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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-25
A Thanksgiving %Sla(0VgraDl|
THE WORK OF A LIFETIME SHOWN IN A WONDERED PAsTEBoARD
DIAGRAM OF CHRIST WEARING HIS CROWN OF THoRNs.

prepared his food and placed 1t on t ne
library table beside him but he worked
along scarcely touching anything soma.
After awhile. as the work did not pro-
gress to his satisfaction. he worked at
it only during the day and continued ms
night preaching. His object was, as ne
told his wife. to make a shadoWgrapn
which should cast a perfect picture or
Christ with the crown upon his head.
That was all.
II found wrote he in a memorandum
which is preserved by his wife. that l
could cast shadows of varying density.
That l could shade my shadow pictures
n make some parts blacker than 9TH
erS.
II began by cutting out an outline, Their
I notched it, and worked at 1t. feeling
sure l would get it right some day
1t tool years. You may not believe 1t
but you will believe it when you come to
study the picture. At last he was sue
c%essful. He finished it the day before
Thanksgiving, a yea ago. and the night
he completed it. and found it done to his
satisfaction. he lay back his head and
died. His life work was done
Upon the table was a curious diagram
in black and white. The directions with
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-25

ed over everything his sideboard con-
tanned and when he had finished COM
modore MCGOWAN said sententiously:
" Gin
H filled a large water goblet half
full of gin then poured in some water
and slipped at this till the dinner was
fairly under way. Then his glass was
empty and Captain Dean remarked:
: " Won't you a another, Commo-
dore?''
!" I didn't come here to be insulted.
Dean shouted the commodore, his face
getting red as he jumped up from the
able Damn it, sir; what do you mean
by insulting me before all your guests?
It's sir The old cOmmOdOre's
face was purple now.
Captain Dewey and the rest of us laid
down our knives and. forks and stared
in establishment. The old commodore
had taken an awfully stiff drink, but
no. n had appeared to notice 1t, and
certainly his host, by all the laws of hos
pitality, was bound to take cognizance
of the fact that his glass vas empty.
Dean was as much astonished and dis
concerted as any one else, and he began
to make all sorts of apologies, at the
same time disclaiming any intention of
insulting his guest. Captain Dewey and
some of the other officers got around the
old commodore and tried to mollify him.
Finally he consented to resume his seat.
W nat WAS the lldlleI, COlIlIlOOOI0.
asked Captain Dewey. What did Dean
say that was out Of the way? l didn't
hear it, I'm sure
".'Dean!' roared the commodore. You
ought to know better than to ask a gen.
tleman if he won't have another. That's
no way to show hospitality. If you
wanted to see my glass filled. why didn't
you say: Lets take a little something
together. commodore"
With pleasure, Captain grunted the
old man. and he filled up his glass with
another gill of gin.
"The dinner went on without any fur
Their excitement. and when we finished
everybody was in high good hulnor. and
the old commodore was the jolliest Of the
lot. We all went on deck, and Captain
Dewey got a fiddle and began playing a
'hoe-down.' The old commodore threw
off his coat and danced, and the way he
threw his feet around was a caution. He
had the fiddle player pretty well exhaust
ed before he quit. When the commodore
had rested for half an hour and taken
one more drink Of gin he left us, saying,
You boys are too young for me- We
piped him over the side with all the
honors again and then everybody went
after Captain Dean with the query:
Won't you take another commo-
dore?"
1T was a joke in the navy for years
Dean heard it wherever he went. l Won
der if Admiral Dewey will ever forget
that a%fternoon?"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-25

