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The Portland daily press., 1883-10-20
THE MAINE STATE PRESS,
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.
The indications for New England to-day are
partly cloudy weather and local rains, South
easterly shifting to Northwesterly wiads, fall
ing followed by rising barometer. stationary or
slight fall in the temperature.
Special bulletin says the temperature has
risen in New England Middle Atlantic States
and eastern portion of the lower Lake region,
also in the South Atlantic States. There has
been slight fall in Tennessee and the Ohio
valley, and decided fall of 10 to 20 degrees
in the upper Lake region, Mississippi and Mis-
souri, valleys. Southerly winds prevail in the
South Atlantic and East Gulf States; Westerly
winds in Tennessee, Ohio valley and lower
Lake region; Northerly winds in the upper
Lake region, upper Mississippi and Missouri
valleys. Local rains have fallen in Il Q Gulf
States. Tennessee, Ohio valley and the Lake
region. A cold wave has made it's appearance
in the West. ITS influence will be felt on the
Atlantic coast SATURDAY. night and Sunday,
where a fall of about 15 degrees is expected
Local rains are indicated during Saturday night
in New England. Fair and cool weather in
the Lake region, Tennessee anu Ohio valley
on Sunday, with frosts in the country North of
the Ohio river Sunday morning.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-20
KING COTTON.
"A Handsome Bale for the louisville Ex-
position.

A Handsome Bale for the Louisville Ex-
position.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct 19.-The handsomest
bale of cotton ever shipped from this city
was sent by express to the Louisville
Exposition to be Louisiana's entry in the COM
petition for the prize for the best bale OF long
staple cotton, Sea Island excepted. The bale
classes as fair, weighs 460 pouuds, and has
staple of the length of 5-8 inches 1t was
raised with convict labor by Col. s. L.. James
Oh his Angola plantation, shipped to this city,
and sold to Messrs. Samuel H. Buck & Co. at
20 cents per pound. The bale has been taste
fully prepared for exhibition. After having
been carefully cleaned it was wrapped in two
coverings of satin, the inner wraps being a
delicate blue and the outer ones spotless white.
Seven bands of polished brass finished with
slver-pla ted buckles serve to secure the bale
on either end of which is painted the words:
"Angols, La. S. L. James," AS prepared for
shipment The bale was first carefully wrapped
in tissue paper then sewed mp in an extra
quality of Englsh duck, and finally packed in
bagging. The bale has been inspected by
Messrs. T L. Airey, H. G. Hester, j. q. Denis,
S. L. James and T. M. Westcoat, who have
severally pronounced it the finest package of
leecy staple ever handled in New Orleans 1t
reached Louisville yesterday aud will at once
be entered as an exhibit. COL James is the
contractor for the penitentiary labor in this
State, working it on plantations, and this is
probably the first occasion since the war where
slave labor has had an opportunity to compete
with free labor at contest.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-20
NEW YORK.
Roushs Break up a Chprch suuper


BAYvILLE, L. l., Oct. 19-During an oyster
supper in the Methodist church last night,
john Smith, accompanied by gang of roughs
entered the building. Smith struck Capt
John Sackett, and a fight followed during
which Sackett knocked Smith senseless with a
knocked down. Many ladies aud children
tainted, and nearly everything in the church
was broken. Three hundred persons were in
the building at the time, and many were iDjur-
ed in their endeavors to get out, there being
only one exit.
Suicide of n Premincut Business IIan.
New YORK, Oct. 19.-Henry W. Gwinner,
president of the Hoole Manufacturing Compa-
ny and National Railroad Publication Compa-
ny, committed suicide this evening by shooting
himself in the head in his office, No. 46 Bond
street. His salary from the two companies
was $40 900 year, and he also had an income
from other sources. Six months ago, Mr..
to Albert Frfnk rsIiroz1 S pool commissioner, at
a salary of SIC, 900 year. hut declined. To
day Mr. winner arrived at his office at his
usual hour, and throughout the day seemed to
be in his usual cheerful mood About twenty
minutes past five his assistant heard the report
of pistol in tht presidents Office, and hasten
ing in saw Mr. Gwinner's head falling back,
blood flowing from it profusely, and revolver
fall to the floor.
He grasped the wounded man in his arms and
supported him. A physician was sent for but
before he arrived the suicide was dead. No
cause for the act can be assigned, and he left
no writing of any kind. He is not financially
embarrassed and his married life has been
happy one.
1t is believed his reason gave way under the
stress of the arduous duties of his position.
His wife is utterly Frustrated and fears for her
life are entertained. Mr.. Gwinner was at one
time general passenger agent of the Pennsy-
vania Railroad.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-20
FOREIGN.
Terrible Explosion in an English Col
EerY-TMenIx Lives Last

