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Daily camera., 1899-04-04
w.r. Cone..,.d In Her su.,,e.

New York. April 4-Bonnie Thornton,
variety actress, reports the loss Of SIS.
900 worth Of gems. The Jewels were
concealed in a chamois bag in her bustl :.
Daily camera., 1899-04-04
Salisbury Accepts.

London. April l-Lord Salisbury to.
day accepted Germany's proposal for a
tripar,ite commission to settle the Sa.
moan difficulty.
Daily camera., 1899-04-04
American schnnn.rL.n.t.

Colon, Columbia, April 4-The Amer
ican schooner Herald has been lost at
sea Several passengers were lost.
Daily camera., 1899-04-04
No Disorder. in Denver.

Denver, April 4-The weather is good
and heavy vote is being cast. Each
party is claiming the victory. State re-
por.s are that the vote is light.
Daily camera., 1899-04-04
rxpress,on of rh.uks.

We wish TO express our heartfelt.
thanks to the kind friends and neighbors
who gave US heir assistance ana sym.
pathy during the long illness Of cur be.
loved wife and mother.
JAMES WARREN AND FAMILY
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
TOOK DOSE on POISON.
Suicide OF an Aged Lebanon Fish
Peddlcr.


springvale. June b.--Loring Lovejoy,
OF Lebanon, aged o5 years committed
suicide today BY drinking a mixture Of
arsenic and iaudanuIn. This forenoon
ne called on his neighbors. bade them
good bye and about noon walked into the
house Of Mrs. J. e. Clark and lying
down on the lounge showed them an
empty vial and told them he had taken a
dose Of poison. At first they though he
was joking. but as he began to show
strange symptoms, DR.. Cate was sum-
monsd but found the man beyond
chance of recovery; upon his arrival. Cor
oner Moulson OF Sanford was called but
deemed an inquest unnecessary. A letter
was found written by thsldsceased giving
directions as to the disposal Of his body,
and stating that as he had no friends and
was becoming 30 old and crippled that he
was sa burden to the nelghborhood that
he Thought they would all be glad when
he WAS gomez The deceased has been en-
gagged. the last month or two doing farm
work. He was formerly fish peddla,
a4d has been at times town charge.
ID has no relatives hereabouts.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
THINK THEY'VE COR THEM.
New York Authorities Execute
Coup.
In Contest For Custody of Abductors Of
Clark Girl.

New York, june 5.--Assistant District
Attorney Mcintyre made public the in
dictmeDts against the Barrows or Will
sons and Carrie Jones this afternoon.
The first is against George W. Barrows.
alias Mark Beauregard, alias James w.
Wilson. The secoud Is against Addie
Barrows, otherwise known as Addie
Bsauregard and as Jennie Wilson. The
third is against Carrie Jones, known as
Belle Anderson.
/, The indictments are in common law
counts and charge abduction, kidnap-
ping and conspiracy. Mr.. Mcintyre said
he would ask Justice Fursman to trans
fer the cases to the criminal branch Of the
Supreme court from General Session g..
If the justice does that he will then be
asked for bench warrants for the defen-
dants. A bench warrant of the Supreme
court can be served in any part of the
state but those in the general sessions
court eau only be served in the county.
Mr.. Mcintyre went to Justice furs-
mans private residence this afternoon
and explained to him there the condition
Of the case. Justice Fursman inlmedi-
ately signed the transfer. taking the case
4kOiu tuo SodEb VI ocIcTht CcshlOuS u Lno
supreme court. This. MIR. Mcintyre
said. acts as supersedeas to all pro-
ceedings thus far instituted and he has
no doubt that now the sheriff of Rock
land county will deliver the prisoners to
| the New York authorities.
District Attorney Gardiner said;
81 anticipate no trouble. Captain No
Clusky has asked me to accompany him
TO Rockland county and / will go. but ut
what time do not yet know.
The prisoners will be turned over. j
have no doubt whatever as to the ques
tion Of jurisdiction In the case. q II 4sggs
WAIVED EXAMINATION.
Havestraw, June 5.-The trial Of the
Barrows, accused of kidnapping little
Marion Clark began In the picnic and
pleasure grounds of Garnerville today.
Dete ctive Armstrong Of New York city
handed in q warrant for the two defendE
ants but In the meantime they had
waived examination. Detecti We ARM
strong said: "If the court please, my
warrant is for the man Wilson ian alias
OF Barrow and we hold you have no
| charge against that person. Judge Wheel.
er Of this county has endorsed the war
rant
The warrant also included the woman,
| The justics while still holding in abey.
ance the answer to the detective received
q new complaint In the name OF Wilson
so that II the prosecution fails in ths
name OF Barrow there can be a new pro
secution. The prisoners after o twenty
minute session were refnanded to jail tc
await the action OF the Grant county jury
which meets In October. Unless Govern
or Roosevelt interferes the New York city
authorities cannot have the couple until
they have been tried In this county.
WOULD LET NEW YORK HAVE
THEM.
| Haverstraw, N. Y. June 5.-County
Judge Alonzo Wheeler said tonight thai
he Is strongly In favor of having the
prisoners, Mr.. and Mrs. Barrows, turned
| over to the police authorities of New
| York city for trial
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
THE PROTOCOL AMOUNTS To
NOTHING.

