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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
The com mlftee ON Judiciary

will give public hearing in its room at the
State House in Augusta, as follows:
Thursday Jan %, 1897 at O'Clock p M.
An Act to extend the powers OF the Inter
national North and South American Trans
portation and Express company
Tuesday, Jan. 26. 1897 at O'Clock P. M.
All Act to authorize the United Gas and Elec-
trio Company to hold property and do business
III the State of Maine.
An Act to authorize the Draper Company to
issue preferred stock and hold bonds and
stocks of other corporations.
Thursday, Jan. 81, 1897 at Q o'clock P. NJ.
Petition of Fred E. Richards and others of
fhe city of Portland for legislation relating to
the Portland Elevator Company. jan21td
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
McKenna's Cabinet Status.

San francisco, January 21.-Hon.
Joseph McKenna, judge of the United
States circuit court, arrived in this city
last evening direct from Canton, where
b.. has been In conference with Presi-
deIit-eleot Mckinley. he said; 81 have
talked with the President-elect concern
ing the cabinet and concerning my TAX
ing position therein. Some statements
have been made in the newspapers
concerning mo that are not just so.
do not deny that / may enter Presidents
McKinley's cabinet, but there are some
obstacles which may prevent my doing
so."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
weather Observation.

The agricultural depal tment Weather
bureau fol yesterday, January ~ taken
at .. m. meridian time, the observation
for each station being given in this order:
Temperature, direction of wind, state OF
weather:
Boston. 40 degrees. ", cloudy: New
York, Ss degrees. SW. cloudy; philadei-
phia "a degrees. W. p. CLOUDY; Washington, o
42 degrees. NV, p. p.cloudy: Albany: 90 ae-
grees. W. cloudy: Buffalo. 30 degrees,
W, cloudy: Detroit. q, ~, snow
Chicago. "a degrees. w. clondy; 81.
paul, IL NE. clear; Huron, Dak,. 81 ae-
Rrees, NV, ,p. cloudy: Bismareh, 10 oegrees
NV, clear; jacksonville, o2 degrees
W, .. cloudy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
The Committee OH Financia
Affairs.

will give public hearing in its room at the
State House in Augusta. Tuesday, Jan 26,
1897. at 2 O'Clock P. NJ.
On a resolve in favor of the Maine General
Hospital.
On resolve in favor of the Maine Eye and
Ear lnfirmary.
Thursday. Jan. %, ss7, at O'Clock P. M,
On petition of the Maine Woman's Christian
Temperance Uuion for appropriation.
On resolve in aid of the Temporary Homo
for Women and Children CT Deering.
Tuesday Feb. 2, 1897, at 2 O'Clock P. M.
on petition of James aug. Healey.for aid for st.
ElizabeJh's Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum OF
Portland
Thursday. Feb. 1s, 1897, at o'clock P. M.
on resolve, aid OF Little Samaritan Aid Socie
ty OF Portland.
c. E. MCINTYRE. Secretary.
jan21dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22

Methodist church over the remains OF
MIS-. Harriet Palmer and Leonard
Palmer, murdered few days ago by
Arthur Palmer, son of the former.
While the burial service was being read,
is said threatened to complets the work
of killing the family begun by Artb ar,
attempted to enter the church. and was
placed under arrest. The condition of
Miss Gertrudge Palmer, another of her
brothers. victims was much improved to-
night and it is thought that she will re-
cover. The authorities have not been
able to get the slightest clue to the
WhereabOuts of the murderer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
Thief Captured in waterville.

WatsrviIle, January 21.-The police
last night captured Eddie Davis. who
has entered the office of the Sawyer Pub
fishing Company several times and stol-
en- money. An officer tracked him in the
snow and caught him as he attempted to
leave. He pleaded guilty and was
bound over In $4,000 bonds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22

The plan is one of Mayor +. Q. Beal's
enterprises and he proposes to fight the
til ing to the end.
The proposition to lay tracks on
Broad street Is vigorously opposed by
the. grain merchants Of Broad street, who
say that the passage of cars will seri-
ousiy hinder their business by interfering
with the grain teams which are backed
up to the stores at all times of day.
This IS the only case in Maine where
any party having been refused such a
privilege, has appealed to the legisla-
ture.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
Nine Workmen Shot.

