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The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
ENDED THE DEADLOCK.
Mayor and City Council of Rockland at
Odds.

Rockland, March s.-The organization
of the new city government today and
the election of city officers was baked
by fight over the question of having a
road commission or road commissioner.
Mayor Butler favor the former and he
vetoed orders calling for joint conven-
tion for the latter. His ground was that
d hearing for the petitioners for COM
majority of the city government opposed
this and the result was deadlock
An adjournment Was finally had till
April without accomplishing anything
The mayor and members nre all Repub-
liCaDS
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
POLITICAL PREACHER.
Eastport Call a Popular Massachusetts
Clergyman.

Haverhill, Mass, March s.-Rev. Thorn
as E. St John of this city, has received
and accepted call to the pastorate OF
the Unitarian church at Eastport, Me-,
and will begin his labors there about
April !. Mr.. st. John resigned as pastor
ate of the First Unitarian church in this
city In 1890, after nine years pastorate.
He came to this city from Worcester,
where he had pastorate Of 15 years and
had represented that city in the legisla-
ture. Since his retirement from the pull
pit in 1890, MIR. st. John has served four
terms in the legislature, being leader
upoE the floor of the House. He is
chairman of the board of park commits
sioners.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09

cation Case Was Not Considered
However.
Limington, March 8.-The expectation
that some official action would be taKen
in regard to the alleged shortage IN ohe
accounts of ex-Treasurer Leonard D..
Strout, brought to the town house. oo-
day, an unusually large crowd at the
annunl town meeting. The town mousse
yard was flied with horses and sleighs,
and SO was the Limingt0D House yafa
and stable and all the other places In 6he
village where standing room could DC
found for the beasts that brought In the
voters from the four corners OF this ex-
tensive town.
The crowd remained from 10 O'Clock
till 5, and at she latter hour the meetlnR
adjourned for week without having
considered the case Of the accused ex-
treasurer.
Mr.. Strout, who in his interview With
the PRESS correspondent, last week,
said he should be present at the town
meeting and make a personal request
that q committee of investigation be
chosen to thoroughly examine his ac-
counts during the 211 years of his treas
urership was not on hand today to carry
out that plan. He is confined to his
home with sickness, directly due to the
trouble which burst upon him last week.
His wife. too, is prostrated by the
shock.
Lawyer ]. y. Bradbury of Saco. who 10
a native of Limington, was There to
represent Mr.. Strout's interests, but as
the matter was not called up, his voice
was not heard in the meeting. Ex-
County Attorney Walter P. Perkins and
Deputy Sheriff Jamas G. Aver of Cornish
were also in Observation-Disclosures out of
personal curiosity to see what would be
done in the ex- -treasurer's case, or by in
vitation of the selectmsn, was not ex-
plained to the towns people, who were
rather inclined to take the latter view.
The only headway made by the town
meeting today was the election of noder-
ator, clerk, seleotmen and treasurer.
With party contest over every one of
these offices, and In some cases requiring
five or six ballots for a choice, the voters
were Kept busy, but they all found time
between motions and ballots to informal
ly discuss the matter which SO stirred up
the town last week. Some were in favor
Of poH5poning such important business as
election of town officers till the Strout
matter could be taken up, but the better
Judgment OF the people prevailed and the
articles in the warrant were taken ND in
regular form.
William L. McKenney, Republican,
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09

