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The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19
FLOODS.
High Water on the Missouri Causing
Much Damage to Railroads.

High Water on the Missouri Causing
Much Damage to Railroads.
KANSAS Cry, June 1.-THE blockade on
railroads east aud north this city was almost
complete last night, no trains being able to get
out except on the Missouri Pacific. The Chica-
go and Alton was able to take its passengers
by transferring at washout near Kansas City.
OF the roads west the Burlington and Missouri
river is abandoned. The others are not inter-
rupted. The river at Kansas is 20 feet above
low water. At midnight reports were received
stating that large portion OF the bottom land
below was oyeriiowed, and that serious damage
had been done which will be very greatly in
creased by any further rise in the river. The
June rise is about due and if it comes now at
the present stage of the water, the loss will be
very heavy. The water now enroaches upon
Harlem opposite Kansas City.
The river at II a. m. was q feetsS inehe3 and
rising At the village Of Harlem the inhabi-
tants are moving cut to-day. Late last night
il was rumored big rise was coming from the
upper river but it is not yet confirmed. The
present high water is due TO local rains. The
river men express strong hone it will run out
before the June rise appears. The food of
1881 which inundated west of Kansas City
reached stage of q feet, 8 inches.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June l8.-Advice1 from Wee
tern Missouri and Kansas state that the heavy
rains of the past few days raiCed nearly all the
rivers and small streams IN thee sections, and
indications point to unusually high water IN
the Missouri river. The lower country, forty
miles north Of st. joseph, on the Kansas City,
st. Je1eph s. Council Bluffs railroad, and also
on the Missouri river is inundated and several
houses have been entirely swept away. About
four miles of the railroad is under water. Ali
railroads in Western and Central Missouri,
with the exception Of the MiEEouri Pacific, are
badly washed out and trains are generally
abandoned. II looks as though serious trouble
not only to railroads but to all tho river towns
and bottom land farms is to resnlt from the
present IL reatsning condition OF the rivers
ST. LOUIS. June 18-The gauge of signal ser
vice at st. Louis tonight marked 81 feet 10
inches. which is % inches above the danger
line. Nearly the entire snrface of the levee
along the river front is submerged, and steam
ers find it very difficult to load and discharge
cargoes. All the cellars of the business houses
along the levee are nearly filed with water,
and rise of another foot will inundate the
first floors of most Of the stores.
SENECA, Kan, June 1S.-The rain storms of
Saturday. might caused all the largest streams
in this county to overflow and there is Ecarcely
a bridge that has not been damaged or carried
away. At Bakersford Thomas Watkins and
his family attempted 70 leave their home,
which walithreatened with destruction by water
aud TO take another family along with them.
There were eight pereons in the wagon, which
was caught in the current OF Turkey creek and
seven were drowned.
The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19
AN EMBEzzLER CoNFEssEs.

Speculation Ia Mining stocks the Cause
of His Ruin.
BosToN, June 18-Arthur III. Baney cashier
and head bookkeeper of the Massachusetts
Loan & Trust Company,is under arrest for em-
bezzliDg $4,000 of the compaDy's funds. He
has confessed the crime, and states the cause
TO have been mining and other stock specula-
tions. Blaney is but thirty years old, and is
married. He has beon employed by the con-
Germ some ten years. The stealings extend
from November, 1880, to November, 1882. In
spectors were put on the case some weeks ago,
and arrested him Sunday on his reburn from
New York, where he has been spending some
days. They charged him with stealing 0000,
but Blaney corrected them, stating that S44,-
600 was the amount, and then went through
the books with the detectives, pointing out all
the discrepancies and falsificatious. He was
arraigned tc-lay and held in $4,000.
Blaney is treasurer OF the Dorchester Yacht
Club, but the police have no knowledge OF any
defslcation Of the clubs funds, and nothing
can be learned tonight of the condition of its
finances.
The first intimation Of anything wrong was
Monday afternoon Of last week, when it WAS
found he was 500 short. His attention was
called 10 the discrepancy, and he said he had
taken 1t for temporary use, and would restore
it tho next morning, on Tuesday, and did so,
and on being questioned about other possible
discrepancies assured the president OF tho
company that his deficit did not exceed the
500, it was deemed best to suspend Bianey
pending the investigation Of his affairs. and
upon bis being notified he left for New York.
Experts were at once placed upon the books,
with the above result. Blaney began at a salt
ry Of $500, which gradually has t9en increased
TO $1,000 His mode OF covering up his dis
crepancie5 was, when for instance customer
drew 5000, TO charge him on the books with
having received 81 ,0o0 or more, and pocket
the balance
The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19
SPORTING.
The Rowing Regatta on Charles
River.
The Single and Double Sculls Wen by
Portland Men.

