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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-19
The Death of a Lighthouse Keeper.

The Death OF a Lighthouse Keeper
Full particulars of the killing OF Mr..
Canty, the Timbalier lighthouse keep
er, by W. N. Cooper, bis assistant. was
received at Houma Saturday, on the
return of Sheriff Connolly from the
coast with his prisoner. Mr.. Canty
and his assistant, Cooper, had been on
a protracted spree, during which time
they had several quarrels over trivial
matters. At last Canty proposed that
they eettle then and there, and started
for his knife, which was in an adjoining
room. Cooper drew 44-calibre Colts
revolver end shot Canty before tho lat, :,
ter could get is knife. The pistol ball
passed directly through Canty's heart
producing instant death. There was
only one witness to the shooting, and
| he, like the lighthouse keeper and the
assistant keeper, had been imbiblne
quite freely. After killing the keeper
Cooper remained in the building alone
alone with his victim for eight or tel
oours. Cooper made no attempt t.
escape. He was arrested and is nov
locked up in the Houma Jail. Cant!
md Cooper have been working amicall..
together at the government (ighthous
IN Iimbalier island for the past 8
gears. They ore both from Morga
Ciy. CAVITY lerves large family i
Morgan City.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-19
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-19
LOUISIANA HAPPENINGS.
PARTICULARS OF THE DEATH OF 4 LIGHT
HOUSE KEEPER.
The Louisiana Constitutional Convention
--.Plaquemine Court Adjourns... Many
Farmers VIII Raise Irish Potatoes.
Death Of Well Known Woman.

A Well known Ruston Woman's Demise.
Mrs. Mary Hardy, m aged resident
of Ruston died in her seventy. fifth
year at the home Of Mr.. r. NJ. Hardy
at Ruston. Funeral services were held
at the Methodist Church Saturday, and
the remains were taken on the west
bound train to Minden for interment.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-19

the remains were taken on inc West'
bound train to Minden for interment.
Court Adjourns After Busy Session.
District court adjourned Saturday,
After abusy session of five weeks at
Plaquemine. Besides large amount
of criminal business, eighteen judg'
ments were rendered 10 civil matters.
One murderer was sentenced to be
hanged and thirteen persons were sent
to the penitentiary, the sentences rang
ing from eight months to life.
Mollie Kicks Released on a Bond of $3.50.
Miss Mollie Kicks the young woman
who accompanied Julius Parker on his
trip to Meridian, arrived at Amite City,
Friday night and was comfortably quar-
tered at hotel in that place. Satur'
day she was released from custody in a
bond of $3.50 to answer at the next
term of court the charge OF larceny.
MI. Oh. Bailey signed the bond.
This caB@ha attracted great deal o.
attention aid the final trial of Parker
is awaited with a great deal of interest
Applicants for the Supervising Inspector
The Treasury Department at Wash
ington posted up Saturday, for the tirs
time, the list of the applicants for to
vacancy caused by the death OF Nat
O'Brian, supervising inspector at Ne'
Orleans. The list is quite q formlda
BILE one. 1t leads off with the name
Capt. James McC. Baker, the othe
candidates following in the orde
named: Gilbert S. Bell, John A. Co'
ter, William Youugblood, W. Goldine
A. J. Sypher and $. B. Rathbone'
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
MAY DAY CARNIVAL.

The entertainment to be given by Bos.
worth Relief corps at City hall Monday,
in the shape of May Day carnival, will
prove particularly attractive. The chill
dren will produce for the first time in
Portland "The Living Shield" and
Living American Flag" 1850 children
will be engaged in the production.
A charming operetta wills also be given
entitled "Lady Bountifups Heiress, :"
with Miss Rose G. Bean as Lady Bounti-
full; Miss Mary WEIGH as Gertrude; Miss
H. G. Shaw as Lottie; Miss Elizabeth
True as Fanny; Miss Winnie Hunt as
Matte; Miss Nina E. Adams as Polly;
Miss Dotty E. ssDavis as Dotty; Miss Nell
lie E. Sawyer as Nellie. Misses Alice n.
and Mamie G. Gribben will sing several
duets The afternoon and evening per-
formances will conclude with the Star
Spangled Banner by full chorus of 800
and Chambers full orchestra.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
THE LIGHT YES Sells.

