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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-18
A HANDSOME SOUVENIR.

Mr. W. w Colson has complied very
handsome souvenir, which the Lakeside
Press has published with its accustomed
ta sta. in honor of the eighth annual en-
ter ai,ment of the New England States
Veteran Firemen's League, under the
aus,ices of the Portland Veteran Fire
mems Association. 1t is book OF nfty-
SIX pages, in the oleanest and best OF type
and on heavy glazed white paper, ana
includes large number of portraits OF
men prominently connectnd with the VET
eran organizations, sketches, tables OF
records of former play ssouts and lists OF
committees. 1t is a souvenir that will be
highly priced by the great body OF ire
men that will be present here today. -
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who constitute the governing body OF
the League.
PORTLAND VETS.

4 Isl
Brief Outline of This F1ourishing Or
ganization.
Portland can boast of one of the largest
and strongest Veteran Firemen's Assooi-
ations In New England. The organ1za-
ton is in amost flourishing condition and
more hospitable or iollier crowd OF
old time fire fighters it would be hard TO
find anywhere. The first steps toward
the formation of Veteran Firemen's AS
ISOLATION in this city were taken Septem-
Der 70, 1891, alta meeting of the June IL,
1879, association, held at the Office OF "A.
J. Cummings in the Brown BLOCK;
pames of the members present: Charles
Fl. Leighton, President; Richard Fl. Ball,
Secretary; Andrew ]. Cummings, Treas
urer; Daniel Il. Towle, William +. Wat
erhouse, Benjamin L. Sawyer. Edwin A.
Leighton, William N. Lord, Augustus
f. Griffin, Melvin N. Eldridge, Albert d.
Lehman. Alfred Wiggln, Louis Casteile'
and E. A. Trefethen. The meeting was
called for the purpose of presenting
gold badge to G. H. Leighton, he having
been elected Chief Engineer of the Fire
Department. of the City of Westbrook. Al
ter the presentation, the question OF form
ing a Veteran Firemen's Association
was discussed, and it was voted to draw
ND papers and that each member take
COPY and solicit names to form the asso-
citation.
After one hundred names had been
procured preliminary meeting was
held at the city building, November 10,
1891. There was large attendance OF old
firemen and it did not take long to learn
that it was the desire Of those present to
organize a Veterans Association. MIR.
Henry Fox presided as chairman of the
meeting, Mr.. James W. Plaisted acted
as secretary, and committee to draw up
a set of bylaws was appointed, consist
ing of Messrs. A. j. Cummings, j. W.
Plaisted Ezra Russell, John M. Stevens,
and Chas. +. Plummer.
At subsequent meeting, held on De-
cember Sd, the report Of the committee
on by FLAWS was accepted and the Portland
Veteran Firemen's Association formally
came into existence. On December 18th
an election of officers was held which TO-
suited as follows: President, Henry Fox;
1st Vice President, James w. Plaisted;
% Vice President, Ezra Russell; Record
inc Secretary, Charles +. Plummer; FL
nanoial Secretary, Richard Ii. Ball;
Treasurer, Andrew j. Cummings.
For some time the Veterans held their
meetings in room at City Hall. They
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-18

