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The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
VERY BAD EGG This.
Helps Negroes Resist Arrest and
Stabs Constable.
SEVERAL KILLED IN AN ARKANSAS
RACE WAR.

Negroes Start Trouble by Attacking White
Men-Outbreak Expected to Occur at
ANY Moment-ons Negro Beaten Into
Insensibility.
Atkins, Ark, June IA race war Is
in progress in Lee township, Pope county,
five miles south of Atkins, in which two
or three men have already been killed or
fatally wounded and the community is in
state of great excitement with serious
outbreak liable to occur at any moment.
The trouble began Sunday night when
party Of three or four negroes attacked
two white men, Jesse Nickels, and J. r.
Hodges. Nickels was cut by the negroes.
Warrants had been issued for the negroes
on Monday, but they declared that they
would not be arrested. Reason Egg,
white, helped them resist arrest and when
officers went to the scene, Reason Egg at
tackled Constable Edge with knife and
inflicted dangerous injury, the constable
succeeded in arresting Reason Egg after
shooting him in the arm.
Last night, one of the negroes, VIM.
Jaylord, who had participated in the riots
was taken from his home by mob sup
posed to be composed of white men, and
after being stripped was tied to post and
beaten into insensibility. He was alive
but was unconscious when found, and
has since died. The whole country is
stirred up and further outbreaks are
looked for at any moment.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
TAX ON SAVINGS BANKS.
Slight Decrease Over that of Previous Sis
Months.

Augusta, June 1.-The State Board of
MaineA assessors, Hon. George Pottle,
Hon. Otis Hayford, and Hon. W. G..
Marshall, at the monthly meeting today,
completed assessment of taxes on Savings
banks doing business in Maine, one of
the most important incomes which the
state has at this period of the year. The
total is $3.50, ,202.07, for the six months
preceding April 80, against $3.50, 054 90 for
the period preceding that. The decrease
does not indicate any decrease in the
amounts deposited in the savings banks,
which are greater
1t is due to the larger amounts invested
in government bonds which are ex-
empted, and in Maine investments, which
are at reduced taxation. The Portland
Savings banks pays the largest tax, S25,
1913.
The several express companies taxes
amounted to "a, ,961. .9s, an increase of $1S3
over 1896. The taxes on loan and build
ing associations doing business in Maine
is s202. .95.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
STOLE HIS EMPLOYERS GOLD.
A Bath Hired Man Got Away With Isaa.
Coombs' Money.

COOmDS' money.
Bath, June 1.-The first part
of last month Oscar Wright ap.
piled for work at the farm of
Mr.. Isaac W. Coombs, town treasurer of
West Bath, Mr.. Coombs stating that he
came from Rockland where he had worked
the past winter Mr.. Coombs hired the
man, who was Industrious and apparent
ly honest. Sunday morning Mr.. Coombs
and his wife went to Phippsburg to pass
the day at the home of relative, leaving
his father and the hired man to care for
the farm. On their return Sunday eve
ming Mrs. Coombs discovered some docu-
ments of her husband, that were kept in
locked bureau drawer scattered about
the room of chamber. Further investi-
CATION showed that in the drawer of the
bureau where the documents were kept
Mr.. Coombs had about 800, of which S75
was in gold coin Mr.. Coombs found
the drawer unlocked and the money gone
Suspicion at once rested upon the hired
man as the thief The father of Mr..
Coombs said that Wright had not been
seen at the house since near supper time.
Mr.. Coombs started for Bath and with
the help of the police Wright was dis
covered in a lodging house. He was ar
rested and Tuesday morning pleaded
guilty in the Municipal court and was
held to the grand jury in s400.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
THE DAuNTLEss CAPTURED.
Very Little of Suspicious Nature Found
Aboard the Tug.

Key West, Fla, June 1.-The United
States cruiser Marblehead, which left
here under sealed orders Sunday morning
returned at noon today with the tug
Dauntless in tow, charged with flibuster-
ing. A lieutenant of the Marblehead had
been placed aboard the Dauntless. Upon
arriving, the tug was turned over to the
customs officers. About twenty-five
Cubans were found on the Daunt less.
Very little ammunition was found aboard
and only two rifles, and report has it
that the crew threw the remainder of the
cargo overheard Spanish Consul Fer
nandiz had his face slapped by J. NJ.
Gown, and a crowd of Cubans attempted
to throw him overheard from the wharf,
but they were not successful.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
Weather Observation.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, June 1, taken
at 8 p. M, meridian time, the observa-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston, 81 degrees, NV, p.cloudy; New
York, 81 degrees, NV, clear Phlladel-
phia, 6e degrees, NV. clear; Washing
ton, e2 degrees, N, clear; Albany, "a
degrees, NV, clear; Buffalo, 50 degrees
W. clear; Detroit, "a degrees, E, partly
cloudy; Chicago.46 degrees, NE, clear:
St, Paula degrees, E, rain; Huron
Oak, AZ degrees, NE, cloudy; Bismark
40 degrees, E., rain; Jacksonville
So. degrees, Sc, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
THE POLICY OF STARVATION.
General Weyler Extends His Famous Or
der of Last january.

