davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
NORTHWESTERN WHEAT CROP.
Unfavorable Reports from Minne-
sofa, Dakota and Other LocaIi'
ties.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July S.-The Pioneer
Press prints today reports of the condition
of the crop from every important wheat
growing county in Minnesota and Dakota
and about 100 counties in Iowa, Wisconsin
and Nebraska. These reports show the crop
to be in much worse condition than June 1.
Dry weather in May, with quite severe
drouth in June, had more serious effect on
small grains than was at first supposed, and
the injury caused is just now becoming ap-
parent. There has been very little rain since
the first week in June, and no general rain
since seeding time. The sections not affect
ed by the drouth are the Red River Valley
from Wahpeton to Grand Forks, and the
Northern Pacific country from Brainerd to
Bismarck. In Minnesota and Dakota south
of the 46th parallel the weather has been
very dry, the drouth being most severe in the
extreme southern counties of Minnesota and
Dakota and extending down into Northern
Iowa. In Southern Minnesota and Iowa the
wheat was sown in the dust, and rains since
then have been light and not frequent
enough to give the ground good soaking.
During the stooling period in May the
weather was very dry, and the result is that
the crop is thin and short in straw. The in
tenSely hot weather of the past ten days has
added materially to the injury, as the ground
was in no condition to stand any serious
drouth Along the Winona and st. Peter
road, through Minnesota and Dakota, and
along the southern divisions of the Milwau-
kee d ST. Paul road the crops are literally
drying up, and unless rain comes very soon,
light crops of all lines of grain is the most
that can be expected in these sections It is
doubtful even whether they can be benefited
now to any extent if rain should come; the
stooling period is past, and the crops may
now be taken as at the best stage to be OBJ
tained More rain will simply prevent them
from going backward, but will hardly i'm
prove their condition. The rains of Satur-
day night extended over those sections
where it was least needed, from Cummings
Pacific line North of Grand Forks there
was no rain, and Great DEVILS Lake county
is still suffering from drouth. Not drop of
rain fell south of the Minnesota River, and
all that sunburned region is still parched
and dry
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
GENERAL NEWS.

David Hayes, a prominent coal dealer OF
Rochester, n. H., received sunstroke
Wednesday afternoon.
About five weeks ago Mrs. John Abbott OF
Diamonds Corner, Contocook, N H., was
bitten by dog. The wound was in the
wrist and apparently healed. A few days
ago it exhibited signs of swelling and irrita-
tion, and Wednesday the woman became
violently insane ard died.
Geo. E. Bowens, aged six, died yesterday
morning at Dover, N. H., the result OF sun
stroke.
A French lad named Julien Lacrosse, re-
siding near harrington line, N. H., died from
a sunstroke last night.
John and Frank Kelly, aged 16 and IA re-
spectiyely, sons of John Kelly Of Millyllle,
Mass, were accidentally drowned in Black
stone river at Zeanston Wednesday night.
The bodies have been recovered.
The second attempt to form coal syndl-
cate in ST. Louis, embracing the mining in
terests in southern Illinois within a radius
of fifty miles, has proved successful. The
capital Stock placed at $5,0O0,OOO, is SAID to
be held principally by st. Louis men.
During the heavy gale which prevailed of
the entrance of the Columbia river, Oregon,
Monday night, seven salmon fishermen were
drowned
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
Reunion of the U. o. c. c.

The New England reunion of the United
Order of the Golden Cross in Massachusetts
took place at Downer Landing Wednesday.
About six hundred were present, including
representatives from Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, besides
Massachusetts, which had the largest repre-
sentation. At O'Clock exercises OF pleas
ing nature took place in Lincoln Hall, on
the grounds. After an invocation by Grand
Prelate Rev. E. A. Wyman of Faulkner,
Mrs w. C. Bailey of Somerville sang an ORR
ginal hymn appropriate to the order, after
which Mr.. Henry w. Pitman, Chairman OF
the committee, gave an address OF welcome,
Singing was furnished by select quartette,
consisting of Messrs. G. II. Monroe, Ward
Daniels, j. A. Monroe. Addresses were made
by Supreme Commander Solomon, Grand
Commander Hartshorn OF MASSACHUSETTS,
Grand Commander Stewart of Maine, MeSsrs
Dexter and Bennett Of Maine, Rev: Dr: wy
man, Messrs. Green and Jones OF Providence
and recitations by little Jennie Harvey OIL
Boston. The addresses indicated increased
membership in Maine and Massachusetts,
and great interest throughout the whole
New England States.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
- ~
WIND LIKE a SiMooN-
Terrible Suffering with the Heat in
Dakota.

