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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-29

Nights in Bar.room" for the final our.
tain. Two good sized audiences greeted
yesterdays offerings. and the success Of
the company during the entire week has
been an unqualified one.
NOTES.
Charles Frohman has engaged Otis
Harlan, and has mads aim a member
OF bis musical comedy company which
is presenting 1.-THE Girl from Up There. -
Amelia Bingham and her company
win begin their season at the Biiou Thea
tire thu second week In January, instead
of the first. Ths rehsarsals have pro
crossed 90 satisfactorily that the organic
zation has been given vacation over
Christmas week.
Rudolph Aronson announces that the
composition for the nams OF Johann
STRAUSS Visnese opsra, "weiner Blnt. -
has been an unexpected success. The
number OF suggestions sent In amount TO
over 500, and from the many received
it has been decided to call the new opera
vienna Life" The fortunate winner of
the $50 prize IL Miss Eisa Martens OF
New YORK.
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oEAlEs.

In thls city Dec. %, Charles McSwigih. aged
81 yearS 6 months IA DAYS.
Funeral Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from
his late residence. No. IL summer street.
tServiees at st. Domlnic's church at $50 o'clk.
in scarboro, Dec 20. A. Scott Jones, aged 90
years / month 20 days.
Funeral on Monday afternoon at l o'clock,
from his late residence. Searboro.
IN GAINESVILLE, Texas, Dec. 81, Mrs. Ellen C..
widow Of Capt. Richard Gooding. aged 81 years
la TbOmaston Dec. 10, John q. Palmer, aged
SO years IL months.
In Pennington, Dec. 20, Joseph II. Perham,
aged 5S years months.
In Dtxneld Centre. Dec. IS. William w White,
aged about so years.
In Lewiston, Dec. 10, Mrs. Aden Martin wife
Of Edward s. Frisbee OF North BridKton.
IN South Paris. Dec IS. Mrs. HI ldah. widow
OF Erastas X. Cummings. aged rs years and 8
months.
ia Bangor. Dec, 10. Benz. I. Hubbard, aged
oS years II months.
ii West orono. &c. 10. Ellen. widow of Jas
Newman.
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MARRIAGES.

In this city, Dec. 81. by Rev, DIR. Jenkins.
Thomas w. Luce M. D.. of Portsmouth. N. H.,
ana Nettie May leighton Of Portland.
In this city, Dec. 49,. 6y DR.. Smith Baker.
Edmund Il. Andrews and Susan nj. Aver.
In Bath, Deo "a, Frank Muse and Ella l..
Mains.
In Phillips, Dec. IT. Wesley N. Jackson OF
Industry ana Ida Mary Willard OF Phillips.
In NOlridgewoek. Dec. IS. Thos. L Butts Of
Scion and Miss Lenora X. Mosher of Mercer.
In Ellsworth. Dee. 10, Edwin l.. Royal and
Miss Grace Raymond.
In Union. Dec. Is, William A. Bessey and
Miss Ida +. Morse.
In Surrey. Dec. Is, B. F. Soper of oriand and
Ida Grace Carlisle OF Surry.
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IOTA CHAPTER OF A. D. S.

The Iota chapter of the. Alpha Delta
Sigma met at the Falmouth hotel Yester-
day afternoon and held secret meeting
A banquet foil owed and in the evening
dance was held at Wilson's Academy
about 275 people being in attendance.
Delegates from the chapters in Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut were present.
Pooler catered and Wilson's orchestra
of four pieces furnished music. Tie
hall was prettily decorated with the
eolors of the Iota chapter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-29
II .NNIE EARL ABANDONED.

Boston, December sS The two-masted
schooner Fannie Earl, which sailed from
Provinctown December IL, for Rockland,
and concerning whose safety considerable
anxiety has been felt, has been aban.
doned at sea. Mrs. Eugene p. Stanley of
Friendship, Me, received q oablegram
announcing that her husband has been
picked up by steamer and landed at
drav esand, England. Captain Stanley
commanded and was part owner. The
oahl egram contains no particulars of the
disaster.
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PRESIDENT BUYS HORSES.

Akron, o., December ga team of
fine coach horses, purchased for Presi-
dent Mckinley, by an agent, were shipped
from Fairlawn, summit county, today.
They are perfectly matched hays, with
black points, IL l-2 hands high, and
weigh 1850 pounds each. The horses
were sired by Morgan stallion, Ray
Highland, first dam by the imported
coach horse Sensation, and second by
Erie Abdallah.
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A Woman's AwfuI Peril.

