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The Portland daily press., 1899-04-13
HARB0R NEWS.
Items of Interest Picked Up Along the
Water Front.

The rock sloop Alletta Hamilton has
been equipped with new mast ana Is
moorei at railway wharf.
The four masted schooner william j.
Lipsett was taken off the marine railway
Yesterday. Schooner Nellie Sawyer and
tug Express were all ready to go on.
The first Sunday steamers to Peaks
island will begin next Sunday, April 49,
The Casco Bay Steamboat company will
arrange four trips during the day from
Custom House wharf. thus giving cot
tagers an opportunity to visit the island
and open their summer homes.
Coal steamer Cacouna sailed for Louis
berg at p. IN. yesterday.
The arrivals and departures recorded at
the barge Office yesterday were few and
far between. Schooner Wide Awake ar
rived with fish. Cscouna departed.
Lobster arrival, smack Hermann Rees-
sing, 5000 for N. Il. 1'refethen.
Messrs. Mcclure and jarvis of the Allan
line will remain in Portland this summer
for the Thomson line people.
Articles were opened yesterday at the
office of the United states shipping COM
missioner for the schooners Henry May,
Portland to New York with LUMBER, and
Jennie Lockwood. Portland to Nassau,
N. p, thence to one or more southern
lumber ports and return to Boston.
The Carthaginian was. reported at Hall
fax yesterday
An attempt was made to pull off the
Salem yesterday but she slipped into deep
water and Rt last accounts the only thing
visible was her smoke stack. The Ajax
brought up wreckage from the schooner
Horace Albert.
A sloop yacht. with trim and saucy
look, belonging to Bert sterling OF Free
port came into the harbor yesterday.
Some ballast will he put In and her
speedy qualities will To tested on her Ie-
turn trip
was sighted yesterday noon from the OBJ
servatory about twenty miles out bound
to the westward.
Among the items of cargo taken for
ward by the Leyland line to, Liverpool,
from beginning of the winter season from
this port to the 9th Of April. are the fol
lowing: Grain, l, 8n9 592 bushels; flour,
1909 tons; provisions, SAB tons; hay, L.
COZ tons; cotton. 7,li2 bales; cheese, 43,
166 boxes; butter. Is. $50 packages; apples,
IS, 769 barrels; cattle, 3.240 head; sheep,
9, 100 head; horses, 10 he ad
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-13
DAY OF PRAYER.
Observed at the High st. Church Yes
terday Morning.

The Maine Board of .Women's Foreign
Missions took note of the day of prayer
at High street church yesterday murning
as required by the Secretary of the Ma
tional Board in circular letter sent to
them from Boston. There was large
attendance of ladies from the Congrega
tional churches of the oity.
The meeting WAS presided over by
Mrs W. II. FenI president Of the board.
1t was characterized by deep seriousness
and earnestness. Word was received from
the three missionaries Miss Lord at
Erzeroum, Misses Mary Morrill, and
Gould at Painting fir, China. in regard
to their work. To show the interest and
desire of the Chinese women to embraces
the Christian religion, Miss Morrill, said
in letter that the women of China
had asked her specially to teach them
what prayer meant and how to pray.
The mesting was confined closely to
its object that of addresses to the throne
of divine grace.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-13

equipment and the additions ] to
the department which have
outlined above. I do not think we can
cent less than this amount. All OF the
changes have recommended above could
he made for $4,000 more and should
say that thisi figure would be ample for
the purpose
The salaries of the Portland fire depart.
ment last year amounted to $40. 7Oo !
think that IL the call men In Deering
were paid $50 year with IS additional
for officers 1t would be sufficient In con-
sideratiun Of the work they will be called
upon to perform. For e13, 600 the Deer
ing men including the ten permanent
men which will be necessary can be paid.
Ibe figures / have given you are care
fully considered and are based upon con-
servative estimates made by me. do
not think the fire department can be
handled at less figure this year than the
one / have given.
"Weswill REQUIRE for one thing 5000 feet
of additional hose for Portland this year.
l consider that the safety Of property In
Portland absolutely requires this pur-
chase TO be made as soon as practicable.
Much OF our hose 10 unreliable, and I'M
reliable hoss Ia o great danger at time
of fire. At the shaw IRE the other day
right at a most critical point we had two
engines out Of service at one time because
of unreliable hose. Then IL IL essential
that the Hayes truck should he repaired
this year and some new horses may posi-
blv be required this year.
81 have not been asked officially by the
city government to make any recommen-
datiops in regard to the increase for the
fire department. but have told you just
what l believe can be and ought to be
done this year and trust 1t will be done
when the appropriations come to be
made"
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-13
PERSONAL.

