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The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
Fought for Woman's Body.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, March 29.-Last eve
ming Coroner Richmond attempted to
hold an inquest on the body OF Mrs.
James Payne, negro woman who died
under circumstances that are considered
suspicious, ana the husband of the dead
woman and her ne1ghbors objected.
Richmond went away and returned
with dozen police m an. A hundred ne
groes had gathered anu they refused 10
give the body up to the coroner. The
police and negroes fought with knives,
clubs and revolyers while the body of the
dead woman was carried out of the
house. A desperate attempt to get pos
session Of the body was again made by
the negro mob after 1t had been placed
in the undertaker's wagon and the fight
was resumed. The body was taken to
the morgue where an inquest was held.
Several hundred negroes gathered about
the place, but were held Mt bay by the
police guard that was placed about the
premises.
The inquest has not been concluded
and an autopsy will have to be held to
determine the cause OF the woman IS
death.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
TAX RIDDEN IRELAND PROTESTS.
Asks House of Commons For Some Meas
ure of JUSTICE

London, March 29.-The Lord Mayor of
Dublin, III full robes of office, attended
the bar of the House of Commons today
in order to present petition praying the
Commons tn take into consideration The
financial relations between Great Britain
and Ireland ana to redress the state of
affairs whereby Ireland is overtaxed.
Mr.. Edward Blake. Irish Nationalist
member for the South Division Of Long
ford, called attention to the report of the
Royal Commission on the financial re-
lations of Great Britain and Ireland and
moved that 1t had established the ex-
istence of an undue burden of taxation
upon Ireland, constituting a great griev-
ance and making it the duty Of the gov
eminent to propose remedial legislation
at an early day.
Mr.. Blake spoke of the economic CON-
dttion of Great Britain and Ireland and
said British rule had advanced the former
bat had failed to prosper Ireland.
LII conclusion, Mr.. Blake protested in
behalf of the Irish party against the pro-
posed new commission to inquire into the
financial relations existing between Great
Britain and Ireland. (Irish cheers.)
Mr.. John Redond, Parnellite seconded
Mr. Blake's motion. He said Mr.. Glad
stone was the author Of great deal Of
injustice in connection with the taxation
of ireland and he commended that the
government of Ireland was wasteful,
costing twice as much per head as that
of England, with Lord Lieutenant re-.
ceiving double the salary of president
of the United States. Mr.. Redmond
characterized the proposal to appoint a
new commission as being dishonest
evasion Of the question. %
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chancellor of
the exchequer, urged that the present
system of taxation was more reputable
than one based on the relative taxable
capacities of the two countries. which
had Eheen the subject of the widest
speculation.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
A POISONED LIVER.
DON'T KEEP POISON IN YOUR BODY
r LONGER THAN YOU HAVE TO.

If your stomach poisons your liver the
conquences may be serious.
What poisons arise in your stomach come
from undigested food which has decomposed
there. They are absorbed by your blood
and go to your liver, where they paralyze
its functions and make you bilious
Finally they go into the blood again and
are carried all over the body, disordering
your different organs, and perhaps making
you dangerously sick.
This is the origin of many diseases which
are not always known for what they are.
The poisons Of undigested food can only
be got rid Of by the use of a purifying,
Strengthening, digestive tonic, like the sha-
ker Digestive Cordial.
A few doses Of this wonderful cordial will
soon clear away all undigested, fermenting,
poisonous substances, restore your appetite,
aid you to digest your food, purify your liv-
er and blood of all dangerous poisons, and
restores you to perfect health.
1t will cure bihousness, indigestion, nausea,
headache, dizziness, mental depression,
weakness, fever, fiatulence, constipation,
loss of appetite, bad taste in mouth, stom-
ach ache, anaomia, rheuna atism, etc., where
other medicines will barely give relief.
At druggists. Ten cents for trial bottle.
Write for free book to The Shakers, 80
Reade Street. New York.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
Beriin's First Inauguration.