Thirteen years ago, when he was only
Captain George Dewey, the victorious adj
miral liked to play the fiddle. He called
1t a fiddle too, not a violin, though, Of
course. if Admiral Dewey still retains his
musical accomplishment he must go
down in history as proficient on the vio-
lin instead of handy with the fiddle.
Louis Elsmere, who is one of the most
active of the committee which is ar
ranging the Dewey testimonial fund per-
Torrance at the Metropolitan Opera
house next month, told a story about
Captain Dewey and his fiddle at the
Fifth avenue hotel the other night which
| will be recalled by many veteran naval
| officers as we'll as by the fiddle player
| who is returning to meet a nations glor-
ious welcome.
1--WE were lying off between Camden
and Smiths Island. a party of us on
a yacht" said Mr.. Elsmere. 1T was in
the summer of SO. l think. Captain Dean
of the revenue cutter. Hamilton a in
vitcd us aboard his boa for dinner, and
when we climbed on board he told me it
was his birthday, and he wanted to cele-
brate it properly. To that end he had in
vited a few brother officers, and he intro
duced us to Captain George Dewey, who
had no ship at hat time. as I remember,
n to Captain Taylor. Lieutenant Mill
er ana TWO or three otnerS. we We're
just sitting down to the table when ar
orderly reported a signal from the shore
Captain Dean wentSout on deck anG
when he returned told us that Com
modore MCGOWAN, of the Revenue Cut
ter Service had signaled, and a boat ha(
been sent ashore for him. Everybod.
went on deck. and the commodore was
piped over the side with all the honors
He was "A years old and popular. He:
dead now.
Come board to get something goot
to eat roared the commodore in a deel
bass voice when Captain Dean and tn,
others had shaken hands with him. TIL,
captain told him he couldn't have com
at a better time and told him about hi
birthday celebration. SO the old com
modore was given the place of hone
at the table. and CAPTAIN Dean aske
him what he'd have to drink. He nam
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It was on Thanksgiving V that the
Reverend John Morrow of Harlem, N. ".
completed his work upon which he had
been engaged for a life time and, lean
ing back in his study chair, said: 1T is
Finished"
An hour afterwards his wife entered
the room and finding him asleep decided
not to arouse him. He is worn out with
his work. aid she; and then she ten
derby laid aside in neat piles the bits of
p%asteboard with which the table was
cluttered, and stealing out, left her hus-
band asleep.
And she returned to find him stone
cold. The physician said he had been
dead four hours.
This ended the life story of a charac-
ter so unique that for many years he was
looked upon as a crank, in Harlem.
Those most severe called him a %lunatic:
others. more charitable, smiled and said:
He is a little bit queer"
But DR.. Morrow and his wife knew
that he was neither one. They knew
that he was at work upon a ask which
seemed to them both a sacred one, and
they were willing that he should put al
his time upon it.
At night the doctor went out to preach
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it read that the finder was to cut a piece
Of pasteboard to fit these outlines. cut-
ting out the indicated black portions.
You must hold the completed paste
board diagram between the light and a
white wall and, Immediately you will see
upon a wall a picture of Christ wearing
his croWn of thorns.
Mrs. Morrow said that it was his in
tention to make thousands Of these for
distribution. They We're TO be cut ont of
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-25

the pasteboard and suspended by a cord
about six inches from he wall, where
they would always cast a shadow when
the room was lighted. Thus the poorest
could have a head of Christ.
Thanksgiving night the good preacher
did not go forth on his rounds but his
wife took the heads he had made and
gave them to poor people while she gave
thanks, even in her sorrow, that her hus-
band had lived to finish that which she
thought a sacred task.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-23
BousHAY NOT ms NJ.
DIR. sanborn says OIdtown Murderer
Is Only Weak Minded.

Bangor, February 22.-1he trial of
Louis Boushey OF olitown, for the muir
der Of Mrs Nellie Donahue Mt Oldtown.
will tie completed tomorrow by the judg 5
charge and the verdict of the jury. The
testimony was completed this afternoon
and the arguments Iuade. The defense to-
day attempted to show that Boushay was
insane and relatives and some Others
testified to queer actions, The state in
rebuttal produced the at ending physicians
and DR.. Sanhorn, superintendent of the
state insane hospital at Augusta, who
stated that in his opinion Boushay might
be rather weak minded but that his
physical condition Is good. The physicians
testified that Boushay had m disease. be-
ing physically sound. John F. Robinson
made the plea for the prisoner nd At
torney General Haines argued r the
state. Tomorrow morning Judge Haskell
will charge the jury.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-23
LETTER FROM PROF. CHAPMAN.
He VIII Continue 10 Labor In Names
Musical Fields.

