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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-01-23
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NEW YORK. Jan. 21.-Cotton closed dull at lie
for middling uplands and IL 5-16c for middling Or
leans.
FLoUR-cIosed quiet but steady; No 2 at 8 15a
4lo;Superfne Western and State 1904 go; City
Mills extractor the West Indies at S0CG7 90; for
South America 1907 So low extras 4 9o95 30;
Winter Wheats 1907 20; fancy do 80G8 90;
Winter Wheat patents at z 65G8 70; sales. for the
week have been 900 bbls.
WHEAT-market closed steady and firm No 2 Red
Winter on spot at 4614 al 46s4 ASA al 4614
January; sales at 477s al 4S for February; sales
i 50ss March; 501s April; 1895 AIay;No2 viii
waukee at 1 3S611 40: sales for the week have
Corn-closed about steady and rather firm; No 2
on spot at 1s@7le; January 69Ssg70c; Febru-
731s973ss;c sales for the week have been &, $40,
600 bush.
do at 49s4 c; No at 48s4 c; No 1 Mixed Acc; No Q
do at 4S1a94S2sc; salesss for the week 1,5S0,O00
bush.
Pork-market closed quiet but steady;old mess on
spot Is 75@17 90; new do IL rs; sales for week
2400 bbls on spot
5ardeOsed steady prime steam spot go
IL So
Tallow-qulet and steady at S3sGS15c.
BUTTER-steady but quiet.
CHEESE moderately active and steady;State 1874
for choice.
CHICAGO. Jan. 21.-Flour quiet but firm. Wheat
strong and higher: No Chicago Spring at BIC
1 311a cash; 311s January; 317s foriFebruary;
L 1915 for March, No do at Is ;rejected S7@97.
Corn steady and in fair demandregular 60Ss961%
cash; 6oSsc January; 6O1sc February; 611ae for
March sreected 53c. Oats are in fair demand and
lower at 42sA cash and January: 42Is g February
and March. Rye steady and unchanged. Barley is
frmer O3. Dressed Hogs steady at 30. Pork is
frmer and higher at IL 70@17 rs for cash; IL CSC
II 20 Januaryi17 671a917 20 for February;17 80
for March; 10 1913 20 April. Lard easier IL 10
cash;1 171a@11 20 for February; IL 35 March;
IL 471a for April. Bulk Meats steady shoulders
at 90: short ribs 10; short clear 35.
Recepts-10 900 bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat
10 500 bush corn, 122, 600 6ush oats. $500 bush
rye, AZ, 900 bush barley.
shipments-13 600 bbls -four, 2l 600 bush wheat
10000 bush corn, los, 900 bush oats, 5000 bush
rye, $500 bush barley.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2l.-Flour unchanged. Wheat for
near months opened higher, and afterwards recov-
cred; No Red Fall 42Ts cash; 42s4 January;
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WALL STREET
Saturdays Proceedings at the None.

Saturdays Proceedings at the Money
Centre.
New York, Jan. 21.-Wall street reports
state that the railway settlement appears to be
a backdown for the Vanderbilt roads. Private
information, however, is to the effect that Erie
and New York Central are to receive adyan-
tages on New England business to offset the al
lowance of differential rates.
Eight hundred Thousand shares of Reading
were sold yesterday. The first block OF 10 900
drove the price down, but the way in which
succeeding blocks were taken shows extraordi-
nary support behind the stock. Nearly half
the amount sold is understood to have been
taken by Philadelphia. The best commission
houses were buyers, and parties claim to know
that very heavy purchases were made for Mr.
Vanderbilt's account
The gold exporting point is S9.08. The ad-
vance in exchange is caused by scarcity of
commercial bills, coupled with the results of
heavy selling of American securities for for
eign account One bank looks for gold ship
ments in April. Bankers generally expect q
fall in exchange.
Orders are said to have been received for
very large purchases of American stocks for
London account upon definite announcement
of the ending of the war.
; A pool is said to have been formed to put up
the price of Wabash.
The Gould party talked bearish yesterday on
almost everything except Western Union.
There were said to be special causes operating
to advance the price of that stock.
1t is reported that Central Pacific declined
yesterday on dispatches in relation to the pro-
posed Government inquiry into the affairs of
the company
A Paris despatch last evening announced a
calmer feeling and firmer market.
Lake Shore loaned at 2 per cent, st. Paul at
2 to per cent, and Denver at 8 per cent. yes
terday.
Mr.. Sage is reported as declining to sell
''straddles,' on the ground that he expects
sharp fluctuations in the market during the
next thirty days.
The resident stockholders of the Denver &
New Orleans Railway Company at Denver last
600 to complete the road to Pueblo Six han
bred thousand dollars was subscribed on the
spot, each man present subscribing pro rata ae
cording to his interest in the road.
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The Western Floods.

