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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-09
State OF Minnesota.
Department CT Insurance,

State OF Minnesota
Department CT Insurance,
st. Paul, March g. 1897.
l. the undersigned Insurance Commissioner
of the State Of Minnesota. dc hereby certify
that the Knights of the Maccabees, above
named. have complied with all the laws of this
State relating to insurance, aud are now fully
empowered, through their authorized agents,
to transact their appropriate business of Life
Insurance in this State for the year ending
January 81, 1885,
ELMER II. DEARTH,
Insurance Commissioner.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-09
MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, DEATHS.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Carl Ernst Lebrecht ...... Alexandra Stoss
Joseph E. Davignon. 800. Sarah M. Robinson
BIRTHS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-09
STAR BR AND
BUT : ! r
AWARDED

Grand Sweepstakes Prize, Minnesota State
FAIR 1894. Diploma and Medal, National Butter
Show. 1895. Premium and Gold Medal. Miune-
sofa State Fair. 1895 Grand Sweepstakes Prize
and Gold Medal Minnesota Dairymens Conven-
ton, 1876, Grand National Sweepstakes Prize of
q $500 Sterling Silver Trophy. the richest prize
ever contested for in the world 1896
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-09

DEATHS.
George E. Lenhart, 500 Carroll street. 80 yrs
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Gillian, 862 Grand av. go yrs
w. Prokasck, Sunfish Lake road. ...... IS yrs
Charlotte Ross, All Clinton avenue. !. 80 yrs
Patrick O'Malley, 80 Wilkin street. CT yrs
Nina Shaw, 345 Sherman street. .........7 yrs
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-09
THESE FOR TODAY, March 9.
9 cents

9 cents
Per h. for No. 1 Sugar Cured Hams.
9 cents
Per lb. for Choice Grade California Evaporated
ApricCts.
8 cents
Per loaf for Fresh Made Rye Bread.
25 cents
Per bushel for a carload of Extra Fine Pc
tatoes.
f3 cents
For 8-lb can Good California Bartlett Pears.
e cents
For bar of Good Securing Soap.
9 cents
For 2-lb. can Baltimore Strawberries.
8 cents
For 2-lb can Baltimore Raspberries.
10 cents
For can of State of Maine Corn usual
price 15cl.
6 cents
For box of Good Smoked Herring.
q cents
Per ID. for Fresh Made Ginger Snaps.
5 cents
Per ID. for ABC Sweet Cream Biscuits.
B. cents
Per ID. for ABC Oyster Crackers.
8 cents
Bach for Fresh Made Apple Pies.
49, cents
Per dozen for strictly fresh eggs, every egg
guaranteed.
10 cents
Per Id. for good butter in and 1O-Ib jars
f3 cents
Per lb. for fancy roll butter.
123 cents
Per II. for Ohio Swiss cheese.
g cents
Per ID. for full cream cheese.
zoe Each
For Limburger cheese
Meat department..
Fancy rendered leaf lard in 3-lb. pals. %
cents each.
Fancy rendered leaf lard in 5-lb. pals, 10
cents each
Mutton chops 10 cents per lb.
Sparerbs, So cents per h.
Pork shoulders cents per lb.
Bacon strips, cents per ID.
Summer sausage Is cents per ID.
Picnic Hams, 6 cents per lb.
Yerxa Bros. & Co,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-09
STAR BRAND BUTTER

Is made from fresh sweet cream, separated from
choice mornings milk by the centrifugal pro-
cess, and manufactured by the most improved
methods thus insuring the richest favoTs and
best keeping qualities Packed In 3 3 and 5-lb
jars, and delivered the day it is made. Price, %
cents per pound.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06
sAMPLlNG OF SUGAR.
Governmental Regulations To Be Promul-
gated Today.