Buda Pest, January 21.--It 10 known
that nine workmen were shot by the
police during the riot at the rolling
mills=at ANNA yesterday, and many seri-
ously injured. The trouble arose over %
new pension scheme adopted ut the mills
and the gendarms were called upon to
restore order. This they were unable to
do until they fred into the crowd of
angry workmen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
MAsoN's SORE TOE STORY.
Newly Elected Senator From Illinois VIII
Be Remembered in Maine as Bright
Campaign Orator.
ESPECIAL TO TIE rREssJ

Washington, Jan.21.-The election OF
Ex-Congressman William E. Mason OF
Chicago, to the United States Senate by
the legislature of Illinois, caused con-
siderable interest in the House on We'd
nesday. Mr. Mason was member of the
Fifty-first Congress and cut quitel fig
ure then. He is short and stout with a
large round head, covered at that time
with an abundance of black hair He
was funny man, and his stories are yet
remembered about the House, although
successive political revolutions have left
in the House few of his associates. ts Mr..
Mason visited Maine during the cam
paign of 1890, speaking in many places,
Westbrook being. among the number.
While in Maine at that time he told what
was called the ''sore toe" story, a mar
ative intented for benifit of those dis
satisfied.
Mr.. Mason seems to have kept up his
reputation as funny man since he has
been away. Only the other day one
of the Washington papers printed a story
relating to the fine house in which Mr..
Mason lives in Chicago. A friend visit
ed him, and was shown all over the
house, the conveniences and beauties of
which were much admired. AS he went
away Mr.. Mason accompanied him. AT
short distance the friend turned and
| took last glance at the house. 'A beau
| tiful house you have there" said the
friend. 'sYes" replied Mason with a
sigh, sit is fine house; but I can hear
it drawing interest two blocks away"
While in the House Mr.. Mason devel-
oped as a flibuster during hot contest
over lard bill which was of much in
terest to the great packing industries of
Chicago. Mason and his friends found
that the bill would be passed by the
counting of a quorum, SO they ran out
and hid in the lobby beyond the Speak
er's eye. There was then no rule for
bringing in a man and at the same time
for recording his vote or his presence,
so Mason led the House great dance
for several days.
There is no doubt that his arrival will
be an event in the staid and ceremoni-
Gus Senate. There is no funny man there
now, and they apparently have no use
for such an one. But Mason will not be
wholly safe man to shut up in the
hermitically sealed glass can of Senator
ial solemnity. He will be liable to effer-
vesce and burst the can.
Mason's election was brought about
through the instrumentality of the
Chicago machine, which originally
started in to elect an alderman of that
city. 1t cannot be said that Mason, in
spite of his genial ways and general
popularity, was in any sense the best
man for the place. Both Joseph G..
Cannon and Robert r. Hit were in the
contest, and either is man of far
greater experience and attainments than
Mr.. Mason. Mr.. Cannon has been in
Congress many years from Illinois,
nearly twenty. He is now chairman of
the committee on appropriations and a
leader of the House. Mr.. Hit is the
well-known chairman of the foreign
affairs committee. Mr.. Mason's expert
ence in public life has been relatively
brief
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
AIeer Likely to Get There.

Canton, January 21.-Senator Burrows
of Michigan and ex-Congressman Pierce
of SIS. Louis called on Major Mckinley
today. Senator Burrows came for a
further talk about Gen. Alger for the
Cabinet. The Indications point strongly
to the appointment of Gen. Alger to the
position of Secretary Of War.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
The Committee ON Judiciary

will give a public hearing in its room at the
State House In Augusta, as follows:
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 1897 at 2 O'Clock P. M.
dale of maturity on notes, drafts and other evil
dences of indebtness.
Tuesday Feb. 2. 1897 at O'Clock P. M.
An Act for the promotion of medical educa-
tion and the prevention of unauthorized uses of
and traffic In dead human bodies.
w. j. KNOWLTON. Secy.
jan21dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
Aground at the Elbe.

London, January 21.-Tbe British
steamer Carlisle City, from Hamburg for
Boston run aground at Schula on the
river Elbe near Ham burg. The British
steamer Micmac from New York, arrived
at Newcastle, England, today, collided
with and sunk the British steamer
Liberty in the river Tyne. The Micmac
sustained much damage but no lives
Wara LOST.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
Local weather Report.

