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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02

future are the work already accomplished;
the increasing desire for education on the
part Of the negroes, the kindlier feeling
toward this work on the part of the best
white people of the South. Towards
Tougaloo the feeling is distinctly cordial
and its work has the endorsement of the
leading men all over the state. 1t may
be asked, why not let the South do the
work? 1t may be said that the South is
doing all that it can with its public
school systems-and further no state
schools can do that emphatically Christian
work of character building which must
be fundamental and on which the A. M
A. schools lay much stress.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02
PERSONAL.

DR.. A.V. Thompson has returned home
after two months vacation pleasantly
passed on the White Mountains.
Mr.. Harry K. Waterhouse is spending
the summer at the Perry cottage, Peaks
island.
Rev. and Mrs. L. Fl. Hallock, who have
been passing three weeks at the Cape,
left Thursday for Mills college, Cal.
Surgeon H. G. Boyer has been trans
ferred from the Museum of Hygiene to
the Amphitrite.
Secretary Long left yesterday on the
Dolphin for Boston and cruise along the
New England coast. The secretary will
be absent until about Sept. 1, and will
pass some time at his old home, Buck
field, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. George c.. Frye were pas
sengers on the steamship Lucania which
arrived at New York Saturday from
Europe.
Hon. Lewis Fl. Lowering, mayor Of
Medford, Mass, is spending few days
with his family at Greenwood cottage,
Falmouth Foreside.
Mr.. Harry Connor, leading man in
Hoyt's Theatrical Co., who has been stay
ing at the Merryconeag house has re-
turned to New York.
Capt. and Mrs. A. J. Henriques and
Mrs. T. j. Little of the Sherwood are at
Poland Springs.
Supt Thomas Burke of the Wabash
line is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Hamel of May street. Mr.. Burke is a near
relative of Archbishop Corrigan of St.
Paul, Mimi.
Arrangements are in contemplation
whereby Mr.. E. S. Osgood, for many
years editor of the Portland Argus and at
present private secretary to Collector
Deering, will become editor and part pro-
prietor of the Star, Portland's new silver
organ.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02
Hurt His Leg.

A man named Driscoll, aged about q
years, tried to board a passenger train be-
tween Portland and Lewiston yesterday
while it was moving at some speed. He
caught the hand rail and ran alongside OF
the car, but encountered a switch receiv-
ing bad blow on the leg. He was picked
up and brought to Portland and then
taken to the police station where an am
bulance carried him to the Greeley hos
pital. No bones were broken and he was
fairly comfortable last evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02
THE PORTLAND JUNKET.
They Had ga Hot Time in the Old
Town. They Say.

The Boston Journal says: "The Port
land 'junket' will long be remembered by
| the so Boston politicians and City hall
statesmen that composed the party. They
started from Boston Wednesday at 9 a. m,
| and arrived at the Union station at $50
p. M, Thursday on their return home.
They left town sober, digniffei citizens,
many weighed down with their response
bilities as city fathers. On their arrival
home they alighted from the cars in a
buoyant mood and marched the whole
length of the Union Station singing,
'There'll be hot time in the old town
tonight.
at is said that they had had such a
good time in Portland that they had not
found time to cool off. City Messenger
Leary walked in the front rank with
John Deyer, the rotund clerk of commit
tees at city hall, not far away. These
two were the guiding stars, the luminous
individuals around whom the others
moved.
Although the ball game between
representatives of the Boston and Port
land city governments did not take place,
the Boston delegation had good time, so
good that several were unable to show up
Thursday morning for the trip down the
harbor. A score sent down word from
their rooms that the cool weather had
made them i'll, and that they could not
"play ball." if their lives depended upon
it.
about 2 O'Clock Thursday morning q
prominent Boston official was routed out
of bed by some of his fellows and rushed
up and down the corridors for exercise. It
was feared that he might catch cold.
Later he was conducted to an upper
chamber where he said Boston alder
man was presiding over a convention of
Indians The racket made was worse
than Charlestown Democratic caucus,
with the Corbett and Hayes factions
drawn up in line of battle. 1t was a
night long to be remembered. No one
slept wink.
1.-THE trip down Portland harbor Thurs
day morning was so cool that John Dever
had to telephone to Boston fJr his over
coat, which arrived by special messenger.
A unique, elaborate and very filling
clambake at Long Island helped to make
everybody happy in spite of the raip.
After dinner in order that the trip might
not be absolutely bare of results as far as
the practice of the national game was
concerned, the bats and balls and uni
forms were brought forth and two in
nings were played. Sorry experiment. In
those two innings the Boston players
were defeated by score of IA to 2, or
Whereabouts. Ex-Alderman Charley
Bryant is said to have been moved almost
to tears at the unmerciful licking that
Portland was prepared to bestow. Lucky
was it that the game was called at the
| close of the second inning IN order that
the crowd might be photographed.
Councilman "Tim'' Mccarthy saw
Mayor Quincy Friday and gave him de-
tailed account of the trip, and accounting
for all the expenditures made. Wait until
the city government of Portland comes to
Boston. Mccarthy will then have nine
that will be mora than match for the
Maine men,"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02
Nordica at the Maine Festival.

