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The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
LETTER COMES FROM KID
NAPPERS.

New York, May s6 There Ia some
reason to believe that the kidnappers Of
little Marion Clark have been heard from
again.
came up to the city this morning from
his home in Elberton, where he has been
for several days, and Was met at his Office
by reporter, whon wished to ask
him, as an expert In the detsction OF
crime, for the light of his experience in
the great mystery.
There was a pile Of unopened letters on
his desk, and among the number there
proved to he one signed BY the word
''Three.''
This word was fac smile OF the Sig
nature of the letter sent to the Clarks
Sunday night, bidding them not inform
the police or the newspapers that their
babe had been stolen, threatening to kill
it II they did. and suggesting that money
was needed by the abductors.
Mr.. MoCullagh read the letter through
with intense eagerness, but would not al.
low a copy Of 1t to be made for publica-
ton. preferring first to refer 1t to the
police for In vestigation.
ut is true that this letter purports to
come from the kidnappers," said Mr..
McCullagh. land judging from what l
the papers, it looks to me to be gen uine.
. II would not be surprised If IL proved .
vsluable clew. though you can never tell
about these things until they have been
carefully Investigated. as there are so
many mischievous clerks and cranks who
encum Der the mails with forgeries and
practical jokes.
"Ail can tell you about the contents
is that 1t assures me that baby Clark is in
the founding asylum, and Is we'll cared
for; that no harm will come to her."
The letter was Immediately sent to
Captain MoClusky.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
THE KING AND THE JOKER

Vienna, May 25.-Empsror Francis
Joseph today received Mr.. Samuel L..
Clemens Mark Twain) In special audi
enoe.
The Emperor displayed tho keenest In
terest in the literary work Of Mr.. Clemens
and remarked also that he was much
gratified to observe ''the efficiency Of the
americans from q military standpoint"
Mark Twain told the Emperor that he
had come to the audience with q carefully
prepared German speech, but had forgot
ten it at the moment he entered the re-
oeption hall This caused Francis Joseph
great amusement and he replied: Don t
trouble yourself. II you cannot say any
thing in German, say 1t In English, and
| will translate ID for you."
The Emperor proceeded during q
twenty minute interview to help Twain
through the difficulties of German,
felicitating him all the while upon his
progress and finally taking leave Of him
in the kindliest manner. Mark Twain
leaves Vienna tomorrow for q four
months stay in England.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27

that Fianaghan didn't lie: them get q
piece OF, 70.
In our half of this ioninE, the home
players started in to do great things.
Smith walked. and Sullivan and Conroy
singled. There's situation for you.
Three on bases and none out. You'd say
there couldn't help beinga run, wouldn't
your Well, there wasn't. loft hit a
weak one to Gallagher, who sent 1t to
the plate and caught Smith, who was
forced. Adams snapped 1t back to Tiehe
in time to stop loft. Here was double
r lay and Thursday, double plays proved
our downfall.
There was good chance that they
would do it again. Clark was given
pass and Tom Flanaghan now had
chancs to win more fame than was al
ready his. Mccarthy arose to the situa-
ton though, and sent 'em fairly sizzlin g
across the plate. Tom couldn't find them
and struck out. Again In the eighth we
thought we were going to score and
didn't. Spratt led of with a single and
Smith told Noblit to dump 1t. He obeyed
and made very pretty job Of It, There
is a question whether it was good policy
though. for Spratt is the same as sure
on the run down. Columbian was thrown
out by Mccarthy. Smith drew four bad
ones but Sullivan struck out.
1t was with some trepidation that we
saw the visitors go to bat In the ninth,
after McCracken had his
clothes brushed by the ball and walked to
first. This was the last troublesome in
cident of the game. however, for the re-
naming three went out In order. We had
won the game and were pleased enough
to get it at that. A run was Host when
Wheeler held John Smith at third when
Kelley wasn't looking. The score:
PORTLAND,
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
A wonLD's RECORD SMASHED.

