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The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12
AUTOMOBILES AND THELAw
In View York's Penal Code They Are
Classified with wild Animals.

Probably very few Of the multitude of
people who ride through the streets of the
city In locomobiles or automobiles, pro-
pelled by steam, know that In doing 80
they are violating q section of the Penal
Code and laying themselves open to be
punished with a fine of not more than
$500, n term of not more than one years
Imprisonment, or both, says the New
York Times. This Is the case, how ever,
and 1t only needs the presence of some
energetic person who will insist pom the
enforcement of the law to make the city
anything but paradise for the locomo-
bilists. The owners of automobiles of
which electricity is the propeiling power
are safe from the police, as the law deals
only with vehicles of which steam Is the
motive power. Most persons who are
devoted to the automobile or locomobile,
however, doubtless will be astonished to
hear that in the eyes of the law 1t Is
classified with wild animals.
Sec. 60 OF the Penal Code, among 9TH
er things, says under the heading "Wild
Animals, etc.:
Any person who drives or leads along q
public highway a wild and dangerous an
imal or vehicle or engine propelled by
or directs such animal, vehicle or engine
to be 50 driven, led or to be made to pass.
unless person of mature age shall pre-
cede s1ch animal, vehicle or engine by
at least one-eighth Of mile carrying u
redlight, II in the night time, or red
flag II in the day time, and gives warning
to all persons whom he meets travelling
such highway of the approach of such
animal, vehicle or engine, shall be
deemed guilty. of misdemeanor and
punishable with a fine of not more than
$50, term OF not more than one years
imprisonment, or both.
This clause was inserted In the Penal
Code long before automobiles or locomo-
biles were invented, with the intention
Of compelling people who ran dummy
engines, such as are now used on Hud-
son street, by the New York & Hudson
River railroad, to take proper precautions
for the safety OF pedestrians, but accord
ing to several lawyers 1t also applies to
the locomobile.
One Of the deputy assistant district Mt
torneys while occupied In his studies with
the mysteries of the law discovered this
section Of the Penal Code and conceived
the idea of making crusade against the
owners of automobiles in this city. His
suggestion met with no support from his
superiors, however, and he Is waiting pa
tiently for the foundation Of the society
for thu suppression Of locomobiles which
win carry the law into effect.
Several owners of locomobiles whose at
tention has been called to the law say
that it was passed before the invention
of the locomobiles and therefore cannot
have anything to do with 1t.
ut would be ridiculous said one, "to
consider that law for a moment. What
fun do you suppose there would be in
running an automobile If you had to
have a man with red flag trotting in
front of you all the timer Why, it would
rob the sport of all Its interest, and make
1t about as entertaining as running a
steam roller"
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12
THE ASHANTI UPRISING.
Rebel Forces at Dompeassi Disiedssd
Afser Fsght.

London, June 11.-Col. willcocks In
command Of the Ashanti relief expedi-
tion, cables from Phraheu, under date OF
June v, as follows:
'Have just received q message from
Col. Carter from Kwisa, reporting that
he advanced June 6, effecting junction
with Capt. Hall at Bekwai.
He found the rebel forces strongly for
titled at Dompoassi.
The fight continued for long time and
the enemy were dislodged, but, on nc
count Of the loss of seven European off,
GERS wounded and 80 other casualties,
he was unable to advance and returned
to Kwisa.
There Is no news from Kumassi. Hall
Is at Esumeja and Bekwai, which Is
friendly.
Kokofu and Adansi are In a state Of re-
bellion. The Donglassi are probably
joining the rebel forces.
The commandsnt at the base cables to
the colonial Office as follows:
Cape Coast, June 9.-The following
is the purport of despatch received from
Oapb. Ilhii.
" 'Esumeja. May s4.-Coliected the
forces at Esumeja. Ejinassi and Bekwai,
May -. Considered 1t necessary to find
out. the strength of the rebel forces to the
front and flank before advancing on
Kumassi. The plan Of the rebel forces
was to hold our front at Ejumum and
outfiank us from Koo Kfu. A garrison
was left behind at Ejinassi. The re-
mainder Of the forces were concentrated
at Esumeja where we left so men and q
Maxim. Told King at Bekwai to ad-
vance to Abadon as soon as he heard
rifle fire or encountered serious opposi-
ton.
% Within half an hour met resistance
In Kookfu village; repulsed the natives
and burned the village in their sight
The Kookfu main villages were then
attacked. Eight thousand men held
them for half an hour. Was unable to
advance, but successfully withdrew.
(" Lieut.. Edwards and six men were
wounded. The enemy's loss was con-
siderable. Decided to hold. Esumeja and
to keep communications open for news
of the main body.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12
A DISSERTATION UPON WINK ING.
(From Appletons Popular Science
Monthly

