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The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
LIFE UNDERWRITERS.


Buffalo. N. Y, July 1.-THE National
association Of life underwriters elected
the following officers today: President,
danes &. Johnson, Springfield. Mass. /;
secresnry, II. W. Chsisty, Cleveland,
0hia; treasurer. hli D. Weeks, LitGh.,
field, Conn. vice presldsnts. E. u. Can
tine. Albany; ]. kaufman, Minneapolis;
ID. S. Segog, Duluth; ). Il. Hsbbe. Indi-
annapolis; W. e. Hawkins, Atlanta; T.
A. Stal San Francisco; I. Q. Thomp-
son, Chattanooga; I. ID. Chesuey, Kan
sas City; j. $, Gay, Grand Rapids; j.
putnam Stevens, Portland; A. Il. Rab-
cock, Michigan.
The resignation of the J.sss underwriters
association OF NJ Mlins W. - oeiyea and ao-
cepted.
Tbs occasion for the resignation of the
Maine association was said by member
to be the granting to local body in
Portland, membership in the National
association in opposition to the wishes OF
the state association.
A resolution calling upon the president
Of the United States to pstition congress
to provide for a secretary of insurance in
his cabinet was laid on the table.
The time and place for holding the
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
SHOT BOY IN LEG.
An Unknown Negro BadIy wanted
in Lswiston.

Lewiston. July IL Harold DuTgin. a
hoy about 10 years old, was shot through
the left leg this afternoon al Unknown
negro. Tho pSiios are searching for this
sssailant and have wire1 several places
a,king the police to hold suspicious
parties.
Df. Purlnton, who dressed the wound
said 1t was not dangerous and would
probably hesl In few days.
The police aryestsd q Iaan on suspicion
who claimed 60 know nothing about the
affair. They nre Watching freight trains
and other avenues OF escape and hope to
capture the ouJprit. The victim Is COM
Portable and II blood poisoning does not
ses 1t be will be out in q few days.
The boy wa8 shot with 50 o4Ilbse re-
voiver, near Mount David at 3 45 Friday
tfternoon. the bullst taking effect in the
right leg. The Auburn police ore keep
ing sharp LOOKOUT for the assailans.
The reaEon for the shooting OF the 10y
is unknown. TLe bullet entered the calf
Of the boys right leg.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
Came From Passenger
on Lost Ship.
Also a Note With a Final Appeal
for Help.

Halifax, n. s., Joly IA despatch
from Yarmouth says Roian Welch
fisherman of Westport. found thrse pack
ages in the water which Turned ont to be
checks on the Metropolitan Bank of Ros-
ton aggregatins eighty t ousand collars.
Ihe key was provided by the no less
startling discovery than that OF mes
sage from passenger on the steamer
Portland, who, with death staring him
In the face IN the midst of that terrible
November coniilst OF TIE elements, with
bloody hands. rs dark red stains on the
farer testify, snatuted piece Of the con-
psny' e note parer and wrote the fellow
| Ing. His feelinga as the peroa dashed
along the tragic lines ON be Imagined by
tho reader;
IS. 8. Pcrsand: We are sinking. come
and save us, November S, 1875"
The no.e was found in a tightly corkcd
bottle By boy named VIII GIayin, in
the vicinity where the checks were picked
up. Tbs back has been communicated
With and it VIII soon be ascertained
whether they have the connert!on with
the Portland nota which is now ascri5ed
to them.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
Defalcation Estimated
As High AS $165. 600.
Failure Here Had Nothing To
DO With Natter