New York. May 26-The Gath annual
athlstic meeting under the auspices of
the l. q. A. A. A., to determine the in
tsroollesiate championship at field and
track events, began this afternoon on
uod tomorrow.
One world s record was smashed. This
was the running broad Jump and A. q:
KrasnElein Of Pennsylvania, who had
acquitted hiyuseH clevsrly earlier IN the
day by winning his high and low hurdle
trials was the one who did the trick. On
his first Jump he covered eS feet 10 Ia
inchss, but schpssd his own world's rec.
ord Of "a feet, 3 1-2 inchss on his second
attempt, covering "a feet 1.2 inches I'm
msdiarsly afterwards, but fell back side
ways and 1t was not allowed. Kraenzlein
was anxious to take advantage OF his
full five trials but his trainer mike
Murphy advised him not to and he took
his trainers sdvica
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TO BE PAYMASTER GENERAL.

Washington. May 26.-Brigadier Gen
eral A. B. Carey. paymaster general Of
the army was today granted leave OF alb
sence to and including July 2 next, on
which day he will go on the retired list
on account of age. Col. Alfred Bates
who next to Col. Frank NJ. Coke Is the
ranking officer In the pay department has
been assigned to duty as acting paymas-
ter general and the assignment is accept
ed by all the officers of the department
proof of his ultimate appointment to the
head of the pay department. Col. Bates
ia a graduate of the military academy
and has been connected with the pay de-
uartmsnt since 1875. He has just arrived
in Washington after short service as
military attnohe OF the United States EN-
bassy at London. He is q native of Mich.
gan and man Of wealth and social dis
tinction
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
GUATEMALA INTERVIEWS.

Washington, May % -Guatemala has, in
a manner, sought to intervene between
the United States aud Honduras in the
Pears case. The Honduras government
has resisted the demand to the utmost for
an Indemnity OF $40, 600 in behalf of the
relatives Of Pears. Ohe Of its movements
was to ask to have the case referred ito
arbitration, but the facts were SO clear
and the precedents so strong that the
state department declined the proposition.
Now United States minister Hunter has
Guatemala minister at Tegucigalpa, the
Hopdurian capital, has COINS forward
with an earnest appeal to the United
States to arbitrate the cast and not to act
harshly toward Honduras.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
CARS LEFT TRACK.

About four O'Clock Friday afternoon
there WINS slight accident on the Grand
Trunk Railway at North Yarmouth that
delayed the traffic of the road so that the
passenger train from Montreal due in
Portland at $40 arrived an hour late.
Two fat cars on freight train failed to
cross over the switch near the depot and
were thrown from the rails. No one was
injured and only slight damage was sus-
tanned by tho derailed cars. A wre,kinR
train was sent from Portland about six
O'Clock and succeeded Ia clearing the
tracks and pulled back into the Grand
Trunk yards at Portland shortly after
nine O'Clock.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
Tom Flanagan Comes to Rescue in
Nick Of Time.
Pitcher Cogswell Rather
a Failure. -
Manchester, Br0ckton and Paw.
tucket Win.

