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The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
Story or a WOUNDED MAN.
People Who Had Their CIoihiny Liter
ally Torn OF.

LONDON, Jan. PA correspondent this
evening had an interview with Mo Edwin
Green, civil engineer, who was terribly in
jared by the explosion IN the House of Com
mons. and who was removed to the Westmin-
ster Hospital, i'll Broad sanctuary, near the
Parliament buildings. Mr.. Green, who was
lying in bed and covered with lint and band
ages, was able to give the correspondent the
only accurate account OF the fading of the in
fernal machine that exploded in the House
that has yet been given. MIR. Green said: IT
was visiting the House of Commons on q sight
seeing trip with my wife and her sister who,
by the way, are both Irish women. AS we
were descending the stairway leading to the
crypt my wife noticed roll which looked like
clething lying on one of the stone steps.
Smoke was issuing from the roll. My wife ex-
claimed: What's that? 1t looks like dyna-
mite. We were all frightened and rushed
back, yelling to the first policeman we saw
His name is Cole. He seized the bundle and
ran up stairs with it, meaning to carry it out
of the building. Just as he reached the top
step leading into the hall he dropped the bun
die and it exploded with the most terrific re-
port ever heard. Both ladies who we're with
me were thrown to the ground bruised and
half stripped They both tainted. 1 was
hurled a doz9n feet and dashed violently to the
stone floor. Some OF my ribs are broken, and
l am bruised III many PLACES. My clothing
was torn to tatters. Policeman Cole was fear
fully wounded, and another constable named
Cox who came to his assistance, was almost
equally ipjnred." Late in the evening Mr.
Green, who seemed to be doing well when seen
by the correspondent, had a relapse, and the
doctors now hardly hope to save his life.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26

tanning the picture of some historical event,
depicted in colored glass by the best artists.
Here prayers ara read daily before the deliber=
ations of Parliament begin.
At the farther END of Westminster Hall,
near the crypt, is one of the public entrances
to the Houses of Parliament, through the
hall, wherein are placed statues of eminent
statesmen, through which entrance is gained
to the octagonal space, adjoining the lobby of
the House of Commons. The House OF Lords
is ON the other side of the building and on the
same floor, and can be reached in the same
way. So far as known, the usual entrance of
sight-seers would be at the southwestern corner
Of the huge buildings under the Victoria
Tower thence through the Lords Chamber
and the corridors to the lobby and the House
which. with Westminster Hail. would be the
last place visited.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
BROKE AN AXLE.

Fntai Accident tbo Canadian Pacific
BnIiwAy-Tw0 Ien Killed and tlae
Bodies Burned to Ashes.
MONTREAL, Que. Jan. PA serious and
fatal accident, which caused the death of
Michasl Mcdonald of Tor )nto a baggsgsman,
and Bonsecuufs passepger, occurred this
morning on the Canadian Pacific railway, at
Smiths Falls near the city. The catastrophe
was caused ty ths breaking OF an axle of a
baggage car, which was thrown across the
track, blocking The way and smashing he ex-
press and second class carriages, and throwing
the frst-eiass passenger Car off the track. Fire
broke out in The baggage Car, burning it and
the corpsss Of the Two msu 10 ashes. Tie mail
car, with all bat one bag Of letters, aud the
sleeping car were consumed. Joseph Ll-
france had one of his legs fractured. J d.
Mcdonald OF san FrancHc1 was cut in the
head and o;hsrwise uj aFed. j. Hulon of
Streetvl e, Ont, J. j. Richmond and L Bern
stein of Toronto, Oot., W. Pfenice, Thomas
Mason. Nav York. j W, PhJius er. Boston,
Hugh G:shsm, New York, and w. T. Chiick.
ton, an express messenger, were ali bruised
aud ipidred, but not seriously. The ass niger
were broight 60 this city. Several la1iss in
the ffst-el4ss car acted like beroines.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
MoDoNALD's MIsDEEDs.
A Wealthy Chicago Gambler aud How
NE Figures ia she Political Corruption
of thaf Civ,