BosroN, June 1S.--One of the features of the
Bunker Hill celebration was the rowing re-
gatta ON Charles river under the auspices OF
the Union Boat Club. The junior single scnll
working boats, two miles, was won by j. A.
Fogarty of Fast Boston, in 1915
The senior singles was mainly contested by
j. P. Buckley, of Portland and Joseph Laing,
Of Montreal. 1t was a very tight race between
these two, but Laing disregarded the rules in
turning the buoy aud lost second place, though
he finished only two and half seconds behind
Buckley. whose time was 1905 IL for the two
miles. There was no time taken.
The Harvard eight cared race between the
Seniors and Freshmen was handsome one
over rs mile course. The last half Of the
course the boats Tapped all the way, the Seniors
pulling "a and the Freshmen s6, while the lat
ter increased to AZ at the finish, which the
Seniors reached ,hree-Quartors of length
ahead.
The double sculls, two miles, was won by
Buckley and oConnell, Of Portland, in 1885.
The pair cared shells was procession 1t
was won by Weldon and Freeman, of Newark,
N. j., who led all the way. Time 1917 IL.
The junior single shells, two heats, two mile
course, was won by Mcconnell; best time,
16l7 IL; Coughlin, of Bath, Me-, second.
The four cared shells. three miles, was won
by the Middlesex Club in very close race,
beating the Bradfords in 1857 Ii
All the prizes were silver plates
Base Ball.
At Phiiadelphia-Philadel ., Buffalo 7.
HudS0n MasS-Hndaonr 1R Starc
Boston-Bostons 2, ChieaqoS -four innings.
rain.
Lynn-Andersons 2S, Lowells g.
The New York and Cleveland League game
was postponed on account of the rain.
AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Z, Detroits 3.
The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19
THE INDIANS
rne plspo.itIon Of he Reneeaae Apaehes

The Disposition of the Renegade Apaches
WASHINGTON, June 1s.-The Secretary of
the Interior has received the following from
Indian Agent Wilcox:
SAN CARLOS AeENcy, June Is.
Gen. Crook telegraphs from Wilcox that be-
tween four and five hundred Indian prit oners
requiring to be fed, would be here in four or
Eve days. The pre-snce Of the renegade bucks
on the reservation will dissatsfy the friendly
Indians, excite fear and distrust among the
white settlers in Arizona and New Mexico, and
In my opinion will result IN adding to their
past bloody history a new list Of murders,
rapes, child-itealing and robbery. l earnestly
protest against so dangerous an experiment"
In answer to tho dispatch Secretary Teller
reiterated his instructions to the agent , re-
fuse to receive tho Indians mentioned in tine
dispatch, and stated that he need not fear an
attempt by the military authorities t1 place
the Indians upon the reservation against his
will.
SAN FRANCIsCo, June ia special from
Wilcox, Arizona, dated tc day, says IL is un-
derstood il the Indian agent at San Carlos does
not receive the captured hostiles serious results
may be anticipated. The hcstiles are now
waiting to surrender near tho Mexican line,
but will not do 20 unless first assured of good
treatment on the reservation. Runners have
already returned to the line with tho intelli-
gence that from 100 TO 175 able-bt died warriors
are vet TO surrender. A repetition of the oc-
currences OF April, 1882, Is feared, at which
time the hostile Apachcs came into the reser-
walton and forcihy took out Loes and his fol-
lowers The Indians still out are well armed,
and have plenty Of ammunition.
Indians Sentenced to Death.
VICTORIA b. O.. June tS.--Two Chilcat In
dians have been sentenced 70 death for killing
two Cinnamon.
The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19
MAINE.