We pulled cut another game yesterday,
but the team now yclept Lawrence kept
us guessing most of the time, and for the
last few innings the suspense was very
painful.
II Tom. Flanaghan hadn't come to our
rescue Just as he did and for four innings
held the visitors down to a single run, all
there would have been about 1t. we
should have got licked. Big Thomas
again merits our thanks as he has once
or twice before this season, and as he
probably will again.
We put our man Cogswsll in to do the
afternoons job for ms, and he didn't do
it very we'll. He had speed but couldn Z
command it, and when he did have to
put them over they came slow and
STABLE. Things got from bad to worse
until the fifth inning, when Cogswell
tumbled over himself. Ginnt Conroy
made hts first error of the season, Sulli.
van made an error. and in short things
got mixed up in very unrespectable
manner.
: Then it was that John Smith called on
big Tom, and the old man did not fail
him.
We felt quite confident at the start of
this game for the visitors haven't got a
very big record Of wins, and except for
a bad turn Walter Burnham did us
Thursday, that's all We have got. So
when at the start after two men had been
struck out by Cogswell, two singles. and
two OF Clark's errors netted Connie
Murphy's men two rms we felt per-
fectly Indifferent and didn't worry bit.
This feeling of security didn't leave us
when the visitors shut us out after Cou-
nihan had hit for three sacks.
The second the boys began to do their
iuty by Pitcher Mccarthy, as we knew
sney would, and spanked the ball for
ihree earned runs. A three Dagger hit by
clark was the "peice de resistance" as
heysay in Ireland, of this bouquet of base
hits That put US ahead and We hadn't
any doubt but what we would stay there,
md continue to pile up the runs to the
md of the chapter. In the fourth another
base hit carnival occurred netting five
runs and we knew that did settle it. In
The fifth we were awakened from our
dream of peace. Cogsweil weakened COM
pletely and two hits, two errors and two
bases on balls put the visitors back into
ihe game and set US Portland folks to
thinking. OF course this lead wouldn't
have amounted to much, bat just as our
bwirler punotured his tire, Mr.. MCCARTHY
who was in the box for the other fellows
began to smoke up, and things got to be
critical.
1t was very good Judgment John Smith
showed when he put Flanaghan in the
Dox at this point, for 1t saved the game.
The narrow margin of two which
separated the two tsams was appreoiably
narrowed In the seventh when the visi-
tors scored a run. McCracken led OF with
hit, and after two we're out O'Rourke
drove the ball to left field. Spratt
fumbled it and McCraoken scored. After
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
HIS SPINE INJURED.
James Grsemsy injured at the Gas
Works.

About i've o'clock yesterday afternoon
James Graemsy who lives at IL Salem
street, fell from staging at the Portland
Gas Light oompany's works on wost
Commercial street and struck on his back
on a pile OF gas pipes. His fall was due
to the breaking Of a plank in the staging.
He was taken to the Maine General hos
pital In Rioh's ambulance where it WAS
found that his spine was badly injured.
Grasmey has wife and two children.
His chance OF recovery Is considered good
by the hospital surgeons. The man was
suffering great pain last evening.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
SENSATION ON THE HILL.
suit brought for Defamation OF Char
scter by Young Woman.

A sensation on Munjoy Hin has been
caused By suit being brought by Q
young woman against tho wife Of a
prominent merchant whom she accuses
of defamation Of character. As the story
goes the wife of this merchant made some
statements regarding the young woman
which she couldn't prove when the young
woman in question faced her. A demand
was made that the woman give name Of
the person who told her the story about
the young woman. This the merchant 6
wife refused to do aud yesterday an at
tachmsnt for $1,000 was placed on the
woman's property. 1t IL said that the
suit will be contested and sensational
trial may result.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
COULDN'T HIT HICKMAN.
Bostons shut Out the Cincinnati
Club.