ST. PAUL, July s8.-People in Dakota
thought the world was coming to an end day
before Yesterday. The wind was like 81
moon, Birds, horses and cattle apparently
became crazy with fright. At o'clock in
the morning people were awakened by
roaring heat as hot as from a furnace. some
took refuge in cellars. The temperature was
1902 At midnight it had been 1902. People
feared death from the hot air, and had it
lasted longer the fear doubtless would have
been realized Fortunately it soon abated,
and comparative comfort was found in q
temperature of about 1902, which had
prevailed for several days previously.
During this terrible night there were
strange barometrc disturbances throughout
that region. Passengers who came through
on the Northern Pacific trains say that 1t was
like passing through a furnace. Train men
had their faces and hands blistered by the
heat Grass and other crops are greatly dam
aged.
The Pioneer Press prints reports from
every wheat growing county in Minnesota
and Dakota. and from many in Iowa, WIS
consin and Nebraska. They show the crops
to be in much worse condition than ON June
l. The sections most affected by the drought
are the Red river valley from Wahpeton to
Grand Forks, and the Northern Pacific coun-
try from Brainard, Mimi, to Bismarck, Oak
The intense heat of the past ten days has
added materially to the injury already sus-
tanned. 1t is doubtful if rain could now save
the crops along the Winona and st. Peter et.,
road and the southern divisions OF the Mill
waukee and st. Paul.
CoLDwATER, Mich, July S.-The heat has
been excessive for four days. ranging 10O' In
the shade. Wheat is mostly harvested, but
corn is seriously affected.
LACROSSE, Wis, July S--The weather con-
tinues intensely hot, with indications of rain
Crops are greatly damaged.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09

made by themselves. Your memorialists
share the general conviction. The far-reach-
inc evils of the situation are manifest. Re-
dress can only come from the Senate OF the
United States. We, therefore, respectfully
and earnestly request that the Senate will di-
rect an Investigation be made, believing it
will establish the charges of bribery and
corruption formally presented by the Ohio
Senate and House of Representatives, EX-
pressive of the conviction of the Republican
editors of Ohio, are enclosed the resolutions
and the address adopted, and we ask that
the Senate shall vindicate the character OF
the State either by clearing up these charges
or by purifying that honorable body from
the presence of the member corruptly elect
ed.
Resolved, That it is declared to be the be-
lief of the members of this convention, and
they so charge that the election OF Henry b.
Payne to the Senate OF the United states
was procured by corrupt use OF large sums
of money, furnished and disbursed by ac-
knowledged agents and representatives OF
Payne, and that this convention further de-
clares its belief that an investigation by the
Senate will substantiate this charge. They
are not aware that this fact has been in any
direct and responsible way denied.
Resolved, That the Senate committee on
privileges and elections be and 1t is hereby
requested to act favorably upon the commu-
nication of the members of the Ohio delega-
tion in Congress, asking for the reconsldera-
tion OF the vote whereby the commlIIec ue-
clined to recommend an investigation OF the
election of Payne, and also to take into con-
sideration the final communication of Repre-
sentatives Little and Butterworth, offering
further evidence of bribery in the election. OF
Payne, and further weightier reasons for IN
vestigation.
Resolved, That in case the Senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections adhere to
its reported decision, the Senate Of the Unit
ed States be requested to take this decision
of its committee ON privileges and elections
into consideration and reverse It,.
A memorial to the Senate, emphasizing the
resolutions, was adopted with the resolu-
tions. The signatures of all the editors pres
ent, and number not present, were append
ed. A permanent organization was then eff
fected with Gen. Comley Of the Toledo Com
mercial as president. The editors called on
Gov. Foraker, and he endorsed their action,
making speech. Secretary of State Robin
son Halstead and others also spoke.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
The Experiment of Or. Mott.

