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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-02
SENDING THEM HOME.
No Quarters for the Harmless Insane at
Augusta.

The Maine State Asylum for the Insane
In Augusta Is crowded and to relieve the
congested condition of the institution it
has been found necessary to send back to
their homes, or to the towns where they
had residence, over two hundred of the
patients whose mania Is of types which
are classified as harmless.
This decision was arrived at by the
trustees at meeting held in Augusta on
Wednesday. From the.report of the visit
ing committee, there presented, it ap-
peared that, with normal capacity of
500, the asylum now contains 1876 patients
with a constant and rapid increase.
Plainly, something had to be done, and
SO the trustees voted to instruct the sup
erintendent to prepare list of all per-
sons who could with safety be returned
to their homes or to the towns from which
they came. To reduce the number to the
normal capacity of the asylum, S0S
patients must be discharged.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-02
U. S. CIRCUIT COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE wEBB.

Friday-The petit jury came in yester
day and were impannelled as follows
Albert J. Webb, Bangor; Chas. NJ
Albee, Bath; Frank Fuller Willard f
Dodge, Boothbay; David Ell. Chandler
j. Alvin Jones, Fryeburg; John W
Stevens, Geo. W. Quint. Gray; Nathan
L. N lies John H. Varney, Hallowell
Ed ward Z. Mason, Warren Kurdish
ewiston. The jury organized by tn
cho ice of j. H. Varney, foreman.
There was no case ready for trial, in til
case assigned for the day Thornton W
Sergeant VS. Arthur Sewalls, counse
stating they we're not prepared to go OF
with it then. Court consequently ad
journed until Saturday morning at
O'Clock.
The next case in order is the Rumfor
Falls and Rangely Lake Railroad com
pany VS.. Alfred B. Nelson ct ais
W. III. Newell and Anthoine appear 70
plaintiff and Symonds, Snow & Cook an
Talbot for defence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-02
Maine Industries.

Inc IWltchell-Champl1n 20. or FORT
land, at its Waldoboro factory have packed
ever 1850 cans of peas, which are now
being Hshipped to Portland. In packing,
"A women and 90 men are employed for
farmers, in all the country around there,
raise peas for the factory. At the factory
on Wednesday of last week corn came in
lively and over sixty hands were en-
ployed. The corn comes mostly from
Waldoboro and Nobleboro, but Jefferson,
Warren, Union, Washington and Bremen
furnish considerable and few loads
ZONE from Appleton and Liberty. AL
though the quantity OF corn is greatly
'educed owing to the wet spring, the
quality is surprisingly good.
Amosss Abbott & Co., Dexter, have on
their pay roll about $50 hands now. This
Is only four set mill although they are
burning out about as much cloth as the
average ten set mill. The new store
house is full of woollan several cars have
been unloaded in Gould's hay barn. They
have on hand about 1856 tons of WOOL AT
the present they are consuming about
ten tons per week.
1t looks now as if but very few apples
will be canned in Maine this year. The
crop of this article will be the lightest
ever known in this country in all proba.
bility. Prices are from So % to $3.50 pei
barrel. This is not high, for it is the
same as two years ago, but these figures
will probably soon seem low. Very few
apples will be evaporated anywhere in
this country. and apples of the new croI
will be hard to get at any price
At the North Jay quarry of the Maine
and New Hapmshirr Granite Company
may be seen the largest piece of granite
ever taken out of that quarry, and, per
haps, out of any quarry in the country
1t contains. according to statement ir
The Manufacturer, over ECO cubic yards
and weighs over 5000 TONS Out Of thi.
piece of stone. which is without flaw
is.toss be cut shaft SIS feet long, 80 feet
wide and feet thick for monument tt
be erected in Texas. Over 400 men art
now employed in the North Jay quarries
Joseph Craig has been commissioned
by the governor, agent for the prevention
Of cruelty to animals and qualified Wed
nesday. Mr.. Craig's commission covers
the entire territory of the state, and al
ready several cases have been put in hi
hands for prosecution. Mr.. Craig is the
only officer of this society resident in the
town.
Major William II. Green of Portland
who has just arrived home from an ex
cursion to Virginia battlehelds, brough,
with him number of canes cut from
living trees at what was then General
Meade's headquarters, in the Gettysburg
fight. The Major considerably donated
them to members ssof his regiment who
were in the battle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-02
Auction Sale of House Lots.