The following letter, received by Mr..
Edward A. Noyes from Prof. VIM. r.
Chapman, will be read with interest in
musical circles of this city:
NV Dear Mr.. Moves:
thank you for your kind letter in re-
ference to the festival work in Maine,
and am glad to write you that my de-
cision is made and will continue in the
concert field and will not accept the
church position in spite OF the pecuniary
advantages which it offers.
This decision is owing to a proposed
event, which am not at liberty to an
nounce at present, but which will be OF
interest TO all the choi uses and tend to
stimulate and help our festival work. L
hope very soon to be able to announce
definitely some fine artists for the Maine
festivals.
This, our third season, must be better
and greater than ever, and l feel sure
we can make it so.
Very truly yours,
WIN. X. CHAPMAN.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-23
AGUINALDo'S LATEST.

Hong Kong, February 20 -Aguinaldo
mas issued a manifesto accepting the
situation caused ty the unexpected
provocation of the Americans" while
lamenting the hostilities which, he says,
he tried to avoid by every means in his
power, "making humilatlng concessions
ana tolerating insults and outrages of the
army of occupation against the people OF
Manila" lie adds that be Is prepared to
sacrifice everything to maintain the in
tegritv OF the national honor. calls upon
all Ito witness the good faith and
honesty" OF his Intentions and complains
that ne has Been treated as a rebel be
cause | defended the national interests
instead of becoming the tool of the
American preposterous pretensions
The rebel leader further alleges that the
country Is unanimous In his support that
the people will perish rather than &C
cept the odious American dominion" and
allowing that even the corrupt Spanish
dominion is preferable. The Philippine
commission is considered by Aguinadlo
to be farce and Otis. Denty, Dewey and
Secretary Harden are classed as pro
uounced annexationists. the latter being
charged with having ''maliciously de-
famed" the Filipinos in newspaper re-
ports He is classed as icing especial y
obnoxious to the Filipino government
Finally, Aguinaldo expresses the wish
TO proclaim to the world and officially
dispel the false rumors that Germany or
any other power has rendered assistance,
moral or material" to the tilipinos, add
ing nor have the FilipiDos solicited II.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-23

Mitchell's Cumberland County Regiment,
Bagaduoe Expedition, l770. - This
pamphlet will contain not only history
of the unfortunate Bagaduoe Expedition,
but complete list of the officers ana
men in Col. Mitchell's regiment
In common with the societies OF the
Sons of the American Revolution In
other states we have been called to mourn
the sudden death of the president general
of the National society, Col. Edwin
Shepard Barrett, which occurred at his
home in Concord, Mass, December 81.
1895. His ancestor, Col Barrett, com
mnnded the troops at Concord on the 10th
of April, l775, and Col. Barrstt's home IL
on ground occupied by our troops who
opposed the British at Concord Bridge
ON that memorable day. French's ceie'
brated Minute Man is little more than a
stones throw distance With such an
ancestry rs he possessed. and living anu Id
the scenes connected with the opening OF
the Revolutionary war, Col. Barrett grew
up an ardent patriot and was earnestly
devoted to the interests Of this society. II
was but natural therefore. that he should
be called to the presidency of the National
society when Gen. Horace Porter resigned
on receiving his appointment rs am bas-
sador 10 France. Col. Barrett served the
society faithfully ane honorably until his
death. and will long be remembered as n
useful citizen and an ardent lover of his
country.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-23
ADDRESS OF GEN. CHAMBERLAIN
At ANNUAL BANQUET.

