaliating upon
Europe. What We shall have is the
sweet consciousness that, even IL we
can no longer market our surplus crops
abroad, and even IL we have reduced
our revenue from imports so that we
must resort to new schemes OF taxation
to meet current expenses. we have at
tanned in the Dingley tariff the most
complete scheme Of protection and com
mercial noninterourse ever exhibited
ouf.i1a~ of China.-N. Y. Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-17


Eleven of the leading bicycle fac
tories will turn out chainless " heels for
1898.
Australia will send a representative
10 the international championships Of
ls9s, at Vienna
Michael. the little cycling wonder.
rides a bicycle with a 26-inch front
wheel and 2s-inch rear wheel.
The bicycle baggage question was set
tied in France. simply by the minister
OF public works issuing an order 10 the
railroad companies. directing them TO
remove from their schedules and rates
all mention of bicycles.
Some silly fellow. or else he is n joker.
asserts that bicycle riders should al
ways eat tomatoes after an exhausting
ride. A small piece. he says, acts like
magic. taking away the tired feeling al
most instantly. Nonsense. Millions Of
people eat tomatoes habitually, and no
one has yet discovered any magical ef-
feet therefrom.
No bicycling outfit is complete with
out the ammonia squirt" which ef-
fectually disposes of the aggressive
canine followers on the road. driving
the dogs off without serious injury.
Some German cyclists carry bicycle
bombs, small but extremely noisy ex-
plosives. which exercise a magical eff
feet upon the troublesome ours.
An eminent Italian physician. curl
Gus TO observe the effect of fatigue on
cyclists, recently examined "a men who
had ridden 80 miles in two hours and a
quarte-. and found that, with reference
to the hearing. in nearly every case IL
was defective. though il became normal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-17
whttewash KiIis che scale.

II il said that whitewashing thor
ouuhly will kill the scale. Some claim
that II will XII, the trees, while Others
answer back with contrary expert
ence. and recommend whitewash as not
only preventing scale. but other insects,
and at the same time keeping the bark
from lichen growth that gives such an
unkempt appearance. Certain II 10 that
one sees very few spread trees showing
signs OF whitewash. while there arr
very many whitewashed trees that beaI
every evidence OF thrift and visos.~'
Journal Of Agriculture.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-17
A. vrxr.,ment That Pays.

The experience of careful practical
aa;rvmen all over the country indicates
that the man who milks ten cows car
afford TO buy a small separator IL be
makes butter at home. The man whc
sells milk TO separator creamery doe:
no, need a separator. but he who sep
arates the cream from the milk at home
does. The loss Of butter fat when The
cream is raised by settling the milk in
cans or pans is usually heavy. and in
many cases very heavy. Under the av
erage western conditions we feel entire
ly safe in saying that ten cows justify
the purchase of hand separator
Rural World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-17

TOT tht current lIschI year Inc ueHclt,
which for the five months already ex-
pired amounts to over SAC. 900 900, prom
years given in the foregoing table. un.
less there shall be radical, and. judg
ing from the present outlook, unex
pected changes in the relation of re
ceipts TO expenditures
For the fiscal years from June b
up to the close of the third week in
and deficits for the years given were
as follows:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-17
The DiNGlEY DEFICIT.
The Republican Tarin Depicting. the
Treasury


The Dingley high tariff law is proving
failure as q re't-rs producer. Out
OF the mouths Of its authors and cham
pions is the operation of the net con-
dcmncd. Said Representative Dingley
in the house on March "a:
"Our problem Is TO provide adequate
revenue from duties on imports 20 carry on
the government"
In discussing the measure in the SEN
ate on May 20. Senator Aidrich. of
Rhode Island. who had charge of the
bill in the upper body, said:
''The adoption OF revenue bill which
should fan In this purpose tof producing
revenuc). which should create an additional
deficiency In the hmm ediaie future which
would require further issue OF bonds TO
meet current expenditures. would certain
ly be fatal TO the hopes OF future success OF
any political party responsible for such
legislation"
The excuse for the calling OF a spe-
cial session of congress for the re-
vision of the tariff was the necessity
for increased revenue. The real PR
pose of such legislation was the fur
nishing Of protection 10 special inter
csts. As usual In such cases the latter
object was accomplished at the expense
Of the former. as the figures clearly
show. The statement Of government
receipts and expenditures for November
shows a deficit for the month Of SIS
2,i09. The deficit for the fiscal year
up to the present time stands at si6.-
5sl,l20. The deficit by months since the
beginning of the present fiscal year is
rs follows:
IVY
HNbuSt l4,ybi 81
D1Aob'r s-.....-. S.slV,u-f
NoNtiuDeT e,o.-, lus
The Dingley law became law July
"a.
The deficits for the last four fiscal
years, ended June 80. have been as fol-
lows:
49, sbs, $500
loS9 4<.riys.-J
lc1p .l-Nos-fo
1895
E1r ,ho o,rr.,@ &c ,-ao ha 4 A 3, -:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-17
ABOUT BEING GRACEFUL.

Triflcs continually give us away. The
things we do with intention we may do
well. but the involuntary acts betray
our limitations. A perfectly graceful
woman is graceful in every move--in
the poise of her head. in her walk. the
way she sits and uses her hands.