New YORK, July s-Dr. Valentine Mott
walked down from his workshop in New
York Tuesday morning carrying tiny steel
nozzled hypodermic syringe containing the
second installment of virus that is intended
to prevent seven-year-old Harold Newell,
son of DR.. Newell of Jersey City, from get
ting hydrophobia. The virus was dissolved Isl vet
days old, or just day older than that with
whichlthe boy was inoculated on Monday. DR.:
Mott pressed the button-topped piston half
way the length of the little glass cylinder,
and half a thimbleful of virus-charged broth
was sent coursing under Harold's skin on his
right side. Then the nozzle was quickly
withdrawn and Harold began crying. He
will be punctured eight more times, OF ten
ocnlation Virus is made stronger each time
Harold's father and several physicians were
the only persons present during the inocula-
ton. The syringe and all instruments used
by DR.. Mott in preparing the virus are
boiled after each operation in order to have
them perfectly clean for the next. DR.. Mott
says the dog that bit This first patient showed
symptoms of rabies.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION,
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 5

WASHINGTON, July d.
Resolutions for inquiry into the authority
under which the so called State legislature
has been organized in the Territory of Dako-
ia were indefinitely postponed.
The bill for the relief of the sufferers by
the wreck of the United States steamer TAI
lapoosa was passed.
The resolution for open executive sessions
was made special order for wednesday,
December 8.
The bill to establish agriculture expert
ment stations in connection with agricultural
colleges was postponed until tomorrow morn
ing.
The Senate then resumed consideration of
the river and harbOr appropriation bill.
The amendment striking out the paragraph
appropriating $4,000 for improving Muskin-
gum river, Ohio, and accepting for the uni
ted States from the State of Ohio. The
Muskingum river improvement was lost-23
to %.
The amendment appropriating $780, 900 for
the purchase of Portage Lake canal and
Lake Superior ship canal was adopted with
out division.
The Hennepin canal amendment having
been reached 1t was strongly adyocatea py
Cullom, who stated that the canal was the
most important work of canal Improvement
now pressing upon Congress for consider
ation
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cullom's speech
Mr.. Riddleberger offered the following:
Whereas, 1t IS generally understood that loiLloI
row. July g. is to be devoted to the objected exc
cutive nominations, therefore,
Resolved, That the doors of the Senate shall
noJ be closed during the time the executive nomi-
nations are pending, discussed or voted on.
Mr.. Frye objecting, the resolution was laid
over under the rule.
Mr.. Vest then took the floor in opposition
to the Hennepin clause. He believed Con-
gress had no right to construct canal with
in single State. 1t was proposed to iappro-
,4arG 10 cfr.t10f q
according to the estimate of engineers, would
cost 81, 600, 10000, while many able engineers
had doubts whether that amount would be
anything like sufficient to defray the cost Of
construction If the benefits to be derived
from the canal were as great as asserted the
proposition should have been brought IL
fairly and squrely in separate bill. Pend
ing action the Senate went into secret ses-
sion and when the doors were opened Mr.
German announced the deaf of Representa-
tive W. III. Cole Of Maryland, and as mark
of respect to the memory of the deceased al
$50 o'clock adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
A Close Call.

Just as the Main street crossing gates were
being lowered at the approach Of the 4.1O
west-bound train over the Boston & Maine,'
Wednesday afternoon, a top buggy was seen
coming down the hill at rapid rate. The
man who was tending the gates for Mr..
Chadbourne at that time did not think for
moment that he was about to witness one OF
the narrowest escapes from death ever ex-
perienced at that crossing. Capt. William
H. Sturgis of Standish, who was driving the
horse, did not see the approaching train and
did not notice the safety gates were down
until his horse was within rod OF the
crossing. The instant he saw the danger he
made gigantic effort to check the animal,
but it was then too late. The horse crashed
through the gate just after the engine had
passed the crossing, wheeled around to the
left and the carriage was struck by, the step
of the second car, both horse and venlcle
being thrown over upon the side track. one
of the horses hind legs fell upon the track
and was passed over by wheel, breaking IL
below the ankle and nearly severlng the
hoof from the limb The driver escaped
without bruise, though the carriage was
sadly demolished .-Biddeford Times.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
other Games Yesterday.