The lighthouse board has received orders
from the treasury department at Wash
ington regarding light vessels that is of
considerable Importance. In substance it
says that the following light vessels NAV
be taken from their stations after Nav /
without further notice: Nantucket
Shoals light vessels No. &C, Fire Island
light vessel No. 6s. Northeast End light
vessel No. A, Five Fathom Bank LIGHT
vessel No. 40, Fenwick Island Shoal light
vessel No. SO, Winter Quarter Shoal light
vessel No. As, Cape Charles light vessel
No. 40. Diamond Shoal light vessel No
II, Frying Pan Shoal light vessel No.
1t is quite liksly that the order will he
put into effect as some of the light vessels
are stationed out to sea some distance and
might fall easy prey to hostile warshins
Some of the light ships are steam yessels
while all OF them carry more or less coal
which would make them desirable prizes
for the Spaniards.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
BOARD OF TRADE.
Naval Brigade ommended-deasures for
Safety of Portland.

There was special meeting of the
managers of the Board of Trade yesterday
morning for conference upon the security
of the coast commerce of the state and the
plans proposed by the government were
decided to be effective as soon as they can
be established. The president and secre-
tary were requested to address the secre-
tary of the navy, urging the full compile
ton of the proposed plans at the earliest
possible day.
A committee was appointed to confer
with Major Hoxie, Of the United States
Engineers department, and urge the i'm
portance of intercepting vessels approach
ing this port and placing printed notices
of the dangerous passages to this port,
where torpedoes are already placed, if
this precaution is not already being
taken. The president, secretary and Hon.
w. W. Merrill were appointed as such
committee
The matter of the proposed naval
brigade composed of two divisions OF Sc
men each, exclusive of officers, was gen.
orally discussed and as 1875 men have al.
ready signed, most of whom are known
by such gentlemen as Mr.. Coyle, Captain
Winslow, Mr.. Liscomb and other steam
boat people, as being efficient men to help
man and officer some of the patrol vessels
or to do other special service at this time,
1t was voted that the president and secre-
tary address letter to the governor of
the state commencing such a brigade as
well worthy of his favorable consideration
in the present emergency.
Collector Deering called attention to
the proposed tonnage upon vessels enter
ing from foreign ports which he thought
at the rate named would be so excessive
as to make probable the diversion of the
entire transatlantic steamship business
to Canadian ports. Vim. Chamberlain,
ESQ.,, was appointed by vote committee
to confer with Hon. Nelson Dingley up.
on the matter.
Messrs. R. G. Bradford, Joseph A. Nc
Gowan. j. n. Barnes and Thomas M.
Bartlett were elected members of the
board.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
LIVELY RUNAWAY.

A horse attached to one of Geo. G..
SHAW & Co. s delivery wagons took fright
at something while standing in front of
their Congress street store yesterday after
moon and started at lively rate down the
street. On the way he collided with one
of the Universal Laundry teams, damag-
ing the wagon considerably and throwing
Mr.. Morrison, the driver under the horse s
feet Mr.. Morrison was not injured, how
ever, and quickly caught his horse and
held him. The runaway was soon stopped
before further damage was done.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
PERSONAL.

Second Lieutenant George G. Galley.
OF this city, son of Mr.. Richard Galley,
has been gazetted First Lieutenant 9th
Artillery.
Hon. Il. L. Shepherd of Rockport, was
in town yesterday.
Lieut.. E. W. Royden, U. S. A.. who
has been appointed to muster in the vol
Portland Thursday.
Rev. Luther Freeman, the new pastor
of Chestnut street III. e. church, will
preach his opening sermon on Sunday
at 8 p. m.
Commander Frank Wilde Of Comma
dore Dewey's squadron, is on the Boston.
He was in charge of the lighthouse dis
trict for several years and lived in Port
land with his family during that time.
Commander N. NJ. Dyer, who has
charge of the Baltimore, was the last
naval officer in this lighthouse district,
preceding Capt. Perry. He left here last
August to take command of the Balti-
moro, then the flagship at the Hawaiian
islands. She has but recently joined
the Asiatic feet.
Miss McCobb of Portland, is to
/ lecture on hansen next Monday evening,
in the parlors Of Mrs. George &. Boutelle,
on College avenue, Wateryilie. for the
benefit of the Woman's Association.
N. L. Crowell and wife of San Fran
cisco, are stopping at the Preble.
Kendall III. Dunbar twas admittedsto
the courts of the state as a practicing
attorney at the last term of the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Dunbar is secretary of the
State Senate. Mr.. Jed Frye Tanning
was also admitted to the Cumberland bar
during the recent session of the Supreme
court. Mr.. Tanning is a graduate of
Bates college, class of 1913. Both Mr..
Dunbar and Mr.. Tanning studied in the
office of Libby, Robinson & Turner.
Rev. c. NJ. Geer, Phi. D., of Lewiston,
viii supply the pulpit of Williston church
tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
MOUNT FORT SCANNED GUNS
Work to Commence on House Island
Today.