There Is only one chance to save your
life and that is through an operation, !"
were the startling words heard by Mrs. L.
b. Hunt OF Lime Ridge, Wis from her
doctor after he had vaiDiy tried to cure
her OF p frightful case Of stomach trouble
ana yellow jaundice. Gan stones had
formed and she constantly grew worse.
Stomach, Liver and Kidney remedy
Cures Dyspepsia, Loss OF Appetite. Try
it. Only 30 cts. Guaranteed. For sale
By III. p. ). Gooid, 6T7 Congress st.
Druggist.
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q oRNER IN WHITE BEANS.

Chicago, December 2S.--Msm bers of the
firm OF Albert Dickinson company today
denied the reports that their house has en-
gineered the corner In white beans. The
recent advancs OF nearly forty cents per
bushel 10 said to be due TO the heavy de-
mand from the governments of the
United States ana Great Britain for army
uses and to a slight shortage in produc.
tion
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Nj AINE BASEBALL LEAGUE PRO-
POSED.
(Lewiston JouInal.)


with the air filled with snow ana black
ice forming IN the middle of Lake Au-
bum, baseball talk may be unreasonable
Nevertheless, in back offices just now
several Low ers OF the national game are
very frequently to be heard discussing
this very subject. The big crowds which
the polo team Is drawing appears to have
convinced some that baseball team
equally as strong should draw proper
tionataly well. The varying successes Of
baseballInssL ewistonsha show II that under
fair conditions Lewiston will support a
nine and standing on this argument
former managers and stockholders ars
wondering II il would he well to have u
nine here the coming summer. At least
one local man has preached the subject
to baseball men outside OF the city with q
view to sounding general sentiment for a
circuit OF four or five principal cities to
sort of take the place OF the polo teams.
1t would appear that this man feels an
couraged, although OF course nothing
like definite talk has been made. But 1t
does no harm to start the ball a-rolling,
and the wind, what there Is of 1t, is blow
Ing in the direction of Maine baseball
league for 1891.
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McCRILLIs CASE ENDS sUDD EMILY.

Boston, December 2S.-Much TO the
surprise of the defense, the McCrillis
case came to sudden ending in the
United States district court this after
noon. After Internal Revenue Collector
Gill had been put on the witness stand
in rebnttal, and Judge Corcoran had
finished with him, U. s. district attorney
Jones informed the court he was
through.
The jury was dismissed until tomor
row when the arguments will be made.
After the jury had been dismissed
Judge Corcoran and District Attorney
Jones went before Judge Lowell, in the
latter's private chambers and argued a
number Of law points which had been
missed during the trial.
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What Shall We Have for Dessert ?

This question arises In he family every
day. Let us answer ii today. Try Jell-o,
delicious and healthful dessert. Pre-
pared in two minutes. No boilingi no
bakingl simply add boiling water and
set to cool. Flavors ~ Lemon, Orange,
Raspberry and Strawberry. Get pack.
age At your groeers today, 10 cts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-29
BOLD MAIL ROBBERY.

Detroit. Mich, December 2s.-The
Michigan Central depot at Wyandotte, a
surburb of Detroit, was the scene of a
bold mail robbery some time last night
whom pouch containing, it is estimated
500, 900 of negotiable paper, checks and
money was stolen from the Visiting
room.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-29
BUYING LOTS OF SHIPS

London, December 29.-The foreign en-.
gagements OF the Porte for the purchase
and renovation Of warships and for naval
and military artillery now amount TO
2. 400. 600 pounds, says the ConstantinopIe
correspondent of the Times while the
treasury is absolutely empty sn1 internal
debts increase daily"
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For a Cold ia rhe Head
laxative Isromo-Quininc Tablets.
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JEFFERSON THEATRE.