Washington, September 5.-The Trea.
sury Department has prepared the regula-
tions governing thessampling and class
| ification of-imported sugars and molasses
under the new tariff law and they will
| be formally promulgated tomorrow. One
| of the principal and most important Of
| the changes made in the old regulations
which were made in 1888 is a provision
requiring that the "re-sample'' of sugars
sample is taken. This provision has been
deemed expedient to prevent any sus-
picion of irregularity. Many new pro-
visions are also included in the regula-
tions with the object of securing uni
| formity at the different laboratories
where sugars are tested. AS soon as the
change can be made only tho half shadow
polariscope will be employed in max
| ing tests instead of the color instruments
now in use and all instruments and ap-
paratus will be standardized by the offic-
| ials of the coast and geodetic survey in Or
der to secure uniform results. The tests
for the classification of sugars have been
changed so that the average tests agree
ing within two tenths of one per cent
shall govern the classifications. Under
the act of 1883 the determining test was
the lowest of two tests agreeing within
$40 of degree. The change was made
because the present law provides for a
sliding scale OF duties on fractions of a
degree, and because it was believed that
this method which follows the CONNER
cial practice would be fairer to oil con-
cerned. Warrant for this change was OBJ
tained from an opinion rendered by the
solicitor of the treasury.
| All that portion of the regulations ap-
plying to polarization by chemists Is new
and it is believed by the department that
it will give the government the benefit
of scientific methods which have great
ly improved since the act of 1888. The
regulations were prepared by a committee
of experts which included the chem lists OF
| internal revenue bureau and the experts
of the coast and geodetic survey.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06
Rev. Dixon Isn't For Low.

New York, September 5.-"Mr. Lows
candidacy" was the subject of the ser
mon preached this forenoon by the Rev.
Thomas Dixon Of the Peoples church,
at the Academy Of Music here. Among
other things the clergyman said: "The
normal Democratic majority in Greater
New York is about 900. To win, this
terrible handicap must somehow be over
come with clean, honest man on whom
every faction could be united as they
were behind Strong. There was single
bare chance we could win with cam
paign that would enlist the brain, the
heart, the wealth and the enthusiasm OF
every man outside of Tammany's pow
er.
1.-THE hope of such union has been
blasted by the stupid and unreasonable
manner In which Seth Low has been
nominated by the Citizens Union, and
the headlong haste with which he has
accepted their ofer.'
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06
THE PASSAGE TO KLoNoiKE
Would-Be Prospectors Compelled to Work
on the Trail.


Y lctoria, September 5.-Among the pas
sengers who arrived on the Queen from
oKaugay was Frank I. Champion of
mount Vernon. Washington. He went up
20 look over thessituation and took trip
over both passes. He says that the kill
ing OF horses was caused largely by natives
who do not know how to load them. In
many instances the pack saddles are al
lowed to wear great holes in the horses
backs. The men who are fixing the trail
will be the first.to profit by it. This has
been decided by the vigilance committee
and no man..::can....go on the trail with
packs without a certificate from the score
tary that he has done 80 much work on it.
One man whom Mr.. Champion saw, had
gotten nearly all of his outfit over when
the trail was closed to travel. The COM
mittee refused to let him take the re-
nainder of his pack over. His entreaties
did no good. In desperation he went
back and got a Winchester rife and two
revolvers and held upsthe- committee and
went through.
AT Dyea and the Chilkoot pass the
conditions are much..the same as on the
Skaguay trail.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06
The President at Home.

Canton, Ohio, September 5.-President
and Mrs. Mckinley are having delight
full visit in their old home. The Presi-
dent went i to.church this morning. ac-
companied by his aged mother and her
sister, Mrs. Osborne of Cleveland Scores
of old friends and neighbors dropped in
to- pay their respects.
According to present plans the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley will remain
here until tomorrow evening, then they
will leave for Somerset, Pa, the sum-
mer home of Abner Mckinley, the Presi-
dents brother. They remain there day
anyway and they may remain longer.
They will reach Washington the latter
part of the week.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06

