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Evidence to Show That Boat Was
Unsafe.
Gould Have Been No
Struggle in 1t.
Prosecutions Doctors Had I'M
portant Differences.

Bangor, February 23-The Sargent
tial opened today with the first of the
defepss. p. Il. Gillip. ESQ.,, began his
opening ct o'clock and the remarks
lasted for one hour and twenty minutes.
MIR. Giliin we2t over TIE yroseoution's
evidence in careful and eioanent man
nsr and told the jury what the defense
proposed to chow. Mr.. Gillin's perora-
ton was dramatic and had . Visible
effect on the Jury.
The first witnesses for the defense testi-
fed as to the unsafety Of the boat In
which the three went fishing. The boat
was floated In the swimming tank Of the
Y. n. q. A. gymnasium and there seen
BY the several witnesses, all Of whom ties.
tiflsd tina. 10 was extremely unsafe for
three men. After evidence on this point
had teen taken, i've doctors were called,
each tsstlfying to the structure Of the
neck and the symptoms Of drowning.
All agreed that death might result from
drowning without much water entering
the lungs and that the test applied to the
Lungs Of both Quimby and Goliath, BY
floating them In water to prove that
they contained no water, was absolute.
ly unreliable. Or. W. L. Hunt Of this
city testified that he went to the town
Of Stetson during this present month to-
getber with DIR. Neatly and after exhum-
ing the body of Qaimby. examined 1t.
The atlas bone of the spine. which 1t viii
be remembered cannot be found, was
missing, together with three oJher vsrto-
trae. fTnsss doctors removed the remain
ing part Of the spine and have It in their
possession at the present time. The
greatest point in the whole case which
has been brought out 10 the point OF the
dislocstsd neck. Yesterday DR.. Sanger
and Dr.. Woodoook. who made an autopsy
on the body of Quimhy on the third Of
November last. testified directly opposite
from each other as TO what they saw.
DR.. Woodcock said that he saw the SEQ
ond verte bra d,slocated In such q mar
per that the odontoid process was forced
bshind the transverse ligament and Dr.
Sanger said that he saw no such coDdi-
tlon. Both agreed that there was q slight
displacement Of the third vertsbra.
Ahc WtNtutCSsaCeo Va thc " "1e
the fact that the part Of the spine show
ing the dielocation, had not been pro-
duced by the government, was brought
out BY the defence In telling manner.
All the physicians who we're put upon
the stand testified that no struggle
could have possibly taken place In the
boat without tipping IL over. DR.. Neatly
was asked II In his opinion one man
could have broken the back Of another
man in that boat without tipping IL over.
"He couldn't do it without sither,''
was the reply.
During the latter part OF the afternoon
two witnesses we're introduced who we're
in the boat on the pond on the afternoon
Of the 18th Of August together with the
man who testified for the government
that he saw two men In boat near
the mouth of Goodwin's Brock st 6
o'clock In the evening Of that day. These
two witnesses testified that they Meth
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on 60 to see the Elroy company.
PATHETIC.

HAliowell, Me-. February 23.-The
Democrats tonight held caucus In the
City hall and decided, owing to the slight
interest mantle tad. by the party and the
fact that the Republicans since 1891 had
placed an Indebtedness Of from 81. 900 to
go, 900 On the O. ty, it was best to let them
continue In power. The candidate Sc
looted to head their ticket in the person
OF Stephen j. Hsgsrty was too clean and
worthy a man to be forosd to face de-
feat, and they refu sed to place any ticket
In the field.
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NEW ENGLAND MILE TRACK
DATES.

Boston, February 2S.-Informally but
judging from the dates selected, quite
effectively, the managers Of the mile
tracks in Maine. New Hampshire and
Massachusetts,, met today and talked
over plan for circuit The dates are
as follows:
Old Saugus, june 26-39; Readville.
July 20; Dover, July 10l4; Old Orchard,
July 1921; Rigby. July 1928; Old
Saugus, July S1-August 8; Dover. August
I'll; Rigby, August IA Is; Readyille,
August 2l-28; Old Orchard, August 2s-
81; Old saugus, September 20; Rigby.
September 1o-14; Dover, September IT.
81; Keadville, September 1927.
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STABBED MAN ON STREET.

