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The Portland daily press., 1899-08-02
FIHEMEN STARTED FOR STATE
MUSTER.

Quite party of firemen of the Port
land fire department in the Deering dis
triot left Tuesday noon from Uniun sta .
ton on the IL. 40 train for Bangor where
they are to attend the state firsmsn's
muster. The following were in the party
that are to attend through the week:
Hose .. Morrills Corner, O. Il. Soammon,
Daniel Soanlon, s. K. Stevens, Frank
III. Cobb, Maynard Little. Capt. Henry
J. Davis. Hose and Hook and Ladder,
Woodfords: Assistant Engineer
Frank B. Moody. Richard G. Smith, O.
j. Clarke, Charles Coleman, Ansel Hus-
ton, Herbert Eldridge, Harry Saunders,
Capt. ]. II. Allen OF the Hook and Lad
der trnck; Henry Woodfords, Capt. VIII
liam Reed of Hose company; Joseph Par
fridge, Fred Smith, Fred Hayes, clerk Of
Hose company; William Souls and A. G.
~idridge.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-02

though / must
tell about it. A
year ego I was
taken very sick.
Doctorscould 60
me no good only
to deaden the
pain which I
had almost con-
stantly. I got
some of your
Compound and
took one bottle
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-02

Mean temperature for this month for rs
1cShlS.-.. ...-...-.-.... s......... 6S
Average deficiency OF daily mean temperat-
ufe during the month. ................ o
Accumulated deficiency OF daily mean
temp. since Jan. Observation-Disclosures. So
Average daily deficiency since Jan. 1st. o
Prevailing direction of tile wind ..,..... S
Total movement OF wind $780,. 537s miles
'Maximum velocity Of wind. direction and
date. ...................... 20 NV. ON the 30th
Total precipitation Qnches) ............... 1892
Number OF days with .ol inch or more
OF precipitation. Observation-Disclosures. ~
MONTH IN
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-02
METERoLoGY OF JULY.

The following summary of the condi-
ton of the weather during the past
month has been received from E. P.
Jones, observer:
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-02
THE COuRTs.
LAW TERM.

LAW IhhMs
Harriet e. Frost ct ais in equity vs..
Frederick 8. Walls es al.
]. H. s. G, o. Montgomery VS.. J. E.
Moore.
Charles sherer. appit. va. Frederick o.
Sherer. LittIefield; Staples
Yesterday /. morning was finished the
argument-or CambeIl, county. treasurer Of
Knox. vs.. Burns. left uncompleted at
the close Of Mondays session. Littleheld
for plaintiff; Mortland s. johnson tor de-
Tense.
Next a skip was.made to the Lincoln
county docket and Burdick Sc Berry vs..
Ross and Burwell was taken up. Little
field for plaintiff; Woodward for defense
The plaintiff was the owner OF the
schooner Ludwig Bill, and contracted
with this defendants, owners Of the tow
boat Ralph Ross, for the towage Of his
schooner for a certain distance on the
Penobsoot river. At the same time the
schooner Augustin Palmer was taken in
tow by the tug and to her the Ludwig
Bill was attached by hawser. Through
the negligence of the defendants. the
plaintiff alleges, the schooner Augustin
Palmer was allowed to ground In the
Penobscot and thus q collision between
her and the Ludwig Bill was caused, In
which thu Ludwig Bill was somewhat
injured and the plaintiff sustained severe
Injury to his right leg, necessitating
later on, its amputation at the knee.
For the injuries to person and property
he brought suit against the defendant
company and at nisi prius recovered q
verdict OF 50, 800. The defense moves for
new trial on the ground OF newly dis
| covered evidence.
Yesterday afternoon was taken up the
action or Patterson VS.. the City Of Rock
land. an action for personal injuries
alleged to have been sustained through
defective highway. At nisi prius a
verdict for $500 was secured by the plain
tiff, and defense moves for new trial
on the ground that the verdict wac net
in accordance with law and evidence.
Soper ct ais vs.. Creighton. The plain
tiffs, Sopor s. Co.. formerly purchasing
agents of the defendant, sue for dam
ages on account of the defendants refu-
sal to receive a carload OF grain ordered
by him and afterward counterm anded
previous to delivery. Suit is brought on
| the alleged contract, the ad damnum be-
ing placed at about $1o0.
Mary g. Quincy vs.. the Inhabitants of
Rockport, an action for personal in
juries alleged to have been sustained
through defective highway. The in
juries were sustained soon after a very
heavy snowstofm. and the defense sets
up the claim that the proper town OFF,
cials had not the "a hours legal notice
of an existing defect which Is necessary
in order to create a legal liability on its
mart
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-02

LETTER TO aas. riNKKAx NO. e4.,0s1
Siam SO grateful to you for what
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done for me that I feel as
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-02
CLOCK REPAIRING.