The managers of the Maine Festival
have recently received advices from
Nordica saying that her health is much
better and improving steadily and that
she is looking forward with much pleas
ant anticipation to her coming American
season, and with especial interest to the
big music festival in her native state OF
Maine.
Madame Nordica has taken great IN
terest in the Maine festival from tbe ont
from interest and love for her old home
All the great artists of the festival have
been formally engaged and Maine vii,
see the greatest group of famous
musicians in her history in October.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02
Water wouldn't Run Up Hill.

Saturday afternoon one of the men at
work on the Exchange street sewer
secured spirit level and made the dis
covery that the sewer was higher near the
corner of Middle street than it was farther
up the street, and as the water is sup
posed to flow into the Middle street sewer
the whole difficulty of the trouble between
Middle and Federal streets became at
once apparent. 1t seems that when the
sewer was built a ledge was struck near
the corner of Middle street and in order
to save the expense of blasting the sewer
was not laid as deep as it should have
been,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02
1-1O-29 Maine Volunteers.

The annual meeting of the 1-10-29th
Maine Volunteers will take place OF Re-
union hall, Long island, Thursday, Au-
gust ~. De Shawmutt hall, the ladies'
cottage, will be open the same day and
all ladies of the comrades are invited to
be present and join the auxiliary if so dis
nosed. Steamers of the Casco Bay and
Harpswell lines will take passengers to
the island.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02
Curtis VIII Case.

The attorneys for the contestant in sthe
Curtis will case have not yet filed their
reasons for contending that the will
should be set aside But it is under
stood that the reason alleged will be I'M
sound mind and monomaniacal delusion
alleged to have been cherished by the tes-
tator in regard to the legitimacy OF his
son
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02
The McCuiInm Case.

In the municipal court Saturday morn
ing came up the continued case against
Albert McCallum charged with stealing a
bicycle from Henry T. Willitt. Deputy
Marshal Sterling testified that the wheel
had been recovered and Mr.. Willitt said
that it was in good order. Judge Robin
son fined McCallum $40 and costs. The
fine was not paid.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02

"Mrs. windows Soothing Syrups
Has been used over Fifty Years by millions Of
mothers for their children while Teething
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, aliays Pain, cures Wind
Collie, regulates the bowels, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
teething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup. 20 cts
q bottle,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02
Cushing's Island.

A party of about 25 from New York
arrived Saturday evening at the Ottawa
House on the John Englis. The fol-
lowing list gives the names of the latest
arrivals: A. Schroeder, Montclair, Nj;
G. e. Gudenily, E. L. Pease, 4. II.
Newman, A. R. Stare, f. W. Nelles,
Robert Adair, wife and family, Mont
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02

FACSIMILE signature of cHAs. II. FLETo. eR
is on the wrapper of every bottle of CAsToRIA.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child She cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoris.
When she had Children, she gave them castoria
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02

real; F. f. Nelsonsand wife, VIM. Nelson
and wife, Rockford, ILL.,. Frank New
man, Montreal; Mrs. r. Andersen, Dos-
ton; ii. Duncan, Woodstock, Onssr!o;
Geo. W. Woodward and wife, West Som
erville, Mass.
Attraetive signs have ben painted and
postod on the trees, pointing ssse way to
the back of the island.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02