No satisfactory determination has been
made of the reason we wink. Some sup
pose that the descent and return of the
lid over the eye serves to sweep or wash
it off others that covering of the eye gives
it rest from the labor of vision, If only
for an inappreciable instant. This view
borrows some force from the fact that the
record of winking is considerably used
by experimental psychologists to keep
measure the fatigue which the eye suffers.
In another line of investigation Herr 5.
Garten has attempted to measure the
length Of time occupied by the different
phases of a wink. He used specially
arranged Photographic apparatus, and
affixed piece of white paper to the edge
of the eyelid for mark. He found that
the lid descends quickly, and rests
little at the bottom of its movement,
after which it rises, but more slowly
than 1t fell. The mean duration OF the
downward movement was from 70 TO VI
thousandths of second; the rest with
est durations being 10 hundredths of a
second with one subject and IL hun
dredths with another; and the third phase
of the wink, the rising of the lid, took
IL hundredths of second more, making
the entire duration OF the wink about 40
hundredths, or four-tenths OF second.
The interruption Is not long enough to
interfere with distinct vision. NJ. V.
Henri says, in L'Annee Psychologique,
that different persons wink differently
some often, others rarely; some in groups
of 10 or so at tims, when they rest IA
while; and others regularly, once only at
time. The movement is modified by
the degree of attention Periods of close
| interest when we wink hardly at all,
may be followed by a speedy making up
| for lost time by rapid winking when
the tension 10 relieved.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12

Men who go out fishing in an open boat
In the midst of binding storm and enjoy
1t, must be strong and healthy and are
pretty sure to live to ripe old age. Un-
fortunately, the rush and hurry of modern
business life will not permit the average
man to take frequent outdoor exercise.
In lieu of life spent partly in the woods
and on the water, a man must find some
kind of medicine to tone up and invigorate
him and incite the vital organs of his body
to the faithful performance of their normal
functions. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery Is the only thoroughly effective
medicine for this purpose. It's principal
action Is upon the organs that feed the
blood. the stomach, the large intestines and
the liver. 1t facilitates the flow of the di-
gestive juices in the stomach and the
production of healthy chyie in large guam
titles in the large intestines. 1t invigorates
the liver and puri6es and enriches the
blood. When the blood Is rich and pure
the old, inert tissues throughout the body
are torn down and replaced by new and
healthy fiesh tissues and nerve 6bers. If q
man's blood is filed with the rich, pure
elements of health, he can get along with q
scanty amount of exercise. Disease germs
can gain no foothold in his system.
1T had eatarrh for severai years and then the
grip and also had hemorrhags nom the
snEs. writes NJ "a F. I5owS sSs &c q ss;es ssses
sstsntIon, but { eoaid bring only partial relief
! had more hsnorrhages. took twcnty-hve @
thirty bottles Of msdi<ines but continued 70 have
sgslls Of bleeding 1 comTsuesd tasinF Or pDr.
sags,s caiarrh Remedy: u.ed eight bottle.
more than twelve n.onthG love my Vie 70 pr,
xisEce's suedicinca
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12
INJURED AT WILD WEST SHOW.

Lewiston, June i1.-Miss Edna G. Al
den Of Auburn, teacher In tho Merrill
school. Goff Hill, whom attempting to
leave the tent at the Wild West show to-
day, was struck by falling pole, and a
sharp instrument of some nature pene-
trated the femorai vein in the thigh
making wound several inches wide and
deep. The wound is an exceedingly
dangerous one.
Miss Alden was removed to the Gen.
trai Maine General Hospital. where she
now lies in very critical condition.
Should blood poisoning set in. rs the
physicians now fear. the result would be
fatal. There is q possibility, however,
that this danger may be averted. Steps
have heen taken to bring suit against the
show
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12
GOV. SHAW INJURED.

