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The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
THREE ALARMS.
Boston Visited by Another Big
Confiagration.
Bay State Sugar Refinery, Standard
Dyewood Mills and Other Prop
erty Destroyed.

BosroH, Jan. 1e.-Aboat o'clock tonight
Gre broke out In the Bay State Sugar Rein
cry, 81 Eastern Avenue, and 20 rapidly did the
flames spread that three alarms were sounded
In quick succession. The building was OF
brick, four stories In height, with frontage Of
about 10 feet on Eastern Avenue and extend
ing back some 50 feet to Ssrgent's Wharf. The
rear portion OF the building is pretty thorough
y guttsd from top to bottom, while on the
Eastern Avenue end the damsge by fire seems
pretty well confined to the two upper stories
The FIRST floor was used "a . receiving room,
the second floor as the packing department,
the third floor as the char room, and the upper
door 10 the kiln room. The building was
formerly used - the old Calcutta linssed oil
vorks, and the floors were thoroughly sstur-
stsd With oil. Some delay occurred in sound
ing the hFst alarm and the flames gained great
headwsy before the arrival Of the fire depart
ment.
At 10 O'Clock the flames had spread to the
Standard Dyewood Mills, which sbut upon the
refinery on the Ssrgent's Wharf end and ex-
tend down the wharf toward the water. These
mills are three stories In height and so or so
feet in length. At the present writing they
are nearly half destroyed and there seems
little prospect OF saving them. On the East
ern side and extending down the avenue
parallel With the dye mills 10 four-story
brick block 80 or 80 feet in length, occupied on
the ground foors by small stores and in the
upper portion as lodging houses. The occu.
pants Of this block hastily removed their
effects. but unless the wind should veer this
block viii probably bs saved. At the end
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19

The Andover Review for January.
This is the first number of q New Year,
and very good number It Is, opening with
q thoughtful and discriminating discussion
of The Influence OF the Pulpit on Theology.
The gist Of 1t 10 that preachers are more
practical than theolOgians, for they have 10
test ezperimentally doctrines to be propound-
ed. Hence, "How does 1t work?' Is ques-
lion which the pulpit must ask Of every the
ory. As result, the pulpit is getting near.
or the people aud settling down to hard
work.
Rev. Mr.. Dyke continues his series on The
Religious Problem OF Country Towns. This
problem 10 becoming serious. Relatively re-
llgiously there lie more destiiutlon- In tho
country than In the cities. One cause OF
this IS the wastefuI methods which the
churches adopt to carry on their missionary
work. No business could be carried on by
similar methods, anu the wonder 10 that bus
iuess meu should be party To such sense
less schemes as serve only TO distract the
people aud destroy the influence Of the d.
Vided churches.
Tne other leading articles relate to Un-
faith, Tue Home OF St. Augustine, and I he
Relation of PuriiaDism 10 Sacred Song and
Psalmody, and Tie Free Church MOvems mt
IN wedeu. The Book Notices, a. us al In
this Magazine, are candid aud discriminAt-
Ing. Hoyt, Fogg & Donham are the agents
in Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
DYNAMITE OUTRAGE.
A South Norwalk, Conn, Hat Fac
tory Blown Up.
Seventeen Men Asleep In the Building
Escape Serious Injury.

BRIDGEPORT, Jan. 17.-Au attempt was
made shortly after IL O'Clock last night to blow
no Ctofut u Knapp's hat shop, No. 2, at South
Norwslk. The shock was heard all over the
city, and hundreds OF people were seen hurry
ing to the scene Of the explosion. Il was soon
learned that some unknown parties had under
taken to destroy the above building with dy-
Mantle. One end Of the structure was COM
pletely blown ont. There were seventeen Of
the employees asleep in the building at the
time, who fortunately escaped injury. 1t IL
supposed to have been the work OF dissatisfied
strikers or their friends. The men in the build
ing In some cases were thrown from their cots,
and others were shaken mp. The windows
throughout the buildiDg were shattered aRd
heavy stone window sills were broken in
atoms. The exact amount Of damage is not
yet estimated, but will reach several thousand
dollars. There is yet no clue to the perpetra-
tors of this dastardly act The strikers disclaim
aDy hand in tho work.
The excitement in this city and South Nor
walk has been INTENSE today. The damage to
property Is not quite se bad As first reported, al
though the intent j. evident. The city council
met this noon and offered a reward of $500 for
the apprehension OF the perpetrators and the
Hatters' Union also held meeting and offered
y reward of $500 for the same object. The
latter body scoated tle idea advanced that tho
work was done by their striking members. On
the contrary, they claim that 1T was dono In
the interest OF the bosses for the purpose Of
gaining sympathy with the public. Ths city
authorities will use every reasonable effort to
bring the guilty parties to justice.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
GEN ERAL NEWS.