This afternoon at 2 o'clock Goss I
Wilson will sell at public auction seven
teen house lots situated on Bay and Oceal
streets, Deering Bay stree
is a new street just &C
copied by the city, leadingr4from Oceal
street and the lots offered for sale posses
every advantage, commanding a fin
view and close to the electric cars whicl
give excellent car service. ElegaH
spring water will be furnished free TO
one year to all purchasers. The easy term
at $40 down and small monthly payment
shou d be an inducement to all who de
sire to own their homes. Special car
will leave head of Preble street at 8
and a free ride given all attending tn
sale
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-02
FREEPORT.

Freeport, Oct. 1.-The Ladies, Baptist
circle gave concert in Town hall, Mon
day evening. The programme was an
excellent one consisting of music by
Messrs. Hatch and Skillings, who were
here at fair time, assisted by local talent.
The entertainment certainly deserved a
far better patronage than it received.
The pews for the new Baptist church
have arrived and were put in the church
Thursday. The carpet, from h. j.
Bailey & Co. was laid last week. 1t Is
expected that the dedication, which has
been delayed by the non-arrival of the
pews, will take place early in October.
Mr.. G. A. Davis, salesman for the A.
q. Berry Shoe Co., Of Portland, started
Monday for an extended business trip in
the West and South. He expects to be
away about three months.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-02
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-02

fa1les new Ms in jta national library
". 'rara ciho. CT G 1a0'no Leopard,
- i3s;. Iaey i;au, c'au.e by ehanca into
= a!.riz o fno aiG servant women, who
- ga ti'eni Up on account of
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ren"f., IL j. - Dccted that
~ - ii har'a Uupu5.isheu works
"a, n3 l.a4ii5i.cd.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-02
Famous Hostel.x Closed.

Tie Augusta House, the famous hos.
telry of Maines capital city, closed its
icora to public business at midnight,
Thursday for the first time since it was
built.
A. ". Thayer, the proprietor, says that
he is going ont of the business and shall
later remove the Furnishings, which he
OWNS, from the house.
The Augusta House was built in 1882
by q corporation including Greenlief
Whiie, Ktel Williams. Allen Lomhaid
Mr.. Hedge, DAME! Williams, J. W. Brad
bury and others, 10 accommodate the
large rumhrr Of PEOPLE called to Augusta
- tho Legislative sessions. The annex
Nas built about 1sG. B
u among lis landlords have been rum.
bfed Cta.i,s Baker Major Harrison
H.sAer. Marshal Whitehead. Charles
A..il Ken A ", Ihayc7, the prcsen:
r'.rletcr, iooi; Tie l.ovse IN September
go
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-02
The coupon printed below is good
$l.oo

in ten dollar purchase or SOC on a five
dollar or $3.50 on a fifteen dollar
purchase, or ten cents on every dollar
worth of goods you buy during the An
niversary Sale which commences to-
day, Oct. ed, and will last till Satur-
day evening, Get. 9th. Positively
not good after the date mentioned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-02

We can do it better this season than
ever. for we bought our WOOLENS long
before the Dingley bill was passed,
and as TO the make of our Garments one
does not question when they look at
them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-02

A great deal of time and cash has been
spent in importing, copying and manu-
featuring the Garments we are now to
display. We shall not only have the
prettiest but the most practical styles of
Garments that was ever shown in this
country.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-02

We shall keep up our reputation in
handling the best Cloak Line in this
city, and selling we'll made, nobby
and stylish garments at lower
prices than dealers who handle goods
made by incompetent manufacturers.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
MR.. ARKELL'S ALASKA CLAIMS

W j. Arkell. who has large interests in the gold
fields OF Alaska. has entered into an agreement re-
earding his claims with a syndicate of New York
and Boston capitalists. Mr. Arkells claim 10 terri
tory in the Klondke district is based upon the right
OF discovery In 1890 he fitted out expedition 10
20 TO Alaska, and his party stakei out
claims
When Mr.. Arkel was seen yesterday he said that
the report of the transfer Of his inieres: was pre-
mature but he admitted that he had entered into
agreement with others looking 10 thorough work
ing of his claims. The amount given 20 hnn Is
known but ii is said 10 be a considerable sum.
The company Mr.. Arkell is interested in IS one in
corporated in New-Jcrscy about week ago by
Joseph Ladue. OF Pausburg. y. Y. Mr. Lddue owns
almost all OF Dawson City and has large mining in
ieress in Alaska. The company is ncorroraied for
s. 900 OO0 and VIII undertake active operations
Chauncey NJ Depew. II. Walter WesD W. J. Ar
kel Joseph I-adue and others mentioned as di-
rectors IN the new company.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
A BIG SYNDICATE ~ HONDURAS.