Biddeford, February 2s.-Joseph Ross.
who has hsen working 1t \. ". Bur-
hanks livery stable on Alfred street,
taking care OF the horses, was held In
the sum Of $1,000 In the police oourt this
morning on . warrant charging him
with assault with q knife wiz intent
Co kill Pierre Rheaume, who RUS pig
gerry upon West street. The frSoas took
place about o'clock Thursday svening
on Beaoo, street.
Rheaume, who 10 we'll advanced In
years, was on his way home, 90 he rrys,
when Ross overlook him. Rhesume
says Ross had an open knife In his hsnd
aud without any warning. made lunge
ut Rhesums's face and inflicted .
wound over two inches long. laying the
flesh open to the bone. Ross 10 said to
have followed this up with another at
tack, but It did no damage. Hbeaume's
face bled frightfuIly 20 that his clothes
were saturated. He went home and told
his family and Ross was arrested. They
found him At homo sitting In chair
sound asleep with both hands covered
with blood. When he was awakened
and saw the two big officers, he went
into . kind Of nt TO which he Is said to
be subjected and the officers had hard
struggle with him. The handouts were
finally put on, but he still held back and
fought all the way to the police station.
Ross's sister and other members of the
family also had fits and there was ex
element enough for awhile.
Ross could not remember this morning
anything about his dolnss Thursday.
He said he was drunk and sick also.
When In his normal condition. Ross 10
an industrious men and would be the
last one to pick quarrel.
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SAPPHO IN COURT.
Public Not Permitted to Listen TO Pro-
ceedings.

New York. February s3.-Ths question
Of the immortality Of the play Sappho as
presented st Wallaok's theatre By Olga
Nethersole and company came up today
In the Centre street court, and a crowd
eager to hear spicy testimony was
present. The magistrate, however, ruled
that no ono would be allowed to attend
those directly Interested, and the wit
nessss were to be admitted one at time.
The crowd quickly melted away.
The doors Of the private examination
room were then closed. In side room
were several we'll dressed women Of re-
fined appearance who had been summoned
as witnesses. They said they had been
dragged into this matter" They pro-
tested that they had bsen induced to sign
. petition regarding an expression OF
tolerance of the play % not Of the proper
moral standard, but they had not desired
to be summoned as witnesses. The oase
was adjourned at LIS O'Clock until We'd
nesday.
The first witness called was Robert
Maokay, q reporter. Abraham Hummsl
lawyer for Miss Nsthersols had her read
a passage from the play where she says
she will marry the man who L. the father
of her child. Maokay said he did not
think 1t Immoral. He was then excused.
Tee testimony Of the next witness. Rev.
Pho; b, hannaft ri, dealt almost exclusive.
ly with the part where Fannie Legrand
L. carried up stairs BY Jesn Gaussin. She
denounced that part. When she was sy-
cused court was adjourned.
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Rackaciso and Womb
Troubles SuoClsnfb to
Lydia <. Plnkisans,s Nege-
table C0ssspOund.

81 have been for ten years an in
valid with female weakness, and the
torture and pain / suffered no tongue
can tell. I never spent one week in
the ten years that was free from
pain. My trouble was Inflammation
and congestion of the womb. When /
commenced TO take your remedy had
been bedfast for some time under the
treatment of two of the best physi-
clans in Illinois without receiving any
benefit. You can imagine the benefit
derived from Lydia L. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound when tell you that 1
have gained forty pounds and am well
"a thing / never dared to expect. -
Mrs. c. e. Poland, Monet, Mo.
"For a number of years l was
troubled with backache and leucor-
rhma. became so weak and miser-
able that l could not attend to my
work or studies. The least effort
would completely exhaust me. Physi-
clans failed to hell me. felt that my
youth was blighted, and the life before
me would be one of suffering and
misery. Then friend insisted on me
taking your medicine. Before l had
used one bottle was greatly relieved.
had not known a well day for four
years, but nowI feel better than have
since a child, and it is all due to Lydia
L. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. ~
Miss May B. Stevenson, Alliance. o.
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CONCERNING THE MAINE Law.
10 the Editor Of the Press:


10 the Editor Of the Press:
Tie wonan's Christian Temperance
table societies, hoard Of ovsrsesrs, courts
of justice. Civic League, churches, great
and small, are asking why liquor II sold
in Portland. They represent the best
interests In the city. The W. q. L. u,
as humanitsriAns and morAlists, are
centering their best effort In the home
to preserve Its integrity and purity.
Their motto is "For God and Home and
Native Lasd." They are organized
mother love-" But the liquor seller
with HE tirsl,ss energy. his greed. con-
tinues to lay the home waste and laughs
within himsslf as he counts his Victims
By the hundreds and gloats over his in
crsssing business.
Our charitable societies, which repre-
cent the purely humanitarian side, with
their excellent system and methods, fine
equipment Of effiosrs and money are taxed
to the utmost 10 repair ths awful DESC
lation that the destroyers Of the home
bring In their train-povsrty. disease
and wretohsdn ness unspsakabls.
The Board Of Overssers In whom Ii
vested large part Of the economic In
terssts Of the city fully rsalizs the sisus-
item and are giving careful thought TO 1t.
We can do no better than to quote from
Secretary Bakers last ann 1si report.
"In our report Of last year COSY We sad
1t had been the has dost year for the poor
and the most expsps,v one for their sup
port that had ever OCCUR red In the city's
history, but the year Just psst hiss bet =
still more expensive, for although re
began the year without much being due
ON hills previously contracted. the Appro-
rriation was very nearly exhausted with
the payment Of the bills for Novsm-
FER The frse INDULGENCE
In tie use of Intoxicating liquors, dsso-
lating homes and making 1t imperative
that wives and children be supported at
tubiic expense, has bean a growing feat
ars In our expenditures for several years
past, but never mere plainly manifest
Than the year now ending. Fur the lat
ter GLASS and their sxislnos In this COM
munity there IL no excuse whatever. for
II existing law we're properly enforoed a
very large part Of ths public expense on
account OF this terrible evil might he
averied."
In spsaing partiorisrly of the "suts,cs
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Facts About Two Gases
of Falling of the Womb
Recovered by Lydia e.
PiBSiiansSs Vegetable
G0ss,oOusd.

." l suffered for fifteen years without
finding any relief. / tried doctors, but
nothing seemed to do me any good. 1
had falling of the womb, leueorrhGa,
pain In the back and head, and those
bearing-down pains. One bottle of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound did me SO much good that / sent
for four more, also two boxes of Liver
Pills and one package of Sanative
Wash. After using these felt like
new woman. Mrs. q. A. Winter,
0lldden, Ia, Box 77o.
"Iwas suffering with falling Of the
womb. painful menstruation, head
ache. backache, pain in groins, ex-
tending into the limbs; also terrible
pain at left womb. The pain in my
back was dreadful during menstrual
ton, and my head would ache until
would be nearly crazy. Lydia z.
Pinxham's Vegetable Compound has
given me great relief. 1 suffer no
pain now, and I give your medicine
all the praise. ~ Mrs. j. p. McSpad-
den, Rosenberg, Tex.
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REMOVAL NOTICE,

Abou: March 1st, the Singer Manufacturing
Company viii remove their headquarters
[ofiice and Salesrooml rom their presen. loca-
tioh at u Free street, where they have been for
the past twenty years, to 566 Congress street,
Baxter Block, occupying part of the store
with Cressey, Jones & Allen.
THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO.,
incorporated
Operating the Largest and Best Organized
Factories 10 the World for the Msnuiacture OF
Sewing Machines. febl9d2w
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CHOICE STOCK OF wOOLENs.

Reuben II. Dyer. the msrehant tailor,
has just received his spring stock Of
woolsns which are now ready for inspso-
ton. The stock 10 large and well selected
and contains all the latest novelties In
foreign and domestic fairies. In spring
In covert cloths, and also the new Oxford
shades In wool diagonals and visnnas.
Now IL the time to make your selections
for spring suit. pair Of trousers or an
overooat ss MIR. Dyer has every thing that
is new and up-to-dats and his prices are
reasonable for best quality of work and
material.
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And as she lies
weak and suffer-
ing, she renem-
bers the days,
only such a little
W lille behind.
when she tiptoed
along the top
rail of the worm
fence, as active
and blithe as a
squirrel.
but I n efe b
something wrong
about this cond-
ton. One word
expresses 1t -
''unn atural.
It's against ma
ture to be In
sllch a condition
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or Of them saw any boat on the posd sf-
ter in the afternoon of the day in CUES
ton.
This praf tioaily closed the important
testimony for the day and the court adj
journsd until o. so tomorrow morning.
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QUESTIONS FOR

you offered aid put
and something o doubtful efficiency?
before safe bridge leading
totering
questions would
be the
would nothing n experiments
Why then do some women risk of their
most prociOus possessions their health I'm trying
medicines Of unknown value, which may even
provo hurffM 10 Nbens2
Lydia e. PinkbannSs Vegetable Compound has
stood the fest Of years. has the largest safe of
any remedy for female Ills In the WORLD, and
nothing c0usd have given II this sale excopf It's
own nserH.
try experiments buy reliable
claimed all
ourc
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FINANCIAL BILL REPORTED.