a hook in addition to his bucket. The
bed keys look like small cranks. Ihey
were used in taking apart the old wooden
bedsteads in the process ct saving tne
furniture in burning houses. 1he NOOK
was much like th8t now used IN tearing
down weakened walls or pulling OH plas-
tering from the interior PARTITIONS ana
was intended for the same purposes, out
was smaller than the present style.
their glory the members spent good
deal of money on their tTappings for the
companies did duty on all holidays and
their appearance on the days of their own
Publications was a matter Of pride to
them. Besides their uniforms, which
were of all colors and designs although
the red shirt was the most in evidence,
there were the banners and carefully pre-
served in glass covered cases in the rooms
of the Portland veterans are several OF
these company flags. All were of rich
material but the most striking of the lot
is one of white silk or satin. 1t belonged
to the old Casco company and Che paint
ing on it was done by man who had
considerable ability. With his white silk
for canvas he drew spirited picture
of fire company at work, the pipeman
in the foreground and the captain right
behind him shouting orders through
speaking trumpet. The pipeman is a
fresh faced youth whose rosy checks sug-
gest one of RaphaePs cherubs rather
than a fire fighter. He has double
breasted sovercoat buttoned to the chin
and looks the dandy to perfection. The
banner Is handsome still after the lapse
of years and is among the best OF the sort
to be seen anywhere. With these and
hundreds of other relics of the old days
the veterans have collection of pictures
of fire scenes. The great fire which de-
stroyed the lower portion of Portland In
1866. has q corner of the hall devoted to 1t
and the collection of large photographs
taken Immediately after, gives good
idea of the aspects of the stricken city
on the morning of the 9Th of July In that
year. Some of these photographs are
now extremely rare and the collection is
a valuable one. Then there are trophies
won by the association and presents
which have been made to them. On the
wails are the pictures of prominent fire.
men and the men who have served as
chiefs of the Portland department. The
second story hall is the scene of the
meetings of the association which are
held once a week, but 1t is in the lower
story where the engine named in honor
of President Plaisted is CHARTERED that
the members meet in the evening to
play checkers and swap yarns and that
they look after the creature comforts is
evidenced by the well appointed kitchen
which adjoins the engine room. There
will be many visitors to the rooms today
for the veterans will make them their
head quarters. They will find that the
Portland association has home which
compares favorably with any in New
England and the collection of equipments
and relics which 1t contains is said to be
the best of the kind in the New Eng
land states.
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A FIREMAN'S MUSEUM.
The Home Of the Veterans Of the
Portland Association,
RELICS OF THE OLD TIME METH
DDS OF FIGHTING FIRE

Firsmen's Belts as Wall Decorations-Old
limo Banners of SILK and Satin-A
Study In Firemen's Hcadgear-Pic-
lures of the Conflagratlon Of 1s66-A
Valuable Collection.
The homeof the Portland Veteran Fire
mems association is at the corner of
South and Spring streets and 1t is an
appropriate place for the headquarters Of
such an organization for the two story
brick building was used as an engine
house In the days when steamers were
unknown in the Portland fire department..
The veterans have made Of the building
q veritablo museum, for upstairs and
down 1t il fall of reminders Of the days
whom the members Of the society were
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mings, commanding. Portland Veteran
Firemen' g Association, and carriages con-
tanning officers of the leagie and judges.
Third division-Capt. L.. B. Bragg,
commanding; Companies drawing posi-
G Tnur from Nos tS 10 ohn r orD
commanding. Companies drawing posi-.
lions from Nos. II to 90, inclusive.
Fifth division-Capt. James Il. Sawyer
commanding. Companies drawing posi4
tions from Nos. 81 to so. inclusive.
Portland fire department. north side Of
Cumberland street, right resting ON
Cedar.
Deering flre.department. south side Of
Cumberland street, right resting on
Cedar.
right resting on Elm. Carriages COM
taining officers of the league and judges,
north side of Cumberland street, righe
resting on Elm.
No. /. Cumberland street, right Ion
Preble street.
Nos. 4, and 6, Cumberland, right: on
Nos. and s, Green street, south, right
on Cumberland street.
Nos. and 10, Green street, north, right
on Cumberland street.
No. II, Cumberland, right on Green
Nos. 10, IS and Il, High street, south.
right on Cumberland street.
Nos. is and 10, High street. north,
right on Cumberland street.
No. II, Cumberland street, right on
No. is, Avon street. right on Cumbsr-
No. i9. Cumberland, right on FAvon
street.
No. 20, State street, south, right on
cumberland street.
Nos. 81, %, %, "a and 25, Deering
strset, right on State street.
No. 26, State street, north, right on
Cumberland street.
No. 81 and %. Cumberland street, right
on State street.
Nos. 30 and 80, Mellen street, south,
right on Cumberland street: -,
At the bulge >ezf attention. which
will be sounded at $50, all companies will
be in place ready to move.
At the call "forward!' at 10 o'clock,
t he first division will move. The other
divisions will follow in their respective
order. Each division. will be formed on
which it will march while in column.
The head of the column will start prompts
ly at 10 O'Clock and all companies must
be ready to move at that time.
The chiefs of divisions Will notlIy the
chief of staff If the head of the column is
moving too rapidly.
When tie right of the column reaches
Green street on Portland street, the Port
| land fire department will pass to the cas-
terly side of Green street, and when the
| rear has cleared Portland street, will halt
and form in line facing west.
| The Deering fire department will pass
| to sthe westerly side Of Green street and
| when the rear has cleared Portland
street, will halt and form in line facing
east.
The Portland Veteran Eiremen's Asso-
| citation and carriages will pass down
Green street and form in line on the
right of the Deering department facing
east.
The visiting companies will pass down
Green street to the grounds, followed by
the Portland Vets, carriages. Deering
| and Portland departments.
The play out Is to take place as soon as
the Companies arrive on the grounds.
N. N. Eldridge.
Chief Marshal.
Chief Eldridge will start the parade at
10 a. M, precisely If there are only few
companies in line, so that it behooves evry
company to be In line promptly before
that time.
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CHIEF MARSHAL'S ORDER.
Headquarters of Chief Marshal,
Portland. August II, 1888.