To COLLECT DUTIES AND OPERATE RAiRoApS-
. s,.nsIpy OF LAND FOR EACH MILE OF ROAD
wasbinpton Aug 23-Consul Jarnisah' o'
I-tilIa Honduras has sent TO the state D'P"
rent n report an important concess'o" ~ W.
Honduras government granted 10 Hol'""'"H
dicate This corporation Is composed. Say - w
Consu, of well-known capitalists ara hn"n
cicrs of the United States. mostly IN Ne"-io'".
The syndicate has deposited with the GoVerh"'e',.
Of Honduras $4,000 in gold as guarantee 'hal II
will carry out its part Of the conccssioi''
Honduras Government has Informed all is 'o''
lcctors Of customs and other oihcials ''''' '"e "
crease Of duty authorized in April last to tahe
effect August l. will not be collected, as the co"-
cession provides that there shall be no increase
in the existing tariff I'm the next five years WIFI
out the. consent OF the syndicate. THIS increase
was equal TO doubling the rates on many ar'c'e''
and was almost prohibitive on others. Inc syn
dicatc will oversee the collection OF all duties
and Will pay Honduras a stipulated sum In leu
of the collections The syndicate will nquidate
the foreign (nationaD debt within a given time
and will open Offices in Europe for this purpose
The foreign debt of Honduras amounts TO seVerai
millions
The syndicate is authorized to construct ana
operate a railroad from Puerto Cortez 10 the Bay
of Fonseca. the Pacific Coast. with such branch
lines as II may desire. The Honduras Govern
ment comedies to the syndicate the railroad and
all it's appurtenances now being operated Tor
thirty miles out from Puerto Cortez the
right Of way to Fonseca Bay and n subsidy oi
32oO acres OF land for each mile OF road built ana
operated by the syndicate. either as main or
branch lines. the lands to be contiguous 10 tlc
road and in alternate sections or at any point ue-
sired by the syndicate.
Consul Jarnigan says that this gives TO the
syndicate the most valuable franchise that could
be obtained in Honduras The syndicate he says
has the power TO build narrowg transconu-
mental railroad and operate ii for ninety-nlne years
and Is not restricted to the route. Inc rlshi
is also given it to organize and operate banks ana
conduct a general banking business, ana 10 hrlhe
in colonisis. who. however. must not be negroes
The Consul this concession mean,
much to Honduras and the United States ana
describes In detail how II will open up rlcn
country never developed. furnishing an outlet f9r
American enterprise and American capital IL
means. said he. absolute control OF the trade
by the United States. 1t means the domination
Of Americans not only in trade. but all else. even
to national destiny"
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
kIDN1PPERS IN ROCHESTER, TOO.
THEIR SCHEME TO STEAL A MILLIoNAIRE's son
FOILED BY THE POLICE.

THEIR SCHEME TO STEAL A MILLIoNAIRE's son
FOILED BY THE POLICE.
Rochester. y. Y. Aug q (SpeciaD.-It has just
come to light that Warner. Blake and Hardy. the
kidnappers Of John Conway. operated in this city
last spring. They after big game here. as they
planned to abduct son of Wilson ;. Soule.
mulii-mionaire who had died just few months
before From Hayden. the chief OF detectives. who
defeated their plans and drove them out of town. 1t
learned last evening that Warner Blake. an
other man. probably Hardy. and woman figured
in the plot The police got wind OF the affair and
the woman was tracked down and taken &c Police
Headquarters. There she confronted with a
statement Of facts that caused her TO break down
and give away the 3mes OF the other consprators
ana inc full details OF the plot.
, The woman said that she had been befriended by
Mrs. SOule and knew the ways Of the latter's
household. She mad been approached by two men,
duced 10 enter into the conspiracy She said the
plot kidndp Mrs. Sou. eldest son and hold
him for a ransom. II the money was not forthcom-
ing. of which there was little doubt. the boy was 10
he disposed Of The plot was arranged by a New
York lawyer. This mans name she did not know
Blake and the other man here assist in
carrying the scheme.
chief Hayden called on Mrs. Soule and told her OF
the affair Mrs SOule. much TO his surprise re-
fused 10 swear warrants for the arrest OF the
cOnspiratOTs. She thankful for the foilInc OF
the scheme. but was avcrse 10 the notoriety that
kept the matter quiet. and none of the newspap pers
got hold Of the story The conspirator were
warned 10 leave town. which they did. Mrs. SOule
died a short time ago.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
NEGROS WHITE WIFE TRIES TO DIE.
SHE LEAVES NOTE IN WHICH SHE BI.AMEs THE
MAN SHE LOVED TO DISTRACTION"