WE have made specially of clock repairing
" for years and are parfeetly familiar With
y In all OF its bfanche5. Our prices are reason
able. Drop us postal md we Will call for yore
clock and return II when dsne without extra
charge MCKINNEY, the jiaweler. Monsh,sat
Square. Portland. janl2dtf
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-02

Mean atmospheric pressure .29.s9
Highest pressure. oath. ....................30.2
Lowest pressure 9th..... 1880
Mean temperature. .........................6 SO 90
Highest temperatuIe 4th. ...-............t.s7.00
Lowest temperature. 20th..... ...........4e.O0
greatest daily range Of temperature. Sth... 25 90
Least daily ranna OF femnarafnra 9Th 90
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-02
MAINE MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

SHAMROCK STARTS THURSDAY.
Greenock. August 1.-The Americas
cup challenger Shamrock bent her jury
sails today, preparatory to starting
Thursday for the United States.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-02
sPoT cAsH-oLp COLD.

wo a3e 1t for making rings. MckENNkY ths
Jeweler. Monument square. oct27da
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-02
U. S. DISTRICT COURT.

Webb. J.-Petitions in bankruptcy were
filed by James L. Hatch of Kennebunk,
Osborne L. Reynolds of Halo well and
Elmer 4. Bradbury of Augusta.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-02
U. S. COMMISSIONERS COURT.

Before Special U. S. Commissioners
George K. Bird, at Q o'clock yesterday at
ternoon, was resumed the hearing for
the proving Of the claims of the various
supply companies against the libelled
crafts of the Mcdonald Dredging compa-
ny. This hearing Is ON the intervening
petitions OF the cupply companies for the
payment Of their claims for the proceeds
of the U. s. mars halls sales OF the libelied
steamers and dredges
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-02

Mrs. NJ. K. II. Allen of st. Paul.
Mimi, has been appointed Administrative
Of the estate of the late Sarah Humphrey
of Yarmouth. 1t Is said that suit will ts
brought against the Grand Trunk on
account Of her death which was caused
by being struck by one Of their trains.
Judge Peabody has rendered dscision
allowing the probate of the will of the
late A melia Thatcher OF Portland. 1t is
said that Ge orge +. Cults OF St. Louis,
residuary legatee under the will, will APP
peal from the probate.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-21
t. w. Batchelder
Wins Out.
WATER REGISTRAR.
Grade Of Court Fill May
Be Lowered.

The principal fes tIrre of last nights
meeting OF the city council was the
election of water registrar. 70 sue
coed the hate George I'd. Batohalder.
The fight was between George W.
BStchelder, the successful candidate,
and George $, Davis.
Mr.. Batchelder was elected in the
board of aldermen on tho first ballot,
the vote standing 8 To 3 in his favor.
Alderman Huot cast his ballot Tor
Fred L. Hutchins, which was the only
vote cast for that gentleman IN either
board. The common council failed 10
concur and after seven ballots the
election was thrown into Joint eonven-
ton, when Mr.. Batchelder was elected
on the first ballot the vote standing
Batchelder IS, Davis Ii. Brown l.
The new law as regards voting for
city officials, with its accompanying
amendment was put in operation for
the first time and developed most sat
lsfactory results, on the sixth ballot
after the previous ballots had resulted
in q deadlock, Councilman johnson de-
CIined to vote, which was the signal
for number OF questions. The mat
ter was finally referred TO the city
solicitor, who ruled that member
had right to decline to vote as stipu-
lated in the amendment 20 the new
law
Councilman johnson was initiated by
C0uncilmen Lancaster Hunt and Shea,
who declined to express a preference.
This left the election in the same rel
ative position. On the next ballot,
President White who was the last TO
be called on, declined to vote, which
gave the election in the council to Mr..
| Davis.
! During the voting, several attempts
were made TO adjourn, but without
success.
| The hearing granted the county COM
missioners relative to the proposed
changes in the grade and terrace on
court hill developed little in the way
of interest further than that abutters
have no objection to the change in
grade providing no expense results.
4 The amendment of Alderman Huot
to the recommendation OF the com
mittee on finance, that G. Herbert De
Fosse be paid $1,000 instead of $500,
4 brought forth considerable argument
on the part of members Of the board,
but the recommendation as amended,
was passed
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-21
AMBULANCE SERVICE.
Trustees Of City Hospital Make sugges-
tons For Radical Changes.