Portland, August II. 1888
Having been appointed chief marshal
for the Veteran tiremen's parade, | have
selected the following gentlemen us mem
bers of my staff:
Chas i. Dam, chief of staff.
Aids-N. Littleteld, G. II. Leighton,
B. A. Norton, Y. B. Moody, }. A. Mar
tin, Geo. Nj. Tolford, j. M. Farnsworth.
The following will be the route of the
procession:
Cumberland to Smith, to Congress, to
State to Cumberland, 10 High, to Port
land, to Green, to the grounds.
The line will be reviewed at City build
ing by the Mayor, members of the city
government and guests, and at the corner
of Portland and Green streets by tic chief
marshal and staff.
The divisions will form as followa
First division-Capt. John n. Long,
commanding. Portland and Deering lire
departments with apparatus.
Second divisicn-Ax-Chief s.. }. Cum
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SUICIDE OF CAPT. CARMICHAEL.

Washington. August 1.-THE war de-
partmept today received despatch from
Lakeland, Fla. stating that Capt. John
Carmichael, commissary department, had
committed suicide by shooting. His
home is in Lexington, Va. He married
a daughter Of John Randolph Tucker.
When appointed he was with the Mica
raguan canal commission. He had been
ill for some time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-18
MAINE INVENTORS.

Washington. August 17.-Patents have
been granted as follows: Frederick S.
Graves, Hancock, clothes pin; George Ii.
Hathron, Bangor, two patents on Swag-
ing machine; Arthur q. Hilton and j..
Fl. Wallace, Fort Fairfield, compound
rotary engine; Peter NJ. Libby, Water
vile, thread guide.
A trade mark has been granted the
P. c. Holmes company of Gardiner on
certain named fibrous compositions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-18
MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington, August 17.-Penslons nave
been granted residents of Maine as loi-
lows:
ORIGINAL.
Patrick Holland, Soldiers Home h 81.
nebec, So.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
Minor of Silas Harmon, Portland, plii,
Lizzie r. Wellington. Liberty, 70; 'o'-0
Nj. Smart, Milo, rs.
MEXICAN WAR WIDOW
Helen A. Crccker, Norway, So.
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DNATE o. NAVAL VETERAN.

Biddeford, .,ugust 17.-John ". Az
d rews, Il naval veteran of the civil war;
and for years employed in Charleston
navy yard, died today, aged 65. Duri"s
the civil war he was a gunner Oh 'n'
Wabash and took part in all of the en-
gagements of that vessel. He leaves one
son.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-18
RACES BROUGHT SHOWERS.
Old Orchard Kite Soaked After Three
Heats Had Been Run Off.

/. Old Orchard, August 1.-THE Old
Orchard kite track was included in mar
row belt of seacoast that was visited by a
shower this afternoon. The races were
cut short after three heats had been run
off. Nemoline of Springfield, Mass
took two heats in the g. trot and Ster'
ling, a New York horse, won in the 2. 10
pace. The summary:
2.12 Glass, ITrotting; Purse $780, (Un-
finished.
Nemoline, blk m, by Jersey Wilkes
.-Nemesie, by Nutwood, (Carmichael /
stamboulette. S, ivan Bokkalen), 6
Jupe, S, (Flynn). I
Maple Valley, b g. (Trout), 8
Much Ado. b G, (Kennedy), 5
Oueechy, b S, (Burch), 4
Georgiana. m, (Noble),
Time, all IA, 2.15.
2. 10 Glass, Pacing; Purse $500. (Unfn'
ished.)
Sterling, Oh S, by Haroldson-L Laura
Williams, by Ethan Allen, (Carmi-
chael), !
Wintisld. g, (Gatcomb,)
Jimmie B.. b G, (Miller,) .
Fleetfoot, CHI m, (Folsom), Z
B. B.. 70 G. (Walkerl :
Nea, m, (Burch,) {
Ada p. m, (BalD, !.
Abeto, IN, (Dore), :
Alfondly, BIS (Birney,)
Time, all.
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A Brief Outline of This F1ourishing Or
ganizaticn.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-18