SHE LEAVES A NOTE IN WHICH SHE BI.AMES THE
MAN SHE LOVED To DISTRACTION"
For the last four months Mary Carter a woman
twenty years old. has lived in the big tenement
house at No iij West Twcnty-ffth-st. with negro
coachman. said be her husband All the other
rooms in the house occupied by coored people
Last night the decided that life
failure, and she swallowed two ounces of carbolic
acid She was found unconscious about O'Clock
by the janitrcss Of the house, who happened to
pass the fiat and heard the sick womans groans.
\ policeman called and the
removed to Bellevue Hospital in an Unconscious
condition. After hours hard work the doctors
at the hospital said that they hoped to be able to
save her life. The police made "a search of the
woman's rooms and found number Of notes All
but one were incoherent and meaningless. The
exception warning 10 young women. which
read as follows:
To all young women this l write Never let
man destroy your NE. ! he man owed TO d.s-
cursed me and drove me from his side and said
am the hatred Of his life
The detectives learned that the woman was born
I'm India twenty years ago. Her parents were
Scotch. Four months ago she came 10 New York
with the Rev. John Mont a colored minister In
whose fiat she has since lived with Carter the
rc&chman The preacher and his wife in
- r~ntucky. The husband. Carter. recently got the
idea that his wfe's affections were not monopollzed
bv him. and one day, about TWO weeks ago. he told
her There was Wild scene, the tenants say,
and Carter raised his hand TO heaven, and. as de
scribed In the womaDs note. cursed her and took
up his abode elsewhere.
The other no;es are as follows. including one to
the womans husband which was Ineligible;
one which began. Dear Mrs; Broughton-l write
This letter TO let you know that my sad end has
come at last. ! give you the keyes. and a third
the only part Of which could be read said; Rey
and Dear Sir: Your letter OF February % received,
and we are to God. for God was ] say.
good None Of the letters was sigTed They were
written on common note paper ana In a fairly good
hand.
The neiChbo-s speak we'll Of Mrs. Carter. who,
they say minded her business and expected
Others 10 do the Since Carter left her she has
been without the necessaries OF life
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
TELEGR4PHIC NOTES.

Washington, Aug 23-The North ATLANTIC squ1d
iSr, 6or. Me- Si,@'' ~ " w .
Detroit. Aug. 23-Shorty after the steamer CITY
Of Cleveland let Cleveland last night for Detroit
city threw herself into the lake from the prone
made deck Boats Were lowered ana the search
Uuarrclled with Il man the dock at Cleveland.
keystone. " Na' Aug 9-A shooting affray
WIthers and john Stewart and Sam Gossett. who
With-r was shot three times. through the neck.
lungs ana chest Ten shots in all were fired. Po-
liceinan Cobbs was shot through the arm while
attempting To arrest GOssett. who was shot by
Cobbs. All are coorcd. and excitement is high
Withers Is fatally wounded. Sam Barley. IA by
artery. He bitd almost TO death before medical rid
reached him.
Chmtarooga Tenn: Aug. @SJohn 7. Long. e
shops while lacking up car this morning was
him on the head Master Mechanic +. II. Schrei-
BE- who wes standing a few feet away and wit
,,yhirh he cannot ie aroused. Mr. Schreiber has
been troubled with heart disease for tins
and his physicians say ne cannot survive the
shock
M,yncd ~. Aug. @,-Will Tut. a color I
7, proposed visit. When the brutal affair gained
,lrrulaiion thousands OF people turned out, and a
,,,,-s, 81 hundred started In search OF Tut ana
.,nturcd him lie was carried 10 jail heavily
.riard,d. tnd locked UP. For while # appeared
.i.lf there would be- ynchins. despite al efforts
Il the oficcrs.
,.bi,npo. Aug .s-A npgc derrick spoon. weigh
ing one thousand pounds ana containing half ton
n salt. fen on thc acck OF ne sieainof ft|get"ib
DAY Andrew kruper. a laborer. was 81 oting over
ihe hatchway jus, a. The ropes parted, ~ head
mashed 10 a pulp John Cook. also q lahorcr. had
is len leg nearly severed from his body.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
THF LTETGERT TRIAL OPENED.