Judge Wells of the Supreme Court Of
Vermont was in the city Tuesday.
Mr. Walter Il. Camp has returned from
his visit to his home in Norwich. Conn.
George l.. Morse of Portland was the
guest of D. &. Skillin In Gardiner, Tues
day.
Mrs g. d. b. Pepper, of Waterville,
is in Portland for few days. the guest
Of friends.
DR.. Seth G. Gordon and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hanno W. Gage aud Miss Gage returned
from their California trip Monday night
Capt. John Bishop Of Brunswick is the
guest OF his sister, Mrs. 5. b. kelsey OF
Desring street
MIR. Merle Griffith OF this city Is tour :
ing in Mexico. At the City of Mexico
he witnessed a review OF the Army by
President Diaz.
Curtis e. Ward of Augusta has been
elected second vice.president OF the Su'
preme Lodge of the American Benefit
Association.
Rev and Mrs. II. L. Griffin and Miss
Pickering of Bangor, have sailed from
New York fer Europe, where they will
make an extended visit.
Mr.. Gilbert 5. Vickery is to join the
engineering party which will make sur
vey of the proposed Ban gor 81 Aroostook
railroad line OF extens on to Van Buren,.
Rev. II, Ii. Hoyt, wife and daughter
and Mr.. Charles r. Hanson left Hiram
Tuesday morning for Touchet, Washing
ton. Soon after their arrival at Touchet,
Mr.. Hoyt will go to his new pnstoIate in
Portland, Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs George Evans and Miss
Lulu Evans OF the Congress Square hotel,
with Hon. Lucius futile, president OF
the Boston ~ Maine, and Miss futile,
have gone to Washington, Richmond,
Old Point Comfort and Atlantic City in
President Tuttle's private car. They
will be gone a month.
The engagement of Miss Claire Pater-
son to an Italian count, is announced
at Rome, Italy. Miss Paterson, who is
the granddaughter Of the late Mrs. Ell
bridge Gerry, formerly of Portland, Is re-
siding in Rome with her sister, Mrs.
Pangiris, wife of the Councillor Of the
Turkish Embassy.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-13
OWEN. MOORE & co.
CORAaWITHAM'S CASE.

Augusta. April l2-In the Superior
court today. Cora Witham of Chelsea was
placed on trial for an assault upon Alex
ander Leighton March 20. with intent to
murder. Both parties had been drinking
and the defendant told Leighton to clear
out. He started out and she said she
would clear the house of all in it II she
had to go to Thomaston with her sister
(Rose White. Leighton was struck ny
some sharp.nstrumen which cut through
his cap and made a clean cut wound IN
his head an inch deep and an ineh ana
a half long. The governments case WAS
nearly completed when court adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-13
POISONED BY DRINKING SAP.

Lewiston, April ia week ago Joseph
Holland, aged IA, and George Holland,
aged II, sons Of Joseph Holland, gathered
some maple sap, leaving it standing in
a tin pan in the cellar. Since then they
have drank of the sap and both of them
have been very i'll on account of it.
George died this forenoon and at p. M,
it was feared Joseph could live but a
short time.
1t is supposed that the illness was from
the tin, although it is Just as possible
that the pan may have had poison in it
Before used for the sap. The illness is
of spinal meningitis.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-13
EVERY EVENING NEXT WEEK.