NASHVILLE, Jan. 21.-The rain yesterday
and last night raised the river IL inches. Back
waters now extend over 5000 acres in the city
limits. The Tennessee river at Jacksonville
is ten miles wide. All railroad communica-
tien with Memphis is cut off Large quantities
of lumber are floating away from the lumber
yards.
The river continues to rise half an inch per
hour, forcing many more people from their
homes. Considerable lumber has been washed
away to-day, and merchants are moving the
goods from their cellars.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 22.-The river has reached
point of seven inches above the great rise of
18A7, making fifty-three feet and three inches.
A large amount of drift is now floating down
the river with now and then small bridges
which spanned the streams in the upper coun-
try. A large amount of lumber was carried
out from here this morning. Sand bags were
placed across Woodland street early to-day to
prevent the current from setting through
Northeast Nashville and carrying away lum-
Der and houses. The river rose to such point
as to force large additional number of fami-
lies out of their houses. People are gratiied
that the river has reached stand tonight.
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THE SMALLPOX sCoURGE.
Sixty Cases Of Smallpox and Seven
Daaths in Port Iaruis

Sixty Cases OF Smallpox and Seven
Deaths in Port Jervis.
FORT JERvIs, N. Y, Jan. 21-The board OF
health have not yet succeeded in suppressing
smallpox. Within three days it has broken out
in two new places, and additional cases are re-
ported daily About 60 cases in all have been
reported, with seven deaths
Spread Of the Scourge in New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-The inspectors of tn e
board of health to-day found IL cases of small
pox in this city, some of which had been con-
cealed for weeks. One of the cases was that of
Lawrence Foley of 81 Market street, Philadel-
phia who, on Friday, travelled to this city in a
crowded car on the Pennsylvania railroad.
Some of the sufferers had been i'll for fully two
weeks, in which time no isolation had been at
tempted. The total number of cases of small
poxyeported during the week is 80. More than
6000persons were vaccinated at the vaccina-
tion bureau to-day.
Thousands Vaccinated.
JERSEY CITY, n. j., Jan. 21-Dr. Mcneil of
the county board of health, has vaccinated
over 1000 people, of whom 5000 were children
in ths public schools of Jersey City, since the
beginning of the smallpox epidemic. Since
sons at the City Hall, Hoboken.
rs Appearance at Amherst College.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 21.-Hanford M.
Buzz of Lyme, Conn.,, a member of the fresh
mar class of Amhurst College has varioloid. A
nuriber of his class mates have been exposed
and there is considerable excitement. Burr
ROOFS at Professor Richardson's house which
has teen qrarantined.
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MINOR TEL EGRAMs.