Annual Meeting OF the Maine Society Of
Sons of the American Revolution
Election Of Omcers-Banquet and
Addresses of several Wen known
Gentlemen.
The annual meeting OF the Maine
society of the Sons of the Ameri, an
Revolution was held yesterday at River
ton under most favorable conditions.
There was very large attendance. the
annual banquet was most enjoyable
affair and the post prandial exercises were
of unusual interest.
At the business session which preceded
the banquet President A. l.. Talbot OF
Lewiston, presided.
Major Henry ). Burrage, secretary ct
the society presented his annual report
which was as follows:
The years has brought to US "a substau
| tial gain In membership though Che
addition of new names to our list il by
no means as large as in the preeeuiu $
year when the publication of our roll a
members unquestionably induced man,
to hasten che preparation of their applica
l llOus NO VI tHhst HeW HhNNt'
added 10 our roll during the year Is thirty
one. Five of our members have died
vix.: Rufus King Dunham of Bryant,
Pond, March g. 1898; Mark Peter Emery
of Portland. April 6. 1898; Convers Owen
Leach of Portland, April "a ls9s:. A bic
Carter of Portland, July 8, 1875; and
Austin Harris OF East Macnias, January
| :, 1899. All of these gentlemen were deep
| ly interested in the objects of this society
| and We greatly miss their companionshir
here today. AT the opening of the society
| year we had membership of three hun
bred and thirty-one members. We close
the year with u membership of three hun.
dred and fifty-seven.
The Board of Managers has held sever;
meetings during the year, viz: April 3,
July l5. October /, November 81, and
December 8. 1898, and January 49, and
February is, 1899.
The meeting of the National Society,
Sons of the American Revolution, was
held in Morristown, New Jersey, April
80, 1898. This society was represented ut
this meeting by Its president, MIR. A. l..
Talbot OF Lewiston, Hon. H. A. Butler
of Rockland former president, and Col.
John M. Glidden of Newcastle, the first
vice president. At this meeting the reso-
lutions adopted by this society at its last
annual meeting concerning change OF
colors from blue and white to buff, blue
and white, were presented and considered.
There was some oppos ition to tho change.
but the earnest effortslof President Talbot
secured favorable action and the change
was ordered.
In April, 1898. the society published Mr.
Nathan Goods History of Col. Edmund
Phinney's 18th Continental Regiment, :"
and copies were sent To the members OF
the society. In about six weeks the society
will publish, In pamphlet of sixty
~ lin q aefa D
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-23