Washington, June 5.-The department
of state has acceded to the request of the
British government for permission to
publish in Canada and England that part
Of the protocols of the joint high commits.
sion which related to the proposed arbi-
tration of the Canadian boundary ques-
ton. 1t has done SO 1t Is stated, not
because these peculiar protocols are re-
garded as conveying an accurate under-
standing of the present state of the nego-
tiations, but as a matter OF. diplomatic
courtesy. These protocols are of no con.
temporaneous interest, it is said re1ating
as they do phase that has been SO modi-
fled by subsequent negotiations as to be
now Of no Importance. The only man
ner however, In which this fact could be
made to appear official and the state de-
partment's contention established as to
the responsibility Of Canada for the fail
ure Of the arbitration proposition would
be by the publication of the correspon-
denoe and the verbal exchanges that have
occurred since the commission adjourned.
But this the departm emit is unlikely to
attempt owing to the sincere purpose to
find a solution for present difficulty and
. belief that this would not now be fac
ilitated by publicity.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
A Member Says Country
Is Sick of Republic.
Mercier Inquiry Postponed Till
After Dreyfus Trial.

Paris, June 5.--The government was
interpellatsd in the Chamber Of Deputies
TODAY regarding the riots in Auteil. The
Chamber met at two O'Clock and there
was o large attendance.
Premier Dupuy and the minister of
justice, NJ. Lebret, sat on the ministerial
bench. NJ LaLaEue who read the inter-
pellation rose at $50 p. m. and said the
hour of action had struck (cheers from
the Leftists and murmurs from the
Rightists and babble Of cries in which
Nm. Cassagnac andl Lasis anti-Semites,
participated.) II. LaLoRust asked the
Premier II he had been warned before
hand of yesterdays demonstration.
M. dialogue asked what measures the
government intended to take In the fu-
ture and the Premier replied that after
yesterdays incident his first step was to
address respectful greeting to the ma
tions elect and to "the firm citizen who
was. and who remains the guaranty of
republican communion" (Chesrs.)
Continuing the premier said that yes
terday at Autail, t'the advance guard Of
the reactionary party protested against
him and called for his resignation, and
proceeded to enlarge upon ''the coarse
ness of such demonstration against an
invited guest" (Cheers.)
The premier then said: "The represen-
tatives OF elegance and good taste have
given us an idea of what France may ex-
peot from their idieness and Incidence.
We knew secret meetings mad taken place
an that preparations were made for dem
onstrAtions, We took measures for the
Presidents protee tion In driving to and
from the race AAourse and nothing oc-
curred on the way.S
Here Q Royalist deputy cried, s'You
hid him."
2 NJ. Dupuy retorted: ''No, but your
friends hid behind the women.''
Protests from the Rightlsts followed
and NJ. Lasies anti-semite cried
"Loubet and Deloasse (the minister Of
foreign affairs, hid behind policemen.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
Grand Trunk Tratkmen Again
Quit.
Told They Must Each
Apply for Work.
Refuse To Do This And Strike
Continues.

Toronto. Ont T, June 5.-The Grand
Trunk railway trackInen arc again ON
strike. The trouble was supposed to have
been settled Saturday night by the ar-
rangement that the men we've to receive a
raise of ten cents q day for the present.
and the question Of a subsequent increase;
was to be left to arbitration. When the
men reported for duty this morning, they
were refused tools and were told that they
would have to apply for positions the
same as any outsiders, as they had been
discharged. This the men refused to do
and the strike was declared on again.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
ROSE FROM RANKS.
Death of President Thompson OF Great
Pennsylvania ky. system.