At meeting of the Massachusetts, Republican
State committee Saturday, Alanson w. Beard Vas
chosen permanent chairman, and j. j. Whipple Of
Boston secretary.
An Albany SPECIAL to the New York Evening Post
says that the election OF Mr.. Evarts the United
is no less certain than the rising Of the sun.
A despatch from Paris says that Edmund Fran
co.'s Valentine About. the well known author, is
dead.
The workmen at the o. G. Thomas stove foundry
Taun on, Mass, are notified Of 10 per cent reduc-
tion, 10 take effect Jan. 10.
The Lehigh aud Wilkesbarre Coal Company have
suspended work in all their collieries during the
rest Of the month, throwing five thousa and persons
out of work.
Samuel b. Sanborn, prominent lawyer Of Sher-
brooke p. O., was fatally shot Saturday BY revOl-
yer which he ende2vorsd to take from his little son,
who had obtainei 1t surreptitiousy.
The dwelling of George B. Phillips Of Mobile
Ala, was burned carly Saturday morniI z, and two
lady boarders perishod In the flames.
The boiler of Earnst's saw mill at Good Spring
station. Pa, exploded Saturday afternoon killing
three OF the employees and injuriDg two others.
Steamship Benwell Tower, which sailed from
Baltimore for Liverpool Saturday, returned yester.
day with her cargo on fire.
Col. Richard G. Hollyday, Of Talbuh county. Nd,
died yesterday afternoon, aged IS.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
MURDERED BY HIS WIFE.
Terrible Tragedy at a Warren IN. W
Farmheuse-An Old Farmer Killed and
His BsAy Burned.

RIcHFIsLD SPRINGS, n. r, Jan. 17.-Thers is
great excitement here over the murder of William
Druse, farmer In moderate circumstances living
In Warren. Hsrkimer County, four miles from this
village. The man has bssn missing for four weeks.
Inquiries we're made, and Mrs. Druse said she sup
possd her husband was In New York, where she has
. brother who works In West street grocery and
produce house. Daring the past week ugly rumors
have been circulated. NeiRhbors told Of seeing
black smoke pouring from the Druse chimney and
smelling terrible smell a. Of meat burning. The
excitement grew, and neighbors told Mrs Druse of
the stories that were afoat about her husbands
disappearance. Mrs. Druse resented the imputa.
tions, and threatened to prosecute any one who
circulated ISLANDERS about her. The family con-
sisted Of William Druse, his wife Roxy, a daughter
Mary, sged 18, boy George, aged 10, and Frank
Gatss, a nephew Of Mrs. Druse aged Id. After
much questioning, the boy Gates confessed that
Mr. Druse had been murdered, and that he had
sssisted In the murder. Before coroner's Jury he
said bis aunt had tried to hire him to kill his uncle
last summer, but that he refused On the Thursday
before Christmas she compelled him fire a revol-
yer at Mr.. Druse, and then she fred several shots
herself and co@pleted the murder with an axe,
Then Mrs. Druss with the assistance OF her daugh-
ter and nephew, cut the body in pieces and burned
1t. Aftefward they threw the revolver axe and
other weapons used into pond.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19