Washington, February 2S.-The Re-
publican members of the conference
committee on the financial bill reached
an agree ment today. The Democratic
conferees were called in and stated their
opposition to the bill and without fur
Their Formally the bill was ordered re-
ported.
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CRAVEN UP TO CONTRACT.

Bath, February es.-Reports received
here from the naval trial board which
made the run from here to Portsmouth
yesterday show that the new torpedo boat
Craven filled her contract reqpirsE +,
The Craven IL now ut Portsmouth.
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NOTICE.

w HEREAS my wife. Lillian +. Slower, has
w deserted me without cause forbid all
persons TO harbor her or trust her on my ac-
count CHARLES c. SLOWER.
Pownei Feb. 9th, 1900 feb16diws
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This is truth the poet sings
That a sorrows crown of sorrow
Is remembering happier things"

Isn't that what woman thinks who
finds herself practically laid aside in the
heyday of life1 A few years of marriage,
q couple of children, and she is worn out.
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Ovarian Troubles Always
Yield TO Lydia e. Pink.
hams Vegetable Com
pO0nHs

81 had been in poor health for
twenty years, having inflammation of
ovar:es and womb trouble. Although
treated by physicians, could not gain
strength nor do my work, and was so
low-spirited and tired of life. A friend
advised me to take Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. The first
bottle strengthened me, and | wrote
TO you. After taking six bottles can
say that l am well and can even do
washing - Mrs. M. w. Miller, No.
1893 Canal Street, New Orleans, La.
For three years / suffered with
ovarian trouble, having Inflammation
and an abscess on right ovary. Had
such pain in my back and head, and at
times was unable to walk. Had sew
eral doctors, but they did not do me
much good. One doctor said that /
would have TO have an operation and
have the ovary removed. / became
discouraged, and gave up all hopes of
getting well. l began taking Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
wrote to Mrs. Pinkham and followed
her directions faithfully, and am bet
ter than have been for three years.
] have taken ten bottles, and my
friends are surprised at my rapid i'm
provement,"- Mrs. w. II. Walters,
Cold Spring Harbor, l.. ]. N. Y.
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Portland. February %. 1900
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-27

I'd 20 its utmost capacity and when the
candidate entered. an those present be-
gan a tumultous shout Al carried small
flags and waved them vigorously They
did not ccosc this Demonstration until
Mir Bryan arose and raised hts hand as
token that he desired 90 proceed Ex-
United States Senator Smith was among
those who occupied the stage. Mr. Bryan
said:
When IN 1895 many who had heen witch
us 10 previous campaigns left the Demo
cratic party and went over 10 the Renub-
lican party or stopped halfway. l did not
find fault. for I believed that the Ereas
majority Of those who left ~ then left
because they honestly believed that my
election wouh b. Injurious 20 che country
! believed that they were wrong but they
believed that they were right and they
had 10 be- guided by their judgment no.
by mine IL ] could witness the departure
OF those who had been with us without
Criticism, | could welcome them back
without censurc"
Mr. Bryan closed HIS Auditorium speech
with an appeal for fair treatment for the
flipinoa. When he finished on the inside
OF the building. he found on abe cut IA,
q congregation ten times aH big as hal
listened 10 him within the building. lie
was compelled 90 make a speech there
and after that effort he prcceeded 10
the baseball park. where he made the last
address Of che night closing shortly be-
fUro midnight
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-27
AND
Plain
Figures.
CONFIDENCE IN TRADE WORLD.
FOUND ~ SPITE 90 THE MANY
ELECTION THREATS.