Philadelphia, PA. June 5.-Frank
Thomson, president of the Pennsylvania
RailIoad company. died at 7.S0 O'Clock
this evening ut his home at Merton, a
few miles south of the city. MIR. Thorn
son had been i'll about two weeks. He
returned home on May 20, from tour OF
inspection which he, with other officials
of the company, had made over the main
and leased lines of the Pennsylvania rail.
road system. The trip had occup led about
a week. Upon his return home he was
suffering from acute indigestion and at
once placed hiJuself in the hands of his
physician. MIR. Thomson had enjoyed
extraordinary good health and his rsla-
tives and friends believed he would soon
rally and recover from his indisposition.
His death tonight was rather sudden
and was wholly unexpected.
MIR. Thomson was 5S years old and
since he reached the age of IA had been
In the service of the great road of whioh
he had been the head during the last
two years OF his life, hs having succeed
ed to the presidency In 1897 upon the
death of George b. Roberts
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
A DANGEROUS BED.
A Drunken Man Goes to Sleep ON Rail-
rosd Track andis Almost Run Ovex.

Charles Weloh. whose home Is on Ponce
street. while drunk, stretched himself d.
rectly across the track of the Portland
elsctrics in q dark spot on Federal near
Exchange street, last evening about nine
o'cloc- Soon afterwards car No. 10,
John Lewis, motorman. came moving
along at slow rate of speed but the man
was not discovered until the car was
within about twenty feet of him. Pas
sers by yelled out to the mosorman and
he immediately reversed the car, but
could not bring 1t to stop in time to
avoid catching Welch right nder the
frame work of the:front wheel. The man
was dragged back about six feet when
Gn H Huntress jumped in and pulled the
man from his perilousF position. The
patrol wagon was sent for and after
Welch was taken to the station, Dr.
Hansen examined & him and found no
bones broken. Welch's hair was scrapeS
from the head back of the left ear and
his right r.was somewhat bruised.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
BURGLARS IN HAVANA.

Havana, June 5.-Many burglaries have
been committed recently in hotels. stores
and private houses here and the police
believe an organized gang of American
crooks are at work. On Saturday night
the house of Mr.. Griffith, the acting Brit
ish consul general was entered aud
money, jewelry and clothes were taken.
General Fitzhugh Lee has sent out
troops of the seventh cavalry to scour the
provinces of Havana and Pinar del Rio,
and Squads of ten, fifteen and twenty
men, with provisions for ten days ars vis--
iting the small towns at night. when
possible, the idea being to make mill
tary display.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
DEWEY SAILS TO-DAY.

Hong Kong, June 5.-Admiral Dewey
left the Peak hotel and returned to the
Olympia yesterday.
Admiral Dewey's health has been CON
sideraply beneiittsd by his residence at
the Feak. He has refused all social invi.
tations and has taken perfect rest. He
appears somewhat haggard from the
effects of the continual strain he has been
under, and of the climate.
The Olympia will sail at four O'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
The details of the ports at which he will
call are still undecided, but 1t is probable
that stops will be made at Singapore, and
Colon bo.
The admiral seems anxious to avoid all
displaysa mersly to seek rest.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
INpIANs. HAVE a PIoNIu.

siOldtown, ,,June A-The oldtown Penob-
scot Indians were given q picnio to-day at
orsons island by Secretary Chamberlain
cfsthe Lawrence Scientific school of Har-
ward university. A number of prominent
persons from Boston, New York and Old
town were present and enjoyed the canoe
rnces.ss
Ada Sookbesin and Louise Mitchell
won the first prize for women, while S.
@. Joseph and William Ranie took the
mems prizes. In the evening there was
q ball at the Lower hall ON the island.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
BRAKEMAN LOSES HAND.

U. j. Flynn, Maine Central brake
man running out of Bangor, while work.
ing around the cars in Brewer on Mon
day, slipped and fell in such a manner al
to get his right hand caught under the
wheels The car passed over IT. nearly
severing it from the wrist. making ainpu
tation necessary. Flynn's home is in
tho western part of the state. but he hal
worked on the eastern division for some
time.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
THE WEATHER.

, Boston. :June 5.-Local forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity for Tuesday: Fair and
continued warm; southwest winds. Prob.
ably continued fair Wednesday except pos
sibly thunder storms.
Washington, june 5.-Forecast for
Tuesday: New England: Bair Tuesday,
followed by thunder storms in extreme
northern portions; thunder storms We'd
nesday afternoon; light to fresh south
westerly winds. Sz
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
TO BE PRESIDENT OF AMHERST.