George Beck, an old resident of Wilkes
barre, Pa, who lived alone and had accumu-
lated considerable wealth, was found dead in
his bed Saturday. 1t is thought he was MUIR
dsrad-
Egbert II. Baurhyte, superintendent of the
Hudson River Iron Ore Company, at Hudson,
N. Y, was killed Saturday by being struck by
an engine while walking on the track to his
place of business.
The body of Thomas W. Long, missing since
Dec. 31st, when he left Tilton for Hopkinton,
N. H., was found in the snow Saturday about
mile east of Hopkinton village on the road
to Concord. His appearance indicated suicide.
Prof. Brooks, of the Red House observatory,
Phelps, N. Y, reports the observation there by
him of very brilliant display of the aurora
borealis on the evening of the 10th.
Emma Sagger, wife of Wilson Jaeger, of
Idaware township, Pike county, Pa, has
eloped with young man named Walker, after
having turned part of the farm property into
cash during her husbands temporary absence.
Abram S. Hewitt and Edward Cooper, of
Cooper, Hewitt & Co., iron and steel manufac-
turers in New York, have, through their attor-
neys, commenced suit in the United States
Circuit Court in Philadelphia against the Penn
sylvania Steel Company for an mi JUNCTION and
damages for an infringement of patent for
converting cast iron into steel.
An anticipated duel between Editor Drink
water. of the Richmond Despatch, and Dele
gate James Frazier, of the Virginia House of
Assembly, was amicably settled Saturday, the
editor Withdrawing the charge of lying against
Frazier, the latter offering full explanation.
A farmer in Shelburne, Ont, named John
Smith was shot through the window of his
house by an unknown person and killed Satur-
day night.
Gottbright & Look, of Louisville, KY,
wholesale saddlery and harness dealers, have
assigned. Their creditors are mostly in the
East. Liabilities unknown.
Charles II. Crawford, of Lowell, Mass, was
found dead in his bed yesterday, stifed with
gas.
Henry e. Packard, Secretary of the United
States Fish Commission, dropped dead of heart
disease at his residence in Washington last
night, aged II years.
James j. Clarity, of Worcester, Mass, was
knocked down and robbed of his watch and
chain and money on his way home Saturday
night
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laughably to Corkhill and Davidge, who shook
with laughter as the lines were read ~ will
talk to you about politics." he said, and soon
was repeating, tragically, from his Address
to the American People" as follows:-"ln the
Presidents madness he destroyed the. once
grand Republican party, and for this he dies"
Then he went on in the same thrilling stage
tones:-"When wrote these words had been
insane for thirty days. had groaned under the
political situation was in reverie or trance.
. In the same address / used these words,
I cannot utter my feeling as Booth or Jefferson
could, but will do it in my humble way. L
am supposed for the moment to recover from
the mania. / think what the public will say
when they find the President is shos, and l
stagger (here he indicated reeling, staggering
man) under the thought. am about to remove
the President, but Gods will, not mine, be
done. had no ill-will toward the President
(this, in a low, tremulous, impressive tone,
while his body reeled to and fro.) This is not
murder, it is a political necessity; it will
make my friend, Arthur, President
and save the republic. Grant in the war sacri-
feed thousands of lives to save the republic 1
have sacrificed but one, and to-day (resuming
his natural tone) six months after the shot was
fired, the Deity has repeatedly confirmed the
act. The American people are content to let it
60 by default, and you will probably let it go
the same way" His warning of wrath to come
to the jury and the coun try was one of the
most interesting features of the speech. Let
hair of my head be harmed and this nation
will go out in blood" he said. Don't you for
get it. tell you the truth and not lie, when
say am Gods mae, and he will take ven.
geanoe for my death. You may put my body in
the ground, but my soul goes marching on.
The Shareholders put John Browns body in
the ground, but his soul goes marching on"
Here he chanted most weirdly one stanza of
John Browns body closing with "Glory, glo-
ry, hallelujah," twice repeated. Guiteau read
the concluding sentences of his speech in low,
thrilling tones.
AT 1915, two hours after he began, Judge
Cox asked Corkhill whether Judge Porter
would be able to go on this afternoon. Cork
hill said that under the advice of his physician,
he would not leave his room until Monday.
on Monday Guiteau was taken up stairs and
thence to the Jail, and the throng in the court
room passed slowly out.
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MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY aa.

blood is pulsing yet in the veins of your old
mother country"
wilde brought many cordial messages from
the poets of England to Whitman, and re-
ceived many to take back. Not the least part
of his visit, it may be noted, is the intertwin-
ing, which is becoming closer and closer every
year through sympathy and personal know
ledge, of representative citizens in each coun-
try. At one time, in their two hours talk,
Wilde broke out, 81 can't listen to anyone un-
beauty of theme" "Why, Oscar" replied
Whitman, sit always seems to me that the tel
low who makes a dead set at beauty by itself
is in bad way. My idea is that beauty is
result, not an abstraction" "fes. was the
quick response, 81 remember you have said
AN beauty comes from a beautiful blood and
beautiful BRAIN and, after all, l think 30,
too" Later on Whitman asked: "Are not
you young fellows" scanning stalwart Oscars
big proportions, "going to shove the estab.
lished idols aside, Tennyson and the rest?''
mot at ALL" said Wilde, emphatically. ellis
rank is too well fixed and we love him too
much. But as for Tennyson, he has not al
lowed himself 10 be part of the living world,
and of the great currents Of interest and &C
ton. He is of priceless value, and yet he
lives apart from his time. We, on the other
hand, move in the very heart of to-day" As
for American poets, Mr. Whitman modestly ac-
knowledged that Wilde had said many gush-
ing things of himself, and had repeated the
opinion he has more publicly expressed--We
in England think there are only two-Walt
Whitman and Emerson" Longfellow, he
said, poet as he was, had contributed little to
literature that might not have come just as
we'll from European sources. Wilde also told
Whitman that he was much impressed with
the active life, the intelligence and the evil
dent superiority 81 the masses of people in
America SO far as he had seen them, over the
common ranks in foreign countries "That's
nothing new," said Whitman, patriotically;
Al 49,, hoo hio
OPEN" As the @sthete departed, Mr.. Whit
mans farewell was: Good bye, Oscar, God
bless you"
During the ride over from Camden, in COM
psny with j. M. Stoddart, the publisher, Oscar
wilde was very silent, and seemed deeply
affected by the interview. He spoke admir-
ingly of "the grand old man" and of his strug-
giles and triumphs.
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ENoCH POND, D. D.