Portland, Jan. 2O.-The local weather
bureau office records as to the weather
are the following:
sa. m.-Barometer. 29.933; shernom-
eter, 50. dew point, 23; humidity, 100;
wind. Sc; velocity. Is: weather It, snow.
sp. m.-Barometsr. 20. 4s3. thermom-
eter, 300; dew point, 2S: humidity, s4;.
wind, NV; velocity, 9; weather. cloudy.
Mean daily thermometer. 2S; maxi
mum thermometer. 42: minimum ther-
mometer, IS; maximum velocity OF wind,
32SE; total precipitation, l.54.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22

Governor Powers has been slightly i'll
to-day, but remained in his room at the
quarters of tho executive department.
He was urged by many friends to go to
his apartments, but would not do SO,
saying many people wished to see him
and that he would remain. The chief
trouble is with his throat and its has
been aggravated by continuous conversa-
tion with callers
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
LEGISLATIVE NOTICES.
The Committee ON Judiciary

VIII give public hearing in its room at the
State House in Augusta. Thursday, January
2S, 1897, at 2 o'clock p. NJ. OH an act to make
valid the doings of the First Baptist Society of
New Gloucester, lad1 Sd&Wtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
Tne Com analttee on Judiciary

Will give public hearings in its room at the
State House in Augusta, as follows
Wednesday, January 27, 1887, at o'clock
p m.
On an Act to provide for the waiver of Jury
Trials in civil cases in the Supreme, Judicial
and Superior Courts.
On an Act to regulate Steam Engineering
with petition attached. jan19dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
rHE WEATHER.

Boston, Jan. 21.-
Local forecast for
Friday: P a 7 t l y
cloudy, fair, slightly
colder, southwest
winds.
Washington, Jan.
21.-Forecast for Fri
day. For New Eng
land, fair in southern
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
Notice..

COMMITTEE on Banks and Banking will
" give a Public Hearing in its room in the
State House in Augusta, Wednesday, January
90, 1897, at o'clock p. IN, Bill entitled an
Act to amend Charter of Union Safe Deposit
& Trust Company. of Portland
GRO. II. CURRIER, Secretary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
Bank President Arrested.

Louisville, Ky, January 21.-James M.
Mcknight, president of the suspended
German national bank, for whom war
rant was issued on the charge of falsify-
ina accounts surrendered himself this af-
ternoon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
The Com urittee On Judiciary

VIII give public hearing in Its room at the
State House in Augusta, Thursday, January
81, 1897, at 2 O'Clock p. M. on an Act to eX-
tend the Charter of the Maine Live Stock Insur-
ance Company. ahlooto
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
Where's Weyler2 2

Havana, January 81. -Weyler after he
left Havana marched along the highway
to Guines, which place he reached yester-
day Nothing further is known OF his
movements.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
The Committee OF, Judiciary

VIII give public hearing in its room at the
State House in Augusta. Wednesday, January
81. ,97. at o'clock,p m. .onlpettlon ofiGeo. M.
Coombs for compensation for services In pre-
pairing plans and specifications for the Eastern
Maine Insane Hospital. 1anlSdtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22

Halifax, N. S., January 2l--The
schooner Keewaiden OF Parrsboro, n. s.,
from New York. with q cargo of coal,
left Boothbay, Me-, December 80 and has
not been heard from.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
Tlse Committee on Legal Affairs

state House In Augusta on Tuesday Jan. 26,
1897 at O'Clock P. NJ on an act to provide for
Protection OF Public Records
Jan. 10, 1897. HENRY BOYNTON, Sec'y.
jan2ldtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
STATE OF MAINE, I
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. {

HOUSE UF KEPKESENTATIVES.J
Ordered That the time for the reception OF
Petitions and bills for private and special legis-
lation be limited to Monday. February 1st:
1897, and that all petitions and bills presented
after that date be referred to the next legis-
lature.
Read and passed.
A true COPY Attest:
w. S COTTON, Clerk.
jan15 tfeb2d,w,t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
The Committee ON Legal Affair.

will give public hearing in its room at the
State House in Augusta on Tuesday Jan. 20
1897, at 2 o'clock P. M. on an act in refer
ence to Hawkers and Peddlers.
Jan. IS, 1897. HENRY BOYNTON, Sec'Y
jan21dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22

portion, light rain or snow, followed by
fair weather in northern portion, slightly
colder, westerly winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22

v,aa ref,,ssd q second reading in the New
Hampshire legislature yesterday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
A Murderer Missing.