Of Eastern avenue 10 the Sosth Ferry 70 Eass
Boston. and their builaings are In constant
danger from . dense shower OF sparks con-
tinuAily Tying from the bnrning buildings, as
tne wind, which is fresh, blows the flames
oirectly towards the water and beyond the
buildings already mentioned. No Others seem
TO Do threatened.
The refinery 10 operated by u. Atkins Il Co.,
VINO IL 10 understood own the brick block 90 we'll
- the Refinery building. Their loss will probab-
y DO heavy but they are fully insured. The
ese mills property ID owned By the heirs of
Gesfgs n. Black. Their losses cannot bs ssti.
mated ss present,
=. :. tlrsR
~ BY midnight the lire was under control bu.
was SILL burning upon the debris. The dye
wooq mills were not more than half consumed,
out the loss will be heavy. The remaining
portion Of the building contained . large qaan.
tity OF ground logwood and chsmicAIs, which
were considerably damaged by water. Altar
tne nre bad apparently been srbdued In the
sugar refinery II rekindled and swept through
the two lower stories completing the friu
hoors above:
This building was compIstsly guttsd aad
%nile the loss cannot be. stated with Sny, de-
gree OF correctness, 1t is known that 1t viii be
very large. Among tho property DESTROYED
were about 5000 barrels Of refined sugar, 1900
to 1000 barelssot liquid, ten large filtaFers
partially hlled, 40 large tanks and elevcuses
trifugal machines. The insurance 10 placed in
over 100 different companies, bat the figures
arc not obtainable tonight.
The fire originated on the third floor In an
unexplained manner. Three hreneh W6ro
precipisstad on6 stbfy BY falling hoor. Two
were slightly hurt bat the third escaped injury.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
MAINE INDUsTRIEs.
Deda ctiens aad Cepclusions from secre-
tary Smiths Report.

The third statistical report Of the industries
and finances Of Maine, compiled under the d.
rection of Mr.. Joseph o. Smith, lats Secretary
of State, is published. Many facts which the
report contains we're incorporated in Governor
Robe's message. "The deductions and con-
cIHsons" Of the report form its most interest
ing and important feature. They are as fol-
lows:
An increase of taxable polls, April, 1884,
over 1883, 1,495.
An estimated increase Of population of
6,425.
An increase OF taxable valuation of estates.
April, 1884, over 1883. Of $1.022 4S2.
A decrease of average rate Of cash taxation
from 1883. of cent on 500.
decrease OF average rate of highway taxa
tion from 1888, OF 4 cents on $780,
reduction OF public Indebtedness of the
State aud county for the year ending Decem-
ber 81, 1883, and of the Cities towns And Dl.p.
tations for the year ending March. 1sS4
an ouDting to $57l, ,621.59
An indicated Increase OF the number of
farms 10 the Stale since 1880, of 2,730.
An increase in taxable valuation of live
s.ock, 1aa ,n tne ss~ns that made returns, 1884,
An increase in taxable valuation of manu-
featuring prope rtv, in the towns that made re-
turns, 1884. over 1883, Of S15S, ,327.
81 ,555, ,7S3. ' -
., Ar An increase Of exports, 1884, from 1888, OF
81 1865 4SS.
An increase Of shipping owned in the State,
1884, over 1888. of 823b8 tons.
"A decrease OF shipbuildiDg for the year end
ing septemoer 80, 1884, compared with Sep
tember 80. 1883. of 81, ,889 IS tons.
A deere ase Tor the year ending December
10, 1884, compared with 1885, Is 38, ,3o6.26.
A decrease of capacity of fishing vessels
owned in the State, 1884, from 1888, OF 699
tons.
A decrease in lime produced in the State, of
16, ,856 bbls.
An estimated increase in the starch product.
of at least 600 tons.
An average increase of the product of the
slate qusrries operated, of 20 per cent
An increase of shipmsu MT Of shoes from An.
burn, 1883, over 1882 is 759 cases: a decrease
for 1884 from 1888, Of 6,683 cases.
A decrease in ths cut OF lumber ON the prin-
| opal waters OF the StSts, 1884, from 1883.
| 81. 3l7 ,S43 feet, about IT per cent
A decrease II manu- actured lumber Skinned
from Bangor, 1884, from 1888, OF 81, ,949. SAG
feet, or nearly % per cent: and from 1882 Of
! 46,7S,748 feet, or about 27 per cent.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
WENT DOWN.
A British Steamer Collides with
the Ship Sunta Clara.
And Is Cat Nearly In Twain --Many
Lives Lost.