IT MAY TAKE WEEK TO GET JuRY-THE
THEORY OF THE PROSECUTION.
Chicago. Aug 2S.-After two preliminary hearings
and three months confinement in the county jail.
,doInh + Iuetgert the rich sausage-maker was
nut on trial charged with the murder OF his wife.
before Judge Tuthill in the Criminal Court to-day.
Iuetgert has declared TO his attorneys. ex-Judge
William A. Vincent and Albert Phaen. that he
desired no further delay. 1t may be a week before
tvelve acceptable Jurors found
The theory OF the State Is that Luetgert induced
his wife 10 accompany him to his sleeping apart
;ncnt In the factory Office and there srangled her.
Then he is thought to have taken her body 10 the
ba scment and immersed II in vat filled with
eoiu,ion Of caustic potash heated to the boiling
noint Wnat remained of the body after this proc
rss II * alleged. was gathered together and
thrown into the furnace OF one Of the factory
boilers on express orders given by Luetgert his
watchman. Frank Bialk The state has made sew
eral experiments IN support OF ms theory; Luet-
gerts attorneys will also experiment with crude
potash and hope successfully TO combat the testi-
mony TO be introduced by the state regarding the
that found I'm the vat in the sausage factory In
which Mrs Luetgerts body is alleged to have been
destroyed. -
country and In Germany will be searching for Mrs
Luetgert who has been reported to have been seen
these repors have been run down by the police.
who say they have little foundation. Nevertheless
n IS sald the defence hopes by the reteratlon OF
such stories to raise doubts In the minds Of the
When the case was called to-day the courtroom
was filed to sufrocation Luetgert showed unms-
Denccn announced that the prosecution was ready
TO proceed. The attorneys for the defence made
similar announcement a controversy then arose a
to the manner of drawing the jury. the prosecu-
tion contcndlng that IL should be drawn under ne
this was agreed to- The court then adjourned until
to morrow.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
THE SLUMP IN CHICAGO.
4 loss or ABOUT FIVE Cr:NTs FROM SATURDAY.


4 loss OF ABOUT FIVE CENTS FROM SATURDAYS
PRICE.
chicago Aug % tSpedali.-Thc bull leaders
Saturday seemed - bo certain OF very high whea,
rrices to-day They had surprised everybody al
the close Of Jas; week by calling dollar calls There
vas tie usual result tO-d2y. Instead Of wheat 60
lag ID Il broke : ccnts and closed almost at the
bottom 50 far 80 any could see The bulls. who
have been The leaders. Old nothing. Th"re was
r1eat Gcal Of selling through commission houses
Armour was seller; were ali the elevator peo-
Die Every interest with any long wheat. except
tie Llggcs: one had selling orders in the p.t a.
tic opening.
Tie market virtually opened at from 81 t. q
cents for Sept. rnbcr. Those TWO prices were made
practically at the same moment. II looked as
T. general holders had been - certain of high
prices tEat they rad pat uaiimiieG selling orders
IN the hands cf commission Icollf. After tho
opening there WAS aa Giraffe time. with wide
swings. but with cverybod. really trading eau
u0usly Il smdlc scale. Septemb'r opened nomi-
naly from 81 to IS cents sold between 81 and
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
A PARTY TO SAIL FOR THE KLONDlkE

Noank Conn Aug q (SpeciaD.-Next saturday
tho schooner James Latham of this port. will set
sail for Alaska hy the Panama route. under COM
mand of Captain John Ashby The crew VIII he
made up of first mate. Gurdon Morgan; second
mate Henry Ebbetts: third mate, George fariio% arrow
surgeon Moses Rathbun; steward. MI hdtnbuli
barber G Main; sailors. James StacknouSe. Don
some Of the men are old whalers and have heen 10
Alaskan waters on whaling voyages lhey eHPeCss
ro reach the Alaskan coast next spring dispose u.
,he schooner and travel into the Interior 10 prospect
for gold The schooner is being thorougnye iin- ~
,isiored for the voyage. and the men are outhiing
here for The Yukon climate. They express gre
conrdence in their ability TO reach the go1d he'us
early next spring.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
GOLD MEDAL FOR ASTRONOMERS.
A MEETING TODAY.

ACTION RY THE PACIFIC ASTRONOMICAL. SOCIETY
on MISS BRUCE's ENDOWMENT
San Francisco Aug 23-The directors OF the AS
.,r,o,caI Soc,etv OF the Pacific have formally
accentci the foundat alton and endowment OF the gold
medal by Miss Catherine Wolfe Bruce. OF New
York Clty. to be awarded not oftener than once
re,r II, the society FOR distinguished services 10
.efronomv" The medal is to be or Gold, ABOUT
sixty miilimetres H. diameter. ana J.. TO pear 'i'
seal OF the society the diverse ne rrN',,'r y
Ia l.. awarded To person annuhlIN ohl Oi q IL
~ asfrrnomers nominated to the society pN tis
az a.. 49, ~ me Lick thu Yrrkes and the Harvard
College observatori and OF the ons"rvtt tofl'S ol
Paris Greenwich and Berlin. II VIII not Dc gwen
tw ice To the same person
dozen Cround door No iiO Broadway.-AdyL