Des Moines, Ia, June 1.-THE east
bound passenger train on the Chicago
and Northwestern as 1t was pulling out
OF the station tonight, collided with a
special passenger train coming In. Engi-
neer Thomas Smith was killed, but the
other engineer and both firemen jumped
and Were not hurt. Both engines were
demolished, but the cars remained on
the track. None Of the passengers We're
seriously injured. Gov. Shaw was on
the outgoing train bound for Chicago
and Philadelphia and received cut on
the temple and bruised arm, but was
able to go home.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12
HOW SLATE PENCILS ARE MADE.

I1OW CLA T. IE-NOAi<o HAsaS -sA]AN-'
Slate pencils were formerly all cut from
solid slate just as 1t Is dug from the
earth. Pencils so made were objected to
ON account Of the grit which they con-
tain, which would scratch the States
To overcome this difficulty, says the En-
cheering and Mining Journal, Col. ID.
M. Steward devised and patented an
ingenious process by which the slate is
ground to very fine powder, all grit and
foreign substances removed, and the
powder bolted through silk cloth in much
the same manner as -four is bolted. The
powder is then made into dough and
this dough is subjected to a very heavy
hydraulic pressure, which presses the
pencils out the required shape and diame-
ter, but in lengths OF about three feet.
While yet soft, the pencils are cut into
the desired lengths, and set out to dry In
the open air. After they are thoroughly
dry the pencils ara placed In steam baking
kiins, where they receive the proper to m
per. Pencils made in this manner are
not only free from all grit and OF uniform
hardness, but are stronger than those
cut out of the solid slate. For these
reasons they have entirely superseded the
old kind. Over 20, 000, 600 pencils were
made and sold In the year 1899 by a
manufacturing company In Chattanooga,
Tenn.
AS the use of pencils in this country
has greatly decreased In the last decade,
q foreign market has to be secured Tor
this enormous output. The company re-
ferred 10 Is now sending pencils to almost
every civilized country In the world. In
Guiding JAPAN China and India, as wen
as Europe.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12
LITTLEFIELD A HERO.
Maine Congressman Given Great Re-
ception at His Home.

Rockland, June 11.-Congressman
Charles E.Littlefield was the hero among
his townspeoples tonight for having re-
turned from the National Capital laden
with honors. He was rendered an infor-
NAL reception at his home on LIMERICK
street.. The affair was not political in
the least, members of other than the
Congressman's own party being present
to offer congratulations
The hand shaking was done on the
veranda and the Congressman was assist
ed in receiving by Albert W. Butler. Oil
yer Otis, W. o. Fuller, Jr., r. /. Thomp-
son, C. M. Walker and Philip Howard.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12
FIRE IN TRIBUNE OFFICE.

New York, June IA fire which
started about midnight on the fifth floor
of the Tribune building damaged the
property to the extent of 5000. The fire
destroyed the contents Of the room occu-
pied by the summer resort bureau OF the
New York Journal and did some damage
to rooms occupied by the advertising de-
partment Of the Journal. The smoke and
flames caused great excitement among
the occupants of the building. The entire
upper part of the building was filled with
smoke and 1t forced the occupants OF the
Tribune editorial and composing rooms
to leave their posts for over an hour.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12
FRANK HALL SUNK.

Philadelphia, June 1.-THE British
steamer Bermuda from Port Antonio for
Philadelphia with cargo of fruit, collid-
ed with and sank the thrce-masted
schooner Frank Hall, In ballast, from
New York for Moorehead, N. c., early
this morning near the Winter Quarter
light, 56 miles below the Delaware Capes.
Capt. Moore Of the schooner and hi S
crew of five men Were rescued by the
crew of the Bermuda and brought to
this city. The schooner was struck am i'd
ships and sank In three minutes. Capt.
Moore said the steamer was running too
fast In the fog. Capt. Hughes of the
Bermuda, declined to say anything with
regard to the accident. The schooner w as
owned by 5. W. Hall Of Wilmington,
DEL, a nd carried no insurance.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12
t HE POLITICAL ARITHMETIC MEN
(From Ieslie's weekly.)