Bostons Shut Out the Cincinnati
c incinnati, May 26.-The Reds could
not hit Hickman today and suffered their
first shut out of the season. Hahn was
lucky until the eighth when he was hit
hard. StahPs batting was a feature. At
tendance 1900. The score:
Cincinnati, o o o 0 o 90
Boston, 0 0 / l o x-o
Base hits-Cincinnati, g.; Boston, IL.
Errors-Cincinnati, 4; Boston. !. Bat.
teries-Hahn and PETIT; Hickman AMI
Clarke.
Chicago, May 26.--Ths Senators made
only two hits of Taylor today, but CASH.
dy's double following Chicago's errors
scored . two I runs ana won: the game.
McFarlane was hit hard with but with
men on bases the hits invariably went In
to some fielder's hands. Attendance 800
Chicago, o % %
Washington, 0 0 %
Ease hits-Chicagn. 6; Washington, Q.
Errors-Chicsgo, 2; Washington, !. Bat.
teries-Tay Tor and Chance; Mcfarland
and Mcclure.
Pittsburg. Pa, May 26.-RhiDes did
not give hit until the 9th. In the 9th,
seventh and eighth seven hits and five
runs were made of him. Tannehill re-
tired the visitors in one, two three order
in the ninth. Fifeld was easy for the
home team. Attendance 1909. The score:
Pittsburg, o Q 2 I 0 0 x-7
Philadelphia, 0 o 2 O-5
Base hits-Pittsburg. II; Philadelphia,
7. Errors-Pittsburg, 2; philadelphia, l.
Batteries-Rhines, Iannehill and Bower
man; Fifeld and Douglass.
Louisville, May 26-Ths New Workers.
punched their hits in the first two in
nings. After that Cunningham was very
effective. Attendance 1900. The score:
New YORK, Ia Q 0 0 0 0 O-s
Base hits-Louisville, g.; New York, IS.
Errors-Louisville, o; New York. O. Bat
teries-Cunningham and Kittridge; Car
rick and Grady.
Cleveland, May 26-Cleveland put up
very poor game today, Baltimore winning
field nor bat. The score:
Cleveland, 0 0 0 0 o o. 0
Baltimore. 002 2 2 0 2-1a
Base hits-Cleveland, 6; Baltimore. 30.
Cleveland, 8; Baltimore, 0. Bat
teries-Sudhoff, Knepper and thinner;
Kitson, Miller and Robinson and Chris
tian. Attendance, 100.
st. Louis, May 26.-Today's game was
called at the end of the twelfth inning
on account of darkness. 1t was pitchers
battle Powell pitched in magnificent
form but bases on balls and brace of
singles allowed the Superbas to tie the
game in the ninth. Dunn was also in
magnificent form. Attendance $500. The
score:
st. Louis, 1910 o0001 0-3
Brooklyn, 1ooooo0oa o-s
Base hits-St. Louis, 10; Brooklyn, 3.
Errors-St. Louis. 4; Brooklyn, 2. Bat
teriss-Powell and Criger; Dunn. Ken
needy and Farrell.
NATInNA JEAEnE STA NDING
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
PRESIDENTS CIVIL SERVICE
ORDER.

Washington, May a6.-The cabinet
meeting today was devoted to. the con-
sideration of minor matters.
The final changes in the OWL service
order were approved and the order will be
ready for the Presidents signature as
soon as the changes are incorporated in
the final draft of the document.
All the members of the cabinet ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied with it.
1t ia said that the order will exempt
nbout 1000 of the 60, 900 positions in the
classified service.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
TRUST ISSUE WILL LEAD.

St. Louis. May 26.-Col. William j.
Bryan today expressed himself as much
pleased with the result of last night
banquet.
In signed statement furnished the
Post Dispatch Col Bryan said:
ITO the editor of the Post Dispatch
The sentiment of the meeting was in line
with the sentiment of the party general
ly. The Chicago platform will be re.
affirmed entire and new planks added to
cover new questions. The trust issue will
be one of the most important of the is
sues -
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
BASEBALL NOTES.

BASEBALL NOTES.
Why a man like Catcher Holmes who is
saidto be- singbaseball as a means of ex
isteuce should want to bury himself In a
country town where there is nothing do
ing but haying six days week With
baseball on the seventh, is Incompetent
sibls. He has been poorly and improper
~ advised by Smith and will no doubt
find IL out to his sorrow ere long.-Brock-
ton Tin3s.
preferable to playing. for Durham.
1t is said in Taunton that McDougal is
being worked too much in the early
stages of the season. and Moynihan
should do little more than he has been
doing
First Baseman Lspine had IL put outs
in yesterdays game. three being unas-
sisted without an error. He is certainly
q great find-Pawtucket Tribune.
That is certainly remarkable. but Pat
Conroy has played thirteen games with
but a single error and that exousable
Besides that he has batting average
close up to 400. Some might call him a
great find.
President Murnane autographed last
night that Manager Norton of the Law
renee club was released by the New Eng
land league and that hereafter Connie
Murphy Is to be recognized as the head of
the club.
Today's games will begin at S.15 in
stead of three O'Clock, and If this suits
the patrons of the game, the practice will
be continued. ...
The Manchester. Union says that Paw
tucket is the most likely lot OF ball play
ers that have shown up in that city and
ought to make 10 very interesting whs n
they strike their gait.
An admirer of the Brocktons think
Buruham will have good chance of be.
ing able to see Shay and Breckenridge be-
fore the season closes. Should Shay IS
hitting improve he'll do anywhere
Brockton Times.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
W. c. 4. U. CONVENTION.