Iiery-Twenty Lives Lost.
| LONDON, Oct 19.-An explosion occurred at
| midnight in Wharncliff, Carlton colliery near
Barns,ey, Yorkshire. Twenty-three men were
in the pit at the time of the accident. All per-
ished Three bodies have been recovered
lsEcoND DIsPATcH.]
Later particulars say that when the explosion
occurred five men rushed to the bottom OF the
shaft and were drawn up alive though injured
by the explosion. The men remaining in the
pit, numbering twenty, were lost. IA force OF
men are now exploring the mine in search OF
the bodies, but none have yet been recovered.
Marrow Escape of a Hundred Worimen.
When the tunnel under the river Severn
flooded yesterday there was hundred men in
side They barely escaped being drowned.
Two fell from ladder on which they were
endeavoring to reach the surface and were
killed.
Further Tidings from the Earthquake.
ATHENS, Oct. 19.-The Grecian government
has sent two men of war to the scene of the re-
cent earthquake in the Grecian archipelago,
with supplies for the sufferers. 1t is reported
that no bodies have been recovered in villages
near Chesme in Anatolia, which we're ru in
ed by the earthquake. The earth opened near
Atatasa and swallowed up houses and peo-
pie.
LONDON, Oct. 19.-Lori Granville has re-
ceiyed despatch from Lord Dufferin at Con-
stanLluOpI6 saying Lnat tn6 6rltlSn consul al
Chios reports that one thousand persons on the
mainland were killed and wounded by the re-
cent earthquake and that assistance is urgently
required
Fighting i'm Madagascar.
Paris despatch says telegram received
from Zanzibar reports that a combat has tax en-
place In Madagascar between Hovas and Saka-
lavas, and that Admiral Galiber who had ar
rived at Tamatave with transports and troops
from Toula was preparing to resume offensive
where Hovas recently recaptured several piac-
es. The English Navy authorities aie de
scribed as being very hostile in their attitude
towards the French.
Serious Riot of Miners.
CAPE Town, Oct. ia strike has occur
red among the miners at Kimberley and has
assumed serious character. A force of spec
ial constables called out fred on the rioters
and shot two natives.
Cholera Breaks Ous near Alexandria.
ALEXANDRIA, Oct. ia village in the out
skirts OF this city in which it was announced
Yesterday that cholera had broken out, has
heretofore escaped infection.
Reform Question Before Parliament
LEEDS, Oct 19.-At the meeting of Liberals
held last night, John Bright presiding, the
charm an made a speech, during the course of
which he said it was absolutely necessary, il
any pIogrees was to be made on the question of
parliamentary reform, tIat the question of
suffrage be dealt with first in a separate bill.
Ho recommended that the government deal
during the coming session with the county suf-
rage and London corporation reform bill.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-20
HALIFAX DYNAMITE SCARE
Suspicious circumstances Connected With
the Mem Arrested.

HALIFAX, N. S Oct. 1S.-There was consia-
able excitement in this city last evening over
the arrest OF two mon with large quantity of
dynamite in their possession. Two men, Civ
ing their names as William Brocken and
James Holmes, arrived here last Friday, and
put UP at the Parker House, in Darlington St.
IL is believed they came from the United
States. Suspicion was aroused by their actions,
and Detective Power paid attention to their
movements On Monday night, accompanied
by policeman, the detective went to the ho-
tel and, ascertaining that the strangers were
out, he visited their room and in a valise found
quantity of dynamite cartridges. Nothing
City Marshal, with detective and poiiee-
man, went to the room of the suspected par
ties A cartridge was taken from the valise
and sent to hardware store where it was
pronounced dynamite of a powerful nature,
called triple charge" The City Marshal
then directed the arrest of the two men.
Brocken had in his pockets key opening one
of their valises. which contained 10 dynamite
cartridges. With the key found on BrockenA
the other trunk was opened and still more of
the dangerous explosive was found. In both
OF the vaises was also small round clock,
stamped American Clock Com pany." A city
matchmaker says that connected with them
was machinery which would cause explosions.
One of the " eapons found on Holmes, on be-
ing discharged at one end of wire, will ignite
fuse at the other end and thus explode dyn-
amite with which it would be connected.
Holmes and Blocken were in this city early
in July, and put up at Lowell Water-street
boarding house, where they stated that they
had no money, but placed their baggage as Sc
curity for their board. After boarding there
some days they said they had received a craft
for 800. They paid their board regularly, and
remained about five weeks They shortly al
ward turned up in a boarding-house in the
Spring Gardens, where they staid until about
three weeks ago, and then they disappeared
Both deny the charge against them, and claim
the protection of the American flag. They are
evidently Irish Americans. When arrested
they were clad in working clothes. Holmes
looks to be about 80 years of age, and Brocken
two or three years younger. The latter is 5
feet inches high, with dark complexion and
black mustsche Among the articles found
on Holmes was baggage check, which was
presented at the railway station to-day, and
for it was returned parcel covered with can
vas, which was stamped inside "Gregg Il Co.,
New York. and contained o Boyton rubber
swimming suit.
Brocken and Holmes we're arrsigned before
a stipendiary magistrate this afternoon. Both
men gave their ages as 80. Brocken said be
was born in New York State and was a miner.
Holmes gave his birthplace as st. Joseph, No.
He said he was laborer They pleaded not
gbilty to the charge of having explosives in the
shape of dynamite in their possession when ar
rested. They were then remanded until Mon
day.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-20
THE NEW CABLE.
Macksy and Bennett's Great Enterprise
A System of Lines 5000 Miles i'm
Length.