In Memory of Charles Stetson.
BANGOR, June 1S.-The Penobscot bar adopt
ed appropriate resolutions today in memory of
the late Hon. Charles Stetson. Eulogistic re-
marks were made by Hon William II. Nc
Crillis, Hon. A. w. Paine and Judge Godfrey.
A response was made by Chief Justice Apple
ton.
Hartford Poor House Burned.
CANTON June 1S.-The house, ell and shed
on the Aartford, Maine, town farm was struck
by lightning and burned Sunday morning. One
man barely escaped by jumping from the
second story window. The town loses $500.
Insured. j. s. Mendell oyerseer, loses $500
No insurance.
Rockland Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Association.
RocKLAND, June 1S.-The Rockland Soldiers
and Sailors Monument Association was form
ed tonight with Major General Davis Tillson
as president; Lieutenant Commander A. S.
Snow, vice president; Maynard Sumner
treasurer; w. o. Fuller. Jr., eocretary; an ex''
ecutive committee of nine prominent citizens
including representatives Of the army and
navy of the rebellion. Measures were adopted
for the early erection Of suitable monument
to the memory Of Roekland eoldiers and sailors
of the late war.
Two Boys Drowned.
BANGOR, June Is. The Wing and Courier
learns that two sons OF Alexander Edminister'
aged 10 and Is years, were drowned in Porter
Pond, Dixmont, Sunday by the sinking Of the
boat Their two companions in the craft swan
ashore.
Third Attempt at Suicide.
Myra Moor, the young school teacher who
recently attempted suicide in Hermon where
she was boarding, on Saturday last while at
her home in Dixmont made another. determine
ed effort by cutting her temple and lost SO
much blood that her life is now despaired Of.
Strong Votes to Sell to the Maine Central
PENNINGTON, June 1S.-At the town meet
ing in Strong today it was voted to instruct
the selectmen to sell the towns stock in the
Sandy River railroad, being $50 shares, 10 the
Maine Central railroad with the assurance the
gauge shall be changed - standard within a
reasonable time, the terms to be the same as
paid Phillips for its stock.
The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19
PORTLAND. TUESDAY MORNINGS JUNE 10, 1888
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Large Orders for Arms Received from
China by American Dealers.


China by American Dealers.
New YoRK, June 18.--Some of the leading
American dealers in arms and ammunition
who have enjoyed large trade with foreign
governments have just found new customer,
China, in view OF her unsettled relations with
France and her dispute with Japan, thinks
she has immediate occasion to re-equip her
army, and the Chinese government il looking
to America as an excellent source from which
to draw war supplies. Within tho past six
weeks several large orders for improved rifles
and for vast supplies OF ammunition have been
distributed among at least four manufacturing
companies by agents of China who recently
arrived in this country. 1t is apparently the
desire Of the Chinese government to keep the
matter quiet. The manufacturers of war ma-
terias here decline to make known the nature
OF their Chinese contracts, but It Is stated on
good authority that about 5000 stand OF arms,
which includes, besides the musket, the baya-
net, the cartridge box and other accompani-
ments OF the gun, have already been shipped,
and that other large orders are about ready Tor
shipment.
The firms which have these contracts IN.
hand include large establishment IN Hilton,
N Y, another in Hartford, and another, whose
headquarters are in Broadway, New York. The
most OF the arms ana munitions that are now
ON the way to China were shipped by the over
land route to San Francisco, whence they will
be forwarded as rapidly as possible to Canton.
The orders now preparing also include large
supply OF fixed ammunition. One firm has
within the past three weeks shipped two
thousand cases of cartridges TO China, and two
firms have large orders for ammunition that
will keep them busy for several months.
The arms and ammunition trade u thss
country is delighted ut the impetus that the
patronage OF the Chinese government has sud-
denly given to their industry. Since hostili-s
ties between Peru and Chill practically ceased,
there has been great falling off In the foreign
demand for American munitions OF war. The
stagnation In tho trade has not been 80 great
for years as 1t was last winter, and one large
firm failed The trade does not expect TO do
much OF any business with Frcnce, as that
country has immense facilities for turning out
its own war supplies, but II is said that some
American companies have recently sent agents
to Japan 10 demonstrate the advantages Of
buying arms and ammunition in this country
when such supplies are needed
The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19
mINoR TELEaRAMs.