A Wealthy Chicago Gambler aud How
NE Figures in tEae Political Corruption
of that City.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26-The Inter Ocean this
fosenoon devotes several columns to an inVes-
tigation into the methods employed by M. G.
Mcdonald, a saloon keeper, gambler and poll
ician whose influence is alleged to lave con-
tributed largely to the political corruption
which has recently been brought to light here
The Inter Ocean says: "He is reported to be
worth above $780, 900, and during the past I've
years has became surety for 1000 men charged
with criminal offences, and each one OF these
thousand men is onder personal obligations to
him, and provided that he is out of the peni-
tentiary can be relied on to do any work that
he may Suggest. Each of these 1000 men furth
ermore has few relatives or ''pals'' whom be
can control. Suppose that each represents five
votes in this way, that makes 5000 voters or
what is equivalent to 10000 voters in any elec-
ton, number generally sufficient TO carry the
day for or against any man, or measure accord
ing to McDonaldS wish. But the computa-
tation does not stop here. There are other
hundreds, might almost says thousands, of
criminal classes who do not know what day
they may need McDonald's assistance and who
are at all times ready to do his bidding AS
precautionary measure, and with such a vast
army of Tstainers is it any wonder that Nc
Donald is potent in politics, and that his favor
is sought at every election? Many members of
the city council owe their position to him aud
itwwould be the most natural thing in the
world that they should acknowledge tneir OBJ
legations in substantial way when occasion
requires"
The Inter Ocean details sample occurrence.
A day or two ago q motley crowd of a half
dozen or more entered McDonalds g saloon.
They had been arrested in gambling house
the night before aud Mcdonald had become
surety for their appearance before justice of
tile peace. They had come to report and
wait orders. Mcdonald called the roll and
found one of the gang was missing. "Where
is Dave Fuller?' he asked. "Skipped OUT
answered one of the gang. "Hers you," said
Mcdonald to professional loafer, "Your
name is Dave Fuller till you have gone into
court and pleaded not guilty to this charge"
III see you through all right and the improvis-
ed Dave Fuller fell into line prepared to an
swer TO his new name in the justice court, just
as satisfactorily as the veritabie Dave Fuller
could have done. When the cases were called
in the police court McDonnell's lawyer de-
manded a jury. Mcdonnell winked at the
constable and in fvs minutes six loafers who
had come from the saloon were sworn in as IL
good men and true, and the verdict was OF
course in accordance with the facts.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
NEW YORK.
uedica,iug a qn,boIic Cburcb.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-The Paulist Fathers
church at SO h street and Ninth avenue, which
bss been building for several years, was dedi-
Gated today, on the anniversary of the conver-
sion of st. Paul, the Apostle. Archbishop
Corrigan celebrated mass, and Archbishop
RYAN of Philadelphia preached the sermon in
the morning Bishop Keane of Richmond,
Va, conducted the evening vesper services,
when Bishop Spaulding of Peoria, ILL.,, made
an address Bishops Dsgoesbriand, of Bur
lington, VT, McQuade OF Rochester, n; y =
Heslv OF Portland. Me-, and several hundred
priests were present. The new church is the
second largest in America, and will seat nearly
900 people.
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BURNED AT nER PIER.

Destruction of the Hp,eDdia steamer Hs.
Sohn-One of the Finest Graft Aflsni in
the Hudson River Reduced 30 Ashes.
New York, Jan. 2f.-At 2 o'clock this
m,rliug the splendid steamer Sc. John, of the
Peoples line, running between New York aud
Albany, caught fire at her dock, Pier No. Al,
North river. Ihe steamer had been laid up
for the winter, and was in the care of keeper
or watchman. There is no clue as to the ori-
gin of the fire. but it burned with great fury
and totally consumed the beat, besides damag-
ing the pier. Three alarms were sent out for
the fire department, and cal was telegraph
ed for the Rarbor police boat.
The st. John and Drew. of the Peoples line
were sister boats, and the finest vessels that
ever raa on the Hudson river. They were
each over 400 feet in length, and lifted and
equipped in the most superb and costly man
ner.
The st. John has been an unlucky steamer.
Her most serious former accident was the
bursting of steam pipe some eight or ten
years ago, which oecasioned considerable loss
of life.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
TWO ARRESTS MADE.
An Innocent Sailor and Suspected Irish
Observation-Disclosures of the AuIhori-
ties-Th Dynamite Supposed 60 Have
Been Brought by Women.