raIUys
ESPECIAL TO TEE PREssJ
Biddeford. March s.-Party names on
the official ballots counted for little in
the municipal election today, and tally
keepers were kept guessing all day trying
to figure out the standing of their respec-
tive parties. The two tickets in the field
were the Citizens and Republicans
nominees. Republicans and Democrats
of prominence were working forthe sue
cess of the Citizens movement, and or
posed to them were other prominent Re-
publioans and many former Democratic
leaders, all hustling for tha election nt
Col. l.. H. Kendall, the straight Repub-
l1can nominee.
Ribbon badges worn on the coats OF
Col. KendalI's ward workers gave the
polling places the appearance of Kendall
headquarters. But those who didn t
wear badges outnumbered the throng that
showed their Kendall colors. When the
votes were counted, Mayor Carlos Heard,
the Citizens candidate, was found to
have majority of 36l, an increase Of 1O4
over his lead of last spring. The vote
was: Heard, iii; Kendall, $40.
The Citizens elected their full tickets
In wards 2, 5, and Z, elected an alder
man and one councilman in Ward g. an
alderman in Ward l, and three council
men in Ward 4. This gives the Citizens
q votes and the Republicans z, on joint
ballot iu the. new city council.
The two boards will be made up as fol-
lows:
Aldermen-George n. Hussey, John
B. Lowell, Fred b. Good win, Joseph
Gooch Dennis Murphy, William Il.
Youlan1, Citizens; Arthur Beland Re-
publican.
Counoilmen-Philip Tetrault, Prentiss
A. freeman, Frank W. Jones, James
W. Dresser, Joseph Etchells, Waldo B.
Anthoine, George Wilson, DR.. Samuel
j. Bassford, James q. G. Smith, Gilman
p. Littlefield, j. Thatcher Emery, Ed
ward L. Cowan, DR.. Caleb J. Emery, Ed
ward E. Cbadbourne, Garrett Needs Jr.,
CitIzens; VIM. L. Mitchell, Albert Goldth-
waite, Rufus D. Haines, Thomas Lumb,
Charles E. Jeffrey, Republican.
There was an equal division of Demo-
Gratis and Republicans in the Citizens
nominations In every ward.
EIIsworth's New Mayor Elected.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
ELECTION AT AUGUSTA.

Only One OF Proposed Amendments To
Charter Accepted.
Augusta, March 8-The annual election
held here today, resulted in the re-eleo.
tion of zen. W. S. Choate, Republican,
for mayor By vote of 1926; Joseph
williamson, Jr., DEM, 566; and W. S.
Thompson, Prohibition, 81. The vote
cast was very heavy.
1t was voted 969 to 263 to amend the
city charter, giving the mayor power Of
appointment and removal of one overseel
of the power to be triennially appointed.
The four other proposed amendments ia
the charter were defeated.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
The Committee on Judiciary

Will give public hearing in its rooms at the
State House in Augusta. Thursday. March IL,
1897, at o'clock p. m, on an order that the
committee inquire into the expediency of legis-
lation providing for the conduct of political
caucuses and primaries.
On an act to regulate the interest on money.
An an act to amend the charter of the Cas-
tine Water Company.
An act to amend sec. IL, of chap. 100. OF the
Public Laws of 1891 relating to protection OF
forests.
An act in relation to the sale of property In
public warehouses on which charges have not
been paid. W. j. KNOWLTON, Secretary;
mar6td
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
NOT YET OUT OF WOODS.
Speaker Reed Talks of the New Tariff
Bill.

New York, March S.-A World special
from Baltimore says that Speaker Reed,
who came to Baltimore yesterday, said
to reporter that the tariff bill would
pass the House without delay or friction,
but that it's fate in the Senate was far
from certain.
Mr. Reeds remarks Indicated his belief
that the extra session might be good
deal longer than had been expected. -Four
appropriation bills had failed in the last
Congress and this might oomplicate the
situation. Mr.. Reed had a conference
with President Mckinley on Friday, but
10 line of policy had been agree upon
during their interview.
q he Speaker emphasized this by stating
further that no one man, nor in fact half
a dozen men could decide just what is
best to be done.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
BROTHER BEALS AGAIN.
Bangor's Redoubtable Mayor Still
In the Game.
CONES FORWARD WITH NEARL
THREE HUNDRED PLURALITY

Over His Democratic and Republican
ompetitors-Citizens' Ticket Wins In
Biddeford-Augusta, Belfast and Brew
er Republican AS Usual.
Bangor, March S.-Mayor Beal, run
ming as an independent candidate was re-
elected today ESQ plurality. 1t was a
three cornered contest, the Republican
candidate being DIR. d. A. Robinson,
and the Democratic, ex-Mayor +. A.
Cummings. A very large vote was cast,
and cast early in the day. The Demo-
cratic vote deserted the party to the ex-
tent of 500 from the average vote in a
municipal campaign. The vote was as
follows:
Beal, a,a 1858
Robinson, 1402
Cummings. 500
The Republicans control the city gov
ernment, there being seven Democratic
members cut of total of %.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
General strike Ordered at Lynn.