HoLYHzAD, Jan. 1.-THE ship Santa Clara,
plying between New York aud Liverpool, ar
rived At this port last evening, having on
board TWO OF the passengers and twelve of the
crew OF tho overdue steam packet Admiral
Moorsom. Tbs captain of the santa Clara re-
ports that his vessel left Liverpool on Thurs-
day last for New York. The weather was
thick, with quite heavy sea running. Ev-
erythinE went we'll, however, until Just of
Holyhead, when the lookout deserted the out
line Of vessel bearing straight toward them.
The alarm was at once given. but before any
thing could be done to prevent . collision, both
vessels came together with crash almost head
on. The PROV OF the Santa Clara stove through
the bow and side of the Admiral Moorsom,
nearly cutting her In twain. The vessel sunk
almost Immediately.
The Gsnta Clara hove to and Immediately
launched her boats They succeeded in pick
Ing up twelve OF the crew Of tho Admiral
Moors,m and two of the passengers. The re-
mAinder OF the crew, twelve In all, and four
passengers were drowned.
After starching sAronHd for some hours In
hopes Of picking up. any SURVIVOR. Who might
be cliasinE TO the wrecksgs. the Santa Clara
made for this port. She Ii but slightly injured
and will resume her trip to New York.
Tho lost steamer was . staupch-bu 1t vessel
at some 800 tons burthen and was one OF the
heet OF freight and passenger stasmers owned
By tho London and Northwestern Railroad and
run In connection with their train service.
4uo ktesmcr CHkfteu y CLoW Oh oetWeen twenty
and thirty persons.
LONDON. Jan. lit 10 now stated that the
Admiral Moorsom had eleven passengers on
board when she went down, TWO only of whom
were saved.
LATKn.
Particulars OF the collision between the
steamer Admiral Moorson and the ship Santa
Clara are coming IN slowly. Steamer Faisan
which has srrived at Cork found the Admiral
MOorson Friday morning on her beam ends
aud rescued three mon, one woman and .
child. The body of man was found ying on
the dock. There was nobody else ON board.
The weather Was rough and the Falcon Was
unable to take the wreck In tow. On Satur-
day tho steamship Lady Woodhouse succeeded
in getting lines to the wreck but during the
heavy sea the ropes parted and the Admiral
Moorsen eventusliy sunk. Nothing is known
concerning the remainder of the crew not sl-
ready accounted for. A boar Of the Admiral
Moorson which contained 13 persons 10 still
missing. Two men were killed while trying
to board the Santa Clara. The total numoer :
OF dead and missing including tho captain ia
Is.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
Judge Danfortb Relieved of the Odians
~ A..

We have received the following:
SKowHEaAN, Jan. II. 1885.
To the Editor of the Press:
We have noticed several articles 10 the
Press and Argus censuring the executors Of
ex-Gov. Coburn's will for their action In fur
nishDg copies for publication. We should not
reply were IL not that Judge DsnfoTth Is pa
ticularv censured. We have to say tha,
Judge Danforth was not consulted in the mat
ter, being absent from home, and whatever Of
censurs or wrong attaches to 1t belongs to u
and not to him.
JAMES B. DAscoMB,l
r. Is. SHEPHERD, ) Executors
GEO. N. PAGE,
We are gratiied to see that these gentlemen
can feel for others If they cannot for them.
selves.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
U. q. senator.hips.