At Chicago great preparations had been
for yesterdays game and twelve thousand
persons witnessed the defeat of the Detroits
by the home team. The park was decorated
and an arch with the words, welcome De-
troit' was erected near the centre Of the
east end. At O'Clock the procession ar
rived at the park and marched in under the
arch The column consisted Of platoon Of
police, the First Regiment Band, the Chicago
and Detroit teams in carriages and 800
Detroiters in carriages adorned with ro0sters.
The Chicagos played carefully and well, and
their errors did not help the other side
materially, while the Detroits were less
fortunate. The score was nine to four. Base
hits Chicagos, IL; Detroits, T. Errors
Chicagos, 6; Detroiis, 6.
At Kansas City-St. Louis, 4 Kansas
Citys, 9. Base hits-Kansas Citys, y; st.
Louis, 9.-Errors-Kansas City, 3; st. Louis.
20.
At ST. Louis-St. Louis, 10; Baltimores, 0.
At Pittsburg-Pittsburgs, s; Brooklyns, I;
At ouisville-Louisvilles IA; Athletics, ..
At acknowledgements, s; Metropoll-
tans, ..
At Observation-Disclosures, 1S; Rocklands, 8.
NOTES.
The playing of Goodwin and Larrabee or
the Colby nine, who are playing this summer
with the Belfasts, is highly praised by the
Belfast papers.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
..31 8
RANGORa
The New England League.
GAME TO-DAY.

The Portlands will play the Haverhills
this afternoon. Ladies will be admitted
free to the grounds and grand stand. Ad-
mission tickets will be for sale at Foss's
drug store and r. F. Somers' hat store this
morning at o'clock. The grand stand will
be reserved for ladies and their escorts.
PoRTLANDs 10; HAvERHILLs, 8.
Yesterday afternoons game was won by
tina Portlands, and was marked by the heavy
hitting of both clubs. When the Portlands
went to tue bat in the fifth inning there were
five runs credited to the visitors with but
two for the home club. The Portland boys
however had pitcher facing them who evi-
IDENTIFY was not doing the work of which he
is capable and in this one inning they made
six base hits with total of seven. Two
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
Report of a Bank Expert.

SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, Mass, July Sat
meeting of the corporation OF the Franz
report of n p Lamson, an expert, who has
been engaged upon the banks accounts since
last August, presented his final report. The
report shows liabilities, including contingent
Indebtedness, of $1,90S, 154; assets, Sl,SS5o'- SO
6o4 Tslring the amount due depositors at
figures which they will probably equal, IN
his Judgment, Mr.. Lamson also makes the TN
following statement: Assets, $1,S75, 549.64
actually owe, $1,s50O0; surplus on this basis
S25. 541. Taking the average between the
two statements shows the bank to be practi-
cally solvent. Mr.. Lamson stated that he
found nothing to cause a suspicion OF Treas
urer Adams's honesty, but his accounts were
kept in a terribly careless manner. 1t can
not yet be determined when the bank VIII
rncumn
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
The soycotters' Trial.

New YORK, July S.-Judge Barrett charg-
ed the jury tonight IN the case, OF Widow
who ruined her business. He told them that
workingmen could legitimately combine to
obtain an increase of wages, but could not
interfere with those who chose to work for
lower wages than they demanded. The mo-
of as great tyranny as that against which
they have combined. The jury, after being
out an hour and five minutes, found Ignate7
Sinzek not guilty, and the other six guilty,as
charged, with recommendation to mercy
They were then sentenced to from 10 to 3C
days Imprisonment, the light sentences be-
ing due to their ignorance.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
ARRESTED FOR BRUTALITY.
Duncan j. Ross SavageIy Attacks a
Competitor in Sword Contest.


WASHINGTON, July 8.-Ducan j. Ross,
ex-wrestler, was arrested here today for
brntally, assaultinglSergeant Walsh, his COM
pettor, in mounted sword contest exhibit
tion. The contest was very tame. Walsh
appeared to be sthe better swordsman and
had the sympathy of the audience. Every
point he made was loudly cheered, while the
scores made by ROSS were unnoticed. This
seemed to anger Ross, and when the contes-
tants were ordered to retire after the ninth
round, Ross rushed at his adversary, savage
ly cutting at him right and left with his
sword. Walshs' horse was thrown down
and he fell on top of his rider, who was
knock senseless by blows from his assail-
ants sword. The audience called on the
police present to arrest Ross, and several
officers rushed out, pulled him from his horse
and took him to the police station, where he
was carried to his dressing room and restor-
ed to consciousness, when it was found that
he was not seriously injured.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
A Village Stricken with Typnoio
Fever.