taohe and endeavored to avoid being seen
by the citizens. Several times he was
discovered in the vicinity of Buffers
house, which Is situated on Main street,
in almost the centre of the town, an
once he was warned out of town by Chief
of Police Craig.
At least three times during the present
week he was seen near the house, and
many persons had become afraid Of him.
Harris is about 42 years of ago, and is
decidedly unprepossessing in appearance
He WAS not friendly with anyone, and
in fact was avoided by many on account
of his looks. He was intoxicated nearly
all of the time during his stay at Con-
cord. 1t is known that just after he had
left the Buffers home he told a friend that
there were several places in town
he "had his eyes on" and would make
strike some time.
| The kitchen in which the crime was
committed was an awful sight this af-
ternoon when the medical director and
officers arrived. The shed door was wide
open and stream OF blood had run down
outside the frame, coming from large
pool in the corner near the door. just
outside the kitchen was another pool OF
blood and the furniture was considerably
disarranged.
Directly in front of the door leading to
| the dining room was the prostrated form
of Mrs. Buffers, her arms outstretched
and a wound over her left eye. She was
| lying in pool of blood and in many
placts around the room were spots of
blood which had spurted from her
wounds and those of her son. Mrs. But
ters, whose age was 35, was evidently
standing in the kitchen with her back to
the murderer as he opened the kitchen
door. She turned toward him and was
at once shot down in cold blood. 1t was
not until this shot was fired that Carlton
| Buffers, the 20-year-old son, knew there
was anyone in the kitchen with his moth
er. He was sitting at the table eating
his dinner, which Mrs. Buffers had just
i prepared, and when the loud report rang
through the house, followed instantly by
another, he sprang to his feet and ran to
the kitchen. The quivering form of his
mother lay in his path at the threshold
of the dining room door.
| As he leaped over the body he saw her
murderer, Harris, standing in the door
way leading to the shed. As Carlton
sprang toward him he fired one bullet
at his face. Carlton was game, how
ever, and grappled with Harris, and it
was then at close range that he received
the second bullet in his cheek, it passing
out through the back of the neck. Carl
ton was dazed and ran out of the house
into the street, where he was seen and
caught by MIR. Stewart, as he was about
| to fall to the ground.
In the meantime, after Carlton escape
from the house, Harris turned the weapon
to his own temple and sent the fifth bull
let into his head.
George S. Buffers, husband of the MUIR
dered woman, was in Boston when the
| deed was committed. Mr.. Buffers is the
brother of Lieut.. Jason W. Buffers OF po-
lice headquarters, Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06
ADrowniug Accident Explained.

Plattesburg, N. Y, September 5.-The
bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Forest H. Parker,
Jr., who weresdrowned in Chain lake,
in the Adirondacks on Saturday, were
recovered last night. Dynamite was used
and the bodies came to the surface. Mr..
Parker and his wife had gone rowing in
the morning, Mr.. Parker taking gun
with him. Not returning, about noon
a party went in search of the missing
couple and the boat was found bottom uI
floating at the end Of the lake. When
Mr.. Parker's body was recovered 1t was
found that the nose was broken, AND
the face badly disfgured, which seemed
to indicate that when the gun was dis
charged, it exploded or kicked badly and
that Mr.. Parker had been knocked over
board and had probably overturned the
hoat
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06
Arrivals From Bermuda.

New York, September 5.-Among the
passengers who arrived this morning
i steamer Orinoco from Bermuda were
Lieut.. Gen. G. Digby Barker. governor
of Bermuda, with his family, and Capt.
Platt, aide-de-camp and secretary. The
distinguished party are on visit to the
United States for several weeks, after
which they will return to Bermuda.
There was also on board the Orinoco,
Mrs. A. Allison, wife of the colonial secre-
tary Of Bermuda, who is returning home
to England per steamer Germanic on
the Sth inst
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06

to serve as chief magistrate of Boston.
And, be it further resolved, that the
Republican delegates select benedict
from the ranks who has had matrimonial
experience, one who has a clean record as
family man, Republican and citi-
zen OF Boston, to lead their party on to
victory during the coming mayoralty
contest. (Signed)
"CHARLOTTE5S SMITH,
Pres. Woman's Rescue League.
MARTHA ADAMS, Secretary"
The league decided to send copies of
the resolution to Mr.. Curtis and to the
chairman of the Republican city commit
tee. Mrs. Smith stated that she would
invite Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew of New
York be one of the matrimonial league
she expects to launch in very short time.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06
Local weather Report.

Portland, Me-, Sept 5.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
sa. m.-Barometer. 30.21S thermo-
meter, 600; dew point, 81, humidity. Is:
wind, w 8; weather clear.
p. m.-Barometer. 30.067; thermom-
eter, 72.o; dew point, 50, humidity, So
wind, SW; velocity, 6: weather. clear.
Mean daily thermometer, IS; maxi.
mum Thermometer, Is; minimum ther-
mometer, So; maximum velocity OF
wind, 10 SW; total precipitation, y.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06
Suicide of An Augusta Carpenter.