Mamadroneck, N. Y, January 21.-
Funeral services were held today In Ems
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
The Wise Retailer

sells what his customer knows to be the
best. That keeps old customers, and
makes new ones. QUALITY and reason
able price hold and increase his trade.
This has been the case with Pills.
bury's Best Flour. All Wide Awake
Grocers sell it,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
ON HUSBANDS GRAVE.
Nancy nuntley's Last Pilgrimage to
Churebyard.
STRANGE AND P PATHETIC TRAGEDY
DOWN EAST.

Widow Sets Fire to Her House and Then
Lays Down on Her Husbands Grave to
Perish by Freezing-Had Been Mildly
Insane for Several Years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-22
Peeulations Have Been Going on Six
Months.
HAS BEEN FIRST CLASS CLERK
FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

Amount Taken of Course Not Known-Ar-
rest Made by U. s. Marshal Smith on
Complaint of Inspector Boynton and
snow-Parshley Confesses His Mis-
doings and Says He Took Money to Pay
Debts-Has Been Drinking Consider
ably of Late.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-02-04
Water Rich In Copper.

One OF the most interesting sights
in the great mining town OF Butte il
the process by which copper is caught
from the EN- rald-colored water that
fows from the Anaconda and St. Law
renee mines. II is estimated that this
water, which for four or five years
went to waste, ls now bringing the
Anaconda Company $50, 900 month,
at cos, of about 81, 900 month.
During the last three years Thomas
Ledford had lease on the water. He
paid twenty-five percent royalty to
the company. It is claimed that he
realized at least s100. 900 year from
the water. Ledford is pretty rich
, man today. Now tina. the company is
operating the water on its own account
1t has discovered what n great money
making enterprise it is
At the present time several acres of
ground are covered with wooden vata
These are filled with all the old scrap
iron they can hold. 1t has proved a
splendid scheme for disposing of the
tons Of old iron the company ha. ac-
cumulated for years. Old hosting
cages, water pipes, wheelbarrows, rail-
road iron, in fact. any old thing that
consists OF tin or iron is appropriated
TO this service.
1t IS snid for every pound Of iron
put into vat a pound Of copper is
produced. Where the water first at
tacks the iron the copper absorbs the
| iron completed Y within three weeks.
After the precipitation is effected the
water is drawn of and the shiny cop
| per is transferred to another tank,
where the water is further drained of.
These latter vats hold about fifteen
tons OF the copper, which now has the
appearance OF clayish substance
This is sacked into packages of about
100 pounds When in this shape it is
sent to the smelters III this city. The
! product carries M average of Sc per
cent pure copper. The iron remain
ing in it makes fine fux, and when
mixed with other smelling ore it is
said to bring the ore up to q value
of about $500 ton. Anaconda mon.
tona) Record.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-02-04

.'othin2 will Ave but gong" he said;
mot love-" she asked. NO. nor au1ht =
said he
But the singer spell. So she bowed her
head,
And the poet turned 10 bis ninstrelsy.
Art is shallow deeds vanish ere long;
And nothing forever abides bat song.
And the whole world leane! to the poets
lay
A-thriil with tho touch of his master hand
From afar she saw hin crowned with bay;
Apart from the crowds ho saw her stand
Heroes are dust, but to poets belong
Immortelles; for nothing abides but q
song,
Q
The poet stood at n closed cato
And they opened TO him tho book Of
years;
II sang he said; but he saw his fate
His song was blurred by q woman s tears.
10 the end Of the world may abide q song:
To the end OF Time there will live q wrong
W A. Bright.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-02-04
America Still Ahead.

Russia is n very large country, and
with Siberia's immense area included.
the size of the United States suffers in
comparison with her. One Of her
newspapers has Wanted the proposed
transporting OF whole town some
forty odd miles along a frozen river
"a heretofore unknown feat, as it
clains), the object Of the removal
being to place the town among some
hills that lend themselves admirably
to the purpose Of fortifcation thus
securing valuable military station.
1t will undoubtedly be quite feat to
accomplish such task, and if the
Russian engineers find any hitch in
taeir plans, they can surmount the
difficulties by reference to a similar
undertaking successfully accomplished
in the State Of Illinois, namely, tue
moving of the town Of Nauvoo over q
frozen river. In the course Of three
winters this was done, and seven hum
dred houses were transported, aud a
new town. now q prosperous place,
was established. The Russian news
papers can boast OF the great work Of
moving one Of their towns; but it is a
pleasure to know that the United
States long ago anticipated them in
such matters. -Harper's Round Table.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-02-04

Portable. but many
Of them have been
rejected. h 4 Y ! ns
SO n Q dra u back
preventing t u e ! r
adoption. " hai Is "a
novelty IL this line
Is a storm coat sup
piled with a lel.
generating des .ce
uli!cI keeps the
rnoto-glans b o q Y
constantly IN :.
soothing warIDtH
which wonld al
mns, make rs p<as
an euyiable orc.
The scheme - a de-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-02-04
HIS LAST RESOURCE.