Death of the President of Bangor Theo
logical Seminary.
BANGOR, ia n. 22.-Rev. Enoch Pond, d. d.
of Bangor Theological Seminary, died Sat
urday afternoon, at the age of nearly
go years. He was born July 20, 1871,
in Wrentham, Mass, and has been connected
with the Seminary in this city since 1922. He
was for long time Professor of Theology, then
transferred to the Professorship of Church His
tory, and was elected President of the institu-
ton in 1871. DIR. Pond was an eminent theo-
logan and welded a very prolific pen. He
was the author of large number of religious
works. His last work, Conversation on the
Bible" book of 600 pages, was published in
1881, when at the age of 80 years.
During the past two week she has been failing
fast, though experiencing no suffering, and az
the last he quietly passed away. He leaves
three sons and three daughters. The Seminary
bell was tolled in respect to his memory. His
funeral will take place on Tuesday.
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Per Dbl 2 1903 90
Cooking. -. Il 25@1 80
Evaporated. 15@17
| Dried Western. ..613@7
do Eastarn 61(2M7
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CHURCH CONTEST DECIDED
A Judgment of Much Interest in Canadi-
an Ecclesiastical Circles.

A Judgment of Much Interest in Canadi-
an Ecclesiastical Circles.
MONTREAL, Jan. 21.-An important constitu-
tional question, which has occupied the courts
in the Dominion for four years, was finally de-
cided yesterday by the legal chamber of the
House of Lords in London. About five years
ago there was union of all the Presbyterian
organizations in Canada under the name of the
Presbyterian church of Canada. Half dozen
congregations in direct alliance with the old
Kirk of Scotland refused to join the alliance,
and claimed the temperatures fund of $780,
600, from which the ministers stipends were
augmented, for their own use, as the only
legal successors of the body entitled to the
fund. The union of the churches was ratified
by special acts of the legislature of each
province in the Dominion. The case was taken
through all the various courts in Canada, and
was decided in favor of the united band, but in
all the Dominion courts of appeal there was a
strong dissenting minority of judges. The
English supreme tribunal has reversed the
judgments of the Canadian courts on the
ground that the acts of the local legislature
were unconstitutional, the federal Parliament
only having power to ratify the action that had
taken place. Judgment carries costs which
will exceed $4,000 The Judgment will cause
great excitement, especially in ecclesiastical
circles, throughout the Dominion.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
THE BOSTON AND MAINE DISASTER.