some Are Holding on Ia order Not
60 Take Unnecessary Chances.
orders for steel Rails Nearly a.
Heavy a@ They We're Last Wear.
Cotton showed Little R@caperativs
Power-Wheat Also Continued Its
Downward Course.
New York. Oct S.-R q Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review Of Trade tomorrow will
say
The elections mean q great deal 10 all
business interests. and although confidence
IN the future Is seen on every hand. Il
Is but natural that men do not care to
take unnecessary chances. and therefore
delay new engagements as far as posi-
bic until after the ballots are counted.
But contract for steel rails for che sea-
son thus far are within 1000 tons OF last
years heavy bookings. and the confidence
Ia an ultimate marked Improvement IL 80
strong thas all raw materials are firm,
and without any speculative activity 10
stimulate them. Tho agitation for an adj
vance IN biilets. though a small one. is
an indication OF what the iron and steel
markets expect Ia the next six months
and Ia the great industries sellers Of ma
terial could easily make heavy contracts
II they cared 70 attach political provisions
10 their agreements. However unreason-
able fears may be. Il Il likely 70 bo better
for business la the long run that conserv-
ative Ideas for the present are entertained.
The weather over a great part OF tho
country has been favorable for aKricui-
tural operations. which are progressing
well. and In the East the unreasonable
temperature has retarded general trade
comparatively little. as there has been
10 great stimulus yet this season.
Cotton showed little recuperative power
after last weeks decline and closed lower.
The loss In price IL 81 80 a bale since Oct.
D. and exporters are stlil holding on
Wheat alfo continued its downward
course. owing 20 good news here and
abroad. but an encouraging feature was
the accelerated foreign buying as quota
lions declined
Cotton goods move rather more freely
~ the price comes nearer parity with raw
material. hot wide sheetsngs are dull az
the advance 10 PC
Failures for the week were so in tho
United States against 100 last year. and y
in Canada RRains, % last year
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OVATION FOR TEDDY.
Continued from FIRST Page.

the United States Treasury. was The next
speaker
An exodus from the Garden began with
the close OF tho Governor address The
noise almost drowned Mr. Fairchild's
voice He could not be heard nifty fcot
distant
Partial order was secured ard ne finish
"a with little noise except ~ the Close.
A lot Of young men from the College OF
city Of New York at this point insisted
on calling for three cheers for Gov.
Roosevelt and the cheers were given
with much enthusiasm.
The remaining speakers were p. y.
Odcii. ox-0'ov. Frank :. Black. senator
Frye Of Maine and John k Richards.
United states solicitor general
GIimmcrInE Garden Of Color.
Madison square for ts entire length
and breadth was one giimmeriug garden
Of color tn honor OF the coming 10 town OF
Gov. Roosevelt From shortly lfter dark
until late la the night the tumuis con-
tinued. The fireworks display began at
dark and nAed the air continuously for
hours Thousands Of persons watched the
display.
While the display OF fireworks was az
IT'S hight the big chorus OF 800 voices.
led by Eandmaster George T. Humphrey
% the Seventh Regimen, Band. burst
forth with che strains Of The Star Span
gled Banner" Ia Madison square Park.
Bandmaster Humphrey directing tha
chorus from the Garden tower by means
Of the searchlight there. America" was
rendered by the chorus Il also being di-
rected in tho same manner
The music. like the fireworks. was re-
ceived with great applause by the multi
tude which thronged every available foot
~ 10
Square and the Garden The score OF
bands which had participated In the
parade also swelled the volume OF sound
and added to the general din OF the occa-
sion
While the speech making was IN prog
rcss Ia the Garden and at the different
stands throughout the park the pyrosech-
mic display was continued As the big
paruce moved. the choices. OF the aerial
pieces We're set on, filing the air with
screaming bombs and immense skyrockets.
Pictures Tn Fireworks.
The big pieces which were TO display the
pictures Of Mckinley. Roosevelt. Wash
ington ana Lincoln. were reserved for the
close OF the illumination As they were
SET or one by one. accompanied by aerial
displays they won the admiration and ap-
plause OF the crowds
MOI until after Gov Roosevelt reached
the Garden and vas well along in his
speech did the paraders begin 90 reach
Madison Square Garden IN any force.
Coming from so many points there was
more or less delay. and the first columns
scheduled 10 arrive about 7:30 o'clock were
from ten minutes TO three-cuarters OF an
hour late hut when they did finally begin
10 converge on the square there was o
spectacle which Is seldom seen. II Is esti-
mated that about COCO persons took part
IN the parades
Around the Madison Square the groups
marched and countermarched and cheer
ca and sang and shouted Tons OF fire
works were burned and u was only when
completely tired ont that the many groups
broke mp and after a while went home.