Richard Hotaliug was IN the depths
OF perplcXlty Is to his status III the
affections Of certain, or, more
properly speaking, very uncertain,
young woman whom he much adored.
He had been SO deeply IN love for
more than year, that he had eyes,
ears aud thoughts for none other than
pretty, fascinating Miss Datner. Yet,
30 skilfu.ly hal lie been managed,
(whethcr consciously to herself or not
he little knew) that no word Of h.s
could have been construed to give
evidence Of more than friendly
feeling.
There were others in his prcdicn-
ment, and misery always loves com
pany. At The same tune he felt there
must be an end to all things, and bud
resolved to bring matters to n state OF
certainty without further delay, know
ing full we'll that he had made SID
liar tccs g an n score Of times before.
She had Il way Of turning the conver-
sation at most interesting stag es.
without giving offence and with
show Of tact worthy weightler cause.
He could recall any number Of times
when he was on tho eve Of making O
full avownl, and thought her partlcn
larly sympathetic. when turn OF her
head or glance Of her clear gray
ewes would throw him back into the
old state OF detection. and he would
leave with the words unsa'd Again
Interruptions had come when he wa
Mt the point Of growing serious, ah'
there had been much In the way 0
his declaring his love-
He felt she must have read 1t IN bl
owes, in his every act, yet there wer
several other fellows who wore thei
HEARTS on their sleeves In n much NOR
amazing manner than did he. ana WI
were treated with the same calm lul
pnrtinhty.
There was Hilton, member OF eyer
Climb N town, and possessor oi sue
on income rs is never an objection
affairs Of the heart. There was ~
sler IN, cnntain OF his college Eieve'
ndorcd lv al the girls, niorins Al "
Dumcr only There were Mni'ar'
Ho,Iister and Smith, All rattliuG goI
follows. to say nothing CT one boo
leiph. a sort OF literary man WIN io'
HAIR ready made ties and origin
o.ma No man feared HIM. ne
rival. however. for he made his 10
as common AS postage stamps ov |"
,nr of her TO everyone he kne
Moreover, he was the KIND OK leAi'
80 mako Int with old ladies at ait
noon teas. and the men not only c.
sidered him more different kinds OF
asa than any one Of their acqnai
ances. but actually gnytd him 10
face Among lueluhei's7
,rsaj him ot imperfsct ccrebrau'
R,,. !, s,,te OF these facts. and
he euiovcd fair share OF MSS
wars favor. they liked HIM pecnas'
was hlndiy-na:urel and a't'se'
harmless.
As Iotaliny cheved the end OF
nen lie medl,ated upon these 'hi'
nar,icularlv Hiltons ten tnoasau
reor and wondered If the latter
s;Iaratio, would weigh with MISS
ue believed 1t would not,
,or n note according. y.
a.kol fornn engagement during
weak adding that ne had undeT'
at,ooa an OFFS - 50 abroad MS
.;cn correspondent for New
r AMI that Ia case OF accel
,,l1 sail the next Saturday.
,, ,.,sve il for her TO Il
xb,,ber he shonla 50 or stay !
h;.1..t resource, and lie f..t tn
ron1l briDs tulnss 70 4 criss
refused him, he co"Aa 8 a
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-02-04
Monuments in Our Great Cities.

Our great cities are not now exactly
poor IN statnes; but the exceedingly
accidental character Of these memori-
ais, due TO the fact that they are
mainly the result OF private snbscrip-
ton, is evidenced by glance at the
public out-of-door statues and other
memorials in New York city. To
American literary men, distinctly as
literary men, nc, one statue has been
raised IN that city; but there are
statues Of Shakespeare. Walter Scott,
ani Robert Burns. Oae bust Of al
American suthor ashlngson Irving
is found: ani there are also busts oil
Ce.van,es, Schiller, anl Thomas
Moore. Ituou.J be hard 20 obiec,
10 these memorials q O.l-World an-
thors provided tnev are 1orAs ot ar
but one would Ike 10 see them &C
companjed by q, least a many Anerl
carS Atlantic Moath.y-