Boston, June 5.-During the monthly
meeting of the Amherst club in this city
today Toastmaster William b. Graves
announced that Prof. George G. Harris
of Andoyer theological seminary had
His father said that Prof. Harris's no.
ceptanoe has not been confirmed but the
feeling among the alumni present was
that the vacancy In the college had been,
at least satisfactorily filed.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
SECRETARY BAER's TRIP ABROAD

Boston, June 5.--John Willis Baer Of
the United States Society of Christian
Endeavor, returned to Boston today from
q i've weeks trip to Belfast and Paris
In the interest Of the Christian Endeavor.
Mr. Baer states that the expansion OF the
Endeavor society Is beyond the realization
Of Endeavorers In this country.
Mr.. Baer said he was greatly Impressed
with an International praise meeting and
this feature into the International con.
ventions on this side of the water. In
Paris. the headquarters of thu Endsavoz
1ociety for the worlds fair of 1900 were
ssns ged. They are tc be In the McA II
Mission, Rue de Royale Tho locality Il
very central, ,Jbeing not far from the Place
de la Concord.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
ANOTHER ANDREE MESSAGE.

Christiana, June 5.-According to a de-
patch from Mandal, the lmost southern
town of Norway, two boys. on May l4th
last, found on the north coast of Iceland
small cork case containing a slip OF pa
per. dated July IL, 1891, signed "Andree,
Strindberg and Frackel," and bearing
tho words: '.Ail we'll, thrown out about
longitude 81, latitude unknown.n
Prof. Andree's brother thinks the case
was probably one OF the letter buoys with
which the Anfiree expedition was pro-
Yided. -.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
ANOTHER TOWN TAKEN.

Manila, June 5. lao p. m.-Two bat
talions OF the Washington troops, under
Colonel Whalley. on boats, were towed
from Pasig to Morong on Sunday and
landed under cover of well-direoted fire
from the t'tin-clad" army gunboats
Napidan and Covadonga.
the Insurgents and drove them from their
positions. . killing nine of them and
wounding five.
The Washington troops then took the
town. the rebels fleeing to the hills.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the we'll known remedy,
SYRUP OF FrHe, manufactured by the
CALIFoREIA FIa SyBUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them In the form most refreshing to the
taste and cceptable to the system. 1t
Is the one perfect tsstrengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and levers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make 1t the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant TO the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from senna and
other aromatic plants, by method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FFANc1sco. CAL
LoUIsv1LLE ky, NEW YORK. N. Y.
For sale by all Druggists Price SOC. per bottle
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
INDIANA FOR HENDERsoN.

indianapolis, Ind, June 5.--The Indi-
ana Republican delegation, Represe nta-
tives Steel and Brick only being absent.
tonight decided in favor of Gen. ID. B'
Henderson for speaker.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
DUTY ON COP REDUCED.

Washington, June 5.-Acting Secretary
of War Meiklejohn made the following
announcement today: By direction of
the President, salted cod and stock fish
which heretofore paid duty of 50 per
100 kilos has been reduced to 81 per leo
kilos.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06

with the President: thej dispatches from
Manila and other places and consider
ing matters in connection with the cam
paign in Luzon. There was nothing,
however, from General Otis. that the
officials care to make public.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
FIRE I'M LEWISTON.

Lewiston, June 5.-The farm buildings
Of Tobias Meader on the river road were
burned to the ground this afternoon. No
loss or insurance known.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
TURN IN GOLD MOVEMENT.

New York, June 5.-The National
City bank Will export $1,000, 900 In gold
tomorrow by the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
PATRIoTIQ LowELL MEN.

Lowell Mass, Jnne 5.--At meeting
of Co. NJ. 9Th regiment, NJ ". NJ. ! this
evening" the company voted unanimous-
ly to tender their services to the President
for duty in the PHILIPPINES.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
sAMoANs DIsARMING.

Apia, Samoa, May 81, via Auckland,
N. a.. June b.-Both native factions, the
Malietoans and the Mataafans ore disarm-
ing. Mataafa has surrendered 1900 guns
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
GOING OVER MANILA AFFAIRS.

Washington, JuEe 5.--Gen. Corbin was
at the white House tonight, going over
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06

tnls community and has . family, com
posed Of wife and three sons. He Is
about As years Of age.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
LocaI Weather Report.