An Innocent Sailor and n Suspected Irish
observation-disclosures of the AuIhori
ties-The Dynamite Supposed 60 Have
Been Brought by Women.
LONDON, Jan. A.-The police seem to have
settled upon the theory tonight that the dyna-
mite which caused havoc at the House Of Par
lament and at the Tower was conveyed Ia
those places by women, or men dressed as
women, who appeared to be pregnant the ex-
plosivs being concealed under their garments.
Such person was observed among the visitors
at the Tower just before the explosion. She
was escorted by man of military appearance,
Before the gates we're closed by the police and
altar the explosion this woman and her escort
had disappeared. having evidently taken ad-
vantage of the excitement to make their es-
cape unDotCed,
AT Westminster Hall four persons we're
wounded and all of them are In a dangerous
condition. A conference took place this even
ing between ths home secretary and some of
the leading experts of tho Scotland Yard de-
tective force, at which ii is understood plan
OF action was agreed upon for a vigorous cam
paign against the dynamiters, whose success.
ful operations have brought the police system
into contempt among ali classes OF the people.
Thus far only two arrests have been made on
account OF todsy's outrages. One was that of
Canadian, apparently sailor, whose inno-
ceDce was soon established and who was re-
leased tonight. The other arrest was made
Iate thls afternoon, the suspected person being
an lri' hInan known by the name of Cunning
ham, who mas at times gone under the names
of Dalton and Gilbert. He recently came
from America and was among ths visitors at
the Tower, who were detained and searched by
the police. His account OF himself was not
very satisfactory and he was conveyed to the
police offlcs and placed in confinement to
await further developments. Further search
OF the Tower and the examination Of the vi3i.
tors which was male b7 th9 police, resulted in
nothing more Important than this arrest.
The thoroaghness with which today's opera
tions were planaed and carried out is widely
commented upon, and marks these as the most
successful OF I'll the explosions thus far in
dulged in by the dynamite gang.
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hail. which is the only relic saved from the fire OF
1884 aud is used chapel The modern St.
stephens Hail i5 80 feet long. 56 high ami 30
WIDE go called for occupying the site Of St.
Stephens Chapel of the ancient palace. contains
twelve statues of illusIi0us statesmen. Upward Of
200 elaborately carved bosses in the central or
octagonal hail eighty feet high, from which
decorated corridors extend right ana left 10 both
houses Of Parliament. The poels' or upper ball
contains freseOes illustrative OF English poetry.
Mr.. Barry tho principal architect OF the houses
of Parliament The total cost Is estimated at from
s3O0O0,000 to $500OO, 900.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
CHICAGo's CRANKs.

Free Use of Dynamite and gndiscriminafe
siaughfer Rec0mmended---AC Crowd OF
Fiends That Should be Scattered.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-A meeting of Socialists
held this afternoon, at which those who spoke advo
Gated the free of dynamite and the indiscrimi-
nate taking of human life. A negro woman the
wife of q rabd socialist A. R. Parsons, presided.
c. S. Griffin said that the dynamite advertise
men. in London meant death, unless this world were
set Free little hogs grease aud little nitric
acid made terrible explosive, AID ten cents worth
woud blow building atoms This statement
received with great applause
j. p. Dusey saii that all hicago could be set
abl4ze in a minute. What was the , SO Of the fools
in Washington saying they were masters.
o. A. Bishop said there were 3 900 men in Chi
eago who knew how to maDutaetnre dynamite in
their kitchens. Private properly must bo abolished
if theR had to use all the dynNuits there was. and
blow 99-1u0ths of the re9ple eff The face OF The
earth.
Mrs. Parsons said she had often wanted to be y
man, but since she had heard it ho
had blown up the Parliament building in LonGon
she would not swap places with any man in the
country.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
GUY FAwKEs AND sBIs FAGOTs.
The Exploded Plot 10 BLOW up the Houses
nf Parlin M emf $50 We ar. ARn.