New York, July lt--Gerrae III. valen-
tine. cashier OF the Middlssex County
Bank Of Perth Amboy. N. = which was
closed this mourning, surrendered himself
late today and ia now in jail On account
OF q shcr.ege in the banks funds which
has been estimated as high as $165, COS
When is was learned that the MiGdle-
sex County bank had ssfailsd to open for
business, crowds surrcunted the Perth
Amtoy saviEgs institution. 1he oil.cers
Of the Middlesex County Bank and the
officers Of tie Perth Ambcy Savings H.
stitution are identical. the husiness Of
both banks tavirg heen transatt. ID over
tho same counters. Hence, 10 those not
familiar with banking details, the sus-
pension at the Offices OF the one henk
seemed to presage the dows fall OF she
other institution. Il became necessary to
call upon the police to maintain orter.
u b. Watson, tha presidents CT both
banks, Estatad that the funds OF the Perth
Amtoy SAVING Institution were nos
touched. thas tne ss0o. ooO deposited to the
account Of the ksyinga institution was
'-NSS@NN|~y a1%Ne 0HA t24tat LJ AtlhtbtI NOW
badly the MiddIesex County Bank had
been wrockei, the saYisgs bank would
be abls 20 meet ell demaniis made upon 1t
by tire depnsitor1.
1hess words OF assurance had the clfecs
Of checsing the run en- The Iank.
Prssi1ent Watson lste tonight gave cut
Ia stnseAent - which he says that the
Perth Amtny Saylras .4ngtst=sien waa
IN q perfectly f5una conaition ana had
lest about $1,000 which is fully covered ~
tho surplus Of $500 whe total loss by
reason OF tie defaicasions has not been
fully comruted, but tho estimate given
tonight by the examiner places 1t at
about s,25 0ao 1hesscur!ties Of the saw
inss ra-t Of the bank were found intact
In the safe deposit vaniss Of the Park
National hank to which the cashier had
access.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
SICKEN AND DIE.
Hot Weate 81 Weeds Out
the r. s1ls Babies.
ttd.Gra InIanium TTacad to
Improper Feeding.
Nurses Say Only Safety is
in Lactated Food.
Puny Babies Grow Big and
Strong When Fed on It.
The Best Diet in The World for
Growing Children.

II is truly triumph In infant feeding
when babies take food with evident
relish, even when the weather is the bot
test. and when the toue of their little
stomachs is 50 reduced By tae heat
And this - why 80 many careful moth.
ers who have reared large families sue.
ossstuilY, not TO mention physlcmns and
tratnt d nurses every whers, SO Z arm sstiy
uFse tlist OF laetated feoi whsneser the
infanu digestion is feeble.
Wherever no especial precaution Is
taken IN feseing children hot weather Is
Just as sure to multiply the deaths OF in
fants as the infants are to be bora.
HALF the deaths in July are these of
chilaren urderJ i've ytars Every sum
iner more than third Of all who die are
infants.
Babies who have the advantage OF their
mother s milk stand the hot weather bet
ter than others, provided the mother g
milk agrees with them and is plentiful
GHd ron in tho elements that make lie sh
and lone. But such perfect breast milk
Is rarely einaint fnei during the entire
nuFsing period by even the most ROBUST
mothers
IL anything but mothers milk is used,
use lscisted food. 1t is prepared with
exaotinz oaye, unster the personal snper-
vision-af Prof. Boynton of Vermont uni
yersity, and is recommended by physi-
ciaGs as the test possible diet for infants,
invalids or children getting their teeth
or heing weantd, especially during the
Summer months.
Mrs. M. Koch of Dorchester, Mass, re-
GENTLY wrote to the propfietors Of iactated
fcou:
. l enclose the picture of our little
girl. kinIna Marguerite Koch, aged Is
months. -
when she was two weeks old we CON-
menced to feed hsr on iactatrd food. She
has rever since teen sioK. and is per-
fsct'y healthy child. This picture was
taken when sha was t5 months old. We
have taty months old. whom we feed
on laeta3ea food also, and he thriSes on
10 -
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
BRIEF CA DINEr MREqING.

Washington. July 1.-THE cabinet
meeting TO-DAY was brief and unimport-
ant Attorney General Grigas and secre.
tary Wilson we're absent and secret tary
AIger lefk before the meeting adjourned
In order to oatch train for Long Branch
where he goes as thu grest of Vice Presi-
dent Hobart. The condition of the postal
affairs In Cuba and Porto Rico was dis.
oussed and Postmaster General Smith
announced TINT a scheme for the reor-
gauization of the service in thoss islands
contemplatcs the return OF many Of the
Americans now connected with the ser
vice, and the employment of natives in
their s.ead. POSTMASTER General Smith
thinks the service in both islands viii be-
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
BANKS cAN.Y AEFIx srAMps.