PARIS, Oct. 19.-Messrs. Siemens are ener-
getically pushing work on the new Mackey-
Bennett cable now being manufactured by
them at Charlton Pier, Woolwich. They will
form duplicate line from Ireland to Nova
Scotia, continuing from Nova Scotia by a
special cable to Cape Ann and having branch
line from Ireland to France. The work was
definitely begun last week and though materials
are still being prepared and tested yet it is al
ready possible to determine the character of
the cables. Their core will contain strand of
eleven copper wires of the highest conductivity
weighing $50 pounds per nautical mile and the
covering will consist of eight coatiDgs of gatta
percha placed upon wire according to an i'm
proved method of Messrs. Semens and weigh
ing 300 pounds per nautical mile. The deep
sea portion will he covered with galvanized
stee. wire and MANILA hemp. All the inter-
mediate cables will be armed with steel Wlre
The shore ends are of the usual heavy types.
Messrs Siemens are convinced that nothing
superior ever came from their factories. They
will introduce all improvements suggested BY
years of research and experience. The length
of the entire system of cable will be ) 600 miles,
They will be laid by the steamer Faraday in
the course of next summer. visit to the
works at Woolwich shows that everything is
in a forward state of preparation.
Postal Telegraph Company.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-The certificate incor-
porating the Postal Telegraph and Cable
fend @ r1 ffro6%ghoaita % oGitad ttg- tg-day Its lines
and Mexico and from piaGaag HgsT Hagsases ee.venport
L. l., to London, Liverpool and Paris.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-20
LABOR AGITATIoNs.
Serious Aspecs of the ST. Louis Switch
mems Strike.