Havana, June IA decree issued by
Captain General Weyler, dated Sancti
Spiritus, May 27, was published here to-
day. He announces the approaching COM
mencement of military operations in the
eastern part of HE island of Cuba and
orders the enforcement of the provisions
of his decree of January 30,in the provin-
ces of Puerto Principe and Santiago de
Cuba, the organization of cultivation
zones, the closing of stores in unfortifed
towns, the concentration of the country
people and the destruction of all resources
which are undefended as was done in the
other provinces. The Captain General
gives the people of those two provinces
one month in which to comply with the
terms of the decree.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
FIVE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH
Fire Was Set by the Enemies of Their
Parents

Cincinnati, O., Jnue IA special from
Welsh, W. Va, says: Five children were
burned to death in the residence of j. W.
White, two miles from Keystone, last
night. Enemies of the family are be-
lieved to have fired the house. Both
White and his wife were away on a visit,
and their five children were left alone in
the house. The children who met death,
were a boy of twelve, one of ten, one of
the six, one of four and a girl of six.
Bloodhounds will be used to trace the
murderers.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
Another Fierce Havana journal.

Havana, June 1.-via Key West, Fla
In it's last issue, Ell Commercio, the organ
of the retail grocers, violently attacks the
United States. 1t says in part: "It
has become necessary to prove to the
United States that Spain needs neither
ton. Those who ask for policy of elem
ency and pardon for men who have desc
lated the country with torches and dyna-
mite must be convinced that against such
policy all true Spaniards viii become
more and more resolute.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-, June 1.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are as follows:
8 a. m.-Barometer, 29.767; thermo-
meter, 54; dew point, So; humidity, Sc;
wind, W; velocity, A; weather, partly
cloudy.
p. m.-Barometer, 29.s2o; thermo-
meter, so; dew point, AZ, humidity 70:
wind, NV; velocity, s; weather, clear.
Mean daily thermometer, 81 maxi
mum thermometer, 60; minimum M ther-
mometer, Al; maximum velocity of
wind, Is, MA; total precipitation, trace.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
Insurgents Shelled.

Canea, Crete, June Last night the
insurgents furiously attacked Hierapetra.
The French and Italian warships bonn
barded the positions of the assailants
causing considerable loss to the insur-
gents.
Athens, June At is expected that re-
presentatives of the two armies will
meet today "wednesday to sign an extern
sion of the armistice
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02

treasury. In nine days the House had
81 MT a bill which would furnish ample
nuany.. n M : to oth the Ser Senate. tie The majority had
discharged its duty, which was, perhaps,
the chief reason it did not meet the ap-
proval of the minority.
"Why this hell in a teapot?" he, asked !;
"this boiling over from the realms OF
Kansas?''
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
Shot BY a saloon Keeper.

Middlesboro, KY, June Hon. John
G. Colsen, brother of Congressman D.
G. Colsen, 11th Kentucky district, was
shot and killed by John Dugan, saloon
keeper, tonight. Dugan fled, but was
captured after q skirmish. In all proba-
bility Dugan will be lynched before
morning,
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
VIII Be Buried in Portland.

II washington, June 1.-The funeral OF
iran niank r., +. Hastings, secretary of the Haw.
aliah a. an legation and delegate from Hawaii
Az Al .iie II International postal congress, VINO
liz uieu ~ TINS city ON Saturday last TOOK
burial will be in Portland. Me.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
Presidential Nominations.

Washington, June 1.-The Pre- 81 dent to
day sent the following nominations to the
Senate: VIM. Haywood of the District of
Columbia. to be secretary of the legations
and consul of the Hawaii; VIM. l.. Pen
field of Indiana, to be solicitor for the de-
partment of states; John K. Thompson,
marshal of the United States for the dis
trict of West Virginia; John De Haven,
United States district judge for the
northern district of California.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
Examinations at West Point.