(From Leslie's weekly.)
"We've got him." said Clay's friends,
when, In July, 1882, jackson vetoed the
bill to grant new charter to the United
States bank. jackson had "fallen into
the trap" which Clay's friends set for
him by sending the bank bill to him just
before the election, and they figured that
he would not get a third of the electoral
votes of the country; yet when the re-
turns all came In, 1t vas seen that Jack
sons total in the electoral college was 219,
Will Clay's was just 40. Van Buren's
supporters We're plying Harrison in the
campaign of 1910 because of the tremen-
dous majority, which, as they hgur ed,
would be rolled up against him in the
election, but Harrison got Z3i electoral
votes and Van Buren only 90. During
the canvass OF 1874 Clay's friends had
his cabinet constructed for him. The
only preliminary remaining which was
to give their state official sanction, was
the little detail of the majority in the
electoral college which they never
dreamed would fail them. 1t was Polk,
however, and not Clay, who entered the
White House the next year. Scott's
friends were bubbling over with joy at
the outlook in 1859 when the earlier
states began to vote but Scott carried
only four states, while "a went to Pierce.
Fremont friends in 1885 We're exuberant
right up to the time when Pennsylvania,
then an October state, had it's election,
while Fremont himself was confident of
success until the actual returns came in,
which showed that Buchanan had been
elected.
Ths woes of the political arithmetic
men in the elections since the civil war
have been pitiful. Odds were offered on
Greeley In the betting for several weeks
after his nomination, and his supporters
kept ON counting him In even after the
September and October states went to
the Grant side. .'Have you heard the
news of Maineg" asked -Hancock's friends
joyfully, when that state went against
the Garfield side in September 1880.
Have you heard the news from Indf-
ana?n retorted the Garfield men, trlum-
phantly, when that state and Ohio were
carried by the Republicans IN October.
The election was so close, however, that,
though the Republicans won, the result
depended on the vote of New York.
Blaines friends in 1884 and Cleveland
in 1883 .'claimed everything until after
the votes We're all counted. but they
were beaten; yet $500 votes In New York
changed from Cleveland to Blaine In the
former year and 1000 votes transferred
from Harrison to Cleveland in the same
state in the latter year would have re-
yersed the result. In August, 1895, Hen
ry George was predicting that Bryan
would carry every state in the Union, ex-
cept possibly New York and New Eng
land, while he declared he had hopes that
even some of the New England group
would be won. The closing of mills,
too, and the hiding Of gold at that time
showed that large numbers OF persons who
opposed George and Bryan believed that
Georges estimates would not be far
astray.
There Is lesson here which ought TO
temper the positiveness Of the political
s0othsayers. Estimates made six months
n advance OF the election are commonly
wiorthlsss.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12

however, before the town officials sp-
peared on the scene and the work OF re-
covering the bodies commenced
At the same time, it was learned that
young Scott Goodwin had told-s friend
that a man named George Champion,
who formerly worked in this vicinity and
returned after some months In Boston,
had bean hired by Mr.. Goodwin to work
on the place. IL was also recsfied that
Champion ha d had seme trouble IN Bos-
ton and the person who heard about
him from Scott Goodwin had also been
told by Scott that Champion wanted to
have his presence In this vicinity kept
quiet subsequently. rs only four bodies
were found In thu ruins Of the fire, a
diligent search was begun for Champion
and tonight all New England has been
notified to look out for him and detain
him, II discovered. The work Of taking
the bodies from the ruins was vigorously
conducted and one by one the remains
were removed from the smouldering frag-
ments of fioor and Orleans, laid in one
of the outlying buildings The medical
examiner was ON hand and ut once began
an autopsy.
- 1t was soon known that the fire was
not an accident and that before it broke
out a more awful tragedy had taken
place within the walls, the ruins Of which
were only blackened timbers.
The bodies of Goodwin and his son were
hardly recognizable, In fact that OF ths
latter was headless. The body of Mrs
Horne was, however. more readily iden-
hfied, while that of Bertsch was simply
,harred. The medical examiner dis
severed that the head of Mrs. Horne had
been crushed in by some blunt instru-
ment and that death probably ensue1 be-
fore the fire reached 1t. In the case OF
Bertsch, not only was the skull crushed
In, in similar manner to that OF Mrs.
Horne, but there were wounds on other
parts of the body. The throat was cut
and badly hacked, over the heart was
despss wound, which must have caused
death, II death had not take place before,
while there were two more deep cuts In
the breast, wounds which ordinarily
would have proved mortal.
A thorough search was made for traoei
Of other bodies principally with thu
ideas that perhaps Champion might hav'
been in the house, but no more wer'
found.
In the meantime word had been sem
all over the immediate vicinity and ever,
effort made to apprehend Champion. A
man was arrested in Somersworth latel
In the day, but tonight he was released.
Two men applied at house in Eas
Wakefield for TO cd, and while they wer'
eating, one of them kept his coat sleev'
over his left wrist. Both Of these depart
ed without their identity being dis-ov
cred and the police are on their track.
1t was learned later that Goodwin, som'
three weeks ago, sold piece OF woodland
for $500 and some Of his neighbour
stated that he had banked some of thu
money at Biddeford shortly after, keep
ing $500 for use. Others state, however
that he did not place the money In tn
bank, but had 1t In the house and thi
story is offered as motive for the crime
The usual coroner's jury was empan
elled this afternoon and listened to tn
report of the medical examiner, but ad
journed until tomorrow without taking
further evidence.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12
WAR SHIPS AT NEWPORT.