At last the emergency engineer corps of
which Mr.. Frederick J. Ilsley is the head
has received some work to do. The corps
has been ordered to 60 to Fort Scanned
in the harbor as soon as possible and
mount two fifteen inch smooth bore guns
Each of these guns weigh twenty tons and
it will take several days to complete the
work. The carriages for the guns are at
the fort, but the guns will have to be
moved some distance from where they
now are in order to do this it will be
necessary to cut some of the parapet. Tie
work at Fort Scanned will probably com
mence today. The guns when mounted
will command the entrance to the harbor
by the White Head passage and Ship
channel.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
FALMOUTH HOTEL,

1t seems to be generally understood
chat as Mr.. John K. Martins lease Of
the Falmouth hotel expires tomorrow that
She owners of the property will at once
proceed to make much needed improve
ments, and it seems also to be under
stood that when the improvements are
completed Messrs. Wood and Num- will
be the proprietors. MIR. Wood has made
quite a name as a successful hotel pro-
prietor in Western Massachusetts, and
Mr.. Num- in the vicinity of Boston. 81
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
U. S. CIRCUIT COURT.
Indictment Against Fairfield Floral Co.

In the United States Circuit Court
yesterday forenoon the grand jury re-
ported and were discharged. Among tne
indictments is one against Arthur ID.
Terry of Fairfield and Frank ). Gooo-
ridge Of Waterville, for using the United
States mail in O scheme to Gefraud the
public. Terry and Goodridge carry on
the Fairfield Floral company. The order
of the postmaster general to the Fair
field postm aster not to deliver mail to
the Fairfield Floral company, was recent
ly the basis Of suit in the United States
court here.
The Fairfield Floral company adyer-
tised for workers to make artificial flow
ers. 1t was represented by them that
they had large orders from milliners for
artificial flowers of all kinds and that
they employed large number of people
constantly at work to keep up with their
orders. The advertisement offered in
struction in the art of making these
flowers. The applicant was required to
enclose two two-cent stamps, when he
was furnished with an application blank,
on which he made applications for a
course of instruction. This cost him 80
cents. Then tbs applicant received no.
tice that he must pay So for beginner s
outfit. " When he had enclosed the so
he was required to furnish legal bond
before ne could receive material for regu-
lar work. Usually the applicant could
not obtain such bond, and all he had
to- show for his SO. SO was few artificial
roses. The company furnished no flow
ers to the milliners, but it took all their
force to make flowers enough to supply
a beginners outfit The company say
that it was5not scheme to defraud, be-
cause the flowers furnished in the "be-
ginner's outfit were worth all that was
paid for them. The testimonials in the
advertisements issued by the company
are claimed to be fraudulent and fic-
| tictious. The mail of the company aver
aged 1000 registered letters and 5000 or
binary letters day. The above are the
grounds on which the government
brings the Indictment against the compa-
ny.
The following indictments were also
found:
VIM. J.sPorter, Monticello, smuggling.
Uriah Kilcollins, Monticello smuggling.
James Bridge, Lakeview Plantation,
violation of revenue law.
Herbert f. Hull, Canton, violation OF
revenue law.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
THE Stafford WILL.
The Jury Disagrees in Massachusetts su.
preme Court.

The trial of the case of the probate Of
the will of Sarah <. Stafford, deceased,
which has occupied full week in Ros-
ton, resulted yesterday in disagreement
OF the jury. The estate amounts at least
to SIS, 600, and several Portland people
are interested. The trial was in the
supreme court. Attorneys Strout 4
Coolidge, A. G. & LIN. Clark of Boston,
and BARTLETT of Haverhill, appeared for
the executors, and Sruith & Ludden OF
Boston and Clarence W. Peabody of Port
land for tine contestants.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
NAVAL MILITIA DRILL.