West Point, NY, June 1.-The annual
examination at the military academy
began this morning and will continue
until finished. Among the members of
the board of visitors that have reported is
George +. Evans, Portland, Maine
Owing to the recent death of Mr..
Milliken of Maine, vacancy exists on
the board.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02

St. Louis, June 1 Estimates based up
on returns received up to midnight from
the first Missouri Congressional district
indicate Lloyd, Democrat, is elected over
Clark, Republican, by plurality of 5000.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
Athletics at Bates.
ESPECIAL TO TIE rREss,I

Lewiston, June lin the annual field
day contest for the class championship,
'9e won with a score of 46 points; '97,
'9S and 1900 making 80, 80 and % re-
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
fHE WEATHER.

Boston, June L.
Forecast for Boston
and vicinity for Wed
nesday; fair weather;
westerly winds be-
coming variable.
Wa sbington, June
1.-Forecast; fair ;
northwesterly wind S,
diminishing.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02

aa,. 10 you scratch and scratch, and Won
uor Iii "ilat the matterp Doan's Ointment
WILL WILL instantly relieve and permanently
to.e ~. "a ahy ltchy disease of the skin no mat
Ter OF how long standing.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
Very Poor Beginning.

Canandaigua, N. Y, June 1.-The first
of June was ushered in this morning by
snow storm which lasted for an hour.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
DISTINCTION WITHOUT DIFFERENCE
Man Thinks He Should Be Released
from Jail Because Not Sentenced to
House of Correction.

Lewiston, June Through his at
torney, F. A. Morey, Esq, of Lewiston,
Charles Warren, prisoner in the county
Jail at Auburn has applied for his release
from prison, by a writ of habeas corpus,
the grounds being that he was restrained
in Jail by technically illegal method of
imposing sentence.
Mr.. Morey, bases his claim for release
on the fact that Warren was sentenced
to the county Jail, whereas the statutes
provide that the sentence in such cases
shall be to the "House of Correction. )"
And this, he contends, was, technically
speaking, violation of the law.
A hearing was had on the matter before
Judge Savage in chambers at the court
house in Auburn Tuesday forenoon.
1t is well known that we have no
Houses of Correction" in Maine, and
that all vagrants have hitherto been
sentenced to the county jails. 1t was
urged that the statute provided explicitly
that vagrants must be sentenced to the
house of correction and that in the event
there was no such house that the re-
spondents be turned into the county iails
But the sentencing of a man to the
county Jail puts as it was different
light on the case.
Judge Savage reserved his decision. I-e
will announce it Wednesday morning 1t
is understood that the law applies to all
classes of vagrants.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
NOISY JERRY SIMPSON.
Policy Of House Again Subject Of
Attack.
MAJORITY DEFENDED BY BENDER-
SON AND GROSYENOR,

Mr.. Lewis Appeal From Chairs Decision
Laid On the Table-Three Special Or
ders Adopted -sundry Civil Conference
Report Also Adopted.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
MADE GOOD PROGRESS.
lllis Cheering Report From Senate
Daily Now.
THE METAL SCHEDULE REACHED
AT YESTERDAYS SESSION.

Proposed Amendments Defeated With
Unfaltering Regularity by Majorities
of From to Ex-senator Smith Denies
That He Has speculated in Sugar
Stocks.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02

This brought the Senate up to schedule
y, relating to metals and manufactures
OF metals.
was drawing near to tbe fs sugar @ g schedule
any new schedule, even in an embryotic
form , ought to be presented at an early
uay, as senators desired to make calcula-
t1ons on it.
Inc Senator will receive ample
Ilo6lce; responded Mr.. Aldrich, smiling
~. We will try to accommodate him"
Az 0 o'clock the Senate held an execu-
1--WE session and soon after adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02
TO THE COURTS.
Law Passed By Last Legislature In.
VOked.
IN THE FAMOUS PENOBSCOT CEN
THAE RAILWAY CASE.

Supreme Court Asked to Reverse Decision
of Railroad Commissioners-Lewist
Man Trying to Get Out of Jail Because
He Was Sentenced to One-Other Maine
News.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-02

Augusta, June 1.-The opponents of
the location of the Penobscot Central rail-
road in Bangor have filed an appeal to the
decision of the Maine railroad commits
sioners to the Supreme court on the re-
Gently determined location in Bangor, on
the strength of the general law of 1897.
Hon. II. M. Heath of this city, the
counsel for the Penobscot Central saws
that the location was approved by the
municipal officers of Bangor under the
law of 1895, and a special law giving the
jurisdiction of the municipal authorities
to all cities, and that the location will
stand.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-24
SITUATION AT NEW ORLEANS
Another Mine Horror.