The famous Bennett Moulton Comedy
company now in its eighteenth year will
sypsar at the Jefferson theatre for an en-.
tire week commencing next Monday.
This season thew have a new plan Of
making the performances continuous. no
wait, or intsrmissions, introducing new
and novel specialties between the acts. In
order to present the performances az per-
feet as possible they carry car load of
their own scenery, all the furniture and
appointments. etc., used in the produo-
tons, their own orchestra and the best
acting company ever organized for popu-
lar prices. Seats can be secured at the
box office Friday morning. Evening
prices 10, 80 ald 80 cents. Commencing
Tuesday matinees daily 1920 cents.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-13
:: ~ |RAF. CLARK &C.,, ! ~: IA
Clothers, Hatters, Furnishers and Talors,
26 AND Is monument SQUARE.
OBITUARY..
VAN b. BLENN.

Mr.. Van b. Blenn. formerly mate and
pilot on the steamer Bay State OF the
Portland and Boston line, died in Charles
town, Mass, Monday evening, after two
months illness Of laryngitis.
MIR. Blenn was native of Alma, being
horn July 81, 1855. He went to Gardiner
when a young man OF 81 years, aud COM
msuced the life of d sailor. In 1887 he
entered the employ of the kennebec 81
Boston Steamboat Co., as quartermaster,
and gradually worked up to the higher
positions of pilot and mate. which he
died in a most acceptable manner. While
connected with this line, he was captain
OF the Della Collins for 1.-TWO years. later
going as mate on the kennebec, and then
pilot On the Sagadahoc. In 1897, he r
signed that position and took the position
of first pilot on tho Bay State. companion
shin to the ill-fatsd Portland. On the
Bay State he held the positions of second
mate, first mate, second pilot and first
pilot.
He is survived by three sisters, Mrs.
Frei Steward OF CharleStown, Mass,
Mrs John Robertson, Somerville, and
Mrs. Ii. X. Latham, Charlestown. aid
two brothers, Ryan Blenn and James
BIenn, who reside in Gardiner. The fun
eraI will be held at the home of his troth-
err, Ryan Blenn, in Gardiner, Thursday
afternoon at O'Clock, Rev. j. l.. Quimby
officiating. The interment will be made
ut Dresden, Me.
GEORGE ROSE.
George Rose, a well-known hoI So deal
or, died at his home on Portland street
yesterday. For nearly 25 years he was
engaged in the livery business here and
at different times lad stables on Preble
street and at the West End. About eight
years ago he gave up the livery business,
but continued to deal in horses and at
the time of his death bad string of val
liable horses at Sawyer's stable on Fed
eraI street A wife and one son, Charles,
survive him.
NOTES.
Mis- George H. Cleveland, wife of one
of Camdens Leading merchants, died
suddenly in RockIand, Monday night.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-13
SAILED FOR MANILA.

Washington. April 12.-Battery f, 9th
U. S. artillery left here today for Manila
via San Francisco.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-13
BRAVERY OF A DYING TEACHER