Berlin, N. H., March 20. This city cele-
brated the the inaug uration of the ire
municipal government today. The in
augural ceremonies were held In the
Clemens opera house az 10 a. m., when
Mayor Marston and the mem bers of the
city council took their oath of office. In
mediately after the inauguration the city
council proceeded to the election of city
officers. butFowing to the absence of the
city clerk-elect, an adjournment was
made till afternoon. At this time ia.
Letourneaut, the former town treasurer,
was elected clerk, and John Youngcliss,
one of the patrolmen, WAS elected city
marshal. Two mem bers of tho old board
of education were reelected, and the adj
ministration of affairs divided into six
departments. The three assessors chosen
were former selectmen. No appIopria-
tion were made and the council adj
journed subject to the Gail of the mayor.
Mayor Marston's inaugural address
briefly criticised the system of bookkeep-
ing of the former town officers whereby
about $50, QUO of assets were shown to be
what he considered worthless.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
1T NEVER FAILS.
That Is the Top Notch of Records, and Ii
Is the Same in Portland,

A remedy which always cures soon
becomes widely known, and the rapid
growth In popularity of Doan's Kidney
Pills rests upon the TACT that they never
fail. We wish We were able to show you
the full foros and weight OF such fact.
Cure. have followed curss-in the paper,
and got no further. Those cured BY
Doans' Kidney Pills do more for the
remedy than the papers can. Voluatar
letters tell us every day of course in all
parts OF the country. The. age of the
patient makes no difference, the stage of
the disease no obstacle. From backache
TO Bright's disease, through all the inter-
vening horrors, the rssult ID always the
samoa cure. Something that helps is
good cure is best Doan's Kidney
pills never stop short OF cure. We tell
you this--so do Portland people. The
kidneys are affected from many causes.
Heavy lifting. too much standing, ton
much sitting, sudden strain, severe
cold, and it cegins-backache. so every
condition OF life Is alike open to it's as
saults, sand thanks to Doan's Kidney
Pills, every stage of the disease is oura-
BILE. You need not take trip to find
this out there are plenty in Portland
who are glad to give you their verifioa-
ton.
"The genuine merits of Doan's Kid
ney Fills induce me to recon- mend them
10 OtDorss says Mrs ID. ". Mills, OF 16l
Lincoln street. "EOr mauy years have
had spells of trouble from my kidneys.
AT such times my back aohed across
the loins and it was accompanied with a
very scanty secretion, and my feet and
linn BE- hloated or pulled up. Early this
year I was In pretty bad shape. and my
husband got me a box of Doan's Kidney
Pills at II. H. Hay & Sons' drug store
at the junction of Middle and Free
Streets They did exactly as they are re-
presented to do. The bnckacbe left me
and the urinary difficulties disappeared.
From my experience I cannot help but
speak elowingly of Doan's Kidney Pills
for snch ailments
Doan's Kidney Pills are sold for so
cents per box, or six boxes for S2, 30; for
salasby all dealers; sent by mail ON re-
osipt of price by Foster Milburn Co.,
Buffaio, N. Y, sole agents for the
United States.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
FINANCIAL QUESTIONS MUST WAIT.
President Will Not Appoint Monetary
Commissioners Until Tariff is Disposed

Washington, March 29.-From careful
inquiry in official circles here it appears
that any statement that the President
has determined to appoint specially &C.
credited commissioners to undertake me-
gotiations abroad with foreign powers
in furtherance CT bi-metallism is at least
premature.
SO far, it is said, the President has
been unable to give serious attention
to the financial subject and there is no
reason to suppose that he has changed
his well.deaned plan of insisting upon
deferring the consideration Of all other
questions until the changes necessary
to be made in the tariff ars effected.
Among the Repu blioan senators, there
is a growing belief that before any thing
is attempted in the way of monetary
conference.-the would be we'll to wait un-
til the appointments of ambassadors and
ministers hava all been made and the
new officials have had full opportunity
to sound the governments to which they
are accredited, in order to avoid rebutfs.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
State Boz I'd of Health Meeting.

Augusta, March 29.-The annual meet
Ing of the State Board of Health was
held today at the state House. DR..
Charles ID. Smith was unan imously re-
elected president. The secretary, DR.. A.
q. Young, Was instructed to consult.legal
authority as to the power and duty of the
state board of health in prosecuting those
secretaries of local boards who will fully
fail to make an annual report to the
state board. and to report outbreaks as
the law requires.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
The May Exhibit in the Auditorium

The area to be given over to exhibits
in the big building next May includes
both the main floor and basement and
comprises nearly 10000 square feet. The
exhibit spaces are SKIS, and when it is
considered that tie management will
not admit more than two exhibits of the
same kind, it will be realized that the
whole will offer to the visitor a variety
never presented at a fair of this kind be-
fore. That these spaces will all be occu-
pied seems well assured from the ready
endorsement the enterprise finds from
our merchants and the growing demand
for exhibit room from abroad as well as
at home.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
HUNG NOT POWERFUL.
AT Present the viceroy Occupies Very
Subordinate Position.