Testimony Before the Inquest All In.
KENNEBUNK, Jan. 21.-Before the coroner's
inquest in the late bridge disaster on the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad, to-day, Jonas Hamll-
ton testified: Am superintendent OF the Port
land and Ogdensburg railroad, and machin-
list by trade; have examined the iron Of the
bridge in question; some portions Of it was OF
very good fibre, and some of it was very much
crystalized and very weak; iron that yibrates
will, in time, become crystalized and worth
less, and it depends upon its fineness as to the
time it will take; didn't think the axle of the
baggage car looked like an old break or showed
much signs of equalization; don't think it
would have broken without coming in contact
with some serious obstacle; don't think a
bridge built on an angle very desirable.
Frank w. Knight testified: Am employed by
the Maine Central Railroad Company, and
have charge of the rolling stock of the western
end of the road, and have been in the mechan-
ical department for 20 or 80 years; the bar of
iron which was tested seemed to be very much
crystalized piece with hole punched in
it, that nearly broke in two, wouldn't stand
$1,000 pounds to the square inch, which good
refined iron would do.
Edward II. Hewins of Boston testified: Am
civil and mechanical engineer; have served
20 years as such, and was with the Detroit
Bridge and Iron Works for some time, and
with the New England Iron Company for sew
eral y ears, or during its whole existence. The
bridge in this case was built by this company.
and was calculated to sustain 2500 pounds to
the linear foot; straining tension of bar, 1000
pounds to the square inch; compression, COCO
pounds, making allowance for length of street
The tests made of this IRON at the WATERFOWL
works show it to be not of the best quality Of
bridge iron, and it is not of the poorest, and
shows no sign for failure; consider an askew
bridge as secure as one at right angle; think
the speed of the engine would have no effect
on this case; the only instance where it would
affect the bridge would be where there was an
unusually uneven surface or a defect of the
bridge or its adjustment.
This closes the testimony before the jury,
and verdict will be rendered at an early day.
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NORTH DAKOTA"
broposed Establishment of New Terri
= CoPF.

proposed establishment of a New Terri
tory.
lWAsH1NeroE, Jan. 21.-The sub=coh ,mittee
4 the House-committee on territories to-day
Aard the arguments of the delegates now IN
AZ eity IRON Dakota territory, in support
K the bill recently introduced In the House by
delegate Pettigrew, providing for the estab-
rshment of the territory of Northern Dakota,
snd providing a temporary government tnere-
or. The bill provides that all that part OF the
brritory commencing at point on the hed
Ever of the north, where the 49o degree OF
forth latitude crosses the same, thence south
Ssng the west boundary line OF the state Of Min
nesosa to the 46e degree of north latitudei
tha,ce west along said 46o of north latitude to
tbs eastern boundary line of the territory OF
Mo,tana; thence north along said boundary line
70 re 49o of north latitude thence east along
said Aeeree 10 t.ta place of beginning, shall be
Organized into temporary geVeynEent by the
name of the territory of North Dakota, ana
that the legislative council of said territory
shall consist of ia members, and the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, thereof Of 30 members The
advocates of the measure urged upon the conn
mittee the great importance which their people
attach to the proposed division, and submitted
statistics. showing the wonderful growth
of that portion of the territory north of the 4oth
parallel. After the hearing was closed the sub
committee held brief session, and unanimous
y agreed to report the bill favorably to the full
committee.
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MASSACHUSETTS.

A Rough Shot Dead by a Policeman.
BOSTON, Jan. 22.-Officers Clark and Whit
man tonight attempted to arrest VIM. Fl. Nc
Laughlin, Is years old, at his house 40 South
street. Mclaughlin was beating his sister and
raising a general disturbance. When the
officers appeared he locked himself in an adj
joining room and the off, GERS repaired to the
entry and prepared to burst open the door
when Mclaughlin returned to the other room
and tried to get his father to help him attack
the officers. Officer Clark warned him he
would shoot if he made the attack, but Nc
Laughlin not needing the warning made a
rush at the policeman when Clark shot him so
he died in few hours after. Mclaughlin is
known to the police as dsreputable young
man of Incorporate habits.
a Fatal ARRAY.
NORTH ADAMS, Jan. 22,-News has been re-
ceived of an ARRAY Wednesday night which re-
suited in the death last night of one man,
William Robinson, and very serious injuries to
his companion, named james Gardell. The
two men were in sleigh on the road between
Hartnellsville and North Adams and were at
tackled by party of six intoxicated men who
were driving in an opposite direction. Two of
the assailants have beenarrested.
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THE DOMINION.

Reception to the Governor General.
HALIFAX, Jan. Ex-Governor General
Lorne, on arriving in the steamer Partisan to-
day, was met by Lieut.. Governor Archibald,
Gen. McDougal and other dignitaries On
salute Of 10 guns and cheers of the crowd. The
Governor and suite were driven Immediately
to the Government House. After dining with
the Lieut.. Governor, Lord Lorne and party at
4 o'clock left for Ottawa by special train.
Heavy Snow Storm in Ontario.
MONTREAL, JAN pa snow storm accom-
panied by high wind has been raging here all
the afternoon. A heavy snow storm ragged
throughout the northwestern portion of On
tario last night and today. The Weather at
London tonight is bitterly cold.