DENVER, Col, Jan. 49, La the Republican
senatorial caucus last evening motion to vote
for u s. Senator viva voce was carried by Eve
meiority. Thereupon 16 Hill men left the
chamber. four remaining but not voting. On
the first ballot Secretary Teller received %;
Hon. A. W. Tabor 20 aud Senator Hill l. Mr..
Teller was declsyed the nominee of the
caucus. The Hill men claim that they are
not bound by the action of the caucus and will
make fight in the joint session of both houses.
but to win they must have nearly if not all the
Democratic votes
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
LAST RITES.
0bsesuies Of she Late Rx-Presidens Col
fax.

lax
SoUTK BEND, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE Colfax
obseques took place this afternoon under the
most untavorable circumstances. The weather
was the worst of the winter, gusiy and snow.
Ing in the forenoon and In the afternoon the
mercary raH down 70 zero. The train contain
ing Vice Presideht-elect Hendricks Gov. Gray
Gov. Porter and other notables from the
South did not reach here until after O'Clock
tonight. The hour Of ths funeral was ixsd at
10 O'Clock q. m, but was changed 10 three D. m
Doring The forenoon the body lay iu state ut
his late residence aud was viewed BY thousands
OF people. Tho services at the Reformed
church consisted Of prayer by ". Fl. Kick
man and discourse by Rev. N. ID Williamson.
Mr.. Colfax's pastor. At the close of the SER
vices ihe casket containing the remains and
draped with the American flag was borne from
tho church to ths funeral Car by tue following
gentlemen: Messrs. James Oliver and Clana
Studebaker, representing the city of Sonth
Bend, and Messrs. Theodore P. Houehey, aud
Thomas Anderson, represent ng the Grand
Lodge and Grand Eneampment Of the STATE
Hon. Marquis McClelland of Valparaiso, re-
presenting the State Legislature; Mr.. Joshua
q. Miller, representing South Bend Lodge,
No. 2. I. o. o. r. The procession was q very
large one. 1t wended Its way to the city
cemetery and at half past five O'Clock the body
was placed in the vault,
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
FLOOD IN LOUISIANA.
The Lakes and Bay Rising RaetAfy--
Great Destruction Of Property.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 7.-During the past
4S hours there have been the heavest rain
falls ever known throughout the Yazoo, Qua
chita ard Red River valleys, causing streams
to overflow their banks, carrying bridges away
and doing other damage The trains on the
Hicksburg q Shreveport Railroad will not 20
west OF Monroe for several days on account Of
Washouts.
SHREvEPoRT, La, Jan. 1T.-Ths Red River
has risen foot and a tenth since yesterday.
The lakes and bayous are rising rapidly, and
the people are seeking higher ground. All
the railroads are submerged, The New Or
leans train due Thursday morning did not ar
rive till Friday afternoon. The Vicksburg
train has been stopped by washout nesr
Monroe
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19

ST. PAUL, MINI Jan. H.-Gov. st. John
has furnished to the press statement concern
ing the recent charges against him. He traces
the course OF his campaign tour, in which he
says he was guided solely by the instructions
Of the committee. He asserts that he has not
been In Pittsburg for two years, and claims to
vindicate himself by letters OF Clarkson aud
Lsga.e. and ridicules the ''sore tn roat' ar
rsnSement BY which. as ia alleged he was to
withdraw from Ohio before the October cleo
ticn. He claims 70 have filled all his Ohio
dates a. arranged by the national committee
ST. John asks: "Dc not the statements of
Messrs. Clarkson. Legste and Mccullough
show that there was plan laid either to filch
money from the treasury of the national Re-
publican committee or to bribe him to betrsy
an honest, sincere and conscientious minority
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
MAIL ROBBERY.


NEW OELSArs. La, Jan. ia special
from Lake Providence Gays: The mail from
Lake Providence, while being conveyed to the
mail landing, was robbed last nigat between
ii and 12 O'Clock. The mail was very valuable,
one sack containing many registered packages,
among them . remittance from the money
order department Of this office of over $4,000
The mail carrier says he WAS balted in re-
mote spot by three masked men with Isvolyers,
one of whom presented cooked pistol, at the
same time smsnding the mail pouch, and be-
fore the request could be complied with, it was
forcibly taken from the carrier. This morning
IL was found cut open, the letters being seat
tered 10 every direction. The perpetrators left
no cleW.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
Nominations by she Goverser.