The York County convention of the W.
q. L. U. will be held in the Baptist
church in Sanford on Wednesday, May 81.
The programme includes an address Of
welcome by Miss Ellen al. Emery, re-
Spouse by Mrs. Sarah Lord Cram. The
evening address win lie by Mrs. Mabel
Conklin of Brooklyn, N. Y, a speaker
of national reputation and much talent.
There will To basket lunch at the
church for dinner and tea. Delegates
should correspond with Mrs Frank AL
bee, Sanford, in regard to entertainment
for the night. The programme is as fol-
lows:
Forenoon.
9.80.-Devotional Exercises, led by Mrs.
L. X. Rollins.
10.00.-Convention called to order; roll
call; appointment Of com mittees; report
Of secretary and minutes OF last meeting,
Mrs. $. L. Cram; report of treasurer.
Mrs.. 8. W. Kicker; address of welcome
BY Miss Ellen N. Emery; response, Mrs.
3. L. Cram; reports Of superintsndents
and unions; address OF county presidents,
Mrs. Z. NJ. Tiltou; noon tide prayer: ad-
journment; executive meeting.
Afternoon.
i.80.-Devotional meeting. led by Mrs.
q. W. Blagdon.
80 business; minutes IF morning
meeting and ex committed; reports of
continued; report of
committee on resolutions; question box |;
election of officers.
Evening.
7.3O.-Music and singing; scripture
reading; prayer; collecrion; address by
Mrs. Mabel Conklin of Brooklyn, N. Y,
national organizer and Supt. Purity,
subject: Our General Work; music; adj
journment
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
PORTLAND REPRESENTED

Grand Rapids. Mioh.. May 26-Dele-
gates and visitors to the Y. NJ. q. A. CON-
ference were given trolley ride about
addressed by Anthony Comstock in the
interest of his work for suppression of
immoral literature. j. NJ. Buckley, editor
of the Christian Advocate, delivered an
address on "Rationalism' Additi onal
standing committees announced include:
Associations, DIR. James Ross, Fitchburg;
II. l.. Garland, Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
FORMER WI sTBROOK MAN RE
CEIVES AN APPOINTMENT.

Mr.. Charles p. Norwood of Provi-
denoe has just received an appointment
as assistant inspector Of United States
army transport boats, with an office in
the Army building, New York city.
MIR. Wormwood was formerly a resident
of Westbrook, having learned his trade
with Foster q Brown the machinists.
He also served as chief machinist on the
u. S. s. Vulcan (repair ship) in the
Spanish American war.
His many friends will be pleased to
learn Of his good fortune.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
THE CRISIS PASSED.

Washington, May 26.-The feeling Ia
entertained in diplomatic quarters that
the arrival of the minissio ners at Apia
dsposes of all critical features of the Sa-
moan question. 1t is said that the first
step taken by the commission will be to
seeurs the disarming of the two native
elements representing the rival claimants
for the kinysAip. Malietoa end Mataafa.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
Relief I'm Six Hours.

Distressing kidney and bladder diseases
relieved in SIX honrs By the NEW
CURE" 1t is great surprise ON ac-
count of its exceeding promptness in re-
lieving pain in the bladder. kidneys and
back in male and female. Relieves reten-
tien of water almost Immediately. If you
want quick relief and cure this is the
remedy. Sold by G. H. Goppy & Co.,
Druggist, 463 Congress street, Portland,
Me.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
Hard to Explain Away.