Mayor Dodge received a reply yes
terday to his communication sent to
the board of trustees of the City Hos
pita1 some time ago, relative to estab
fishing the entire ambulance service at
the City Hospital, If advisable, or at
the Waldo street police station.
The opinion of the trustees is, in sub
stance, that an ambulance system
should be department by itself, en-
tirely independent of other depart
ments It's headquarters should be at
the stables where the ambulances are
kept and all requests for ambulance
service should be made here where
some one should always be on hand to
receive and respond to them.
The ambulance should be centrally
located, conveniently near the railroad
stations, great shops and central
thoroughfares. Probably no location
could be selected that would be more
central and convenient than one on
Waldo street in the neighborhood OF the
police station. 1t would be necessary
to provide a stable with accommoda-
tions for two ambulance carriages and
! one lighter vehicle. the latter for use
when the accident is Of a character that
| does not require the patient being re-
moved in recumbent position. There
should be stalls for at least four horses
and there should be a comfortable
sleeping room or rooms for two men
i Two should always be in the building
to anBwer emergency calls at al
hours.
TO equip such an establishment foui
men would be required. One should bt
an expert in handling and caring fol
wounded persons and, accompanied BY
the driver, should answer emergency
/; calls. Two men should be left in the
stable, one of whom might, il a sioE
call came in, answer with the Other
! ambulance, while the fourth would bt
left to receive and answer messages.
J, Regarding the cost Of such an estab
: lishment the trustees consider it fan
to put the wages of three unprofes
, sional men at $500 a year, or $500
: each, and the salary OF a young medi
/ cal graduate at $1,000, making tota
Of $4,000 for the four A graduate nurs,
or ward tender might be substituted
! for a full surgeon. One might be hirec
for $500 to $500 a year. The cost O
, keeping horses is reckoned at SIPS
head
!, The statement ia signed by DR.. Thorn
as H. Gage and the fun board Of trus
tees of the City Hospital
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trla! or when she received her liberty.
Mrs. Place said simply that she was
ready ana the warden took her arm in
ms Ihey Went slowly through the
deserted old hospital building, where
the walls were dismaatled and the
lIootS halI-ton up, along several hall
ways and finally through the last cor
ridor Of all. On either side the muir
derers' cells We're draped with heavy
curtains and the procession moved
more quickly through this dismal
Meanwhile the witnesses had been
called into the death chamber The
electric apparatus had been given its
hnaI test and all were waiting with
suspense for the coming of the woman.
suddenly the side door through which
the party would enter was thrown
open, keeper stepped in and called
Tor another keeper, and turned rapidly
away. There was thrill among those
seated around the chair for not one
at that time believed that Mrs. Place
would walk into the death chamber.
For moment it was thought by every
one that she must have collapsed. But
seemingly nothing of this kind occurred
for the keeper returned and was fol-
lowed almost at once by Mrs. Place,
Ieanlng heavily upon the WardenS arm
Her face was very white, her head up
lifted, her eyes closed. The white
band around her throat seemed scarce
ly whittier than her face. The warden
held her arm closely within his, and
with his other arm he supported her
She seemed far larger than he. Be
hind came the women attendants, one
a physician, the other the day matron
who had been kind to Mrs Place The
Rev. DR.. Cole came next, and after him
we're the two keepers. AS they came
over the threshold. Mrs. Place gave nc
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-21
STILL CONFIDENT.
sethezor Heirs Are Sure the Fortune is
Coming TO Them.