BRAVERY OF A DYING TEACHER.
Miss Lucy Josephine Cobb died at 1880
O'Clock Monday noon, at her home, So
Hampshire street, Auburn. aged 49,
Miss Cobb was n teacher in the Webster
grammar school, Auburn. Sho has been
in poor health most of the winter. Last
" ednes1ay she suffered an operation for
appendicitis. 1t was considered that she
could not live without an operation and
that there was a chance for life with one.
She met the test brayely. She rallied
from the operation and has even given
hope of recovery. sunday afternoon
change which the sorrowing friends could
but interpret TO be- for the worse, came
over her Monday morning she realized
that her end was near AMI not long after
the pupils in the schools hal assem- bled
for the days studies she asked to see the
teachers in the Webster school and several
teachers in other schools, her class OF
pupils at the Webster school and several
friends outside the scnool.
Mayor WiGgin, being consulted by Supt
Wagg, readily consented to close the Weu-
ster school and to allow as many of the
teachers in the other schools as were
named by Miss Cobb permission to visit
her One by one the teachers with whom
she has been associated 50 long anu whom
she loved so dearly were admitted to her
room. She had u pleasant word for them
and bade them an atfectionats farewell.
Supt. Wagg was one whom she wished to
see. by the time the teachers had visited
the dying young woman she was so low
that it was not deemed prudent 70 allow
the pupils to see her. Her mind was clear
as ever and remained so until few
moments before her death. RHer death
WAS calm and peaceful. Evidently she
suffered no pain IN the closing hours of
her life, winch went out in the presence
of her widowed mother. her brothers and
sisters and Others so dear 10 her. lewis
tnn Journal
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENT TODAY.
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The snow spits of yesterday show that
winter Is still with us.
There will be q smoke talk at the Cum
bsrland boat house Friday evening, April
10Th. tefIfcf p
The Portland hotels are already reoeiv,
Ing applications from summer visitors
for accommodations during the summer
Meeting of George Washington Council
o. U. A. NJ, tonight with degree preps'
rations for Com. Preble Council tomor
row night.
Jones from Portland, indicated that both
the freight and passenger business fer the
year Will be large.
Members of the Hiberniap knights are
!. requested to meet at their hall tonight
Sat o'clock to be measured for new uni
forms.
The Samaritan association will meet
with Mrs. Il. o. Bailey. Spring street.
Woodfords, this afternoon. A full atten-
dance is requested
The Bible class will be led by DIR.
Smith Baker this Thursday evening at
Y. III. G. A. hall at 7.45. Subject,
"Christ Teaching Humility"
About 100 of Portland's ChiokamaUga
veterans will receive the state bounty Of
$40 each. Blanks to be filled out and re-
turned to the adjutant general have been
sent to the men.
Capt. Springer OF engine /, who lost
his watch and sum Of money in the
Shaw fire has found the watch in the
ruins 1t was somewhat battered up.
but can be repaired. Ex9
There are now three cases of diphtherla
in Portland, !. Mary H.1Curran, aged 4,
ls6 York strest; Mary q. O'Donnell,
aged I-2, 9 Hancock street; +. Eugene
Hallen, aged 8, 2S Boyd street.
Ex-A Herman Rounds has received from
the Grand Trunk notice that their re-
bate ON tickets for the Fourth of July
money amounting to slo4 is ready to be
paid
Forest City lodge, No. 16, Ancient Or
der OF United Workmen will hold their
regular semi-m onthly meeting tonight.
1t is expected that this will be particu-
larly bus. meeting and every member
is requested to be present.
All knights are invited TO attend the
stated convention of Bra,nhall lodge, No.
8, X OF p, this evening 1T Castle hall,
s o'clock. The l. o. o. p. will work
the degres of Pluto on three candidates.
The Thomas benefit 9. and supper has
been postponed to next Thursday, April
Goth
Master Arthur Hilton of St. John street
entertained his little frieIds Tuesday
afternoon from s o'clock until in honor
CT his second birthday. Among those
present were Miss Ethel Barrows Of
Ere, srSet Master Willie Otis of Waugh
an street; Master Lawrence Libby and
Master Warren NOVEL; of Ellsworth
strest Miss Susie Mitchell of Frederick
street.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-13

Edith Davidge, Miss Rosemary Sartoris
Of Washington. Miss Arnold Of Flushing,
L. J., and Miss Anna Sabine Of bangor,
was best man, ana Messrs. Brooks Froth-
ingham, ID. Percival, Nathaniel Antho-
ny, William NJ. Austin, W. Ninehots and
Mr.. Wendell were ushers. Many DIS
tinguished people were present. large
reception at the Fuller houst fOilowetl.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-13
NJ. q. M. A.

At a meeting of the government of the
II. C. NJ. A, held last evening Charles
Ii. French was elected superintendent of
hall and librarian. Miss Lillian NJ. Har-
mon was elected assistant librarian.
These committees were appointed:
Committee on Hall James n. Read,
+. A. Tompson, Joseph IL. Hutchins.
Committee on Receipts and Expendi-
tures-A. b. Grrrish. SyJvanus Bourne,
j. W. ID. Carter.
Investigating Committee-R. b. Swift,
A. W. Lowell, j. Ii. Hutohins.
Auditing Committed. q. Paine, j.
ID. w. Carter, r. b. swift.
The Portland daily press., 1899-04-13
AT THE GRAND TRUNK.
No Signs of Strike There-Xard Facii-
titles To BE Exvtnded.