Its Membership Includes Many OF the
Veteran Firemen of New England-The
Records of the Contestants in Previous
Musters-Prizes for Which They Have
Competed.
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Chief Eldridge will start the parade at
10 a. M, precisely If there are only few
companies in line, go that 1T behooves evry
company to be In line promptly before
that time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-16
BEER FOR A FUNERAL.
Queer Will of New Jersey Soldiers
Home Inmate.

New York, June 16.-The will of John
Kipp, an inmate of the Soldiers home
in Kearney, who died on February 9,
at the age of 76 was admitted to pro-
bate in the Orphans court in Jersey
City yesterday. The will reads:
In the name of God, Amen. I, John
Kipp, an inmate of the New Jersey
home for disabled soldiers at Kearney,
in the county of Hudson, state of New
Jersey, being of sound mind, memory
and understanding, do make and pub
lish this my last Will and testament, as
follows:
Il do hereby order and direct that my
executor, hereinafter named, expend
and pay out $100 for preparing my re-
mains for burial. $50 for music. $50 for
head and foot stones, $50 for coffin and
outside box. $16 for beer, $15 for tobacco
and pipes, each pipe to be banded with
red, white and blue stripes; 81 for open
ing the grave, and $40 for carriages"
The beer, tobacco and pipes were pro-
vided for a wake which the testator di-
rected should be held at Garden street
and Bergenline avenue, Union Hill. He
directed that the inscription on the
head stone should be: John Kipp,
Sergeant Company A, New Jersey Ar
tiIlery. Born March 9, 1922. Died -
All the provisions of the will were
faithfully carried out by Hubert Her
neon, the executor, who inherits the
residue of the veterans estate.
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TELEGRAPHIC ERROR.
Western Union Declines to Pay For
Blunder.

Lincoln. Neb., June 16.-The Western
Union Telegraph company has appeal
ed damage suit to the supreme court.
The suit was instituted by Elias S.
Beals, member of a Milwaukee firm
that sent a telegram to Brown county,
Nebraska, authorizing an attorney to
attach property of Sargent & Co, for
goods sold. The plaintiff claimed he
wrote the message to read that claim
for seven hundred dollars was I'M
paid When the message was received
it read even hundred dollars" and the
attorney attached property worth that
much. Before the corrected message
was delivered, other creditors had COB
bled up all the attachable property and
the Milwaukee firm had to remain
content with it's even hundred dollars
instead of $500. A Judgment for $47S
and costs was given in favor of the
plaintiff in the district court of Brown
county. The telegraph company brings
the case to the supreme court on petit
ton in error. For defense the tele
graph company alleges that the printed
contract on the back of each telegraph
blank states that the company will not
be responsible for errors in transmits
sion unless the message is repeated or
teIegraphed back on the payment of an
extra fee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-16
WAR BALLOONS.
Our First Experiments With
Them Will Be Made in Cuba.

Washington, June 16:-What may be
come important adjunct to the Santi-
ago expedition which steamed out of Port
Tampa the military balloon equip
ment prepared under the DIRECTION of Gen
eral Greedy of the signal office. 1t was
in charge of Captain Joseph MaXheld, an
officer of the corps who supervises all OPP
erations connected with the use of the
airship.
Unfortunately there was considerable
delay in getting the balloon to Tampa from
New York. where it had been sent from
the west about the beginning of the war,
and this precluded any experiments with
it on American soil. 1t will therefore
have to be given its first trial in Cuba in
sight of the enemy, but General Greedy
hopes that with experienced officers to
manage the ascension it can be accomp-
lished safely and excellent results obtain
ed.
Experience has demonstrated the useful
ness and adaptability of the balloon in
time of war in aScertaining the move
ments and operations of the enemy and
in reporting these results promptly by
means of Geographic communication to
the ground below to skillful operators,
who in turn will transmit the information
to the commanding generals. The two
foreign balloons obtained by. General
Greedy in France and which lately arrived
in New York. are also now at Tampa and
will be used in future in operations in
Cuba and Porto Rico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-16
RUSH ORDERS.
Received Eat Chickamauga Put
the Camp in Motion.