Tacoma, March 2S.-Earl Ii Hung
Chang is not now enjoying that degree
of power i'll Chinese nffairs that many
Europeans and Americans believe. For
eigners at Hong Hong and other sea-
ports, however, understand that shortly he
is to be elevated to more influential
position. His staunch friend, the Dow
nger Empress. is working toward that
end, and her influence with the Emper-
Or is very great.
Because of the exhausting osremonials
connected with that position. Ii does not
desire to sit in tbs Cabinet, whence
comes the main opposition to carrying
out his ideas of reform. The Cabinet
now consists of six ultra conservative
officials, who are said by the China
Mail of Hong Kong, to scarcely know
there Is q world outside of Pekin. They
alone OF. the highest officials are in con-
sbhnt communication with the Emperor,
who Is SAID TO have tendency toward
exercising personally greater power than
ever before.
The Mail says l.. Hung Chang has not
exercised real power since he was Viceroy
OF the province of Chilli He is not
even member OF the six boards which
constitute the administrative bureaucracy
of the empire. Nominally he is Grand
Secretary of the Inner Council position
having neither emoluments nor power,
He has lately been appointed one of the
nine members of the 1suneli Yamen, a
sort of foreign office with limited pow
ers. This is taken to indicate higher
preferments.
High Chinese officials wero disappoint-
ed because Lii did not negotiate big
loan in Europe.
Opinion is growing that such loans
will mover be secured until the collection
of thu revenues is placed under the
management of European administra-
tors.
The Chinese government has decided
to order four more armored cruisers.
two fast cruisers and several commerce
destroyers of the English types.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
SOME NEW YACHTS.
Which VIII Grace the Waters of Portland
Harbor This Season.

The next few weeks will see many of
the yachts owned in this city on the
water again and with these will be
many new boats which promise to be-
come ornama nts to Portland pleasure
heet. The yachtsmen are becoming
active once more and are already plann-
ing for the summer season. The ringers
and pain tiers are all busy now and some
of the more enthusiastic yacht owners
spend few hours every day in getting
their littls vessels In readiness for the
water.
Mr.. Nathan Clifford's new 60-fnot
schooner yacht was launched on Satur-
day at East Roothbay. She is to be
schooner rugged and expected 10 be very
fast. Price Brothers were the builders.
This yacht will be fine addition to
the feet of the Portland Yacht club.
Frank Peters of South Portland has
about completed handsome 40-footsr
for MIR Walter Bailey OF this city. The
little vessel will BIZ soon ready to take
the water.
One of the prettiest launches in the
barbor this season will be owned by Mr..
John Shea, the Market street provision
dealer The boat ia now abuut ready TO
be launched and when she eppsars in
the harbor will probably be equal to any
thing OF her size afioat. William Larrabe
of Portland pier, designed the model of
the launch and built her. Size is 81
feet inches long and five feet beam
Her lines are very handsome and she
ought to be very fast. Ths boat is built
of white oak and hard pine and will be
handsomely fitted up. The motive pow
er is furnished by two-horse power
gasoline engine, built by E.P. Lamb of
this city. This engine is a decided novel
| ty and the first of the kind ever seen
here The gasoline for fuel is carried in
a arge tank on the bow and fed to the
boiler by small pipe. The whole engine
occupies O place about two feet square
and can be handled by any one as it is
said license is not necessary ii these
gasoline engines are used. 1t is thought
that Mr.. Shea's launch will bs good for
seven knots or more.
DR.. W. b. Moulton is having built by
Na2le, on Merrill's wharf, a 25-foot
launch equipped with four-hoIse pow
er gasoline engine of Mr.. Lambs build.
This boat is very handsome and will be
ready for launching very soon.
MIR. Joseph Notmon OF South Freeport,
is having built at Round Pond by J. E.
Nichols, 25-font launch, which will also
have one of Lambs gasoline engines.
George t. Wills of Lewiston is having
built a 2o-foot launch with gasoline en-
| CINE for use in Lake Auburn.
T. L. Briggs of Auburn is building
25-foot launch for passenger business on
Lake Auburn. This boat is to be equipped
with six-horse power engine.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
TO STOP RUMSELLING.