The Governor has made the following nomI-
nations:
justices Of the Peace and Quorum-Caleb j Ford.
Atkinron; Lew McAllister, Stoneham; James NJ.
Leighton, Perry; Charles G. Bellamsy Kiusry; d,
o. Merrill, Atkinson; Frederick A. H. StackpolS
ke.dnsksss; VIM. Rand. Gould-b 70; VIM II.
Olinord. Po tland; j. o. II. BurnI am, Buxton;
Frederick Danforth, Gardiner; wr. wooi, Oorin-
ford; Charles p. Dorr, Ellsvor b. Chas Fuller. H1-
colni Lindley M. Webb, Portland; Thsddeus r..
Columbus Gray Wilton; Newell Randall Brad
ford; Charles e. F. Stetson, HodKdon.
Dedimes Justices-Frank W. Dana, Lewiston;
Benz. f. Fernald, winn.
Tiisl Justices Moses Plummer. Pownal; Benz.
Nutter, Brookin; Lewis q. Whittier, Carmel; Bsnj.
2. Woodbury.. Patten; Walter e. dresser. GrSsit-
bush, Andrew NJ. Haskell, Garland; Lloyd A..
Drake, Springfield.
Notal les PubIic-weston Thompson, Brunswick;
z. II. Q. Reynold-, Baugor; W. RixgA, Georgetowu;
VIM. d. Museendeu, Bath; Andeew j. Berry
Smyrna.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
The Ohicage EIecslsn Frauds,

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE special grand Jury
app 6inted by the Cook county criminal court
last night returned indictments against Mack.
in, Gallagher, Shields, Hawsbrough, Sullivan,
Beihl and Gleason for participation in the
18th ward election frauds. Mackin was also
indicted for perjury in swearing that he did
not order the printing Of the bogus ticketa
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
Faneral Of Mrs. Kx.G.rernsr sn.ythe.

MANCHESTER, Jan. 1S.-The funeral of Mrs.
ex-Gov. Frederick Smythe took place today 1t
was one OF the most notable ever held In tn il
State. George B.Spslding, pastor OF the Second
Congregational Church, conducted the scr.
The pail bearers were ex-Govs. James A.
Weston and P. O. Cheney, Hon. @. Fl. Bart
lett, Hon. David Gross. Capt. Joseph b.
CLARK, Col. Waterman Smith, Hon. A. Blood,
j. Il. Kennard, Frank Dowst and FL. 81. Sam
derson. The casket is said to have been the mcet
magnificent ever used in New England, and
the name, birthplace and date of death
Of the deceased were beautifully wrought upon
q solid gold plate.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19

BosToN, Jan. 17.-John Teemer, the Nc
Keesport sculler, Ia letter to the sporting edi-
tor OF the Herald, says he has heard that
Gaudsur and Ross are to row In April, and he
thinks that Gandaur should give him the first
chance. He is prepared to enter sweepstake
race with GAudsur and Ross, the winner 10
take oil; or he will leave the question of the
division Of stakes for them to decide. Teemer
says: s'The coming season will be my last
season OF rowing. l intend to abandon the
huainasan
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
SPORTING.

Dr. Carver Aecensplishes His Great Feat,
| and Has Sixteen Hits TO spare.
| NEW HAVEN, Jan. 17.-At 9.48 this evening
DR.. Carver finished his great feat of hitting 60 :
| 900 blocks in six days. The following is the
| score BY DAYS:
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-19
WASHINGTON.
Ts Encsurasc she American Merchant
Marine, p

Marine.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA bill was intro
duced by Senator Frys today to encourage the
American merchant marine. 1t authorizes
the Postmaster General TO contract with ships
OF American registry to carry the mails OF the
United States between any port Of the United
States and any foreign port or between ports
OF th- Atlantic and Pacific In which the vessel
touches at foreign port. The contract price
is not to exceed one dollar q mile on tn trip
each way and the term Of the contract 10 not to
exoeed fonr years. The aggregate amount to
DO expended for such service is not to exceed
the gross revenues Of the United States on the
mail matter sent to and received from foreign
countries during the sscal year In which
soch contracts are made, less the amount
paid to foreigners for transportation OF the
mail. All vessels engaged In such con-
tracts In time OF war are to be subject TO pur.
chase or charter by the United States, and all
foreign vessels or sailing vessels carrying the
United States mail may be allowed y sum not
sxoesding the sea postage now allowed BY law.