Washington. July H.-Commiseioner
Wilson If tho internal revenue has issued
u cisoalsr prohibiting banks from atlix-
Ing stamps TO che,ks when presented and
requiring them to return the Same to the
drawers. In this circular to collectors,
the commissioner says:
"Ycu are directed TO notify the banks
that are guilty of stamping unstamped
eLeezs that ii the r actlee is not imme.
diateIy discontinued. they win be re-
por.ed TO the Uaitel States district at
tcruey for prosecution.
''1he instruction contained in trgasury
decision no. 1875 under date of June
70, ISIS. to tho effect that there WAS no
objection to the aflixing ty tae bank OF
the requisite stamps 60 an unstamped
checx presented for paymeni is hersby
revoked
This instruction was given to meet
an emergency immediately preceding
the taking effect of the stamp
act on July /, 1855, In order TO
obviate the necessity of returning by the
banks thousands of unstamped checks
issued b. drawers III ignorance OF the
law. The Law being now generally nr-
derstood, thero is no further neei OF such
permission"
This action was taken UPON Information
that certain banks had adopted the prac-
tice of not requiring stainps as an aayer-
tisement to secure patronage against rival
banks.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
the reader;
WOODS MEASURES WoRKINa WELL

Santiago de Cuba, July i4.--The striot
enforcement OF Gen. woods quarantine
aud sanitary order seems to be REFRESHING
the yellow fever outbreak. One death and
three new cases were oincialJy reported
today, but there have bean no new cases
am ing the United States troops. Many
American and Jamaican yagrants have
bean arsestsa and taken to the detention
camp.
DIR. ChiIds. an American physlcian,
was arrested subjected to the fnmIgation
process and locked mp Ter conceelinz a
case OF tha feyer at his own residence.
This patient. an English employe of the
North American Trust company. died to :
day.
This troops at Songo aud headquarters
at Cristo and are comfortable and geper-
ally in good health.
The weather is extremely no. and dry,
but the city Is in good sanitary condition.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
COLUMBIA 10 BE ovERaAuLED.

New York, July i4.-At6 G O'Clock this
evening. the new cup defender Columbia,
left her moorings at Nav Rochelle, for
Bristol, r. l., where her sailsare to be
re-cut. and sha Is to recsiye general
overhaui:ng to prepare for the next races
With the Defender. The yacht was towed
by the tender st, MichAels. 1t is Mr..
Iselin's intention to take out the Colum-
bias wooden mast and substitute the
steel one made for her by the -Herreahofis.
just before he sailed in the Columbia
today. Mr. Iselin said that there was no
truth in the runlor that the crews Of the
Columbia and Defender are to be changed.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for Yesterday, July II, taken at
p. M, meridian time, the obser-
walton for each section being given in
this order: Temperature, direction OF
wind, state OF weather:
Boston, IS degrees, NV, y cIdy; New
York, "A degrees, S, clear; Philadeiphia,
: SO degrees, NV, clear; Washington, Il
W, clear; Buffaio, 20 degrees. W. clear;
Detroit, ~ degrees, Sc, p cloudy; Chicago,
20 degrees, Sc, cloudy; st. Paul,
76 degrees. SF, oldy; Huron,
Oak, eS degrees, SE. cldy; Bismarck,
"a degrees NV, cloudy; Jacksonville. 81
degrees. $, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
POST OFFICE AT GOTHAM, N. H.,
ROBBED.
nprcIAL 20 THE rREss.I