celebrate Gen. Neal Dow's birthday,
they could get together only three hun
dred people. of whom two hundred and
City were ladies. and at which meeting
about all the clergy present were those
whose names were on the programme.
President Sibley of Belfast enforcement
league described the work in his city,
and remarks were made by several other
gentlemen. AS indicating the state Of
the public pulse, Rev. W. Il. Berry read
q number Of letters. Among tie writer's
who EXPRESSED sympathy with the move
ment we're Rev. Father Sohallook Of the
Catholic church of Waterville, Rev.
Thomas Il. Stacy of Saco, president of
the York county enforcement league,
Prof. Chase Of Bucksport, E. b. Rideout,
Norway and Rev. f.. q. Whittemore,
Damnriscotta
MIR. Rideout in his letter expressed his
Rratthcntion at the movement in which
he hoped the crank would be turned by
sensible mon and not by oranks. Rev.
Mr. Whittemore conveyed the intelligence
that the saloons in Damariscotta had
baen closed and their owners bounn over.
The committee on nominations re-
President-George Q. burlington, Far
m ington.
Vile.
Treasurer Horace Pusington. Water
vile.
Executive Committee-The President,
Secretary and Treasurer, ex-officio. Hiram
knowlten, Portland, Rev. Rollin L.
Hack. PORTLAND, Rev, j. NJ. Frost, Ban
gor, Rev. A. L. Dunn, Waterville.
Vice Presidents-A ndroscoRgin, DR..
Brown. Liyermore Falls; Aroostook,
Rev. Oh aries Harbutt, Fort Fairfield !;
Cumhel land, George W. Norton, Port
land; Franklin, W. L. Dsggett, Strong /:
Hancock, A. +. Chase, Buckspnrt; Ken
nebec, II. L. Emery. Wateryille; Knox,
Rev. E. 9. Wh WHIT opsA Da,psriso oa;
Oxford, Issaci Rounds, South Paris;
PsDobscor. L. W. e. Barrowes Bangor;
Sagadahoc. Grant Rogers, Richmond;
Waldo. A. y. Sibley, Belfast; Washing
ton. Captain G. ". Lord, Calais; York,
Rev. I. II. Stacy, Saco.
The list Of vice presidents Was not re-
ported until the evening meeting. At
that time the committee OIL enrolment
reported 80 members present, of whom So
we're Clergyman. The meeting which
IVES largely attended, was addressed by
President burlington. Rev. W. +. Berry,
Hon. G. E. Allen of Houlton, kev. DR..
J. q. Merrill, President Hyde and others.
Rev. Mr.. Berry made speech in which
he arraigned the state Judiciary claim ing
tnat IL treated the law as means of
regulating the liquor traffic and raising
levsuue rather than as a means of sup
pressing liuor selling. He said 1t was
matter of politics and declared that rs
rer rent Of the committeeman of the Re-
publican party sympathized with the
liquor traesc.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30

A sloop owned by John Constantine
of St. Andrews. capsized in squall a
few miles off Pensacola, Monday, and
eight lives we're lost.
The Pope yesterday received in audi
once, Archbishop Begin of Quebec.
The Massachusetts, House of Represen-
demonstrating Congress in behalf of the
Cubans, by vote of 81 to &c.
The President has signed the Joint re-
solution to extend the time for the in
vestigation of the subject of alcohol used
ing 1t from taxation.
H. ID. Cushman, who had been en-
ployed at Concord, N. H., and who came
to Boston day or two ago, was found
lead in his room ut n boarding house IN
that city Monday. He had committed
suicide by leaving the gas cock wide
open. Dependency was the cause.
Private advices received at Havana yes
engagement has taken place at Macagua.
Province of Santa Clara, bstween the
Spanish forces under Gen. Ruiz and the
insurgents under Gen. Maxine Gomez.
The insurgents left 80 men killed on the
field. No further details are oDtainable
at present.
The proposition that all goods imported
after certain date before the enactment
of the tariff bill, shall be made to pay
the duties carried by the bill, is likely
to crystalize into definite form. Ii is
possible that an amendment will be made
to the bill to the effect that April 2 he
the date on which the Dingley bin rates
shall go into effect
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
KITTERY HAS AN ELOPEMENT.
The Town Greatly Stirred Up Over The
Affair.