Lynn, Mass, March S.-A general
strike was ordered in the lasting, sole
fastening, trimming, heelIng and beat
ing out and edResetting department of
the shoe factory of Williams, CLARK G.
Co., by the national executive officers Of
the Boot and Shoe Workers union this
afternoon. About 100 bands quit work
at 4. The trouble has been existing since
the firm made general cut down In the
wages of help Deoember of last year.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
Belfast Republicans.

Belfast, March S--Mr. John NJ. Fleto'i-
or, Republican, was elected mayor with
out opposition. The aldermen and coun-
cilmen are all Republican. The vote
was small.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
schooner Majorie Missing.

erable anxiety exists for the safety of the
large four -mustec schooner Marjorie,
which left Philadelphia for this port,
February 10, has not been spoken or re-
ported since. The Marjorie is in oom-
mand of Capt. Wilson and carries cargo
of upwards of 200 tons of coal.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
A Strange Abduction.

Brockton March S.-A child eight
yenrs of age, named Clara Keller, was
kidnapped from the Graves street school
this forenoon. Some seven ye4Is ago
the child, then about a year old, WAS
left with the family of Elijah Kelley, and
he afterward adopted her. The woman
who left the child was named Mrs.
Josie Carr. Today a middle aged wo;n-
an, in black, called at the Grove street
school, asked for the child and took her
away.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
WILL AWAIT REPLY.
And France viii Take No Action Until
Consent Of Chamber.


Paris, March SIN the Chamber OF
Deputies today, ex-Minister Goblet
pressed the government to consult the
Cham Der before taking any active steps
in regard to Greece.
Prime Minister Meline and NJ. Hano-
taux, both declared ii impossible to speak
on the object before Greece's reply and
intentions were officially known, but
they added that there would be no mill
tary operations by France without the
assent of the Chamber.
NJ. Millerand, Socialist memEer. asked
that tomorrow be fixed for debating the
question Prime Minister Meline refused
to fix date and he was supported by
the Chamber by vote Of 1875 to 1874. NJ.
Jaures, Socialist, said he would renew
the Interpolation on the subject daily.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
WEAK, lsSH sA5k
WHAT 1T MEANS.

Do you suffer from It? Do you know
Its cause? It generally means a great
deal, and should not be neglected. Plas-
ters and medicines hardly ever cure it,,
but electricity, properly applied, is a
positive remedy, as our thousands of
cures in this city testify. I have just
issued neat little book which every
sufferer from Lame Back should read.
It explains the many causes and effects
of this annoying weakness, and a ra-
tional, positive cure by my wonderful
Electric Belt For
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
Accidental Drowning.

Rockland, March S.-Ths coroner's in
quest today over the body of John Il.
Gables, found in the water of Tillson's
wharf last night rendered verdict of ac-
oidental drowning.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09

Boston, Mar. S.-Local forecast for
Tuesday: Continued cloudy and warmer,
light local showers and possibly variable
winds.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09

| of any representaIiv of the Powers,
| senior in rank to COL Vassous to restore
peace in the island if the Powers are will
ing ultimately to leave the decisions OF
the fate OF Crete in the hands of the
people.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
Can't. Hart Out On Bail.

Philadelphia, March o.-Pending an
appeal for new trial to the United
States Circuit court, Captain Hart's bail
Of $1,000 was renewed and he was released
from custody.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
fHE WEATHER.

W a s h i n gton,
Mar. 8.-Forecast
for Tuesday fol
New England
Generally cloudy,
probably light To-
cal S h o W 9 r S,
warmer, easterly
to S o u t h e r ly
winds.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
The Committee ON Towns

Will give public hearing on the petition ask
ing that the town of South Portland be incor-
porated as the City of Willard, Wednesday
March 10, at p. m, in the land agents room
at the State House at Augusta.
M. A. AUSTIN, Secretary.
naar6dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
The Committee OF Railroads.
TeIegraphs and Expresses

VIII give public hearing in Railroad Com
missioners' Office, at Augusta. Tuesday. March
8, 1897. at O'Clock p. m., on the Bill an act to
extend the charter of the Bath, Small Point and
Popham Beach Railroad Company.
Tuesday, March 9.1897, at 2 O'Clock p. M, on
an act TO amend the charter OF the Deer Isle
Telephone Company.
TUESDAY, March 8, 1897. at 2o'clock p. m,
on Petition of Geo. NJ. Burrows and 43 others
of Newport and o. Z. Rlackden and 30 others
of Dexter, asking for legislation TO equallZe and
regulate freight rates.
thursday, March H. 1897, at O'Clock. p m.
an adjourned hearing, Oh an act relating to
Street Railroads.
mar1dtd JOHN NJ KALER, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09