Skin and blood diseases, causing all
sorts of dire disasters to human hap
piness are easily and quickly cured by
Burdnck Blood Bitters.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02
THE PRESS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

Owen, Moors & Co.
j. R. Libby.
Eastman Bros. s. Bancroft. 3
Atkinson Furnishing Co.
w E. Plummer.
Forest City Dye House
+. O. Bailey & Co.
Notice Sealed Proposals.
Mr. s. Mrs. A. Carries.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Riverton Park.
McCullum's Theatre.
Forest City Rink.
New wants, To Let 70. sale. Lost. Found
and Similar advertisements wiIlbefound under
heir appropriate heads on Page 9.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-12
WAR7HAK cAHY0H'S MURDERER.
Leon mn, the Slayer of Jeyd Duks, Held
to tie Superior Court Without


FRESNO, CAL, July 1L-Leon Hill.
the perpetrator OF the recent tragedy
in Warthan Canyon, was held to an
swer without bail on charge OF
murder by Justice W. ]. Kilby at
Coslinga on Friday. Deputy Sheriff Tim
Minis returned late las. night from the
West Side with the prisoner.
The testimony at the examination
showed that the defendant had purposely
provoked Lloyd Duke in order to gain a
pretext to kill him. After he had been
exaspera ted by Hill. Duke jumped from
his wagon ostensibly to fight, which op-
portunlty the murderer was looking for
Hill leaned from his conveyance al the
same time and Immediately raised his
ri fie and fired the fatal shot.
Some months ago Deputy District At
torney fireman prosecuted Postmaster
Johnson at Alcalde for having kicked
Hill out OF his place because The latter
had become obstre porous. While the evil
dence against the Postmaster appeared to
be very strong. the jury acquitted him.
Afterward the jurors went to the Deputy
D strict Attorney and explained that
they knew Hill and they would convict
no man for kicking him.
The murderer wanted to become bad
man" and has been the terror of the West
Side. His am bition has been gratified,
but he has a charge of cowardly N urder
10 answer for
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-12
THE PARK IS PRAISED.
ThrongS of the Eastern Visitors
Enjoyed the City's Pleas
ure Resorts.
The Museum Had the Largest At
tendance Last Week Of Any
in Its History,

The Eastern visitors who are now
thronging the City had a fine opportunity
Yesterday 10 test an outing in The Yafl-
Gus pleasure resorts that lie within easy
reach. Great mum bers OF them enjoyed
the privilege, and the delightfully."- cool
weather must have been 10 them a rare
treat as they were fresh from the swelter-
ing midsummer heat OF the less favored
parts OF the country.
Out where the ocean breezes blow the
warmest hour of the day was 68 Fahren-
heit, and the wind was just strong enough
to be pleasant Many of the strangers
found 1t cool enough 10 wear their cloaks,
and nearly all OF them were either warmly
clad, or carried c.oaks on their arms, as if
prepared for breezes as cool as their fall
weather.
Unusual numbers were at the beach,
but in the Sutro Baths there were few
who wore Endeavor badges, and none OF
these we're on the galleries of the Cliff
House. They had filed these pieces
however, on Saturday afternoon. Many
OF the strangers were strolling through
Sutro Heights and seated upon the para
pet watching the surf break below and
the ships as they sailed toward the
Golden Gate. Here on this lofty perch
two ladies had seated themselves al In
soiration Point, and were busily writing.
T4ey were probably composing letters 10
their friends in the East, and describing
the glories of San Francisco, believing
that seat on Inspiration Point would
assist them 10 do the subject full justice.
In Golden Gate Park the visitors were
delighted. Some of them when up at
Stow Lake pronounced the park the
finest for natural beauty in the United
States Central Park IN New York, they
said, only excelleo it in the matter OF
structural improvements.
There was vast crowd around the mu-
sic-stand.
The park museum was apprecis ted, and
strangers from the Middle States had
never seen a complete museum before.
The attendance last week was g, 299, being
by far the greatest in the history of the
insti ution. Saturdays attendance alone
was II, ,844.
Hon. John Daqgett, Superintendent OF
the United States Mint has donated the
museum fine collection of Indian curios-
ities. Il consists of tifty-two pieces illus
trating the domestic and social life of the
red men. Z. Hartman, City. has given
some rare old linens taken from Egg ptian
mummies.
A large proportion of the museum visit
ors at the end of the week were Christian
Endeavorers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-12
Human Head Found on
the Wharf Came in
a Chicken-Coop.
Police Still Unable to Learn
the Identity of the
Murdered Girl.
Working on the Theory That the
Crime Was Com mmitted in
Some Interior Town.