Gorham, N. IT,, July 1.-The post
Office here at GorhAsn was broken into
last night between one and two o'olcck,
a. NJ, the safs door entirely blown OH,
aud the contents Of the safe coinplstely
removed. The entrance waH made
through the front door, thence through
the inside post olslcs door by prying them
open. Electric lights were on. aud the
iuost wonderful thing of all Is that they
did this without It's beirg discovered,
The night watchman. passirg a few min
utes after. discovered the smoke and the
open DOORS and at ones notified Mr..
Adams. the postmaster and tho authors
ties The work done has every evidence
OF having been performed by profession
ais and there Is DO trace of the scoundrels
except that at two O'Clock two men were
met on the Berlin road, nothing being
thought of 1t at the time as 1t Is not an
uncommon thing.
TIE property taken includes about so
all In sill, er IN money. and all the stamps
which we're 10 tho safe, ono registered
le tr, which was to lie sent ont this
morning, and wallet, in which there
were no valuabies, it containing mostly
postmaster's receipts The authorities and
surroundings town were promptly noti-
fed. The oiIioe was located In Twitehell's
block. on Exchnnge st eet, in the very
center of the village, and in the center Of
business.
mir. Adams has been very careful, on
account Of the depot Office burglaries. TO
leave just as little ms possible in the ssfs,
taking oars OF all bills outside, aud keep
ing only such amount of the stamps as
was required from day to day In the
office, others being placed where he felt
they were fafer. The burglars must nave
left In hurry. as their tools, which wera
used In their work, were oil lefs en- the
fioor In the office.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
A BIG STEAL.
Cashier OF Perth hmbsy Hank TAKES
Over 100000.

OfSr GAuu3uUV.
Nea York, July 1i.--Tne Aiiddiesnx
County Bank of Perth Amhoy, y. j., did
not open for business teday. Its pres,-
dent, U. b. Watson, gave ont statement
70 the eifecs that shortage had been
discovered and that Il. NJ Valentine. the
cashier. was missin9. The defalcation
Is reported TO be slCO,oe0.
Casnisr Valentino surrendered himself
late this afternoon in Perth Amboy ~and
Is now in the Middlssex county jail He
seid he was In New York this morning.
When he heard that officers were looking
for hIin hs Immediately returned to Perth
Amboy to give himself up. He refused to
go into aetails about the shortage in his
sccount exec to say that hs was sorry
tfiat he had got the bank into trouble and
teit very bad for his wife and children.
Mrs. Valentine called at the Middlessx
county bank on Wednesday and inquired
for her husband. Her visit TO the bank
aroused suspicion and caused hasty ex-
animation of Valentines accounts whioh
resulted in the discovery Of the shortage.
Edward E. Savage. counsel for valen-
tine, VIXEN interviewed at New Btuns-
wick. n. j.. refused to say what the line
Of tiefenss would be. When asked about
tho story that big dredging scheme at
Portland, Maine, was expected to net
Valentine large return and which failed
signally and was sold ont on a mortgage.
he said that enterprise was known TO
Valentines father, uncle and the bank
officials and was perfectly legitimate
undertaking which han nothing al ali TO
do with the mans downfall He said the
deficit would De made up.
Prezident Watson is OF the opinion that
the cashiers defalcation will amount to
at least sl25. 600. Where the money went
to is not known, as the cas- bier is said to
have been moderate in his tastes and
habits OF life. de was something of a
dog fancier and some OF his prize animals
have taken premiums at exhibitions in
New York city, but even In this partiou-
lar his expenditures are not believed to
have been extrayRQant,
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
CENSUS SUPERVISOR.
james A. Place Appointed For First
District.

Washington. July iA-Janes A. Placs
Of soath Berwick was appointed today to
~ sAasas supervisor for the First Maine
district.
Air. Placs Is a well known resident Of
south Barwick, and has bean proiniasns
in looai politics there. though hs has
never hsld oliics. lie is at present en-.
gagged in farming. He was for some time
a resident os Dcser, N. H.. where he con-
Quoted . trokes's oflce. He is a son-!n-
law Of Ar Converse, formerly aeens Of
the salmon ga!is cotton mills and is
about IS yeAEs Of age.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
NASHUA INTERESTED
In Report That Frank Mexican Had
been Seen.