The Geographic report from Canada
that there was strike on hand of the en-
igneers and flrenien all along the line Of
the Grand Trunk was given no credence
at this end of the line. One of the EN-
ployes at the round house was seen be
reporter OF the PRESS, and his attention
being called to the report. he said in sub
stance that he had heard nothing about it
around the yards and took no stock in
the report. Nearly every year the engi
neers and firemen we're given an oppor-
tunity 10 present to ths railroad authori-
ties any grievance they might have and
that meeting would not occur for month
or so. He did not know that they had any
complaints to make, but IL so, they would
not be presented until the regular meet
ing and he did not think it likely that in
the meantime any strike would be at
tempted.
The land recently purchased by the
Grand Trunk on Presumpscot street. East
Deerlng, is for the purpose of extending
the stock yards. The present yard though
one of the largest side track yards In the
country, has been found insufficient to
accommodate the increasing business Of
the road
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-14
run on a Military ,rranaport.

When the United States transport Zelandia carried part of the second ex- pedition of troops from San Francisco to Manila during the early part of the war now in progress. aboard were the Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers and the now famous Utah battery.
 To divert the monotony of a long voyage the yet untrained soldiers in dulged in all sorts of games and pranks during the intervals between drill and school.
 The officers were not all inclined to stand upon military dignity, and so when the privates had exhausted each others good nature they dragged in the 'noncoms " who in turn dragged the commissioned officers into the va rious traps the skylarkers set for each other.
 Says an ex-high private who took the voyage in question::
 Some of the boys were gathered together on the forward deck; quietly they passed the word back that so and so was wanted. Coming forward one of the group would beckon to him mysteriously and as he stopped to lis ten whack' would come a tremendous blow from q barrel stave from some unknown source behind him.
 After a yell of laughter had sub. sided he would be handed the stavo and given the privilege of naming the next victim.
 This happened in turn to private, corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, captain and major, and the boldest held thei' breath as the major. with a grim smile, said:
 " Private Smith, present my compii- ments to the colonel and tell him that Maj. - respectfully desires his pres enee forward
 The colonel came, stopped over. re- eeived his whack, strengthened up, and to the delight of the boys shouted:
 :" Tell the chaplain to come forward at once.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-14
WHITE SLAVES.
Efforts Making to stop the Cursed
 I'rafic in Russia.


 s; Petersburg Cor. New York Times Il view Of the international Congress to be held in London at che end ef the present month for the dis cussIon Of the best measure 10 be taken for the prevention of the white slave, traffic, the NoEosd has lately been publishing detailed accounts Of the manner ia which this business is car fied on in Russia The trade has de- Feloped to q great extent in the past few years throug aout Western Europe. hut line town of Jassy is its center. The women are bought paracufariy at Leipsie. during the great annual fair. but it is che capital of Moldavia. which Is the centra. point of the traffic, jus as khartoum was formerly Che mar het place for the human merchandise imported from Abyssinla and Central Africa. From Jassy the merchandise Is directed to Russia and Turkey. Next to Jassy, Brussels has become the mos important center for this business. The white slaves destined for Russia are generally sent to Riga or to Wilma where the wholesale merchants from st Petersburg and Moscow meet to make their selections. These they transfer at once to the principal cities of the empire and to the remote prov iaces Of Siberia. There was recently arrested in Odessa an agent of the principal Russian white slave" mer- chants. and at his residence d yoIumi= nous correspondence with sub-agents at Jassy, Brussels, Riga and elsewhere, Was found. Thanks to this edifying correspondence. the Russian police as eertained that white slave agencies eX- ist throughout Russia. in rural dis triets as well as in the principal cities and towns. In some of these letters 1he sub=agents mentioned that they had exceptionally fine merchandise at relatively low price, five parcels tsie} in all. Then there followed a detalled description of the goods. The Odessa agent in question has been eXiled to Siberia. where he will spend the next len years. From what hear, the Rus sian government considers the white slave traffic as an international curse. which can only be successfully eradi- cated by ne united efforts of all civil ized nations. It is well known Chat the e2arina is herself deeply interested il this matter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-14
Diver uith B Record.

The greatest diving feat ever achieved was in moving the cargo ot the ship Cape Horn, wrecked off the coast of South America, when diver named Hooper made seven descents to a depth of over 200 feet. remaining at one time forty-two minutes under the water. An authority states that the greatest depth to which man has been known to descend does not exceed 22O feet. which is equivalent to pres sure of eighty-eight and one-half hounds to the square inch.