MARION, ILL.,, Sept. 24.-An explosion
occurred in the Williamson County
Coal compapy's mine at o'clock this
morning. Three men are dead, and
thirteen wounded have been taken out.
Six others are missing, and uudoubted-
ly killed. The niue is on fire, and
they cannot be rescued. Several of the
wounded are so severely crushed that
they cannot recover. The mine is To-
cat four miles north of hire. TLe-e
is an unusually large amount of natural
as ia the mine. The explosion was no
doubt caused by this gas taking fire
from the miners lamps as they de-
scended this morning. The loss of life
is pot so heavy owing to the fact that
than half the force take holiday today
to attend the county fair. Most OF
the men killed and wour ded are
Russians. tits impossible to get their
names at this time. The force of the
explosion was very heavy, and blew
mules over 200 yards along the main
entry, and into the mining dump at the
bottom of the shaft, which is one hun
dred and eighty feet deep. One re-
port says that only four men are i'm
prisoned, while another one puts it at
eleven. Great b ame is laid against
the managers of the mine for not adopt
ing safer means of controlling the gas.
Only short time since the state in
spector of mines, examined the mir e,
and the managers were ordered to
place the gas under better control, or
the mine would be closed because of the
great risk for men.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-24
Death to the Hogs.

D. Y. Hadley received the following
interesting comm unicatiOu this morn
ing from number Of ward 2 property
holders. Mr.. Had ey: A mum Der OF pro-
perty holders living In the vicinity of
First, Second and Park reefs wisn to
inform you that you have tenants on
Parx street who are keeping hogs: and
the stink from them has made sickness
in this neighborhOod. We lave no.
titled the board of health for the second
time, and no notice has been taken of
our request; so We appeal to you. If
something is no done Immediately tC
get rid OF this stink and pests, we will
take it into our own hauGs, and make a
clean sweep of the hogs aud their own
erS.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-24
He Will EcOuOmiZe.


HARRISBURG, Pa, September "a
The recently elected commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, Gen. j. p. Goblin, of Lebanon, has
made decidedly popular move at the
outset of his administr alton in the gen.
eral order issued a few days ago to the
effect that in the interest of economy
him e and employees would serve
with ut salary. For years the COM
mander-in-chief has drawn So 900 an
nually from the eXchequer of the, or
der, the adjutaut gene al a similar sum
and the quartermas ter general $1,000
per annum General Gobin's order
will thus effect q considerable saving
in the expenses of the national council
of adminis' ration, and it is not regard
ed as probable that future administra-
tions will go back to the salary sys-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-24

| MINNEApOLIS, Sept 24.-In the lit
tie town of New U N, this state, and
which is crs dtted with popul alton of
les than 1000 there will be dedicated
tomorrow monument which would do
credit to the largest city OF the coun-
try. 1t has be9n erected to the me-
mory of Herm ana, known TO his;orF as
the hero of Germany" born sixteen
years before Christ and who was called
| Arminios by the Greek writer's and
Arminius by the Romans. Indignan t
at the opprs ss.On Of his cOuntrymen he
obtained king ghthood and citizenship at
Rome, a, d by false pretenses induced
the Roman army to advance beyond
the Ryan and there led them into a
| battle which resulted in a decisive de-
feat He was assassina:ed by his own
relatives in his thirty seventh year as
result OF a popular imp ession tn 1t
he was aiming at becoming dictator
Back of the dedication of this mona
ment in the town that has grown up
among the wilds of Minnesota is an
intere sting story. The project was
suggested nearly twenty years ago by
Julius Brendt, modest unassuming
German architect of New Uim. In the
natter he interested the state lodge Of
the Sons of Hermann and later the ma
tional grand lodge, and for years the
litter body made substantial cOntri-
button to the mon ument fund, When
the latter, however, began to run into
the thousands ther arose a dispute as
to where the monument should be sit
uated, and SO hot three-cornered fight
was brought about between Mil lwaukee,
ST. Paul and Minneapolis that it was
decided to allow the pile to go to the
town where the scheme originated.
The result some years later was the Sc
c3ssiOn of the entire grand lodge of
Wisconsin from the rational body and
it hiss never returned. The dedication
will be under the auspices of the ma
tional supreme lodge which has been in
sess on here since Tuesday Iu addi-
tion to the citizens and IN I'm bers of the
supreme body ten thousand German
citizens from this and surrounding
states will witness the exercises.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-24
The Days Doings in Brief
From the World.
FOR AFTERNOON SERVICE
Many Events That Occur During Day
are Told Promptly by the Herald.
Much News Of Interest to the Read
ers of This Paper.
Iuetgert'S Defense.