The President has appointed Frederick M.
Cheney of Massachusetts 10 be U. s. Consul at
Zanzibar.
The Manhattan Elevated Railroad will de-
clare a dividend next week Oh common stock.
The newspaper FL Globo has been sentenced
to suspension of publication for thirty days for
nripting articles containing scandalous insinua-
lions IL regard to the departure OF the queen of
spain for Bohemia
NJ. do Giers, Russian Minister OF Foreign
Aifairs. aud other members of the cabinet and
membsis S ol tho diplomatic corps at st. Peters
burg, nave soarted for CroDstadt TO attend the
grand dinner 10 be given iheIe Oh Doato 1he
Uni;td States steamer Lancaster
Marquis Tscagkas has returned to PARIS and
resumed his functions as Chinese Ambassador
Reports that rupture is imminent between
France aud China are dsscfedited ia Patls.
Gen. Charles Ewing is lying dangerously III
with pueumouio, and ~his death is hourly ex-
poeied.
Ten business houses and three residences in
huntington, Texas, were burned yesterday.
Loss $4,000
The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19
RAILWAY NOTES.
Rumford Falls and Buckfeld Railroad.

At meeting of the stockholders OF the Ram.
city yesterday, it was voted to increase the
number of directors from five to seven, and
Messrs. Charles r. Milliken and VIM. Ii.
Moulton were added to the board
At subsequent meeting of the directors
Hon. VIM. L. Putnam was elected President
Of the road in the place of Hon. Israel Wash
burn, DECEASED.
Action was taken towards discharging the
receivership and funding the debt by mort.
gage. The affairs OF the road are reported to
re in very satisfactory condition.
New Marrow Gauge Road in Maine.
At a railroad meeting in Freeman, Saturday,
preliminary organization of the Franklin and
Megautc Railroad Co. was effected The fol-
lowing directors were chosen:
Samuel W. Sargent and Varnum b. Mead,
Boston; Philip Fl. Stubs and j. W. Porter,
Strong John Winter and VIM. Dolbier, King
field; Israel r. Bray and John Brackly, Free
man; Samuel Ii. Kinds and Geo. w. Harris,
Salem; Charles n Porter, Eustis.
Clerk Of Corporation-W. Fred p. Fogg,
Strong.
The road is 10 be constructed from Strong
through Freeman and Salem to Kingfeld, the
heart OF vast timber region. The gauge will
be two feet
The South Eastern Road.
The Press yesterday morning had dispatch
announcing the sale Of the Southeastern rail-
way, the Montreal connection of the Portland
s. Ogdensburg, to the Canadian Pacific Hon.
Bradley Barlow, President of the Southeas-
tern railway and its main owner, returned to
ST. Alhans, Saturday from tour Of inspection
of his road, with General Manager w. G. Van
| Horne aud Director Angus of the Canadian
Pacific Co., these gentlemen having carefully
looked over the property before closing the
trade for the road. II the bargain for the road
is not already closed IL seems pretty certain
| that II will DO shortly. MIR. Barlow admits to
| the journal correspondent that he expects to
| ssll his road to the Canadian Pacific railway
ana that negotiations are pending for the sale
but is reticent RS to the terms Of tie offer for
| the road. The Southeastern system is 800 miles
long, and tho acquisition of the road by the
| Canadian Pacific railway gives them New
| England outlet via Newport
Minor Notes.
The Eastern Railroad passenger and freight
earnings for the first week in June we're S60Gc
better than for the corresponding week OF last
| year.
The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19
R.buking the Pope.