Henry Belthezor. the heir prospect
i've to the 100000 left by Rev. L. Z.
Belthezor of san Jose, Cal, is expect
ed to arrive in Worcester today A
conference will be held Immediately
upon the arrival of the old gentleman
at the home Of his sOn-in-laW, M. T..
Bachand, 81 East Central street, and
Mrs Bachand, Mrs. Giard and Mrs.
LaVellee will talk over the family af-
fairs. and the relationship which eH-
lists between their father and the dead
priest.
The Worcester branch Of tine Belthe-
zor family are thoroughly satisfied IN
their own minds that Father Belthezor
Is dead and they hope that he left the
colossal fortune to be divided be-
tween their father and the living chill
dren Of Mrs. Lucier OF Southbridge
Bachand and the daughters of Henry
Belthezor think that when the father
arrives from Providence he will say
that Father l.. T. Belthezor was his
eldest brother, who left Canada many
years ago and has not been i'm COM
munioation with the Worcester and
Southbrdge families for over 60 years,
The positive assertions from South,
bridge that Father Belthezor was q
brother of Mrs Lucier helps to
strengthen the belief i'm the minds Of
Henry BelJhezor's family in Worcester
| that the dead priest is not, as first sup
posed. a first cousin of the old gentle
man. but his own brother
! M J. Bachand wrote a letter yester-
| dqv TO a court official in Southbridge,
asking him to act as the Belthezor
commemorative in that town, and report
the happenings. Bachand asked the
! Judge OF the probate court at San Jose,
Cal. 10 answer by telegraph and eX-
nects to have some definite information
nv the latter part Of the week.
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She had expected to wear it at her new
sign of fear. nor did she even seem to
know what was about to happen.
The warden held her UP still more
firmly, and the women assisted her TO
the chair She was gently pressed
down into the frame, and Or. irvine,
who was in waiting, stepped IN front
OF her. He motioned to the women
and they came up on either side.
II took but a moment to strap her
in. The head cap was clamped ON,
the straps buckled across the face and
a pad dropped over the forehead.
Two women stood with DR.. Irvine,
and a male attendant on either side,
almost shutting out the view of the
witnesses, and the signal was given
Ouicker almost than a flash, the cleo
trician threw down the lever; the body
Strengthened, the fingers gripped tight
Nv into the palms, and the little prayer
book she held in her left hand was
drawn across the wrist. No one had
expected that the shock would be given
so quickly, and the body was relaxing
almost before the witnesses We're con-
scious that the execution had occurred
Only the woman's mouth was visible,
| and il changed merely in the drawing
down of the lips and a little darkening
of the skin Mrs. Place, had murmured
as she was seated in the chair; "God
| help me; God have mercy"
The visible effect of the shock was
! ess than had ever been observed in
: he death house before. On the sec
nd shock, the body Strengthened out
| gain, and little foam oozed from the
os. When the current was shut off
he body reposed naturally in the chair
-. Irvine called upon the woman ply
clan to make an examination, which
| le did by merely opening the waist
md placing her stetheScOpe between
the folds of the dress over the heart,
She performed her work quickly, and
then the other physicians present We're
asked to complete the examination
1 Dr.. Irvine gave it as his opinion that
death had been instantaneous.
The body was allowed to remain in
! the chair until all the witnesses had
retired when it was taken to the au-
topsy room and post mOrtem exam
! nation was held No one was present
but the operating surgeons. and then
/ report was sealed and VIII be hled IN
/ X mrs county. together with the Othe'
documents relating to the woman
death. The insanity plea entered II
behalf of Mrs, Place had never I'M
nrpsspd those who knew the woman
best. Her spiritual ADVISER heV- Or
| cole was one of those who never for &
T moment thought Mrs. Place was any
- thing Int a sane woman, and this was
. tbe oDinion also of DR.. Irvine, and fin
r allv of the commission appointed TO in
( diiire into the condition of Mrs. Place
e Drs. Dana and POLK.
oil The body was placed IN red DOE
and was taken to the sing sing sta
(. ZION. where it was shipped at 3,46 p. IN
s for East Milestone n. D. Dr Coie wa
q ,aei,ed 10 otliclate at the funeral, but no
- 80 a., could not stand the strain
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-21
MILES IN BOSTON
He Is Given a Private Din
ner By Gov. Wolcott.

Boston, Mar. 2O.-Naj. Gen. Nelson A,
Miles, accompanied by Mrs. Miles and a
Of his personal staff, arrived
from New York this afternoon and will
remain in this city for two or three days.
He was met at the Park square sta
ton by Adjt. Gen. Dalton, and escorted
to Hotel Somerset, where he will reside
during his stay in this city. He was en-
tertained at dinner tonight by Gov.
WoIoott.
A private reception will be accorded
him tomorrow at the Algonquin Club
and in the evening he will be banqeuted
in the same club house by the Mer-
chants Club, a dining organization Of
business men
Gen. Miles is here in q private capa-
oity and no formal courtesies will be
exchanged as il he were guest as
the commanding general Of the army
Previous to dining with Gov VOL
colt, Gen. Miles was driven to the
American House, where he attended q
reception OF the Maine Veteran Asso-
citation, and made brief call on the
Methodist Social Union that was in an
adjoining room. At the veterans meet
ing many of the comrades served under
| Gen. Miles, and he had pleasant wore
for each. Gov. Llewellyn Powers OF
Maine, who arrived late, was one of the
| last to be presented.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-21
IS VERY LOW.
But Little Hope Of Recov-
cry Of John Sherman.