PORTLAND, Or. July 1.-The police
are still baffied over the mystery con-
nected with the finding of a young
woman's head and severed tresses on the
wharf in the rear of Hexter Il Mays
store by Bertha Saumeier, and which the
girl, in her fright threw into the river.
The case has been turned over to the Cor
oner, but, strangely enough. he has
adopted no measures to recover the head.
That a murder has been committed is 8
foregone conclusion reached by the po-
lice, but it is doubtful as to whether the
victim lived here. The find has caused
a great sensation in the city. 1t is dis
cussed every where, and had the murdered
girl resided here her disappearance would
long ago have been reported at police
headquarters.
On the wharf where the head and tresses
were found is piled great stack of chicke
coops. coming from various parts of the
interior. Detective Frank Snow, who was
a. work on this case this afternoon, mi
croscopicsliy examined the tresses, and
in the hair discovered excrement gathered
from contact with live chickens.
His theory is that the head and tresses
must have been deposited in one of the
coops after the murder and remained
there unobseryed when the chickens were
placed in it for shipment to Portland.
How those evidences OF a probable m ur-
der escaped the attention of laborers on
the wharf wheE they fell out OF the coop
is an unanswered problem.
Bertha Saumeier has been subjected to
several interviews by Detective Snow and
sue adheres 10 her original story. She
has the reputation of being an uncom-
monty truth Vi child-one unable to con.
coct such a weird tale as that she mar
raIed.
Chief OF Police Barry is in communica-
ton with ali points whence chickens are
shipped to Portland and he expects some
developments within dav or TWO
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-12
AbductOr Oliver Guilty
of a Petty BunkO
Game.
His Victim the ReIiCt of the
Late Detective George T.
lnSley.
California Career OF the Deputy
Sheriff NV Awaiting Trial in
NV York.

Los ANGELES, CAL, July 1L-ln the
opinion of his acquaintances in this city,
if John Scott Oliver, the Los Angeles de-
tective who is in Jail in New York for abb
Quoting girl, is feigning insanity, there is
method in his madness. In the tele-
graphic dispatches about divers arrest
and his attempt to commit suicide by
stabbing himself with hatpin and swaI-
lowing sundry articles of pocket hardware,
Oliver has been referred to only as
deputy sheriff of this county. Such he
is. in fact, but be is also principal of what
is known as the Interstate Detective
Agency, having luxurious offices in the
Wilcox block here. In the administra-
ton of the detective business Oliver has
had a partner named Symondson, who is
now running that branch of the business;
but another branch was the so-called
Merchants Patrol, which was the name
applied to the squad of four night watch
men employed by Oliver.
In the patrol business Oliver had as a
partner Mrs. George T. Insley, widow of
the detective who was shot accidentally at
San Diego. Mrs. IDsley had about ST., ,000
after collecting her deceased husbands
life insurance, and it is said that the bulk
OF this she put into divers patrol
business.
1t is asserted that, before he went East,
Oliver obtained from Mrs Insley $1,000 for
the purpose OF buying the Los Angeles
right 10 certain burglar alarm system.
A few days before he was arrested for
abduction. he telegraphed 10 his Office here
that he had bought the burglar alarm
system; but there are good reasons to
doubt this.
Mrs. Insley has become so convinced
that she has been defrauded by the cratic
detective shat she has employed an attor.
ney to look after her interests, but with
small hope of recovering anything. 1t is
believed here that Oliver was bunkoed in
New York, ana the scrape he got in to was
only q CONSEQUENCE.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-12
Nav Next Call Upon Secretary
Sherman to CoerCe the
Republic.
CHARGES DOLE WITH FURTHER
OFFENCES.
Insists Upon Extended EXP ana
tIons Concerning the Immlgra-
tIon Problem.