The agricultural department. weather
bureau for yesterday, March 8, taken
at p. M, meridian time, the observa-
tion for each station being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston, 36 degrees. S. cloudy: New
York. 80 degrees, E, cloudy; Philadel-
phia, 3S degrees, Sc. clear: Wash
ington, 80 degrees, S, cloudy; Albany. 3d
degrees, S, cloudy; Buffalo, 46 degrees.
Sc, cloudy; Detroit, A degrees. S.
cloudy; Chicago, 81 degrees, S. rain;
st. Paul. 32 deGrees <. cloudy: Huron.
Dsk., 16 degrees, NV. cloudy: Bismarck.
degrees, W, clear; Jacksonville, %
degrees, NE, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09

Portland, March s-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are the following:
8a.m-Barometer, 30.659; thermome-
ter, 1910; dew point, 6; humidity, "a;
wind, N; velocity, 8; weather, cloudy.
sp m.-Barometer, SO.442; thermome-
ter, 80 o. dew point. 81; humidity, n;
wind, S.; velocity. s; weather, cloudy.
Mean daily thermometer, a. 0; ;maximum
Thermometer. 35; minimum thermome-
ter. 13; maximum velocity of wind, 10
S; total precipitation, 600.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
Judge McKenna introduced in Supreme
Court.

Washington, March S.-The final foz-
mality in connection with the Induction
into office of Attorney General Mckenna
was observed in the aSupreme court to-
day. When Judge MoKenna was intro-
duoed to the Supreme court BY his
predecessor and his commission ordered
spread on the records Of the court by
Chief Justice Fuller.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
Committee on Inland Fisheries
and Game

Will give public hearing Tuesday, March
9th. 1897, at O'Clock p. m. in its room at the
state House, Augusta. on an Act to amend
Chapters 80. and 40, of the Public Laws rela-
ting to Inland Fisheries and Game.
mar5dtd c. E. CUSHMAN, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
Sea and Shore Fisheries.

Petition of Nelson Woodward and 35 others
OF Jonesport, FISHERMEN" asking for an
amendment to laws relating to the lobster
fishery in Washington County will have hear
ing at their rooms Tuesday March 9th, at
O'Clock p. m.
E. A. WYMAN, Chairman.
F. S. STEVENS, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09

MllswOrtn, Marcn S.-Ine new clay gov.
ernment was organized this forenoon.
Mayor Davis read his inaugural address.
The following city officers we're elected
T. e. Hale, city clerk; G. M. Drummey,
treasurer.
Mayor Merrill of Brewer Reelected.
Brewer, March S.-Mayor B. B. Merrill
Republican, was reelected by 1863 over
O'Brien, Citizens candidate. The board
of aldermen WAS solidly Republican.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
LEGISLATIVE NOTICES.
The Committee ON Legal Af-
fairs

Will give public hearing in its room In the
State House In Augusta as follows:
On Wednesday, March 10, 1897, at 2 o'clock
p. m on an act to incorpo1a ate the City of Deer
ing Water Company.
HENRY BOYNTON,
Secretary Legal Affairs Committee.
mar5td
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
STROUT WASN'T THERE.
LiningtOn's Ex-Treasurer Failed to
Show Up.
AT THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
HELD YESTERDAY.

About Every Other Voter in Town MAN.
aged to Get Out-The Alleged Deiai-
cation Case Was Not CoDsioereu'
uoxuauor
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09

The Committee ON Judiciary
will! give a public hearing in its room at the
State House in Augusta, Wednesday, Mar. 10,
1897, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
An act to extend the charter OF the Portland
and Yarmouth Electric Railway Company, and
enable it to cross navigable tide water.
w. j. .KNOWLTON. .Sec'y.
mar1dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
PORTLAND. 8.