Serious Aspecs of the ST. Louis Switch
mems Strike.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 19-The strikers held a
largely attended secret meeting at Turner's
hall last night, reporters being excluded. 1t
has been sscertained, however, that they took
hopeful view of the situation and decided to
stand out firmly till their demands were ac-
ceded to. A new feature in the case was
developed last night, which may lead to more
serious troubles than yet apprehended. 1t
appears that five men representing the switch
men of Kansas City. AtcEison, st. Joseph and
Omaha arrived yesterday and circulated quietly
among the strikers, encouraging them in their
movement, and stating that If they held out
two or three days longer all the switchmen in
the places named will join the strike unless
the railroad companies agree to pay them Chi
cago wages. 1t is further asserted by the st.
Louis strikers that the yardmen of Terre
Haute, indianapolis and other places east of
the Mississippi are very uneasy and discon-
tented, and could be easily induced to join the
movement The Western committee claim
that the men they represent are very deter
mined in purpose, and if the railway managers
do not advance wages, Saturday or Monday
will see them all out,
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-20
THE GREELEY RELIEF.
Lieut.. Darlington Gives Additional Pare
Supplementary Orders, Explained.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19-Lieut. Darlington,
in his report to the chief signal officer, gives
additional particulars in regard to the man
agement of the Proteous, wrecked in the Arctic
Ocean, while on the expedition for the relief
OF Lieut.. Greeley and party, which tend to
show that Capt. Pike was not as careful and
skilliul navigator as has been supposed
Lieut.. Darlington, however, does not charge
Capt. Pike with any neglect or bad Judgment
in connection with the "trip by which the
Proteous was crushed That he regards as q
pure accident. He confirms, however, the
statement first made by Commander Wildes.
of the Yantic, with regard to the behavior OF
Capt. Pixies crew at the first alarm OF danger.
He says that those On duty abandoned their
posts and ran to save their own properly IN
the forecastle, and as soon as the stores pegan
to go over the ships side commenced to appro-.
pirate everything they wanted, breaking open
and riftng boxes and bags of private ciotbing
and stealing their contents. Capt. Pike said
in reply to Lieut.. Garlington's protest that he
was powerless to prevent the plundering of
the ship and that the men OF the crew were
the worst set of scoundrels he ever saw,
In explanation of his course, in starting
southwark after the wreck of the Proteus, in
stead of waiting for the Yantic. Lieut. Carl
1Dgton says that at hrst he did not DeIleV6 tne
Yantic could reach Lttleton Island through
such ice as had been encountered. Second, he
expected to find at Cape York the Swedish
steamer Sophia and avail himself OF her as
sistance in carrying out, notwithstanding the
disaster, the plan for Lieut.. Greeley g relid1.
With regard to the much discussed, snpl,ie-
mentary orders, Lieut. Darlington says" "rhe
only instructions ever received are the origi-
nal instructions published at the time. An
unsigned written paper was inclosed in the en-
velope with my instructions. This paper was
simply an authenticated copy OF the memoran-
dunn proposed by an officer of your office. /
was informed this memorandum was to have
been furnished the Secretary OF the Navy to
form the basis of instructions to be given the
commander Of the vessel ordered to accompany
the Proteus. The paper was not addressed or
signed and it bore no official mark whatever.
never at any time regarded iG as an order and
was surprised is find the statement published
that this paper was supplementary instruc-
tions'
Gen. Hazep, in transmitting Lieut.. Garling-
toms report to the Secretary of War, has writ
ten letter in which he says: "The question of
supplementary orders referred to by Lieut..
Darlington as having been raised and in un-
fairness TO himself is in substance correctly
stated by him and the structures made upon
him, SO far as they refer to the question OF
have b zen unwarrs nted.''
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-20
PORTLAND Me-, Oct. goth, 1888.

FohILAND me-, oct zotn, 1855.
10 the Pensioners:
Now that the namas of nans;orars have hoa,,
-. " 'Po.''oAoie ""'o "oep'
puoiisned, giving your residence, amount o.
pension received, and cause of disability, You
will be flooded with letters and circulars from
claim aoon+s IN wash;,..o,, 81 a,a...,o.. =,
offar;ng nv assnr;na ue .hat .Io, s ~.
Uour pensons - ;ro.ee.SS SSu 'SSS 'noy Ian se.'
dollar or 4wo ~ haIn ~, usaf So WV ,n.i wan
oation 81 wb;ia o,bars Lii 20, ~
fee nntii thav bsva Got ,b o,s; avoas .S
Roads tha a., ~ sno oloils inso tner
ter this manoep nnn,a ~, 0oIuIns E.hns a.
letter Of ono - ,har, f~''0 A''A ii'"'si"pu
- .,,9-.1s - 80 =. .non'
SaSra sasS oo very IasoIaDe ana it Is our ear
soon Won NAV res assed tbs ~ sooa org s on
spare ON our part II sce are DropeSl, enco,,roeJ
of course you DO not wish to obtain the allowance of
your claim at the sole expense of your attorney, and
you should enclose fee TO cover costs of prosecu-
on m am an,ess TINS is done we fear your claim will
70 .o1e0'eu'
now such talk sounds very plausible, and so
much encourages applicants that they fall into
tae trap and send on the Zee. When that is
OBTAINED the interest OF the solicitor for the
@ uear soluier Is az an END; Letters OF this char
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-20
THE PENSIONERS.



WARRINGTON, Oct. 19.-The report of the
Commissioner on Per sions for the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1883. shows 800, ,658 pensioners
on the roll at the end of the fiscal year.
During the year the names of 80 1862 new
pensioners and the names of 795 whose PEN
sions had been dropped previously were re-
stored to the roll, making 3S.95S pensioners
added during the year, excess of 10645
over the preceding year. The average annual
value of each pension is $780, and the aggre-
gate annual value of all pensions is $S2, ,245 1872
an increase OF So, ,904 ,090 Amount paid for
pensions $60,064 009, exceeding the annual
value by several million dollars. The bulk of
this excess was on account of arrears of pen
sion covering the period prior to allowance of
claims.
The appropriation for salary, fses, ETC., to
pension agents was exhausted and there is a
balance due the agents. The whole number
of claims filed since 1861 is 1856, 1877, of which
SIC, 1888 have been allowed, and during the
same time $621, 298 has been paid for PEN
sions and costs of disbursements
During the year the names of 20,997 PEN
sioners have been dropped, leaving the net in
crease IL 1861. As first payments GU newly al
lowed pensions 1906, ,753 have been paid,
while of the same class there remained in the
hands of pension agents 1868 cases, in which
there was due as first payments 81 271 ,459
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-20
morrice & Go. G;ran,ed am Extension.
FROSTED WHEAT.
The Tricks of the Grain Trade.

