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The Portland daily press., 1900-12-05

In this city, Dec. 4, Nathan J. Sanford aged
IA years months.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
In this city, Dec. 4. Mildred f.. daughter oil
James and Anna r. Rowe. aged weeks and
days.
Funeral services this Wednesday afternoon
at ESQ o'clock. at parents residence, NO. 2l7
Congress street
Notice OF funeral hereafter.l
In Ligonia. South Portland. Dee ., Douglas d..
son of John II. and Catherine Wilkinson, aged
Funeral on Thursday afternoon at o'clk
from the residence OF his parents. Main street.
In South Portland. Dec. 4. Ellen ". wife oil
Almon w. Libby, aged AZ years months and
Funeral on Friday afternoon at $50 o'clk,
from her late residence, Brown street, Cash
Corner.
Ia Baltimore, Dec, 4. James B. Moore former
ly OF Augusta. aged 6bgyears.
In Bath, Nov. 90, Harry Stuart, son of Amass
8. and Ella Ellers, aged 10 years months.
In Durham, Nov. 20. Mrs. Phehe. widow Of
Jeremiah Monlton. aged 30 years.
In Searsport, Nov. 20, Mrs. A. Ferguson, aged
81 years.
LII Mechanic Falls, Nov. %, Mrs. Cynthia NJ
Cobb, of Hebron, aged IS years.
In Whltitg, Nov. II, Mary. widow Of Charles
Gardiner. aged 80 years II months.
In East Summer, Nov. ~. Elias I. Tucker
In Bethel. Nov. 90, Alfred Twltchell, aged
IS years.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-05

The estate OF the late Rev. Thomas K.
Beecher OF Elmira does not exceed $3700.
He was known as one Of the most chari-
table men of his day. He gave away
nearly his entire salary. $500 year, and
many Incidents of his kind deeds are re.
lated by those who knew him best. On
one occasion O few members OF his con-
gregatton, becoming almost ashamed OF
his dress, gave him an overcoat. MIR.
Beecher gave 1t TO q poor man. A second
overcoat was then given to the minister,
ant he presented IL TO another poor man.
When Mr. Bsecher's friends gave himTa
third overcoat they made him promise
that be would always keep 10. This hs
promised, and kept his word.
..Mississippi may have another Heller
Keller in the person OF q little girl from
Webster county, who arrived at the Deai
and Dumb Institution recently. The
child is Maud Scott, six years OF age, anc
her parents live in Gait letta. She hal
b sen deaf and dumb from birth, anC
when she was about a month old she be
came blind. She IL in charge OF ons
teacher, who devotes nearly her whols
time to her, and the child Is beginning
10 give some remarka bic signs Of dawn
ing Intelligence and capacity TO receive
knowledge. The improvement Is notice
able even for the time she has been there
aud she is much less dependent now thar
she was when first brought TO the insui
tuition.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-05
THE GRESHAM TRAGEDY.
Result of Coroner's In
quest.
Roofing Material Shown To Be
Extremely Dangerous
Men Using 1t Ignorant
Of Properties.
No Attempt To Charge Criminal
Carelessness.

In the Superior court room yesterday
afternoon was held the inquest on the
death OF Mrs. Crosman and Ethel Cros-
man which occurred nc Woodfords on
Saturday afternoon. The following per-
sons testified: Mr.. Crosman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Smith, who live next door,
DR.. Topiif, Mr.. Hay. the undertaken,
Police Officsr Brown, Capt Gould, Fred
Hayford, who was employed by him,
Capt. Andrew }. York OF the Q. IL.
Robinson company, from whom Capt.
Gould bought the roofing preparation
and Mr.. James w. Parker the roofer who
was called to testify as to the competition
and infiammable qualities OF the mixture.
From the testimony 1t appeared that
Hsyford started to build q fire In the
yard to warm the inixture which he had
in an iron pot. He could not make the
fire go very well and Mrs. CrosmHn told
him TO take 1t into the kitchen.
Captain Gould was at the time on the
roof putting on the tarred paper prepare
tory to spreading the mixture. Hayford
after putting the kettle on the ire went
up to the roof and told him what he had
done. Captain Gould replied that he
guessed that would be all right. In q
time which was thought to be about
twenty-fi minutes Hayford was just
about starting down again when the ex-
plosion occurred and the fire followed.
Captain Gould and also Captain York
as well as Hayford testified that they
knew nothing of the nature OF the mix
ture beyond the fact that 10 was general
ly used for the purpose. There was no
warning on the kegs as to the danger OF
using It near a fire, or Of the liability OF los
exploding when heated.
Mr.. Parker on the other hand testified
that it was extremely dangerous stuff. So
far as he knew 1t consisted Of asphaltum
for base with some liquid to 'cut" 1t
such as benzine. turpentine. naphtha, all
OF them highly infiammable and danger
GUS, both in their liquii state and when
reduced to vapor. Mr., Parker said that
he would never think OF heating any Of II
in confined room, and that even out of
doors q slight heat, such as made by
burning newspapers was all that was
needed.
Hayford, who testified that he put the
kettle on the fire, said he had never seen
any OF the stun before, had never handled
1t, and knew nothing whatever OF its
properties or composition. Capt. Gould
said he had handled 1t a number Of times
within the last 1--we years and declared
emphaticaIly that he never had any
trouble with 10 before.
The ju-y returned O verdict which re-
Cited the fact of the deceased coming TO
their death by being burned. the fire be-
ing caused by an explosion OF the no ohng
material while 1t was being heated, etc.,
and that the heating on the kitchen stove
was done with the knowledge and CON
sent OF Mr.. Gould. No attempt was m ade
to charge Capt. Gould with criminal
negligence In the matter.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-05
POPULAR ELECTION OF SEN.
ATORS.
A Practical Test ofths Proposed Chang
I'm Montana and North Carolina.