Mr.. Reed felt that the "boys' were in
the woods, and that 1t would be better to
detaln any shouting until they got out.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
WEAK MEN

This belt is arranged with my pat
ent Electric Suspensory, which is fully
explained in the new book, Three
Glasses Of Men" Free by mail. Adj
dress
DR.. sANDEN. 1926 BROADWAY. ny.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
Legal Affairs Committee

On Thursday, March IL, 1897 at Q O'Clock,
p. m, on an act to authorize the county
missioners of Cumberland County to ne
gotiate a loan for the payment of land dam
ages in said County.
HENRY BOYNTON, Secretary.
mal6 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
Legal Affairs Committee

On Thursday, March II, 1897, at Q O'clock
n m. on an act additional to chapter 146,
Public Laws 1893, relating to taxation of col
lateral tnheritances.
HENRY BOYNTON, Secretary
MARI QbQ
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
Fear Eneland win Not Join,

London, March S.-The Vienna oorre-
spondent of the Chronicle says that
much anxiety is felt there lest Great
Britain refuse to join in coercion of the
Greeks. Austria. Germany and Russia
are the only three powers who has
consented to the coercion scheme.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
NO WORSE THAN OTHERS
Last Congress Not Exceptionally
EXtraVagant.
SOME COMPARISONS MADE BY
CHAIRMAN CAN NON.

Admits That appropriations Exceed De-
mands of Public Service EBut Says
Fault Is with the System-Mr. Sayers
of Texas Also Has A Leave to Print Ar
ticIe On Subject.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09
VICTORY FOR CITIZENS.
ESPECIAL TO TIE pREss.J

Regular Ticket Turned Down By 361 PHI
raIity.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09

Full Text Of Note Sent to Powers Yester-
day in Reply to Demand For With
drawaI of Greeks From Crete-Plea to
Permit the Island Itself to Decide
What Its Fate Shall Be,
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09

ElIsworth's New Mayor Electe,
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-10-15
PERSONAL.

Verdi has handed over to his friend
score of an opera, which is not to be
opened till the great composer is dead.
President Kruger has presented
rare specimen of native gold to the
Royal Geological Museum at Berlin.
The gift is said to be worth about
f300.
1t is stated that Mr.. Cecil Rhodes
will soon return to London. his pres
ence being necessary in connection
with the settlement of certain difficult
ties arising out of the titles to land in
Rhodesia.
The king of Siam Is in England, and
there is discussion over his name. 1t
is commonly supposed to be Chulalong-
korn, but member of the Athenaeum
writes to the London Times to protest
that this is decentralization" The
real name, he says, is Kulalankaram.
Thomas Jefferson Sappington, who
died a few days ago near st. Louis,
boosted he once saved General Grant
from capture by the confederates.
Some men were lying in ambush for
the general, but Sappington learned Of
their plans and warned Grant in time
Sergeant Egen of the Boston police
force has been admitted to the bar. He
entered the Boston university law
school in 1894, and was graduated cum
laude last year. A few weeks later
se passed the examination for the Suf-
folk county bar with honor. He has
been on the police force fifteen years.
He was born in Boston in 1858.
M. Limbourg, one OF the testament
tary executors of the late Due d'Au-
male, has, in a letter to the French in
stitute, given some interesting partic-
ulars about the value of the Chantilly
estate. Since the year 1886 1t appears
that books. manuscripts, pictures, and
various works of art amounting to
nearly $4,000 have been added to ths
Condo museum. The total value of the
collection Is now appraised at f600,0 900.
The library alone, comprising 1900
rare volumes and $4,000 less valuable
books and manuscripts, is worth f20,-
600.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-10-15
Daily Trains to Colorado, Utah and
California;.

At 10 p. m. every night, the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St Paul Railway train leaves
the Union Passenger Station Canal and
Adams streets, Chicago) with elegantly
equipped Palace Sleeping Cars for Denver
and other Colorado points, with through
connections at Denver for Salt Lake City,
Ogden, San Francisco, and points in South
ern California. The route to Denver is
via Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, and is
frst-class in every respect. All the mod
ern facilities OF travel are included in this
direct route TO Colorado-the Eldorado of
the West. The allied lines, composing the
route, viz, the Chicago, Milwaukee * st.
Paul Railway-Chicago TO Omaha and
the Rock Island and Pacific Omaha to
Denver and Colorado Springs have united
to make this the most popular route to all
points west of the Missouri river. For fur
Their details, time tables, etc address Geo.
II. Heafford, General Passenger and Ticket
Agent c., M. a st. p Ry., 40 Old Colony
Building, Chicago, Ill.