DBLUTH, Mimi, Oct, 10.-Interviews with
Duluth grain men yesterday show that it is
the universal opinion here that the reports
from Minneapolis about the frosted wheat SEN
sation are grossly exaggerated. OF all the
wheat received here this fall, amounting to D.
100000 bushels, there have been but $4,000
bushels rejected or condemned and Mr.. Ripley
Superintendent of Elevators, says that not 10,-
600 bushels have been condemned on account
of frost, though more has been dropped grade
or two on that account. E. S, Munger, one OF
the managers of the elevators, says: OF the
total amount of wheat received from the
Northern Pacific road, 10 per cent. of 1t
has been frosted. Very little wheat from the
Province of Manitoba has been received, and
the proportion of that injured by frost vas
much larger. One grain operator thinks that
perhaps one-third of the crop will possibly be
damaged by frosting. The grain men think
that the reports were started by the Millers'
Association for purposes best known to them
selves. Information has been received from
Milwaukee that large amounts of wheat re-
ceived there and marked Frosted wheat" at
Minneapolis was graded No. there.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-20
FINANCIAL TROUBLES.
Paper of New Brunswick Cotton Will
goes 10 Protest.

Paper of New Brunswick Cotton Mill
goes 10 Protest.
PROVIDENCE, Oct. 19.--The following was
filed at $40 last night The paper of the st.
Croix cotton mill, Lewis Dexter. treasurer,
went to protest to-day. The mill is located in
Miltowp, on the St. Croix river, New Bruins
wick. The cause of the failure is said to be
the failure of D. Morrice of Montreal The
treasurer is absent at the mill, and no state
ment of the condition of affairs can be OBJ
tanned.
Morrice g. Go. Granted am Extension.
MONTREAL Oes 10 Sixteen banks of this
city have sieued pttarisl deed granting an
extension 8 iisne t. d. Morrice & Co. The
Society g. s'srct'on Canadienne, now In
liquidati,, .. ,eih p.y its creditors in full.
Bradley B:s low Declared am Hnsoivent.
ST. ALBAHs, VT, Oct 19.-Hearing on the
petition q he Barton National Bank to haze
Bradley Barlow declared insolvent, was held
before Judge Bailey to-day, and Barlow was
adjudged an insolvent debtor. An appeal has
been taken to the county court. The appeal
was taken mainly because the Brainerd insol-
vency case was appealed, and it was thought
best not to proceed faster in this case than in
that, as the two are SO closely connected.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-20

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-At the closing session
to-day of the Presby terian Synod, a resolution
was adopted, referring the question of the su-
pervison OF the church work in
New England. to the board OF missions. 1t
wasIreported that Hamilton College was in
need of $50o,oe0 and it was decided to set
apart Sunday in each year to take up collec-
tions in behalf of the college. After deciding
to hold the next meeting in the North church
of Buffalo, next October, the Synod adjourned
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-20
A Handsome Vessel.
TsLN Nor, Uo,l- O., :, ...at

Two very tall new nasts with yards crossed
on them, and one moderately tall without any
yards, that rose from long black hull lying
beside Pier 10, East River, attracted attention
Thursday. The masts and hull were those Of
the bark st. james that was launched at Bath,
Me-, Sept. IA. There are only two barks afost
as large as the st. James. There is none with
better model, She is 237 feet long, Al feet
beam, and "A deep. She measures 300 tons
gross Her mainmast truck is $50 feet above
lhe spar deck. Her main yard is 81 feet long.
She crosses skysail yards on the fore and main
masts. There are two gaffs on the miZzen-
mast, the sail on the upper gaf brailing into
the mizzentop. This gives a large spread OF
canvas aft in a convenient shape to handle.
Her timbers are strong enough for a ship of
1000 tons. She was built by John Mcdonald,
Of Bath, for Capt. Benjamin Flint Of this city
She is loading for San Francisco. She is COM
manded by Capt. NJ. B. Cook of Friendship,
Me Mr.. @. j. Rogers, Of Topshsm, Me-, Is
her mate.