The village OF Kittery is all agog over
the runaway marriage made by Edith
Williams, a sixteen year old girl of that
town.
eide" Williams is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Williams of Kittery.
Her father is employed as a coachman for
Col. Forney, and Edith for some time
has been in the household of Col. Forney
as a domestic.
Wednesday afternoon she left the yard
attired in her best clothes and that IS the
last seen of her by her employers The
next day the girls mother received a
letter from Edith, stating That when her
mother received this, she (Edith) would
be the wife of Francis Burnett.
Some months ago man apparently
about thirty five years of age, arrived in
Portsmouth and opened sewing
machine office in the Wallace block on
Congress street. He represented him
self as coming from Providence, r.
Later he moved to Marks st rect. and less
than month ago hired half of the store
on Congress street. He employed can
vasser and machines were placed in mauy
houses in Portsmouth and in Kittery.
About weak ago Burnett placed a
machine in the house of George Williams
in Kittery, Edith happened to be at home
at the time and the machine agent ap-
peared TO be much smitten by her
charms. He called next day and left a
graphophone for her amusement. In the
evening they went for a long drive. He
magnifled his business prospects to Mrs.
Williams and evidently dazzled Edith
with his personal impo, lance, for she
consented to elope with him and get
married.
Wednesday evening Edith went to
Portsmouth, and together with Burnett
Thursday afternoon they returned man
and wife.
After resolving the note from her
daughter informing her of her intention
of getting married, Mrs. Williams at
once went to Burnett's place of business
Here she was informed that Burnett was
absent from the city. Seeing that she
was too late TO stop the proceedings the
distracted mother broke down and sobbed
aloud. She mads many inquiries as to
the mans business and then sorrowfully
returned to her home in Kittery.
Edith Williams or Burnett as she now
calls herself, is not yet sixteen years of
age. She has been brought up in the
village of Kittery, and her mother thinks
was completely dazzled by the stories told
her by Burnett Of his wealth and the
prospects of seeing the world as his wife.
Mrs. Williams feels very bitter toward
Burnett and the scene between them will
be very stormy ore when they meet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett are stoppi ng at
q boarding house in Portsmouth
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
Presidential Nominations,

Washington, March 29.-The President
today sent the Senate the following
nominations:
Charlemagne Tower of Pennsylvania,
to he envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States to
Austria and Hungary.
Arson Burlingame johnson of Colora-
do, to be CONSUL of the United States at
Fuchan, of China.
WINS. Shallenberger Pennsylvania
to be second assistant postmaster gener-
al.
James D.Gill of Massachusetts,, to be
collector of internal revenue for the third
district of Massachusetts,.
Thomas Ryan of Kansas, to be first as
sistant secretary Of the interior.
Henry Clay Evans Of Tennessee, to be
commissioner of pensions.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
YORK FAIR BLACkLlsTED.
Cut Off from State stipend for Unknown
Reason.


Biddeford, March 29-The Record says
The York County Agricultural society
lost its state stipend this year, which
should have amounted to something like
$500. The reason Is supposed to be be-
cause the society allowed things to run
in connection with the last fair that the
state does not recognize as legitimate
part of fairs.
So far as known, no other society was
shut off from the state stipend and this
is rather peculiar as the fact is that the
same crowd which did business at the
county fair was found Mt about every
other held in the state. They went from
the Saco fair to the others in this vicinity
and before coming here they had been do
ing business at other Maine fairs.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
A PERFECT TRIO.
Equal in Quality,
Equal in Strength,
Equal in Value.

have selected my line OF high grade bicycles
with due regard for the diverse tastes of the
critical wheeling public. l am aware that no
one make of machine can be expected TO suit
or fit all riders. Therefore, offer for your in
spection three perfect bicycles. built by ex-
perienced and reputable makers. which are
the acknowledged leaders of what may be
preference is merely matter of taste, or
adaptabiity to the purchaser Nothing but
the best of material enters into the construc-
ton of these machines. The cups and cones
are not made by the cheap and easy process
of stamping from the metal, but are cut from
special TOOL steel, a more costly and the only
high g.ade method
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-30
Marvellous Results.

From q letter written by Rev. j. Gun
derman, of Dimondale, Mich, we are
permitted to make this extract: II have
no hesitation in recommending Dr.
Kings New Discovery, as the results
were almost marvellous in the case of my
wife. While was pastor of the Baptist
church at Rives junction she was
brought down with Pneumonia succeed.
coughing would last hours with little
interruption, and it seemed as if she
could not survive them. A friend recon-.
mended Dr. Kings New Discovery; it
was quick in it's work and highly salts
factory in results - Trial bottles free
at H. P. S. Goods Drug Store. Regu-
lar size SOC. and 81. co. 5T Congress
street, under Congress Square Hotel. 8