Augusta, September 5.-The remains
of James B. Russell, carpenter, were
found in an unused room of the building
where he roomed, he having committed
suicide by hanging. He had been miss
ing since August 20, and the remains
were discovered by his employer while
searching for him. Five weeks ago he at.
tempted suicide by cutting his wrist
having sought a secluded place in the
woods. The slashes on his wrist bled
until he was unconscious. On recovery
he returned to the city and had his
wounds dressed, but expressed regrets al
the failure. His age was ~ years. De
spondency is thought to have been the
cause.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06
Ex-MAyoR CURTIS coNaRATULATEl
Woman's Rescue League Pleased That He
is About to Marry,

| Boston, September 5.-The recent mani
festo of Mrs. Charlotte Smith against the
bachelor politician, was the subject of
considerable attention from the Womens s
Rescue league of this city yesterday, when
that body met. AS a result set of reso-
lutions was passed giving weight to the
| crusade against unmarried men of mar
riageable age, and denouncing them as
unworthy of public trust in the political
world.
The resolutions gSset forth that s'the
American bachelor politician shirks his
duty to the human family when he fails
to provide ashome for some good woman
before he engages in thesprofession of
politics; therefore he isssnot to be trusted
which temptations surround him on all
sides.
"Whereas. unfortunately, modern So
ciety has heretoforefgiven thesrpolitical
bachelor much latitude by ignoring his
private life, and his relations with wom-
an which will not always hear public in
vestigation,
"Be it resolved. that all bachelors re-
gardless of party affiliationssbe besdeclared
| by the woman's rescue league ineligible
to hold any Office in the gift of thespeo-
pie from the Presidency down to council
man.
''Be 1t resolved, that as far as practi-
able, list of bachelor politicians who
are aspirants for public office be obtained
in the State of Massachusetts and New
Yolk and formal protests be sent out
against their election or reelection, by the
Womens Rescue league, onsthe ground
that they are ineligible to hold public
office.
"And, be it resolved, that the Womens'
Rescue league congratulate the Hon
Edwin Upton Curtis on his public an.
nouncement that he is to become q bene
dict the coming autumn; that. .notwith.
standing the fact that Mr.. Curtis car
have the5Republican nomination for may.
or of Boston this fall, it would be unjust
to his beautiful bride to have him sacri.
i flee his honeymoon and domestic happi
ness in the interests of his party for
political partisans are always ungrateful
tBe it further resolved that ex-Mayor
Curtis be granted @ leave OF absence by
his constituency for two years, that he
may enjoy the society of his wife without
being harrassed by office seekers. After
leader of his party he will be better fitted
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06
A BANGOR. SCHOONER SUNK.
The Agnes Il. Grace Caught in a Gale
and Goes Down.

Carried Four Big Guns forl Government
Fortifications Which Got Away and
Caused All the Trouble-Ths Crew
Narrowly Escape.
Savannah, Ga, September 5.-The
three-masted schooner Agnes I. Grace of
Bangor, Me-, capsized and sank this
morning 20 miles east of Tybee. Her
crew came ashore In their boat landing
at Warsaw island this afternoon. The
schooner sailed fromiNew York, August
Ss, with a cargo of salt for Savannah
and four 16-ton guns for the Tybee forti-
fications. She reached Tybee Saturday
night in a severe northeaster and q
strong effort was made to hold her I'D to
the wind and prevent her being driven
further south. All night she was tossed
in the heavy seas, but as the storm was
going down and when the fight with the
elements was almost won, the heavy guns
shifted and began to roll about. All
efforts to secure them were fruitless and
the crew were driven to the rigging as
the iron monsters plunged backsand forth
across the deck. About 8 O'Clock this
morning a heavy lurch of the fated ves-
sci threw the immense weight of the guns
into the scuppers and the vessel stag
gered, tried to right and then slowly
heeled over, with the angry seas rushing
in over her bulwarks. Capt. Farrar and
his crew, consisting of seven men, suca
ceeded in manning the vessels boats af-
ter much difficulty and rode away lust
as she went down. They arrived at
Warsaw island. 20 miles south of Tybee
inlet at O'Clock p. m. The proprietor
of the Warsaw inn took the shipwrecked
sailors in and did everything necessary
to make them comfortable They will
come to the city either in their boat or
in the sloop Hartford, which is at War
saw on her way to Savannah The schoon-
er Agnes I. Grace was built at Waldo
boro, Me-, In 1873, and hailed from Ban
gor. She was 1876 feet in length, of 81
feet in breadth and IL feet deep. Her
grossG tonnage was 1869, and tonnage
357 So
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06
PORTLAND MAINE MONDAY MORNING. sEpTEMBER g. 1897

y y. John Drew, the actor, son of the
~, uooeased, accompanied the remains to
n,iadelphia. He arrived here Saturday
nient from the west. There was coach
.oau OF floral offerings sent by sorrowing
friends of the deceased. There were no
pall bearers and in every respect the
funeral was assprivate as possible. The
serVlces will be held in St. Stephens
onurch, Philadelphia. at Q o'clock tomor-
row afternoon. Many theatrical people
le1t New York for there this morning in
order to attend the burial.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06