The Populist convention at Omaha in
1897 adopted as one Of Its planks the fol-
lowing: "we favor q CONSTITUTE onai pro-
vision limiting the office Of President and
vice president to one term and providing
for the election Of senators OF the United
States by direct vote OF the people," -Four
years later, along with other Populist
ideas, the same notion Of the popular
election of senator's was taken up by the
Democrats, and the Kansas City platform
ON hich Bryan and Stevenson were
nominated In July contained the follow
ing:
1--WE favor an amendment to the Fed :
eral Constitution providing for the cleo
tion of United States senators by direct
vote of the people, and we favor direct
legislation wherever practicable.
The plan or choosing 1enators by popu-
lar election has been vigorously favored
by Theoretical politicians and economic
reformers for some time under the notion
that in this way the power OF the pluto
Gratis to represent American constituent
Giles might be curbed and the voters en-
abled 10 choose senators independently OF
the action OF state legislatures. Great
advantages were asserted for this political
departure, the necessity Of which did not
appear to most persons to be very urgent.
A very large proportion OF the present
members or the Senate are former gov
ernors of tine states they now represent,
and were elected as governors by popular
vote, while every considerable mum Ter
of the other senators were members of
Congress, having been chosen by popu-
lar vote In their re specttve districts and
promoted 20 the Senate By reason OF their
efficiency in the lower branch or Con.
gress. Such senatorial veterans as Allison
of iowa, CuiIom Of Illinois, Hear of Mas
sachusetts, Hawley of Connecticut, Daniel
of Virginia and Jones OF Arkansas were
mem bers OF the House Of Representatives
before becoming senators, and the advant-
age OF the proposed change seemed TO
have little gu bstantial warrant.
Its beneilts however, were tested this
year In a somewhat practical way In two
states remote from each other, though
both carried by the Democrats, the spon-
sors and champions of the proposed
change. One OF these states was Mon
| tsna, in which William A. Clark, q typi-
cal plutocraU, had been elected to the sem
ate by the democratic legislature at
Helena, only subsequently to be unseated
In consequence OF tne evidences of bribery
offered by his opponents. Mr. CLARK
made direct appeal to the voters OF Mon
tana, and in each district or the state
Clark and anti-Uiark candidates for the
legislature were run, the Clark candidates
being tine regular Democrats and the anti
Clark men being Republicans or inde-
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-05
MARRIA0 IS.

In this city Deerlng dat Dec. f. by Rev. E.P
Wilson, Frederick X. Atwood OF Everett. Ma S..
and Miss Gertrude Hall oil Portland.
In Bath, Nov. %, Freeman j. Murray and
Alma L. Clough.
In Ellsworth, Falls, Nov. 81. VIM p. Moore
and Miss Susie Ella Davis.
In Deer Isle. George S. Black and Miss Lucy
Hendricks.
In Bueksport Everett C. Grindle and Mist
Bessie j. White OF Sullivan.
In West BROOKLYN. Burnley Closson of Sedg
wick and Mrs. Mary A. Carter OF BrooklIn.
In Saeo, Nov. 20, George II. Phillips and Mis-:
Lenora Silsby.
In Belfast. Burton Douglass OF Unity and
Grace L. Harvey OF Belfast
In Waterville, Nov. 20. II. L. Judge and Mis-:
Mamie Quincy.
In Newcastle, Nov. 20. ANDREW J. Creamel
and Lillian Wilson.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-05
KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT 1T.
Mr.. Maniey Insists He Has Been
offered No Job.