Nashua, N. H., July Is.--1hers is much
speculation among the citizens CT this
city tonight over the report that Frank
A. MeKean, the defauIting cashier OF the
Indian Head bank. who has tesn In
Buenos Ayrss, was seen IN Boston yester-
day. A local paper In commenting on
the rep, rt iutimates that Mckean's re-
turn to this country from which he fed
to escape arr st some three years ago
would not be surprising, for the reason
that no special effort would bs made to
prosecute him.
District Attorney Charles Hamblett
when interviewed tonight said that he
knew nothing about the report that Nc
Kean had been aesn In Boston. SoE.e
timc ago. Mexican tried to make negotia-
tions with the idea Of preparing for his
return to this country, but nothing came
Of the correspondence. Mr.. Hamtlett said
that be would not be surprised IL Mexican
had come back but he doubted very much
that he hal done 50.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
BIG BLOCK BURNED.
Pistsnsla Haa Bss Fire Yesterday
Afternoon.

Pittsheld. July i4.-Firs In tho ]. @.
Connor's block near the depot today prac-
ticnlly wrecked the building with total
loss Of between 5000 and $4,000. b. r..
Warner, dry goods and b. S. Matthews.
boots and shoes. occupied the iIrst floor.
The formers stock was worth ss0o0 and
Insured for $1,000 and AIatthews stock was
worth $4,000 and insured for slS09. The
loss on the building was $500. The upper
floors were used for boarding house pur-
poses by Eugene Weymouth.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
Loss on p0A4IA.

HuIifax, n. s.. July i4.--Capsnin
Smith, wreck commissioner. commenced
bis enquiry toany into the myhterious less
Of the steamer portia, at the entrance of
this harbor Monday night. The govern
ment steamer Newfield with the cominis-
sioner ON board, visited the scsno Of The
disaster and took testimony of the keeper
of the Sambro light station. Thai
oiflcial's log shows that on Monday night
the bombs were discharged regularly.
The keeper heard steamers whistle
about the time the ortin struck and did
not hear 1t afser and supposed the vessel
bad passed on Wreck Commissioner
Smith took advantage of fog which set
in while tho inquiry was in progress to
test the range OF sound Of the gun. Tbe
Newfieid stood off some distance, and the
bombs were heard distinctly. IL Is now
believed that the Portals patent log being
out Of order, the steamer was not sup.
posed 20 have run her distance end that
therefore the captain was not listening
far tho gun an Sambro island. The In
quiry was adjourned TIL tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
BIOYoLE TRUST OFF.

New York. July l4.-The Times will
say tomorrow:
Small bicycle dealers who ara await
ing with anxiety the Incorporation of the
proposed bicycle combination were set
at ease yesterday by the announcement
that the proposed union OF interests had
been abandoned.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
LOCAL wEA rAER REPoRr.

Portland, July a. 1899. --Ihe local
weather buroau records the following:
So m.- Barometer 50 7S3: thermome-
ter go; dew point, 53; Rel. huniaisy,
56: direction of wind, MY; wind veloc-
ity, s. state of weather, GEAR.
Sp N. Barometer 20 775; thermom-
ter, 67.O dew point 81; rel. humidity, ~;
direction OF wind, SW; velocity of wind,
S; state Of weather, cloudy.
Max. temp, rs; min. temp, 62; mean
temp 20; max. wind velocity las pre-
oipitation-2i hours, %.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
METHODIST BOARD OF AppEALs

Boston, July 1i.-Aftsr two days
session the board Of appeals, composed OF
Il ministers of the New England Metho-
dist conference, today decided to sustain
the action of the Vermont conference in
expelling Rev. S. G. Johnton of North.
field. Vt, for cheating in his examina-
tions.
Another appeal will be taken to the
general conference which meets next
May.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
ASSASSIN ARRESTED.