The naval militia drill occurs tonight
at the Armory. The side door of the
drill shed on Market street will be used.
No spectators will be admitted. Men
desiring to enlist in either division may
present themselves at this door and
will be examined. Men who have seen
sea service, machinists ard capable
marine engineers, are wanted to complete
the complement of the two divisions.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

preaching is well remembered by the cltl-
Eens of Portland, will preach in Congress
E1uare church tomorrow morning. and
evening. His subjects will be "Twenti-
eth Century Theology and Twentieth
Century Religion" The public are cor
daily invited.
The fourth floor of the Portland Door,
Sash & Blind Company's building on the
corner of Fore and Union streets, is be-
ing fitted up for shoe factories.
The Frank D. Sterling Shoe Company
has been organized at Portland for. the
purpose.of manufacturing and dealing in
shoes with $4,000 capital stock, of which
sl5O is paid in. The officers are: Presi-
dent, William G.. Sterling of Portland;
treasurer, Frank, D. Sterling of Port
land.
4 An invitationEis extended to all for
the women's meeting to be held at the
Young Women's Christian association
rooms at 4.3O p. m, Sunday. Young
women are very cordially invited 60 So
ciable to be held at the rooms from 730
to 9. so y. M. Monday.
There will be meeting for men only
ut the Y. M. G. A., in Congress square
Sunday afternoon at-4. 80 o'clock. Rev.
A. a. Wright will speak.
The breakers are something magnificent
to see along the Cape shore, and a good
many people went over yesterday.
Bids closed at the Custom honse yester-
DAY for furnishing and delivering fuel
required by the lighthouse department.
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1899.
Bids also closed for mooring stones and
provisions for the department. They
were sealed and mailed to Washington.
There was small fire in the house
NO. 222 Brackett street, Thursday. caused
by the dropping of the sparks from an
!, open stove pipe hole in the chimney,
: Engine 3's hose wagon was summoned
;-anoe put out the fire. The damage was
slight.
A gentleman from Monhegan Island
? was in the city yesterday and said that
the residents of the island are greatly
! agitated over the war scare. They feel
THAT their unprotected locality far out to
sea will make them the prey of the
Spaniards.
The troops will leave the Union Sta
t1on for Augusta at 2 p. M, Monday.
Yesterday was rainy, disagreeable
day.
Exceptions have been filed by counsel
IN the DIR. Small will case to the judges
decision in the Supreme Court, and the
case will be taken to the law court
Steamer Frank jones is hung up at
Rockland ON account of the storm. She
will not be able to leave Portland until
this noon.
Hon. Fred f. Richards and VIM. W.
Mason. of this city, owners of Round
Porcupine island, situated ut Bar Harbor
haye.given full permission to the United
States government to occupy the island
for the purpose of erecting Notifications
for the protection of Bar Harbor
The Sheridan Rifles drilled last night
at the armory before a large crowd.
There was a big turn out and the compa-
ny, which was drilled by Lieut.. Foley,
did excellent work and was literally ap.
plauded for it.
At a meeting of the salary committee
last night it was voted to report the
salary bill as it was before reported with
out any change from the salaries as they
stand today.
The state board of railroad commission
ers were at Bridgton yesterday giving a
hearing on the extension of the Bridgton
land Saco River railroad to Harrison.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

A fine oil painting on a canvas 12x20
inches, of the summer residence at Center
Minot, Maine, of the noted philanthropist
and ''Apostle of Peace Captain William
Ladd, has just been presented to the
Maine Historical society by Mr.. J. W..
Penney of Mechanic Falls, Me-, and it
now may be seen at tn 9 society's library,
Baxter hall, in Portland.
The picture is strictly original, It's or
igin being suggested as the result of in
designations for local data, in the prepara-
ton of a historical paper of Captain
Ladd, read before the society by Mr..
Penney, F sbruary Gath, 1898.
The associations Of the place are SO in
timately connected with the latter part of
the life of Mr.. Ladd and his labors in the
advocacy of all international place among
all nations, that it was deemed OF
sufficient historical Importance to pre-
serve from oblivion by the painters art,
a faithful representation OF a place of go
many interesting "reminiscences
Mr.. Ladd acquired the property in 1878,
and from 1914 until his death in 184l,
made it his summer residence removing
to Portsmouth, N. H.. to the ancestral
home during the winter months.
A man of wealth, he made lavish ex-
penditures in identifying the place,
making it, to use his own words his
Paradise" and undoubtedly the most
elegant country residence in Cumber land
county.
1t has been possible to reproduce it on
canvas, although at the present time
scarce vistage of its former magniicence
remains-partly by the aid of the camera
and sketches made on the spot; but prin-
cipally through the agency of data
gathered from people contemporary with
the time, some of whom were intimates of
the Ladd family, and now living in an
adjoining town.
This work has been done by Miss Lizzie
E. Washburn, resident of Contre Minot,
to whom credit is due for months of
painstaking research in locating and
verifying locations OF buildings, gardens.
trees, etc.
The painting, under her supervision,
was made by Mrs. Eva NJ. Reed Of Me-
chanic Falls, an artist of skill and repu-
tation. formally teacher in oil painting
IN in. Bridgtonl academy and other high
schools.
Captain Ladd was a man of genius,
who embellished and improved whatever
he touched. He is best remembered for
his arduous and enthusiastic labors for
the last eighteen years of his life in the
advocacy of universal peace. More than
half century has passed since his phil
anthropic and disinterested work was
DONE
This picture of his Summer home, where
his literary work was done, will revive a
memory we'll nigh forgotten, and save
from oblivion that which would soon
have been past recovery.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
OWEN, MOORE & CO.
BLUFF COTTAGE CLUB.