Guy Fawkes, the English conspirator, WAS born in
Yorkshire 10 the latter of tue sixteenth century
AID was executed in London. January 80, 1G06. Ho
soldier of fortune in Netherlands, when in
1904 the scheme Of blowing up ths Parliament
House. with tho Ktog Lords and Commons. was
conceived by Robert Catssby in revenge for the
penal law sgalnst religion. Fawkes wss admitted
into the conspiracy aud returned to England In May
of that year. Thomas Prey, one OF the copfeder-
ates, rented house ad0iniug thas In which Parla-
ment was to assemble, OF which Fawkes, who was
unknown in Lohion, took possession as hts servant
under the sumed name OF johnson. Parliament
was soon after adjourned til February Z. 1905, aud
on December 4 proceeding tho eonspirdtors met In
the hired house OF Percy and began TO excava:e q
mine Seven men we're thus occupied until Christ
mas eve, mover appearing 10 the upper part OF the
hO1se, while Fawkes kept constant watch above.
PNrliamsOt was again prorogIr d from February
to October 3, and the conspirators therefore dis
persed for while. but com leted their arrange
ments between February ami May.
They hired vault imm msdiately bclov the House
of Lords, which had just been rented by dealer ia
coal, into which they conveyed at night thir,y-sx
barrels OF powder and covered them with fag1ts.
They again dispersed, Favkes preceding 10 Fiand-
ers to secure foreign cooperation. AS money was
needed, three wea Thy gentlemen, Sir Everard Dig
by, Ambrose lockwood and Francis Treshsm, we're
made priyy 10 the plot. The meeting of Parliament
was again deferred 10 November g. and Fawkss was
appointed to fire the mine.
The conspiracy was detected by an anonymous let
ter entreatag Lord Stonteagle toabsent bmsef from
Parliament and intimaiing 4 terrible danger The
letter resulte1 in search on the night OF November
r, wnen taWKes was selzed Just aIter ltSulnK from
the cellar in which the powder was discovered.
Matches and touchwood wore found in his pockets
Brought before the King and Council. he boldly
avowed his purpose but not even the rack could ex-
tort the names of his associates until they had ap-
peared in arms. The failure of the plos COM
petc. Fawkes was arr4gned, condemned aud exc
cnted, as seven of bis confederate5 while 9TH
tried separately. This pelaLy led 10 more
severe laws against the Roman Catholics.
The anniversary of the plot, November 8, was long
celebrated i a England and New England by the boys
carrying about an eftgy OF Guy Fawkes, which Was
finally burned, twas, until recently, legal hoh-
daV in England
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
bad News for sock Owners.

CHICAGO, Jan. %. "A correspondent of the
Inter-Ocean, writing from Glen Elder, Kansas,
says: Reports from the western portion of
this State and the southwestern portions oil
Nebraska bring bad news for the owners Of
stock in that vicinity. Cattle in the open
ranges are suffering terribly from a lack Of
water, and owing to the great body of snow
that covers the ground they are hardly able to
obtain feed sufficient to keep life at low ebb
Many have died, and many more are dying
The situation is regarded as being the most un
favorable within the history of the country.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26

alton bills, Mr., Hewitt of NewYork will en-
desvor to call up the bill to carry into effect
the provisions of the Mexican reciprocity
treaty, and during the week Mr.. Townshend
will press the Mexican pension BILL the Stock
slayer bill providing for public buildings
throughout the country, the Singleton national
library bill, and the Willis educational bill at
every opportunity.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
Inter csting Matters Concerning the Cotton
Producing Lands.

Mr.. Nimmo, Chief of the Bureau of Statis-
tics. presents in his quarterly report, jast put
lished, the Interesting and valuable report
made to The bureau by VIM. L. Trenholm of
Charleston, S c., on the persistency of fer
tiiity Of lha cotton producing lands of the
United States. Trenhome asserts that under
the cid methods of cotton culture prevalent
prior 10 1860, great bodies of land not only lost
their power TO produce cotton. but became un-
fit for any purpose known TO the planter. He
confidently asserts, however, that with the i'm
proved methods and expedients described by
him, the cultivation of cotton has become not
only lucrative art, but progressive science;
that 'cotton sick" lands have been reclaimed
and that tbs general average Of productiveness
of the cotton lands of the country has been
greatly increased. This he clearly proves by
statistics of the production of a particular
tract, and by the relation Of the crop TO the
acreage throughout the cotton belt. Trenholm
declares that the cotton States of the Union
will be able not only to keep up the crop OF
GOO bales, but in case of need 10 increase
that crop considerably without materially in
creasing the acreage now in cotton. Trenholm
Is son of the late George TTenholm Secre-
tary of the Treasury of the late Southern Con-
fsderacy.
Facts aud RWnOrs.
By direction of the Attorney General, the
indictments pending in the United States
Court at Atlanta, Ga, against B III. Camp,
late acting postmaster of that place, were
quashed yesterday. Investigation demonstrate
ed that the charge of embezzlement was based
upon an error in bookkeeping which has since
been corrected.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
THE OLD WORLD.

News by Gable from Different
Countries.
RamOrs ia Circulation that Gen. Stew
arts Entire Force Has Been Killed. 81
Great Anxiety Manifested in the
English War Office.
Twenty Exeursionists Bldly Injured by
Railway Collision In Belgium.
Russia Refuses to Allow the Sale
of Arms to China.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
MASSACHUSETTS.
Death of Ed .Ntator Nyighttnail.