CHICAGO, June 1S--A mass meeting called
for the avowed purpose of rebuking the Pope
for his interference in political affairs in Ire
land was attended by 2,0Co people Saturday.
The series Of resolutions adopted, while direct
ed at His Holmes, did not use his name, but
some OF the 81 eakers did, and rather freely.
The resolutions, aftsr recounting what Parnel
had done for Ireland, declared that the best
answer to his traducers, In whatever quarter,
his estate from debt Alexander Sullivan,
president OF the Irish National League, de-
clared that il the Poro attempted TO prevent
liberty in ireland he would bo pushed aside by
an indignant Toople. Congressman Finerty
contended that England would have no greater
success in perpetuating the slavery OF lrelahd
by marching on Rome than she could have by
marching on Washington. The non-papal ut
terances were applauded
The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19
WASHINGTON.
Alanama claim Court.

Alabama Claims Court.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-In the court of
commissioners of Alabama Claims today in
the following cases argued and submitted,
judgments were announced as follows with in
terest from date named
Case No. 777--Nehemiah P. Mann, surviv-
ing partner of the frmsof II. P. Mann & Co.,
$3,662, May 2, 1853.
968-George Knight, William Hammond,
Azor O. Knight and John Proctor, each $24,
October Is, 1864.
George knight, VIM. Hammond, Azor o.
Knight and John Proctor, each s25, June n,
1864.
96S-George Knight, SIS, VIM. Hammond,
S31, Nehemia Preble, $31, Azor Q. Knight
S15, John Proctor, SIS and Wm. 7. Knight,
e59-George Knight, s92, wm. Hammond,
$50, John Proctor, $37 and Azor Knight, S57
July 10, 1864.
970-Georgs Knight SAB, VIM. Hammond,
S43, John Proctor, S43 and Edward B. Thomr-
son, $43, April 10, 1864.
932-John N. Gushing, Sl,205, Ellen NJ.
Cushing, administrative of estate OF VIM.
Cushing, deceased, $12o5, November %, 1864
John d, Cushing, executor of Nicholas John
son, deceased, SS03 and George Pierce, $642,
November %, 1864.
933- John N Cushing, $40, Ellen NJ. Cush-
ing, administrator of the estate OF VIM. Cush-
ing, deceased, SIG.
John n. Cushing, executor. OF the estate OF
Nicholas johnson, deceased, S25.
Lawrence 3. Cushing, administrator OF the
estate Of Henry johnson. deceased, 20, May
3, 1864.
934-John N Cushing, S65. Keburah N
Pritchard, executrix Of the estate Of Thomas
Pritchard, Jr. deceased, $346, Ellen M.
Cushing, Administrative Of TIE estate OF VIM.
Cushing, deceased. 1866, Lawrence B. Cush-
ing, administrator of the estate Of Henry John
son, deceased, $592, February p, 1865.
936-John N. Gushing, 1914, Ellen M. Cnsh-
ing. administrative of the estate OF VIM. Cush-
ing, deceased, $274, Elizabeth A. Prltchard,
executrix of VIM. Pritcbard, deceased, VA,
Keburah M Pritchard, executrix Of the estate
of Thomas Pritchard, Jr., Slol, Johp N Gush-
case executor of the estate OF Nlcholas Jonn-
son. deceased, S171, Lawrence B. Gushing, ad-
ministrator of the estate Henry johnson, de-
ceased, S171, April 8, 1864.
93S-John n. Cushing, S105l; EDZabeth A.
Pritchard, executrix, VIM. Pritchard, de-
ceased, $420; John N. Cushing, executor Nlcl-
olas johnson, deceased, S420; Lawrence b.
Cushing, administrator Henry johnson, de-
ceased, S420; and Ellen NJ. Cushing, admipls-
tratrix, VIM. Cushing, deceased, S1051 Feb.
10. 1865.
939-John A. Cushing $72; John n. Casii-
ing, executor OF Caleb Cushing, deceased, S72;
and Ellen M Cushing, administrative Of the
estate Of VIM. Cushing, deceased, $72 Jaly
%, 1864.
$50; Ellen M. Cushing, Administrative Of the
estate of VIM. Gushing, deceased, Sl02i, and
John N. Gushing, executor OF the estate q
Nicholas johnson, deceased, S51O, Jan. 4, 1866
159-John n. Cushing, S373; Keburah NJ
pe,tcbard, executor of Thos. Pritchard, Jr.
deceased, S149; Ellen M. Gushing, adminisra
trix of VIM. Cushing. deceased, S3f3i ant
Lawrence b. Cushing, administrator ol denTi
Johnson. deceased, $299, March l6, 1868.
The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19
MASSACHUSETTS.