The New York Sun printed the follow
ing yesterday under Washington date:
Joseph ii. Manlsy OF Maine has signi-
lied his intsntion to accept the preferred
appointments as Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, to sucoeed the late George w.
Wilson. He win enter upon the duties
Of his office after the assembling of the
Maine legislature. MIR. Manley is a can
didats for the Speakership OF the Maine
House OF Representatives, and after his
election to this Office, which is assured,
he will resign in order to accept the Fed
eral appointment.
Members of the Kentucky delegation In
Congress went to the White House today
and made final effort to secure the ap-
pointment of John W. Yerkes to the
Commissionership of Internal Revenue,
but they learned that the appointment
would go to Mr.. Manley II he would 40.
ospt it. Later 10 was learned that the
Maine man would accept the place.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-05
NsTH MA CURED
AFTER So YEARS SUFFERING.

Mr.. II. LsClare. St. Peter Street. Montreal
writes. "For 50 years have been great sufferer
from Asthma. which inherited from my mother. who
has since died from Asthma. have spent thousands
of dollars with doctors and remedies. Finally my
doctor advised change of climate My friend MIR
]. Thorn, who had been cured by Clarke's Kola Com.
pound brought bottle. andI afterwards took sia
bottles Of this grand medicine. lthas madea mar
OF me; have gained nearly thirty pounds In weight
aud my asthmatcal attacks have entirely
Ten dollars spent on DIR. Clarkes Kola Compound
has done for what two thousand dollars failed
10 DO consider it a god-send TO the Asthmate. A
regular ao-cent sample bottls of Carkes Kola Com
pound will be mailed free to any person troubled with
Asthma Enclose 0 eeuts In stamps for postage.
Address The Grifiths & Macpherson Co. Ltd.
= III Church ST.. Toronto. Cas-
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-05
HOW no CURE GROUP.

MIR. X. Gray, who lives near Armenia
Duchess county, N. Y.,,says: "Chamber-
iafn-s Cough Remedy is the best meci-
oine have ever used. 1t is a flne chill
dren 8 remedy for Group and never fails
to cure = when given as soon as the
child becomes hoarse, or even after the
croupy cough has DEVELOPED 1t viii pre-
vent the attack This should be borne in
MIND, and bottle OF the Cough Remedy
sept at hand ready for instant use as
soon as these symptoms appear. For sale
BY Heseitine, aS7 Congress st, stevens,
l07 Portisnd Sc; Goold, Congress Square
Raymond, Cumberland Mills.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-05

NJ. q. A. yesterday. This years exhibit
is a splendid one and in all respects
shows improvement over former exhibits
of the club. ONE OF the exhibitors are
Mrs. Longiey. Mira Ii. L. Harmon, Mrs.
W. Ii Stevens, Mrs g. ". Martin, Mrs.
ID. W. Fellows, Miss Millett, Mrs. s. p.
Warren. Mrs. O. M. Rice, Mrs. 1. b.
Rundlatts, Miss ellison, Mrs. g. s..
Rowsii, Mrs. A. L. worthley, Mrs. II.
Mayhem.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-05
BANGOR AND BREWER CONSOLE.
DATE

Washington, Decemher 4.-The post
ottice at brewer win be consolidated with
that at Bangor on January l,by order of
the fourth assistant postmaster general.
A postal station Will be substituted for
the Brewer office and Bangor's carrier
system will be extended there.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-05
SHOT HIS WIFE.

: Brldgton, December 4.-Saturday,
while Vernon Irish was in the act OF
loading his shot gun 1t went off prema-
tnrely, the whole charge striking the
right leg of his wife above the knee. max
Ing CHASTITY wound. Although not con.
sidersd dangerous. yet 1t was an ex-
tremely narrow escape.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-05
THE CHINA d ECokApoRs

The China ID scorators' club opened its
nnual exhibit in the parlors OF the 7.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-05

Mr.. Manley was shown the above at
the Portland club last night. He said:
81 know nothing about 1t. How oan l
accept or refuse an Office which has never
been offered ne9 The New York Sun ia
too previous.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-04-12
SPARKS FROM THE WIRE