BOSTON, Jan. 25-Ex-Mayor Joseph M.
Wightman died today, aged 72 years. He was
a native of this city and was mayor in 1861 and
62, having previously served as a member of
the city government. At the time of his
death he was member of the board of regis
trafs OF voters. In politics he was a Democrat.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
TEE TOWER OF LONDON.
Hts History and DeseriptiOu-A World Re
n0Mued Pile.

The Tower of Loadon, the most celebrated cita-
del of England, and the only fortress of the
metropolis is of very ancient origin, and has been
traced to Julius Cesar, without sufficient author
ity 1t contains renowned collection Of armory,
and the galleries known as the House Armory and
as Queen Eizabstb's ATmOry. The regalia Of the
English monarcbs is ia the jewel room. Among
the most memorable spots are the traitors gate,
now closed. through which Raleigh. Sidney, kus-
SELL and other eminent men, were ushered into the
tower, and the fine arts Of which was restored In
1856; the bloody tower opposite the gate. where
the sons of Edward W. weTo murdered which the
Duke of Wellington regarded as tho secuIest place
OF Imprisonment; and the white tower, the Oldest
relic OF the building, constructed by William i,
and externally Temodelled by Wren, but almost
unchanged in the interior. Beauchamp tower,
whore Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey we're con-
tued and named from 1hos. de Beauchamp, earl
Of Warwick, was restored In 1913. On Tower Hili,
northwest OF ths Tower. is the site OF the scafold
and most OF the eminent persons executed there
were buried in the adi0ining st Peter 5 Church.
The Lieutenant 9yernOr resides in the Bell Tower,
and the Governor is called constable; the Duke Of
Wellington held the fatter otbce for some time.
The former banqueting hall and council chamber
have been appropriated to a collection os $4,000
stand Of rifles, and the old st. John Chapel Is q
record in the archiVe office. The Wellington bar-
racks was established in ls45, in the northeast
side OF the white tower. At the present time thore
are vast stores Of ordinance in the tower and many
soldiers to garrison IL.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26

ly increased. The whole vicinity of the Tower
is crowded with poor dwellings or with ware
houses, shops and other incidental5 OF the most
crowded portion Of O great seaport. The sense
Of insecurity thus adds greatly to the excite-
ment,
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
STAgE OF NEkENE.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
A GusrA, January u, 1885.
"a IL persons who are INTERESTED ia temperance
"A legs'a'i n viii be given a public bearing bv
the Committee on Te upefance at Representatiye
LIEWET,i YN' N'BARr,lN' Scc,dtt.rx r. in
Augusta, January 81, 1888. iau23sntj ul27
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.


AUGUSTA, January 21, 1885,
n HEARING will be had before the Judiciary
1A Committee at their Committee Room, ,Janua
cy 10Th, 1885, at 21a p. m bill relative to the
employment of labor.
c. f. LITTLEFIELD Secretary,
Augusta, Jan. 21st, 1885. Com. on j -
ganHo SD .tan2a
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
WASHINGTON.


WARRINGTON, Jao. "A The Chief of the
Bureau Of Staiisilcs repclts that during De-
c-m TER. 1924 tae valus OF our exports of meg
chsrdls. amounted TO SOL ,294 Sl0 or about
SO Oo0,000 day. This has oeen exceeded but
twice before, namely, during December, 1885,
and December, 1882. The value of our i'm
ports OF merchandise during December. 1884,
amounted to only S42 139 3O4, and was less
than during any previous month since July,
1870
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MAINE.
FIRE IN AUGUSTA.
The Darby Block Burned SATURDAY. Night
-FOtaI Losses S25 0NO

The Darby Block Burned Saturday Night
-FOtai Losses $25 .O00.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 25.-Fire broke out in Oar.
by block, four story stone building on Wat
er street. at the west end of the Kennebec
bridge at u o'clock Saturday night and the
building was completely ruined. The fire.
burned fou, hours before it was got 1nder con-
troll.
The losers are S. s. Brooks, $1,000 on the
buildings insurance $780,
Sl4 600; insured Tor $500.
$1,000
Devine & Coueblin, drugs, damaged by
smoke, $1,000; insured.
The total loss is SIS 600. 1t was feared at
one time that the bridge might go and aid was
summoned from Hallowell,