The Battle Of Banker Hill.
BOSTON. June 18.-The anniversary of the
battle of Bunker Hill today, though not a le-
gal holiday was general obServed as a local
holiday, and the banks, custom house and 9TH
er public buildings closed, with total cessation
OF general business and suspension of the after
noon papers. A military parade including Con-
tiBentals of New Orleans, took place this morn
ing, 100 men being in line. The decorations
along the line of march and in other parts Of
the city were very general
Shanley's Claim.
The Senate this afternoon passed an order to
pay Walter Shanley S79,500 on account of
losses occasioned in the construction of the
Hoosac tunnel. He asked for S130,O00.
Heavy Verdict Against the Old Colony
Railroad.
PLYMOUTH, June 18.-The case Of George
W. Humphreys VS. the Old Colony Railroad
Corporation, resulted in verdict for plaintiff
for S10,433.
1.-The Flying Yankee
BOSTON, June 19.-The "Flying Yankee, >,
fast train from st. John, N. B., due here at 10
p. M, arrived here about Is inmates late.
The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19
Cvclone in ONO.

WHEELING, W. Va, juno IS About
O'Clock this evening cyclone struck Steuben-
vile, Ohio, doing damage TO property in the
northern part OF the city to the amount of
SIS 600 Trees we're uprooted and the scene is
one of great destruction. Considerable dam
age Is reported to have have been done in the
vicinity of the city.
CLEVELAND, June 18.-A severe storm vis-
tied Millersbury this afternoon and tore out a
corner of the court house, leaving the edifice
in an an unsafe condition. 1t tore up trees and
unroofed several houses. The storm was ac-
companied by hail, which did great damage TO
croue
The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19
TEMPORARY INSANITY.

a Connecticut Man Tries to XIII His
Wife and Himself.
NEW HAVEN, June 17.-Julius III. Koltef-
man, of Ill Franklin street, a moulder. work
ing at the factory of w. & E. +. Fitch, aged
% years, while suffering from insanity, cauled
by malaria, tried to kill his wife with revolt
yer this morning. She to ok it from him, when
he got his razor from a drawer and tried to cut
her throat, succeeding in cutting two frightfnl
gsshes on her forehead aud cheek, and cutting
one finger nearly off. He then cut his own
throat, the veins in both arms near the elbows.
and both wrists. TIE wounds of both were
seRed up by surgeou and both may live
though Kolterman is badly injured. His IA
ther is an inmate of Middleton InElne Asylum
from which he recently escaped, being soon re-
captured and returned thither. Kolterman
was temperate, Industrious and kind-hearted
man. He is the father Of boy of four years
old and a babe OF about two months. He had
an idea Of killing the whole family.