Belgrade, July A. Blaze pelravieo, o
relative OF Prince Nicholas of Montsne.
gro, has been ar ested on charge of com.
piicity in the recent attempt to assassin
ate former King Milan of Seryia.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
THREE CHILDREN DROWNED.

Derby, Conn.,, July 14.-Annie and
Lizzie Kenney. aged II and A years re-
srectlvely, and julia Kinney, aged 10
were drowned in the Housaton.c river
this afternoon. Their bodies were re.
covered. The children wers playing on
an improslsed raft which upset.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
PASSING FRANCHISE BILL.

Pretoria, July i4.-Ths volksraaa to-
day adopted the first two sections of the
franchise bin. During the eourse OF the
debate it was declared that Great Britain
had caused the present trouble, Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary of
stats for the colonies being the prime
mover. It was added that the new law
was leuient and could not be altered.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
GUATEMALA pEAOEFUI.

Washington. July 14-Losquin Yela,
Jr, charge d'affaires ad interim of
Guatemala today notified the Associated
Press that he had just received the fol-
lowing Official eablegram dated Julv fa.
from his home government; Peace and
perfect iraquillty prevail all over the
country.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
LooKJAw EpIDEMIC.

New York, July I4.-Elsven more
deaths and six new cases is the record
today IN the apparent epidemic of lock-
jaw that iss at present aitlictiig New
York and vicinity. This briugs ths fatal
tiles reported since July 4th up TO 20, a
record that has never been equaile.. in the
same time in the history Of medicine and
surgery In this city,
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
FIGAT WITH RIFLEs.

st. Louis, Mo-, July iA--A special to
the Post-Dsspatoh from Texarkana,
Texas. says that news of fatal tight
with rides was received today from Nav
Boston, Texas, the county seat Of Bowie
county, during which Ira Smith was
killed and Win Bayes, VIII #. Hart and
Joseph Manning fatally injured. The
trouble IL said to have been over barbed
wire fence.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
THE WEATHER.

Was Jig on, Ju y l4-New England
Fair Saturday and probably Sunday
light westerly winds.
Boston, July l4-Partly cloudy, fair
weather Saturday and probably Sunday;
light variable winds.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
FAMILY POISONED.
Mother and One Child Dsa / la su Iivan
and Two Dying.

Boston, July 1i.--A special to the Globs
from bar Harhor, says that mombers of
tho foniiy OF Frank Smith, ut sullivan,
were peculiarly poisoned about six days
ago and Mrs. Sullivan and six year old
hoy are dead and e hoy and girl are rot
likely TO recover. Another child is get
ting better. The doctors are unable to
state tho nature Of the poisln.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
EARTHQUAKE In GERMANY.

Berlin, July IA "A slight earthquake
today caas tho collapse OF gallery in
q mine near Herne, Westphalin, entomb-
ing sixty miners. Several have been
rescued badly injured. This fats of the
others Is not yet known.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15

she Will take on board the exploring
party under Prof. Libbey and Mr.. Rus.
sell Porter. sailing thence or Thursday
next for Greenland.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15

original iocat1rs Trey aie permitted to
commence work. lie makes no disinc-
tson between Americans and Canadians
and hclds that Amerioaas who have
taken out miEars llcefss In aeoordante
with tie laws IN British Columbia, prior
to tho passage OF the alien exclusve law.
losnted claims, fre entitled to the san Q
privileges as Canadians.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
NOR IN BOSTON.

Boston, July I&.-Nothing was known
at police headquarters Of Mckean's el-
legged presence, but the officials In charge
stated that II he had been seen and posi-
tiseiy identified. be certainly would have
b"sD taken Into custody.
~hief Inspector Watts was interviewed
at hte hour tonight ana said that there
vas absolutely no foundation In the story
that be had Mexican either IN this city
or any ctser plaoa.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-15
PEARY RELIEB ExpEDTrIo n.

st. Johns, y. b.. July 14.--The Peary
relief expsdition steamer Diana, Capt.
Samuel Bartlett win sail from this port
tomorrow morning for sydney, where
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

For additional Shipping News see seventh o.se.