CHICAGO, Septem ber 24.-The pros
ecut'oa in the Luetgert case promises
to com bat the evidence in which wit.
ness Scholey identified the woman seen
in Kenosha, Wis, May Bird, as Mrs
Luetgert. 1t is iutim ated they may
produce this woman whom defense's
witnesses took for Mrs. Luetgert.
CHICAGO, Septe mber 24.-Mrs EN-
lila Kaiser gave some astonishing g
testimony. She visited the Luetgert
home on the evening of May l. She
esta tabished the fact that the couple
could net have had quarrels in the
short time between 9:3O an1 ten whe n
Gotliebe Schimpke swore he saw
them go into the factory. Frank
Scheme, who knew the Luetgerts for
twenty years, swore he saw Mrs Luet-
CERT on the road near his farm May 5.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-24
S. H. NEWMAN, Mutual Life

The undersigned desires TO announce
to those who are not already aware of
the facts that he is the district agent of
the Mutual Life Ins. Co, of New York,
having resided in this city for tie past
32 years, his u.ation for fair dealing
has been fully established. Persons
wishing life insurance viii be
benefited by his experience and in
tegritY and by insuring with him can,
depend upon his representations in
selecting from the many different
plans the one that will best suit their
conditions.
S. G. Schultz,
III S. Oregon ST. opposite Ell Paso
Daily Times.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-24
Marquette Club BANQUET.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 24.-Two thou
sand invitations to as many prominent
republicans of the United States are
going out today from the Marquette
club for the annual banquet on Chicago
Day and despite fact that this is an off
year politically the affair WILDE char
acterized by as much vim as though q
presidential election was on the tapis.
Senator Mark Hanna has absolutely
promised to speak and so has the idol
of Kansas republicans James r Burton,
Congressman Rollin P. Mahony, of
Buffalo, and Congressman Lacey, of
Iowa. President Mckinley, however
will not be able to be present although
he regards this as one of his pet or
ganiZatiOns outside of Ohio.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-24
An INTERCHANGEABLE Ticke ct.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 24.-For the
first time since the Uuited States su-
preme C .urt decided that organizations
for tie consideration and maintenance
of railroad rates were illegal, repre-
sentatives of ali the lines in the West
ern Passenger association are in ses-
sion here today. The principal busi-
ness is to decide the form of an inter-
chapgeable ticket to be adopted by all
the roads. Four different tickets have
been consiI cred by the executive COM
mittee, but it has been uoable to re-
commend any of them and the lines
will to ay be asked to choose for them
selves
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-24

pointe minister to Ecuador. and he
will be located at Quinfo, 200 miles
from the seaport town of Guayaquil.
The elevation is $3.50 feet making it
one of the highest in the world 1t will
be a difficult place to crate owing to
the high atmosphere. Quinto is also q
hazardous place to live owing to the
frequent earthquakes. In 1897, 10000
Of it's Inhabitants were killed at one
shock, while in 1859 three million dol
lars worth of property was destroyed.
The city has $4,000 inhabitants, no
railroad and it requires fourteen days
to make the trip to the seaboard. It
costs s14 to transport 25O pounds, SO the
general should not carry too much lug
gage.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-24
TrOODs Withdrawing.

HAzLETON, Pa, September "a
This district is restored to almost its
normal: condition. The civil authori-
ties are considered able to preserve
authority. The withdrawal of troops
begins today. The u h regiment will
break camp today. The 18Th, Sth, 4th
and 9th regiments will follow as soon
as it can be conveniently arranged. It
has been decided to keep cavalry
force here for several days longer. The
sent home this weak, but proba bly, ear
ly next week, if the situation remains
unchapUed
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-24
More Than Three for One.

The late John Davenport, Auditor of
.he New York C.ty Board OF Education,
held policy N. 3l72 in the Mutual
Lie Insurance Company Of New York
for the sum of So, 900. At his death
that grand old company" paid his
heirs the astonishing sum of S9,6l1, or
S6ll more than three times the face OF
his policy. No OF -er company on earth
can show such a record in a single in
stance at any period of its history. The
Mutual Life shows such records every
year.