Kingston, Jamaica, March 20-The
American line steamer Paris, Capt.
Frederick Watkins, with the party of
American excursionists who are tour
o'clock this evening. EXSecretary
John Sherman is worse and is not
likely to survive the night. The United
States cruiser Chicago has not arrived
but it is supposed she will meet the
Paris at Santiago de Cuba
The Paris will probably touch first
at Guantanamo. She left Instructions
for the Chicago to follow with all haste.
The hot weather has greatly weakened
| Mr.. Sherman and his doctors feel that
unless a change for the better comes
very quickly, all hope must be aban-
dOned
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-21
THE VOTES.
General Turn About
at MiIIbury.
WAS LICENSE EASY.
Fusion Ticket Captured
Board of Selectmen.

Millbury, March 20.--Though the ex-
pected did not happen in connection
with the various routine affairs of to-
days town meeting, it did occur and
with remarkable vigor with the officers
elected and the license vote. In the
first place the town reversed it's license
vote and is in the moist column with
a cool hundred votes to spare. Last
year the no votes registered 29i, while
the yes column footed up to exactly
I'll votes. This year the yes has 3OS,
while the no has but 20S
The Spys prediction came true re-
garding town officials, as there was not
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-21
DIR. ROBERT BOOTH,

DIR. ROBERT BOOTH,
The Invincible Candidate.
DR.. Robert Booth was banner man,
having received 341 votes on the citi-
ns-democratic ticket. DIR. Booth has
been a member of the .board of Mill
bury selectmen any time he would con-
sent to allow his name to run for a
number Of years past. He is a yigOr-
Gus, painstaking official and there is no
man in town better equipped than he
to look after the towns interests.
Arthur II. Bachelor, who ran on the
citizens ticket, was elected to the
board of selectmen by 241. and William
F.. Horne of Bramanville received a
like number of votes on the citizens
republican ticket. This constitutes the
Mlllbury selectmen for the new year:
Ira N. Goddard is elected town clerk
with no opposition.
Charles A. Whitney is elected tax
collector over John d. Cronin.
Overseers Of the poor elected are II.
e. Newell, William II. Stockwell and
Henry Van Ostrand.
That was pretty contest for school
committee between two popular young
| lawyers, Thomas Fl. Sullivan and Hen
ry w. Aiken. The latter had the ad-
vantage of having served on the school
committee for q number of years. Mr..
Sullivan, however, had the votes and
pear out ms opponent by Two votes a
| close finish
The assessors elected are: Daniel J i.
| Dempsey, citizens democratic: Charles
F. Holman. citizens-republican, and
John w. Pope, citizens-republican
There was but one candidate for GEM
etery commissioner, and Samuel d.
| Waters got there" in q walk. To fill
| vacancy, John c. Crane republican, of
| West Milbury, defeated Maurice p.
| Sham, citizens democratic. Albert G..
HurG was a candidate on all Of the
! tickets for board Of health and he was
| without opposition
The feature of the election on the
constabulary list-Was the defeat again
| this year Of Charles II. Smith, repub-
| lican. The elected men are: Thomas
| Brown, cit.-dem.; Edward II. Dolan
| cit rep. dem; Thomas A. Dolan, cit
| rep -dem.; Henry F. Hobart, cit.
| James b. Shea, dem. rep.
The vote for selectmen was as fol
lows:
Arthur H. Bachelor citizens. pa
DR.. Robert Booth cit.-dem. .........34l
Thomas l.. Brown, democratic. IL
Hudson w. Hakes, republican ......2l'
| William F.. Horne, cit.-rep. "a
Edwin Hoyle. democratic ........... 10
Augustus G. Mott, repubHcan.......18
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-21
ON JEKYl- ISLAND.
The President and Speaker Reed IRE
There For Day or Two.

Brunswick, Ca, March 2O.-President
Mckinley rests tonight on Jekyl Island,
the club home of a number of eastern
millionaires, on st. Simons Sound, 10
miles up the coast from Brunswick.
with him are Mrs Mckinley, Vice Pres
ident and Mrs. Hobart and Senator
Hanna. They are the guests of ex-
Secretary Of the Interior Cornelius
Bliss. In another cottage on the same
island is Speaker Thomas 3. Reed. All
persons in any way concerned in their
presence at Jekyl assert positively and
lnreservedly that the visit of the two
rival political leaders at the same time
ia a mere coincidence. The speaker
probably will leave Jelky tomorrow az
ternoon or Wednesday, and the presi-
dent on Wednesday forenoon.