Oliver Doud Byron's Ups and Downs
of Lite was the bill presented by the
Elroy company last night, and it proved
one of the best comedies of the week. A
Spring Chicken, rarcs comedy, special
Iy pleasing to ladies and children, will
be the bill this afternoon. Tonight len
Nights in a Barroom will be presented,
with special scenery and effects, and
with iaughabie comedy 1t VIII surely
prove interesting. There will be change
OF specialties this afternoon and tonight.
HARCoURP COMEDY COMPANY.
Recognizing the fact that the public
are weary Of witnessing the abortive
efforts of a few so-oalled repertoire COM
panlss Manager Charles K. Harris deter
mined to organize dramatic combina.
tion which should far excel all his previ-
GUS efforts ana leave all competition to
soil after 1t in vain. This organization,
known as the Harcourt COMEDY Com.
matio and vaudeville profession, ana SO
vast are the resources, SO varied the
ability, OF this grand aggregation that a
different bill can be given eleven times
q week for four successive weeks. Next
week we can all see this really talented
company at the Portland theatre.
THE ELROY STOCK COMPANY.
The EIroy Stock Company will close It's
present engagement at the Jefferson
thsatrs today, presenting "A Spring
Chicken" for matines bill, and sTen
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-07-20
POLICE CAPTAIN COMPOUNDED
stray Child at the station Has Pat
Answer for the Officers
Query.

Capt. Hayes, who is stationed at the
Thirty-ffth street police station, will
question lost children with caution in
the future. Fife Armstrong, four years
old, whose parents live in Stewart av-
enue, wandered from home and be-
came lost. An officer found her play
ing in the sand and brought her to
the captains office, says a Chicago pa
per.
What is your name?" the captain
asked.
She told him, and though there were
several officers around she showed no
signs of embarrassment. Not only did
she tell her name, but she began talk
ing about other persons She knew. She
didn't know where she lived, though,
but as Officer Armstrong lives in the
Thirty-ffth street district the captain
thought he had clew.
"Is your father policeman" he
asked.
mo" my father isn't a policeman"
she said. "He works"
Capt Hayes made no further effort
to learn the identity of the child, but
an hour later the mother of the little
one came to the station and found
Ellie playing house back of the SER
geant's desk.
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WESTERN TOWN DESTROYED.
Prescott, A. r., suffers a Million Dol
lar EiTe Loss.

PRESCOTT, a. T., July 1G-Totter-
ing walls and piles of charred and burn
ing debris are all that remain of the
large portion of Prescott's business dis
trict
Fire which wrought over $1,000,G00
damage started at 10:45 o'clock Satur-
day evening and burned unchecked until
3 o'clock yesterday moraing, when the
fire fighters went a considerable distance
in advance of the flames and blew up
the buildings on the south side of Good
win street, preventing them from cross
ing that street.
The burned district embraces five
blocks in which were located the princi-
pal mercantile houses both banks, both
telegraph offices, three newspaper plants,
four hotels, every saloon and every res
taurant except one in the town, besides
scores of private residences To add to
the prevailing gloom Il high wind pre-
vailed yesterday, sending smoke dust
and burning cmbers in every direction.
Only the greatest vigilance prevented an
other outbreak of the flames.
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A TEXAS CLOUOBURST.
Town of Coleman Suffers Great Loss
of Life and Property,

COLEMAN, Tex, July 17.-Fifteen
lives are known to have been lost in a
cloudburst here yesterday. Ten bodies
have been recovered, but only two were
identified, Joseph Spath and John Foul
einstein.
1t is feared that many more lives were
lost in the valley below Coleman. The
cloudburst, which followed three days Of
unprecedented RAINFALL caused Ford S
creek to burst its banks and rush through
Coleman, village of less than 1000 in
habitants.
Bewildered citizens, reused from their
slumbers, rushed into the streets and
were swept away. Many were saved by
catching hold of pieces of timber and
navigating them into eddies formed by
the swift current, where they were drawn
ashore.
Spath and Fouleisstein managed to
mount their horses. They dashed into the
water and swan their horses to a house
where four little girls were screaming for
help. Each rescued two of the children,
who they took upon their horses. The
animals were swept away, however, in a
noble effort to stem the swift current,
and all were drowned.
Water has foated the tracks of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway for
miles, and all traffic is stopped.
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CLEVELAND BAKING POWDER CO.,
NEW YORK.
UNION VILLAGE.