The Bluff Cottage club at Madocko-
wando, Falmouth Foreside opened their
cottage on Fast day, and elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President, Augustine D. Smith; treas
urer, Sylvanus Bourne; secretary. John S.
Russell. A shore dinner WAS enjoyed by
all present including alnonga the guests
Messrs. Horatio Clark, T. A. Bibber, w.
R. Naylor;, Captain George S. Wilson and
j. e. Pickett.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
BROKE A RIB.

Capt. G. G. Chase of the Custom house,
was struck in the side Wednesday by the
shaft of an express wagon on CONNER
cial street and one of his ribs broken.
He Is now confined to his home.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
SOME WATER FRONT NEWS.

The steamer Carlisle City sailed out of
this port about o'clock yesterday after
noon. Shs was deeply laden with grain.
Only one more steamer is now due here
and that is the Iona, which comesin the
place of the Devona which was laid up
for repairs. This steamship is expected
some time next week and when she sails
the English steamer season will be closed.
Many Of the steamship clerks and rail-
road clerks leave for Montreal tonight,
some went last night and the rush at the
Grand Trunk wharves is now over.
The steamship Manhattan sailed before
dark last night for New York. She is
obliged to leave earlier now on account
of the closing of the harbor by the gov
ernment's ORDERS
The Merriconeag was to have sailed. for
Rockland yesterday morning, but the
rough weather outside prevented her
leaving. She will not go until this
morning.
The Amy Vixen arrived afternoon with
1000 pounds Of halibut.
FIRST BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The annual meeting of the scholars
held on Thursday evening and the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Superintendent-Wa II. Field.
First Assistant Superintendent-W. S.
Lane.
Second Assistant SUPPLEMENTARY VIM.
Snow.
Secretary-Carrie L. Mills.
Assistant Secretary-E D. Smith,
RECONSIDERATION p. Corey.
Librarian-Fred F. Delano.
Assistant Librarian-Alice L. Tenney.
Music Committee-Fred J. Clark, Mrs.
W. H. Field, Alice 1. Evans.
Pianist-Alice I. Evans.
The reports show that the school has
membership of 4o4, and an average at
tendance for the fifty two Sundays of the
year of 25s, about Ga per cent of the mem
bership; S442.50 was raised, of which
1882. 70 was given to charitable or mis-
sionary objects.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
Mems Furnishing Dept,
c. F. JORDAN, Manager.
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft.
PORTLAND. April 80. 1888
T>HREE bargain
lots at the Laces

CouutcI tOudy.
Lot An assorted lot
of wide and medium
widths, black Silk Point
Venise Lace Edges, also
some hand run laces-
very rich fine goods
specially right for trim
ming black costumes and
wraps, have been selling
at $3.50; 200, as, 2.75,
300 and up to $500 a
yard, to go today at half
the marked prices. Dress.
makers are specially re-
commended to take ad-
vantage Of this sale.
Lot PA broken as
sortment Of wide and
narrow white cotton Val.
Laces for trimming un.
derclothing, have been
selling at 12c to soc a
yard, to be sold today at
a trl77lmg fraction oftheiy
real vaIue.
Lot about twenty
pieces Of Point de Paris
and other close f1e white
laces fit for trimming
cotton dresses and all
summer costumes. nearly
all desirable widths, to 90,
at three-q@artevs the
marked prices today-to
reduce the stock a bit.
Each Of these offerings
is a genuine bargain
worth coming for.
OWEN, MOORE & CO.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
STORAGE
OF
FURS.

Furs and Fur Garments re-
ceived for Storage, and insured
during the Summer season at
low rates.
All valuable furs after thorough
preparation are taken to the
Union Safe Deposit and Trust
Cos vaults for safe keeping,
without extra charge.
Our new method is odOr-
less and does not crease
the garments.
Fur repairing can be done now
to better advantage than in the
Autumn.
The work is inclined to be
thorough, the price less. and the
garment ready to wear when re-
quired.