NJ Leon Gaget has been arrested in Paris
charged with having had unlawful relations
with Germany
Herr salomen NordIinger. the Berlin
banker. has been sentenced To two years
Imprisonment in penitentiary.
AT no time since the hurricane Of Aug s
last has the condition Of the poor Of Porto
Rico been bad as ii is at present
The Commercial Coke company Of Pitts
burv. capital S3os1eo Is prepared to
compete with the Pennsylvania coke trust.
George W. HUH. said TO be millionaire Of
Arizona is under arrest at New York
charged with perjury in divorce suit in
Rhode Island
An attempt TO kindIe hre with coal oil
caused the death of Lizzie Bailey, aged 4,
and the fatal burning of two others in
Galveston. Tex
A divorce has been granted TO Charles \.
r Armstrong from Nellie Armstrong, bet
ter known Melba- 1t was granted on
the ground of desertion-
b Il. Bergiu, assayer Of the United
States at San Francisco, has been arrested
on suspicion of having stolen gold from the
mint daily for months past
The board OF regents of the Nebraska
State University have elected Supt. E
BENJAMIN Andrews Of Chicago chancellor
of the University of Nebraska.
American soldiers in the philippines are
receiving an abundance of reading matter
as a result Of the circulating library move
menr started in the United States
By the explosion OF a boiler in Louis
vile bottIing plant yesterday Clarence Nc
NaIly Is years old, was instantly killed
and David Wing. a blacksmith, fatally in
jured-
The casualty report received by the war
department yesterday from Gen Otis gives
four killed in action: three died from
wounds received in action and 10 died from
disease
Nv the burning Of the residence Of Peyton
H. RubIe at Parkersburg. w Va, Mrs.
Ruhle and 9-year-old child were burned
10 death and Peytou RubIe 50 badly burn
ed that he cannot recover
Yesterdays statement of the treasury
| balances in the general fund. exclusive OF
the Sl50.o,D.Oo0 gold reserve in the divis
| ion of redemption. shows: Available cash
balances, S14S.272. 131: gold. 500, 5o4. ADS.
In spite of the almost continuous rain
Queen Victoria, accompanied by the I'rin
| cess Victoria of Battenberg. her grand
| daughter surprised the few spectators IL
| Phoenix park, Dublin, by driving out yes
| terday-
| meeting of all the ministers ana am
| bassadors representing the countries Of tn,
three Americas has been called to tax,
| steps to insure representation of their re
| spective countries at the second Pan
American congress, to be held in the Cit,
| Of Mexico.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-04-12
Want to Revise Creed.

New York, April 12--The presbytery
Of Nassau, in session at Northport, L.
l., unanimously adopted the following
resolution: That it Is the prayer Of
the presbytery of Nassau that the gen
eral assembly formulate a short and
simple creed that would be acceptable
to the church" The resolution as in
troduced was stronger. but was modi-
fed in the interest of harmony. Rev.
G. O. Gray. who offered the resolution,
said 1t meant to set aside the present
creed as an old heirloom and To make
new creed that would be more pre-
else. Thereupon Mr.. Gray was elect
ed commissioner to the general assem-
bly,. with the understanding that he
would present his views to that body.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-04-12
STRICKEN INDIA
important state Report Regarding
the Present Appalling Conditions

the Present Appalling Conditions.
Washington, April 12.-The state de-
partnent has made public one Of the
reports upon which it based its state
ment to the navy department relative
to the famine in India This particular
report is from United States Con
sui Fee at Bombay, and presents start
ing ngureS to illustrate the extent of
the visitation. Mr.. Fee says that not
withstanding the season of acute dis
tress has hardly commenced. the re-
turns far exceed those recorded during
the initial stages of the famine
three years ago. 1t then affected only
1,oOD.oo0 persons: now the figure *
3.oOO.0Oo and the daily expenditures
are placed at SS4 600 The famine
area covers 100000 square miles with
a population of 400e0. 600 and there j.
a further area of about 145 600 wifi
population of 21ooO.o00 in which
more of less distress prevails and
where relief already has been or vii
be given. The consul saws that the an
plications for relief are overraxjpp III,
state authorities and are Increasing NJ
an appalling rate the number of apDii-
cants at the relief works during the
last week IN January advancing 250.-
ooo and bringing up the total to g.
oooooo with the most trying period
stll two months distant In concII- /
sion, the consul expresses the fear that |
the South African war will so divert |
the attention and contributions of En- |
slishmen as to oblige India to fight the |
plague and famine alone.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-04-12
Robbed the Government.