John Still and daughter, and Mis-
Isabel Rawson of Claremont, n. H., have
been recent guests of Mrs. John Bragg
Arthur Pattrell, Dartmouth 'O2 il
working for Frank Root in haying.
Clark Sargent, who has been in Brad
ford the past few weeks is at his home
here and has work on the railroad
lSection.
Mrs. F. J. Campbell and daughter
Florence OF Newport, are guests of Mrs
L. 5. Patterson.
| guest of his brother William last Sat.
urday.
Mrs. W. S. Brown of Lebanon was the
guest of Mrs Frank Waterman over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Morrell of Thetford
Hill visited at j. LIZ Pennock's, Tuesday.
Prof. w. E. Sargent of Lancaster Mass,
was at his fathers, w. HI. Sargent's for a
visit last week
Prof Perkins of Hartland has been in
town the past week tuning pianos.
Mary Colburn lately entertained her
friend, Miss Prescott of Hooksett, y. H.
Presiding elder w. R. Davenport of
the Montpelier district will give his
lecture on the Southern Problem in
the Nj. E. church next Sund4y evening.
Miss Abbie Goddard visited her sister
Miss Ellen at Norwich, last week.
Mrs. Bella Turner and children of East
Thetford are at George Morrison's.
The music scholars of Miss Marion
Hatch are to give music recital in the
NJ. E. church, Tuesday evening, July "a,
A large number of Odd Fellows and
Masons from here were at Post Mills,
Monday to attend the funeral of George
johnson, a brother member.
Mrs. Edwin Stevens and Mrs. Curtis
McMaster and son William of North
Thetford were at HI. A. Stevens last
Saturday.
Samuel Stevens and William Goodwin
were at Ely, early in the week.
The hardest electrical storm of the
summer passed over this vicinity last
Tuesday night.
The Epworth League held lawn party
at the parsonage, Tuesday evening.
Walter Eastman of Lyndonville was in
town last week, called here by the sick
ness and death of his grandmother, Mrs.
Sarah Jenkins.
Mrs. Sarah Jenkins, an aged lady who
has lived for many years with her son-in-
law j. S. Eastman died last Tuesday
morning of pneumonia, after short
illness. Her funeral services were held
Thursday morning from her late home
and the body was taken to Fairlee for
interment. Her age was eighty years.
The Misses Kinney returned to
Lebanon early in the week.
Rush Newcomb entertained college
friend the first of the week.
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THETFORD CENTER.

Ambrose Reeves was called to Cop.
perfield last Saturday, his grandfather
being seriously i'll.
Mrs. Jack Buckley visited at her
fathers last week.
Miss Mary Cummings has been help
ing Mrs. H. F, Willoughby.
George Harvey and family from
Clairemont, n. H., are stopping with
Richard Harvey for short time.
Mrs. Fifeld was called to STAFFORD
last Saturday to attend the funeral of
her father.
E. Palmer is working for r. Harvey
through haying.
Miss Ellen Burr was called to West
Fairlee to care for 3. z. George.
Charlie and Grace Banker have been
with their mother, Mrs. &. Fifield for
a week.
DR.. Chase from Oxford was called to
see Mrs. j. Tilton last week.
G. II. Lucas and son were in Hart
ford for the day last Friday.
Miss Clara Willoughby from Leban-
on has been here visiting friends.
Ed Sanderson and his family are out
of town on visiting trip.
A P. Porter hurt one arm badly last
week. DR.. Gustin was called.
Mrs. Heath from Enfield, N. H., is
visiting at Mrs. A. Aldrich's.
Mrs. Mary Morse and friend from
Lebanon were recently guests OF Mrs.
N Morsn
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tsln with large force of Kan-Su braves
BY this time the walls of the legation had
been battered down, and most of the
buildings were in ruins. Many of the
allies had fallen at their posts, and the
small band that was left took refuge in
the wrecked buildings, which they en-
deavored hastily to fortify.
upon them the fire of the Chinese
artillery was now directed. Toward sun
rise it was evident that the ammunition
of the allies was running out, and at 7
o'clock, as the advance of the Chinese
in force failed to draw response, rush
was determined upon.
"Thus, standing together, as the sun
rose, the little remaining band, all Euro
peans, met death stubbornly. There was
a desperate hand to hand encounter. The
Chinese lost heavily, but as one man fell
others advanced, and, finally overcome by
odds, every one of the Europeans re-
naming was put to the sword in the most
atrocious manner"
Admiral Seymour telegraphs the adj
miralty from Taku, / aAar date of July
a. that he believes the allies have pos
session of all the forts at Tien-tsin except
one. The allies at Taku and Tien- tsin on
July 10 were as follows: Russians, S349;
japanese, 1924; British, 2,575; Germans,
1,036; Americans, 400, and small de-
tachments of Austrians and Italians
which brought the total up to 213O4.
Considerable of the forces had been land
ed at Taku on the way to Tien tsn. The
facilities at Taku were limited, however.
and the re-enforcements would be obliged
to wait
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PAYS EVERY DAY.
Singular System Pursued by New
York Millionaire Merchant To-
ward His Employees.