Charles Getchell, head, arm and back
| hurt and ribs broken, of Newport.
James Trifody of Charleston, head
hurt.
G. A. Bailey, station agent at Corinna,
shoulder hurt.
John Fillmore of Silvers', Mills, leg
hurt.
Mrs. Preston W. Townsend of Newport.
head and face cut.
T. 0. Billings of East Newport, leg
broken.
c. 7. johnson of Dexter, serious hurt
to abdomen.
Charles Allen of East Newport, head
hurt.
Henry Chase, brakeman, leg hurt slight
ly.
r. 81. Vaughan, Foxcroft, back hurt.
| Arthur Fisher, Dexter, hip hurt.
Ed. Tripp, Newport, head and bowels
hurt.
Arthur Farrar of Dexter, head hurt.
George Stafford, internal injuries. 3
F. A. Davis, Dexter, arm hurt.
Fred Palmer, Dover, hand jammed.
Walter Widders, slight hurt.
Freeman Miles, Lowell, shoulder hurt. =
: Joseph Eldridge, ST. A1bans, shoulder
and back hurt
G. G. Crowell, Dexter, head cut.
Alonzo Chase, Newport, shoulder hurt.
Ben Giddings, Pittsfeld, head hurt.
Mrs. Alvin Parkman, arm broken.
Mrs. Geo. Leavitt, Palmyra, head hurt.
Andrew Drew, Newport, head and leg
cut.
G. A. Allen, Newport, head cut.
Oscar Buffers, Newport, head and
neck cut.
W. h. Earl, Palmyra, leg and arm
broken.
Mrs. Jane Bigelow, Palmyra, head and
back hurt.
Walter Mills, Newport, both legs b1ok-
en-.
G. 6. Abbott, Abbott, back hurt.
! J. A. Seavey, Newport, hip hurt.
| If there are others hurt they were not
to be found tonight. The accident was
one for which no one can be held acoun-
table, and is remarkable in many ways.
The injured are receiving the best posi-
BILE attention. f v-s
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06
THE CONCORD TRAGEDY.
There Have Been No New Development
of importance Since SATURDAY..

There Have Been No New Developments
of Importance Since Saturday.
Concord, Mass, September 5.-The ter
rible tragedy yesterday wherein John NJ.
Harris shot and killed Mrs. George S.
Buffers, and shot her son, not fatally,
and then nearly ended his own life, hung
| like pail over this beautiful town today
and yet there were few new facts in the
| story
Mr.. Buffers is completely broken down
over the terrible affair, and his mental
condition was such this morning that
opiates were administered to him by
his physician with favorable effect
| Lieut.. Jason W. Buffers of the Boston
police headquarters, brother of the
afflicted man, was expected here today,
but he was detained at his home in
| Charlestown by Illness in his own fami-
ly.
State Officer Whitney said today that
no arrangements had yet been made for
holding an inquest and that the date OF
such hearing would depend upon the
condition of the boy Carlton T. Buffers,
who is now in the hospital.
The funeral of Mrs. Buffers will be
held Tuesday at 2.30 p. m. The state
ment that has appeared to the affect that
Mrs. Buffers appeared as witness
against her murderer when the latter
was sent to Jail several months ago for
stealing coat, is untrue. Mrs. Buffers
took no part in the prosecution. the COM
plainant and chief prosecutor being Mr..
Buswell, an expressman, from whom the
coat was stolen.
| Condition of Harris and Buffers.
Boston, September 5.-The report from
the Massachusetts, General hospital to-
night is to the effect that the condition
Of Carl Buffers and john Harris is such
that turn either for better or worse.is
likely to occur at any moment.
Examination showed. that Harris, in
attempting suicide, had succeeded in
lodging""a bullet in his head SO close to
the brain. that meningitis is likely to set
in if he should suffer a relapse The
physicians have been unable to remove
| the bullet.
Harr1s's intended victim, Carl Buffers,
is suffering from almost exactly similar
conditions, save that in his case the bull
lets have thus far defied extraction. One
entered near the eye, the other in the
cheek. He too, may contract meningitis.
Harris positively refuses to talk.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06
Farm Buildings Burned.

Waterville, September 4.-The farm
buildings Of George Buzzell, consisting
of dwelling house and outbuildings,
and two large barns, were burned to the
ground Friday evening at Larone. Both
barns were filled with hay. The fire was
caused by the overturning of lantern
in the hay. The stock was saved except
ing hog, the household goods were saved
to large extent. The loss is about $500;
insurance S2400