New York, April 12.-Within the
past two months two mysterious rob
berries of beer stamps by which the
government lost SIC, 900 have occurred.
One of these thefts occurred while the
stamps were in transit between the
treasury department and the general
postoffice in Washington and the other
between the postoffice and the internal
revenue office in Chicago. The stamps
stolen in Washington were worth
so, 900 and those in Chicago $4,000.
Last evening Thomas Rlarney, a bar
tender was arrested here with $10,-
600 worth of beer stamps In his pos
session. He will be given a hearing
tomorrow. Further arrests are eX-
pected.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-04-12
Mr.. Erick Will Retire.

Pittsburg. April 12.-''H. c. Prick
will dispose of all his holdings-some
thing over $4,000, 0O0-in the Carne-
gle company just as soon as he can"
said a big stock holder of the Carnegie
company. He won what he contended
for. and will not remain to hamper Mr..
Carnegie or his partners, 1t is said
that Mr.. Frick and President Schwab
are not on pleasant terms. and this has
done much toward keeping Messrs-
Prick and Carnegie apart. Officials of
the Carnegie company deny that there
is any truth in the report that the
company will take in the Cramps con-
Germ, either in part or whole.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-04-12

Arrangements Making Rapidlv-Aem-
bership Tickets to Be the Means.
of Raising Revenue Again
This Year.

The Art association met again last
night and discussed various matters
pertaining to the coming spring ex-
hibit. The preparations this year
are more elaborate than ever, and the
hxhibit, while just as free and just as
much for the popular good, will be
timer than any of its predecessors
New features will be introduced. The
principal merit of the annual event,
from popular standpoint, has been
the fact that it was absolutely free
to the people, and this feature will
be preserved inviolate. In order to
k kssP i VIA lad t Iisd vs sss
The means for conducting the ex-
hibit, paying expressage and freight
on pictures from elsewhere, dray-
age, ETC., will be raised by
the sale of membership tickets to
those who are sufficiently pub
lie spirited to give this trifing as
sistance to so worthy an enterprise.
Last year 342 people who were so
much interested as to purchase mem
bership tickets, together with those
who purchased catalogues at cents
each, paid the entire expense of the
and, through the pub
lie spirit of some others who con
tributed out of their private means
for the purpose, a fine painting was
bought. The association came out
two or three dollers "shy" even
then. There will be no effort made
to accumulate money in the treasury
of the association, but each year S
exhibit will be expected to pay for
itself.
This year an effort is to be made to
sell 500 membership tickets at 80
tents each. This will, it is thought,
pay the bulk of the expense of the
exhibit. The sale of complete cata-
ogueS at ) cents each will furnish
he rest of the revenue necessary.
Every person suspected of having |
ecreted about his person touch of |
public spirit will be called upon this
ear to buy membership ticket |
hat much toward giving 10, 200 peo-
lie pleasure of the highest type, alb
olutely free. The purpose of this
is to avoid the necessi-
Y of charging admission, a contin-
ency that is to be fought off so long
5 the people who are able will help
, keep the event free and open to
he public.
The exhibit this year will be held
ON June IL to 25, inclusive.
Membership tickets admit bearer
, the opening night, as last year,
nd to all privileges of club lectures,
- for ono YEAR Tho ayhihit will
: open to the general public, re-
ardless of tickets, after the first
ght.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-04-12
A Damaging Tornado.

New Orleans, April 12.-The gulf
coast and a large portion of the south
ern part of the Mississippi has been
visited by q disastrous storm which
was in the form of a tornado at sew
eral points heard from, and came as
cloud burst to other sections. As
the wires are down In all directions IL
is impossible to state the exact amount
Of damage done, but 1t Will be heavy.
Several schooners were wrecked along
the coast Enterprise, Miss, was the
scene of a tornado which did great
damage, not only destroying number
Of residences, but tearing down the
bridge across the river at that point.
Although several people were injured
no loss of life is reported.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-04-12

Ex-Consui TO Pretoria Has q Word
Regarding His Case.

East Liverpool, O. April 12.-Hon.
Charles E Macrum. ex-consul to Pre-,
toria. South African republic when
seen yesterday regarding the state
ment that Consul AdeIbert Hay has
failed TO find any evidence of the con
sular mail being tempered with dur
ing Mr.. Macrum's stay at Pretoria,
said: while l do not take much
stock In newspaper reports, this is
such a palpable perversion OF the
truth that it is impossible to allow the
matter TO pass unnoticed, as it seems
to have come from the state depart
ment This statement is on i parallel
with the malicious misrepresentation
which came from the same depart
ment before l reached this country. II
proofs of all my charges are not on
file at the consulate at Pretoria, it is
because they have been wilfully alb
stracted therefrom- In short | want
to say that the statement last publish
ed is a lie. nothing more or less. |
have been slandered and maligned IN
til have become tired of it."