Major Charles n. Boyd, Mrs. gbar,s. ID.
Merrill. .. Ambrose Merrill, Augustus y.
Moultcn, Sarah o. Mouiton. Rev. Edwin
p. Wilson, Mrs. Virginia II. Wilson, Mrs.
Mary A. baxter. Edward A. Butler,
Eben Corey, Nathan Goold. Mrs Nathan
Gooids q. L. Norton, NJ. d., Lewiston
A. I. Harvey, nj. D., Lewiston; Rev. s.
NJ. Howe Lewiston; Rev. J. X. Wilson,
Portland; Mrs. J. X. Wilson, Portland
Henry s. Burrage. Portland; Col. John
NJ. Giidden, Newcastle; Mrs. II. s. Bur.
rage, Portland; Col II. II. burbank.
Saco; W. n. vinton. Gray; Mrs. Il, d.
Hunt, Grey II. W. Branty, Portland; E.
Al. Banks. Biddeford; Francis L. Little.
field, J. W. ID. Garter. Mrs. j. W. ID.
Carter. william M. Marks. Mrs. VIM. N.
Marks, Judge Psrclval Bonney, Elizabeth
II. Bonney, Alice l. E,ans, Mrs r..
Brunei. r. Brunei, Mrs. G. Is. Nash,
Edward II. Nash. Convers Il. Leach, Mrs.
q. E. Leach, l.. II. Tobie, Mrs. l. H.
Tobie, Philip +. Turner. Mrs. Philip n.
Turner. Morrill, N. Drew. Mrs. 4. J.
Little. Mrs. X. r. Wright, I. J. Little.
Mr.. Francis o. Glazier, Mr.. Henry ".
9oodhus N. w. Staples. VIM. q. Mann,
westbrook; E. J. Haskell, West roo /,
Mrs. n. j. Haskell, westbrook; Mr.. NJ.
II. King and wife. Miss Luetta King,
Mrs. Warren O. King, George H. Shaw,
Mrs. George r. shaw. Mrs L. Jack.
Mrs. G. II. Pike. MIR. and Mrs. W. Harry
Shurtleif, Fannie d. Staples, Nellie o.
sherry. Josiah II. Drummond. Clara A..
Ar nstrong, Edith NJ. Stetson, VIM. NJ
Insraham, Parker McCobb Reed. James
y. Read, X. A. Barnard. Frank h.
Allen, Levi l.. Lincoln, Portland I;
Howard A. Lincoln. Portland.
III sident Talbot presided and after
dinner called the assemblage to order He
spoke very ably aud eloquently for some
minutes on the sacred Anniversary which
the society was celebrating and which wns
being bonored through ut the length and
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-23
WEsrsRooK CITY COUNCIL.
Cumberland Illuminating Co. Given
Right to Erect POLES.

An adjourned meeting of the West
brook city government was held last
night.
An appropriation of 500 was made to
pay \. Il. Lowell for right of way of
sewer over his land.
An order was passed and given its first
reading granting the Cumberland Hum
mating Company right to erect poles
under the following conditions: No
higher voltage shall be carried than the
Westbrook company carries under like
circumstances rates for domestic light
ing shall be 10 per cent less than at pres
ent; % candle power street lights shall
be furnished at 81 a year less than the
city pays now; that tho company shall
furnish 20 % candle power lights free the
wires shall be insulated in modern fash
ion and the poles shall be located under
the direction of the municipal officers.
A petition was introduced asking that
the citizens be given an opportunity at
the coming municipal election TO vote on
the.question whetheIlto m lntaiu manu-
al training school at the expense OF the
city. The petitioners were given leave
to withdraw.
The committee on securing new indus
tries reported that they had been to
Boston in hopes to interest parties to
locate in Westbrook, but nothing def
H. ao,,lJ ha ranartai
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-23
FOUR OF BULGARIA'S CREW.

Baltimore, February 22.-1he British
steamship Vittoria, captain Wetherhill
arrived today from Hull, via Hampton
Roads with Tour of the crew of the miss
ing Hamburg American liner Bulgaria
The rescued mariners are: se'ond Mate
o. Scharges, Quartermaster Carl Ludtke
and John schulz and Seaman William
Starke. They were picked up by tne
Vittoria from an open boat OF the bul-
uaria three and a half hours after they
had been cast adrift In latitude ~ north,
longitude 43 west, February 9th.
THESE with the 90 women ana cnlIoren
who were picked up by the tank steamer
Weehawken and lanoed in Ponta Del
Gada, Azore islands "a week ago, are all
that have been heard OF the Grew OF es
men and Al passengers when the buigarla
had aboard when she sailed from New
York for Bremen, January IS,
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-23