"I gave you that parrot as birthday
present, did not, Matilda?" he asked.
Eyes; but surely, Albert, you are not
going to speak of your gifts as if''-
"It was young and speeohless at the
timer"
YES" with increasing wonder, land
it has never been out Of this parlor.''
"There are no other young ladies in this
housef"
"No, there are not. J"
"Then why-why when I kissed your
photograph in yonder album, while wait
Ing for you, did that wretched bird imi-
tate your voice, and say, Don't do that,
Charlie; please don't Tit Bits
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
CHORAL SERVICES AT ST. LAW
RENEE CHURCH.

The Sunday evening choral services at
St. Lawrence church will close next Sun
day evening. Rev. A. II. Wright will
preach and the large chorus choir, as
sisted by we'll known soloists will render
the following programme:
Anthsm-Sing Hallelujah Forth, Buck
Solo-Lord God of Abraham, from Elijah
Mr.. Files.
Notwithstanding the Bar. Macy
Solo-Peace Troubled Heart, Pinsuti
Miss Ruth G. Long.
Anthem-O Divine Redeemer, Gounod.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
FAST MAIL TO HALIFAX.

New York, May 26.-Arrangements have
been made with the post offioe depart
Inent by which the twin screw steamship
La Grande chesse.will::bs placed In ser
vice between BOSTON and Halifax COM
mencing June 10.reducing the mail time
between Boston and Halifax and the
English provinces from 30 hours to IL
hours
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
ToDAY'S GAME.

The Portland team engages with the
Lawrence aggregation again today. The
visitors made the home players hustle to
win yesterday, and are sure to set lively
pace today. Miller will probably pitch
for Portland and Hagar for the visitors
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27

Earned runs-Portland, 8; Lawrence. l..
Two base hits-Counihan, Tighe 2.
Three base hits-Noblit, ]. Smith. CLARK.
Stolen bases-J. Smith, Tighe, O'Rourke.
on called baIls-By Cogswell, s.; by Nc
earthly, s. Hit by pitched bail-By Elan
naghan. !. First base on errors-Port-
land, Q; Lawrence, 4. Struck out-By
Cogswell, &; by Elan Afghan, /; by Nc
earthly, .. Double play-G ,llagher,
Adams and Tighe. Time .15 Umpire
Kelley. Attendance-600
MANCHESTER. s; CAMBRIDGE. 5.
Manchester. May 26-The local team
played an errorless game this afternoon
and won out against Cambridge after a
hard struggle by SCORE Of TO s. At the
beginning of the ninth the SCORE was tied
but Manchester knocked out four snfe
hits and got in three runs The visitors
went out in one, two, three order. Sulli-
van started in to pitch for Manchester,
but was removed after the first inning
and Kennedy substituted in his place.
Smith pitched a steady game for Cam
bridge. Attendance 600. The score:
Manchester, Q Q 0 IS
w
Base hits-Manchester, IL; Cambridge,
s. Errors-Marc hester, O; Cam bridge, z.
Batteries.-Sullivap, Kennedy and Lake !;
Smith and Curtis.
BROCKTON, 6; TAUNTON, 5.
Brockton. May 26-Good base running
with ragged work by the visitors enabled
the Brocktons to win from Taunton in
the eighth today. Ezra Lincoln signal
ICED his return to baseball by pitching u
good game. The SEQ re:
Brocktons, x-6
Base hits-Brockton, 8; Taunton, 6.
Errors-Brockton, 8; Taunton, 8. Bat
teries-Osborn. Everson and Rivers, Lin
coin and Burrill. Attendance, 400.
PAWTUCKET, 5; NEWPORT, T.
Newport, r. l.. May 26.--The Paw
tucket-Newport game today was a fire
exhibition until the seventh inning when
the visitors lighted upon Foley for three
singles and then Viewpoints infield forgot
how to play the game. Newport settled
down, however, when it was too late to
recover lost grouLd. The score:
Pswtucket, o 0 2 o 3 KS
Newport, 0 0 o o l 0 o.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27

Base hits-Pawtucket, o; Newport, 0.
Errors-Pswtuoket, .; Newport, bat,
teries-McCs fferty and Murray Foley and
Milerfck.
NEW ENGLAND STANDING.
The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL.

Albany, NY, May e6-Gov. Roosevelt
today signed the amended franchise bill.