Portland. June 5.-The local weather
bureau records as to the weather are as
follows: as
sa. m.-Barometer. 20. $50. thermoms-
ter. 20 dew point. 90. humidity, 6S;
wind. SW; velocity, II: state OF weather,
cloudy.
Sp. m.-Barometer, 29.752; thermome.
ter, 50 dew point. 65; humidity. So;
direction. w; velocity, o; state Of
weather, p cloudy.
Maximum temperature, 80: minimum
temperature. 56 mean temperature,
"a; maximum wind velocity, 10 SW;
precipitation %.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
MR.. BLAND's CONDITION SERIOUS

Lebanon, June 5-Congrssman BANDS
condition tonight is very serious and
grave fears are entertained for hissrecoy-
cry. %
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, June 5, taken
ct 8 p. m, meridian time. the observation
for each section being given in this order:
Temperature. direction Of wind. state of
weather:
7osson, 7osS !. 81 degrees sW. P oloudy; New
Sa degrees. SW, cloudy; Washington. "a
degrees, 5, p cloudy; Albany. So degrees,
w, cloudy; Buffalo. 7s, degrees, SW, clear
Detroit 81 degrees, NV, cloudy /;
Chicago. so degrees, s, cloudy; St.
Paul 70 degrees, SW. clear; Huron,
Dak., "a degrees, L, olondy; Bismarck,
60 degrees, NE, cloudy; Jacksonville,
IS degrees, Sc, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06

SAN FRANC1scO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. ky, NEW YORK. N. =.
For sale by all Druggists SOC. per bottle
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-17
vice-Pres. and CENT Mgr,
Notice to Light Consumers.

The Norfolk Railway and Light Com
pany announces by advertisement in
another colemn that reduction will
be made on all bills for electric cur
rent for arc and incandescent lighting,
and for motors Except fiat rate mean
descenD. This reduction will be q dis
count OF 10 Per cent. If bills are paid on
or before the 10th of the month follow
ing that for which the charge is made,
the reduced rate to go into effect on
oil bills Incurred after January /, 1900.
The company also announces that q
reduction will be made on all bills for
Illuminating gas consumed after jan
u'ry 1. 1900. of 10 cents per 1000 from
the regular rates The bills will receive
the usual discount OF 20 cents per
thousand for prompt payment by the
9TH OF the following month For full
particulars see advertisement.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-17
ST. JosEPH's FAIR.
AUCTION SALE MONDAY AMI
TUESDAY NIGHTS

Tile gold watch and chain offered to
the young lady that obtained the great
est number Of votes for ST. Joseph's
fair. was won by Miss juliet Robinson.
Of Norfolk. There were three YOUNG la
dies in the contest one from Ports
mGu and two from this city. The pro-
cecds aggregated $3.50, with one OF The
contestants yet to be heard from The
'alr In every way was grand sue
cess. and the Franciscan Sisters and
Father flanagan desire to return
thanks TO all who in any way assisted
III The success OF the undertaking An
anctinn sale of ali articles left over
VIII De heid tomorrow and Tuesday
nights beginning at o'clock sharp.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-17
THE HEALTH HABIT
Just u. Easy, to PORN ia Any oiner.

p G. q & s. . fe-e
We do not deliberately form our pet
habits, but they are unconsciously ac-
quired and grow as we grow, and by the
time we learn they are hurting U.S. we
Then. why not, form a good habit. a
habit which Will counterfeit the many
bad ones. in other words contract the
The best health habit to get into is to
have and keep vigorous stomach; II you
have q healthy digestion you can drink
brand Of tobacco, with little or no harm;
the mischief begins when these things
are forced upon the faithful stomach,
without any O sss stance.
Form the habit OF taking after meals
some harmless but efficient digestive
which will relieve the stomach of so
Nature furnishes us with such diges-
tives and when they are combined in
such pleasant preparation as stuart's
worked stomach just the necessary as
slstance to secure perfect digestion with
out any OF the harmful effects of 'cathar-
tics and similar drugs.
The habit of taking Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets after meals is as necessary to
the weak stomach as food itself, and m
deed TO get the benefit from food eaten.
Many families consider Stuart's Tablets
as essential in the house as knives and
forks.
They consist entirely of natural diges.
tive principles without the effect or char
acteristics OF drugs: they have no ca
the food eaten and digest 1t.
Take into account your bad habits and
the expense they entail and then invesl
Tablets and see ii your digestion for the
next month IS not vastly Improved.
ASK the clerk In any drug store the
stomach remedy and he will say
'Stuarts.