Newport, r. I, June 11.-Battleships
Indiana and Massachusetts, arrived in
the harbor from Hampton Roads this
afternoon, joining the flagship New York
and the battleship Texas and Kearsarge.
The fleet win sail for Boston Wednes-
day, arriving there in time for Bunker
Hill day. The summer itinerary of the
flset includes a return from Boston to
Newport for a months stay and later a
visit to Portland, Rockland and Bath,
returning here to remain until Septem-
bsr l..
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12
TRAMP CARRIED MAPS.

Halifax, N. s.. June ia tramp
named McNaughton, hailing from Rox-
bury, Mass, was arrested at Sydney to-
day for vagrancy, and on being searched
was found to be well armed and Carried
maps of different parts of Nova Scotia
and plans of several Boston building 8.
On the way to jail the prisoner made a
break for liberty, but was unsuccessful.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12
THE KANSAS CITY PILGRIMAGE.

Arrangements have been made for the
transportation of the Maine delegation to
the Democratic National convention,
which is to be held at Kansas City, July
L. The party will leave this city on the
morning of June 80, and will arrive at
their destination on the day preceding the
convention.
Besides all of the delegates and alter
mates who have signifled their intention
OF making the trip, several of the party
leaders will attend, including DIR. S. G.
Gordon, Hon. Luther f. Mckinney and
Terence b. Towle of Bangor.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12
BELLE BOYD.

Kilbourne, Wis, June 11.-Belle Boyd,
81, the famous spy Of Confederate fame,
died suddenly Of heart disease tonight
at Kilbourne, Wis.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-12

surest guarantee OF safety for each Is q
united front. II the Chinese government
does not seek to repress the insurrecti0n,
1t must expect new and grave misfor-
tunes. have placed at the disposition
of the French minister all our naval
forces In Chinese waters, and have in
structed him to keep In constant commu-
nication with his diplomatic colleagues.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-05-31
|iAY BLOW UP THE BRIDGE.
Transvaalers Fear the British Win
Cut or Their Supplies.
FEAR OF GEN. DARLINGTON.
Baden-Powen Determined to Remain In
Front--Boers Said to he OuarreIing
Among Themselves British Subjects
Turned Out by the Dutch.

London, May 2S.--The Transvaalers
fear that the British will blow up the
bridge at Komati Poort, thus cutting
off their supplies from Delagoa, and
commando of 500 is guarding the
bridge against any such attempt by
British raiders.
1t is reasserted that President Kru-
ger will retire to Lydenburg when
fighting is imminent at johannesburg
and Pretoria. Concern is expressed at
Pretoria with reference to the posi-
bility that Gen. Darlington may come
down from Rhodesia with 5000 men
to cooperate with as many more en-
tering the Transvaal by way of Mafe-
king. Horse sickness is said to have
broken out among Gen. Carringtons
animals.
Major Baden-Powell declines to act
on the suggestions of his friends that
he should return to England for rest.
He is determined to retain his active
command at the front.
According to oral reports the Beers
are quarreling among themselves.
Transyaal paper money is circulating
at so per cent discount. Bankers are
giving Ell in gold for G5 in paper.
krouse and Klinke, the engineers who
opposed the blowing up of the mines,
have been dismissed. Commandant
Schultz had been appointed to defend
johannesburg, and all the British sub
jects have been turned cut.