Chickamauga Park, June 16-The
work of equipping the volunteer army
in accordance with the rush orders re-
ceived from Washington is now the
main thing at Camp Thomas. These
rush orders which are responsible for
the rumOrs that fifteen regiments would
go south at once, are taken by the ofn-
GERS to mean that large part of the
army will be used as soon as it can be
gotten into Serviceable condition. Just
how long it will take to fully equip the
whole army cannot be exactly estimat-
ed, but the indications are now that the
work can be finished in a short time.
Ordnance supplies of every descrip-
ton began pouring into Chattanooga
today. This afternoon 1000 rifles ar
rived from the Columbia, Tenn, arsenal
and tomorrow they will be sent to the
ments. A large number of guns have
been thrown out as defective.
Col. Melvin Grigsby has received no
tice from Washington that all arms
and equipments for the cowboys are
on the road and will arrive here with
in a day or two. The message said
they had been shipped days ago. When
the supplies reach the camp they will
be distributed at once and it will take
only a short time for the regiment to
be fully equipped.
1t is assured that Col. GrigSby'S men
will be among the first to see service.
Several hundred recruits are now ar
irving at the camp daily and the pros
poets are that all the regiments will
during the next few weeks.
During the next few days nearly all
the regiments will have rifle ranges for
target practice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-16
DIVIDE THE OFFICES.
Fusion of Three Parties is Completed
in Minnesota

Minneapolis, Mimi, June 16.-The state
conventions of the Democrats, Peoples
here yesterday and fusion was accomp-
lished by compromise. The middle-Of-
the-roaq elemenT OF me People parry parry
lished the bolt they had planned. The
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. showed unexpected
strength and attempted to control the
Populist convention, though they were
finally outvoted. A committee of seven
from each convention to act in joint con-
ference was appointed without trouble by
both the Democrats and Silver Republic
cans but with the Populists the friction
was so great that the entire day was con-
sumed in discussing fusion, the anti
fusionists threatening to leave the hall.
administered to Ignatius Donnelly one of
the most scathing arraignments that was
accused him of being a traitor to the
Peoples party for a money consideration
and called him villain, monster and a
vile thing. The widest excitement pre-
Both the Democrats and Silver Repub-
lcans indorsed the Chicago platform and
the candidacy of w. ]. Bryan for the
presidency; The. Silver Republicans also
Endorsed the initiative and referendum.
vide the Offices to the three parties, al
lowing the conventions to make the nom
nations. John Lynn, the Silver Repub-
ncan. who has been candidate for gov
The PopuIists were allowed the offices of
lieutenant governor, auditor, attorney gen
eral, clerk of the supreme court. The
Democrats were given the secretary of
state. state treasurer and one of the
judges of the supreme court. The joint
conference committee recommended that
Judges Buck and Canty.at present sitting,
be named by the three parties; John
ventfonS for governor; J. NJ Bowler
nominated for lieutenant governor by the
Populists and Endorsed by the others: j.
J. Heinrich for secretary of state; Alex
ander McKinnon, state treasurer; Justices
Mitchell. Canty and Buck for the supreme
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-16
HANNA FOR CHAIRMAN.
Ohio Republican Convention Promises
to Be Lively.

Columbus, Ohio. June 16.-From pres
ent indications the Republican state
convention, which meets in this city
next week, will be a lively affair. Chair
man H NJ. Daugherty returned this
morning from Washington, where he
had conference with Senator Hanna
and other Republican leaders.
Hanna Informed Daugherty that he
would accept the permanent chairman
ship of the convention if there was any
indications that the Kurtz faction
would attempt to name the state ticket,
or II there was any opposition to him
by the administration forces.
Hanna is not only anxious to prevent
his enemies from controlling the con-
vention, but favors the adoption of
strong resolutions denouncing Kurtz
and the Republicans who followed his
leadership during the senatorial contest.
1t is not unlikely that an attempt will
be made to read the anti-Hanna Re
publicanS out of the party, as the
Hanna men will be strongly in the
majority.
Kurtz has nothing to say, and is do
ing his work on the quiet. If it be true
that his faction will raise trouble at the
convention it will not be under Kurtz's
personal leadership, for he left tonight
for Colorado, where he expects to re-
main three months.