NEW YORK, \. Y, June 1.-THE Her
AIDS Washington dispatch says: Hawaii
has offered 10 refer 10 arbitration the i'm
migration question, but the Toxic Gov
eminent has 50 far ignored the PROPOSE
tion. The offer was made in the reply
sent by Hawaiian Minister OF Foreign At
fairs Cooper TO japanese Minister Shimu-
mura's last note reiterating the demand
OF his Government that Hawaii recognize
the principle OF monetary liza bility.
The Hawaiian authorities 90 not ex-
pect that Japan viii accept arbitration.
IN fact, before Minister Shimumurs began
his CORES spondence with Cooper in regard
TO the matter, be declared that his Gov
eminent would never consent 10 arbitra-
tion. At that time neither he nor his
Government had any idea that the strong
arm of the United States would soon be
thrown around Hawaii and il was be-
cause of this ignorance, State Department
officials say, that Japan assumed such a
commanding tone in her negotiations.
The Japanese Minister in his last cor
respondence with the Hawaiian Govern
ment demands further explanations with
regard to certain details connected with
the immigration controversy, in which he
holds tina; the Dole authorities have COM
mitieu additional offenses against his
Government.
Cooper, in reply, refuses 10 Omit the
principle OF monetary liability ano insists
that the japanese Govern ment don't want
TO get al the real merits OF the coutro-
versy, otherwise it would acquiesce in the
proposition 10 refer the matter to arbitra-
tion.
In view OF Cooper's reiterated refusal to
comply with Japan's demand, great deal
OF interest is being tak-n by the State De-
partment as TO the next move OF that
GOvernmeu
1t is he general impression now that
the matter will be lald before the State
Department and strong demand made
upon this Government 10 see that Japan s
rights in the matter are allowed.
The general expectation in administra-
ton C relies is that whether the Senate
"a ifes the annexation treaty or fails this
Government viii nave TO settle the immi-
grafton question with Japan.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-12

vember 26, 1891, he asked for two weeks
leave of absence, which was granted. Al
the same time be pail over about S4o,0Oo
thus allaying suspicion and rendering
escape sure. His shortage was not dis
covered for more than a month. 1t
amounted to some hing over $12 600. One
thousand dollars reward was offered, but
10 no avail Several detective agencies
attempted to arrest him. but slgnaIly
failed. Finally the matter was put into
the hands OF Kerr & McCord, local attor-
news VINO located nim in Buenos Ayres.
A bout six week ago Kerr started Tor Ar
rntina with ful. power 10 compromise
the shortage.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-12
California Rebekah Lodge.

Ihere was very pleasant gathering of the
friends OF California Rebekeh Lodge of the /.
o. o. r. In Welcome Hall. Odd Fellows build
ing, last Saturday night to witness the public
installation OF the officers OF the lodge.
The following-nsmed were the elective off
GERS who were obligated and instructed as to
the duties OF the offices they are 10 fill: Min
ME Kelly, mob grand; Sarah Harris. wee
grand; sarah Paterson, recording secretary.
Mrs. M: A. Haw.ey, financial secretary fsey
enteenth year); Flora Bergman. tresspfer.
Nellie Ossosaky, wArd-n; Pauline Harris 90, .
ducier; NJ. Reed, i.side guard; J. Rose. outside
guard.
TIE installing work was performed in
manner that was Impressive 10 degree eno
was faYorably commenced upon AfIer the In
stallation Mrs. J. Wehser the retiring noble
grand, who during her term OF off ce e6desred
herself TO ner felIow-members, was presented
with breastpin, in the center of which 1hars
Is q large diHmond, and De ndent from In is The
star OF he order in gold and ornamsuted viii
the emblems of tue order. Tue hall whsco
had been transformed into bower OF roses
WAS then cleared 10 ene bic the commitfe. an
entertainment 10 give short programme and
prepare for dance. Those who took mart in
the programme we're: Miss and Master Ja
cobs, who gave a piano duet; Miss Sib Il Camp
bell. a fancy dance; recitation, Master
George Crowley, and specia ties, Mabel Woo
ley. The installation and the entertainment
that followed were great success.