One New York millionaire who
earned his fortune by his own efforts
under rather disadvantageous circum-
stances conducts his business in way
that is highly original in many partic-
ulars, says the New York Sun. One of
the most striking of these is his meth
cd of dealing with his employees. They
are paid every night, and at the close OF
every business day all the expenses of
running the business have been met
and the manager knows just how his
affairs stand as far as that feature
of the business is concerned. But that
is not his object in paying salaries
every day instead of following the usual
custom and waiting until the end of
the week or month. He employs many
men who have lost former situations
through intemperance, although they
were all men of ability in their field.
If they severed their connection prac-
tically with the establishment at the
close of every business day it made no
difference to the employer what hap
pened to the man after he left his es-
tablishment. BY this means the mill
honaire is able to get the service of
good men at a small salary and have
no responsibility as to their conduct
after they have received their pay for
one days work.
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REMEDY FOR GOVT.
Ra~ and Ripe Fruits of Amy Kind
Are Said to Relieve Those
Afflicted. y

! While the vegetarian regards meat
as poison, the fruitarian looks with
no enthusiastic eye upon the lenten
fare of the vegetarian. To him I'M
cooked fruit is the only natural food,
and, though but a small body, men
do exist in this cold country who eat
nothing but fruit For a long time
they had found their chief opponents
in medical men, who affirm that for
equity patients fruit is dangerous,
| some even asserting that fruit may
actually engender govt Now, how
ever, a little ray of sunshine pene-
trates the gloom where they sit in
glorious isolation cracking nuts and
chewing raisins with all the sylvan
simplicity of monkeys.
A medical man, says the London
Globe, has arisen to declare that he
has frequently cured govt with grapes
and oranges. Further than this, he
declares that his standing advice to
equity friends is: Eat plenty of
fresh, ripe, uncooked fruit" But while
the tendency" of fruit is to get rid
of govt altogether, it seems that Sc
we're equity headaches and bilious at
tacks may be caused by eating it, par
ticularly by patients who have long
ago shut the tempting apple and pear
from their regimen. Therefore,
though the fruitarian wax holder for
this medical testimony, the equity
would be wise to take their fruit
sparingly at first and not by any
means make it their one and only
form of sustenace. 1t is, at any rate,
interesting to find that medical men
are beginning to look with kindlier
eyes on the fruit but at present it
would probably be difficult to en-
counter two doctors agreeing over one
suffering equity person that his sal
walton lay in the fruit diet
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F1REMEN RUN WITH ENGINE.
Members of a CoIOred Chicago Conn
pany I'm Harness for De-
strOyed Horse.

George Shippy, police captain of the
Desplaines street station, was formerly
in the fire department, and at one time
in charge of the colored members of
engine company No 81, in Taylor
street. He tells many stories about the
negro fire fighters, says the Chicago
Chronicle.
zone fire alarm" relates Capt.
Shippy, 'was given from Harrison
street and the river. 1t was a still
and ours was the only engine called.
The hitch-up was made in good time,
and we swung around the corner of
Harrison and Clark and started west.
AS we were crossing the railroad tracks
an engine bore down upon us, and one
of the horses was killed. Delay meant,
perhaps. thousands of dollars worth
of property being destroyed. l has
tened to box to turn in an alarm in
order that other engine companies
might be made aware of the fire, but
when / returned to the scene of the ac-
cident only the dead horse remained
there. | ran to the fire and, to my sur
prise, found my men attaching the en-
CINE to the fire plug and untwirling the
hose. Four of the negroes had stepped
into the harness torn from the body of
the dead animal and, keeping pace with
its companion, dragged the ponderous
engine four blocks to the scene of the
blaze.
"They had the fire under control be-
fore any other engine company ar
rived"
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PLAYING Before the sultan.

In an account of how he played be-
fore the sultan and his harem at Con-
stantinople (the ladies were at the end
of the room behind gold grating)
Franz Ondricek, the well-known vio-
linist, relates in the New York Tribune
that he had to submit to the same test
as other performers that have ap-
peared at Lildiz Kiosk, and play at
sight any piece selected by the sultan
In this case it was an absurdly easy ar
rangement of airs from LA Sonnam-
bula," which NJ Ondricek proceededto
render in the most serious manner, to
the delight of his majesty When, on
one occasion, the famous Wilhelmj was
invited to submit to the same test, he
incurred much displeasure by refusing
TO play anything so childish"