A few days before our annual meeting
year hRo the battIeship Maine was
blown up In the harbor OF Havana. Ths
war with Spain soon followed. Some Of
our members entered the service Of the
Uuitef States. end one was slresdy In thu
service. We have our honor roll, there
fore, which Is as follows:
tic5) Major Marshall William Wood,
Surgeon OF Tho Ninth Infantry, u. :. A.,
and recently made Lieut.. Colonel BY
brevet.
(gooJ Lieut. Joseph Warren Gnaden,
Fourth Infantry, u. s. A.. now on his
way to Manila with his regiment.
t29s) Major Everard Elmer Newoomh.
commanding the First Maine Heavy
sAriillery. now at Havana.
(s44) Lieut. Mervin A. Rice. Quarter
master of the First Maine Infa ntry.
$500 Corporal Samuel Clark billing
ham. First Maine infantry.
(s5i) Ensign Walter 1fumbull Camp,
u. :. N, served on the Monitor Montauk.
(S5S) Lieut.. William III, Clifford, Jr. I.
u .. N, served on the Monitor Mon
tank. and also on the u. ). ). Rainbow.
f%D Lieut.. Franklin Runyan Lang,
First Maine Infantry.
have received from members of the
society for annual dues, etc from Fehru-
AIRY a. 1895, To- February 10. 1879, in
cln siye. sass co. This amount l Rave
hold his receipts for the SAM. The score
tary's accounts were audited by CON-
mittee OF the board Of managers February
s, 1899, and found correct as per certlil.
cate Of that date eutersd upon the books.
Tho report of the treasurer of the
society, Mr.. Eben Corey. showed the
society to be In excsllent condition finan-
cially.
The society voted 20 amend article 8,
section z. OF the constitution SC that II
reads as follows:
Section THE officers of this society
shall be a president. vice presidents, not
exceeding sixteen, a secretary, treasurer,
n registrar y librarian, q chaplain. and
five councillors, all Of whom shall be citi-
zsns of this state These and all past pre-
si1ents. who retain their mem bership In
the society, shall be % board OF managers,
whose duly IL shall be to conduct the
affeirs Il the society. Five of this board
shall const itute n quorum for d Ing bus l.
ness. 1he board OF managers shall have
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-23
KILLED BY KNIGHTS.
Report of Coroner's Jury I'm tn,
Mamie Small Case.

Gardiner, February 22.-The coroner
inquest on the shooting of Miss Mamie
Small which occurred last Friday was
noon. The following witnesses we've
sworn and testified; City Marshal Drake.
Constable BUNS, Newell Heath the toy
who witnessed the shooting; Mr. Ban :
toll, who fist called the officers; Mrs.
Angie knights, tho murderer's wife, and
DR. w. +. Giddings, who with DIR.
Strout performed the autopsy, The tes-
shooting, arrest, ETC., which have been
previously published. Mrs knights was
accompanied by her l6 years old son and
made considerable of scene in the brief
recital of her testimony. 1t was with
difficulty that County Attorney Heselton
could get tom her the answers to his
questions. She was apparently complete.
ly broken up, her testimony being inter
spersed with "Oh spare me" "Oh my
God, she was my sister, l can Z do this, -
etc. 1t was easy to see that a big per.
centage of that emotion was feigned.
In her testimony she said in substance: ,
ION Monday, the 18th, | came down
from Augusta to this city in response to
a telephone from my husband, stating
that he wished to see me as he was going
away. He met me at the station and we
went to the Evans hotel together. In the
interview he asked me II l would talk
with Mamie sometime. 1 told him 4
would. He didn't tell me what to talk
about, but just soc her and talk with her.
She denied that he wanted to arrange
any meeting with Mamie. She knew ut
that time that Mamie was in Gardiner,
Tut did not know but supposed she was
with her sister, who was at MIR. J. 5. Max.
cey's. The next day, the l4th. she wrote
a letter to Mamie at his request She
denied that it was arranged in the
hotel interview for her to write the let
ter. Came down to Gardiner Friday and
accompanied by my husband went to
Maxcy's. He left me on corner of the
street and wanted me to go talk with
Mamie and said: Won't you both come
down together meaning down street.
said No, We won't come down togeth-
err"
The jury being sworn and charged af-
ter hearing the evidence, returned the
following verdict:
THAT Mamie Small came to her death
On the evening of the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1899 by a pistol shot fired by Brad
ford Knights"