MILWAUKEE, July S.-The village OF WaI-
erford in Racine county, is terribly stricken
with typhoid fever. Fifty people are Nr doWn
with the disease. Four deaths have occur
ed thus far. One family Of eleven persons
and another of nine are all in their BEDS;
Great excitement exists in this village ana id
the State Board of Health will be asked W
investigate the cause Of the disease,
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
LANE sTlll IN RocKLAND.
He is Said to Have Made Matters
Satisfactory to the Church People.


RocKLAND, Mass, July S.-The report
which was widely circulated that Richmond
J. Lane had left town for Saccarappa, Me-, to
arrange about the settlement of his affairs in
relation to the Arlington bank, can hardly be
true, as Mr.. Lane was in this vicinity all
day. Part of the time he was at Arlington
in consultation with the bank officials, and
in the evening he was on the street and at
tended a meeting of the Rockland Board of
Water Commissioners, of which he is mem
Der, The published statement of the condl-
tion of the Rockland Savings Bank has al
layed whatever uneasiness there was in re-
gard to its being affected by the closing of
the Arlington bank and depositors are put
ting their money back again.
As regards the Congregational church, ON
which Mr.. Lane is said to have given his
note of $23O0 as treasurer, and which, al
though the parishioners have paid it, still re-
mains. 1t is understood that Mr.. Lane has
met the church people and explained every
thing to their satisfaction.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09

Two base hits-D0W. Underwood, Burns. otruck
out-Wilson, IL; Burns, IL.
YARMoUTHs, 3; BANGoRs, q
From Belfasts the club went to Bangor
and met Bangor's professional team and de-
feated them by a score of to 2. The Ban
gors were unable to do anything with SmalPs
pitching, only three scatch hits being made.
The Yarmouths played an almost faultless
game in the field and batted hard, but owing
to the high wind few hits were made. Moul-
ton the Yarmouths' catcher, caught in the
three games with three different pitchers
with one error. The following is the score
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
a Young Woman Attempts Suicide.

ONSET BAY, Mass, July S-A young wom-
an, giving the name Of. Ella Buckley, thought
to belong in Brockton, entered bath house
on Onset Bay beach yesterday, ostensibly to
dress for bathing, but nothing was seen OF
her for several hours. Some boys pried open
the door and she was found unconscious on
the floor. She was taken to a cottage near p9yy
and this morning the doctor thinks she Will
recover. She is about twenty years old ana
unknown to Onset people.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
Colby University.

The Senior prize for excellence of compost
tion was awarded to Thomas J. Ramsdell OF
Lubec. The first prize of the Junior exhi-
bition was awarded to S. Ii. Holmes, the
second to C. E. Cook.
On Wednesday evening the Bernhard
Listemann Company gave the Commence
ment Concert at the Town Hail. A fair au-
dience was present and was well repaid by
the fine music. The greater part of the stu
dents have departed for their respective
homes. Many will engage in eanvassing
during the summer months and a lew HI
positions ats ummer hotels
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
FIRE RECORD.
Extensive Forest Fires in Wisconsin.

ROMEO, July S.-Extensive forest fires
have burned eleven dwelling houses, two
warehouses, saw mill,a planning mill, s, 600
600 feet of lumber and 100000 shingles. The
less Will be $130,000. Insurance about $50,-
600. Sixty men are thrown out of employ
ment and p families left destitute. The ori-
gin of the fire is still unknown but it is sup
posed to have caught from locomotive
spark The woods south of Romeo are all
on fire and men and women are out hghtlng
the flames, Van Hasiers mills and build
ings are totally destroyed. The loss aggre-
oofac ahnut 600 000
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
SHOT DE AD.
The Dangers Of Fenc Building in the
Texan Country.

HENRIETTA, Tex, July S.-Three broth
ers, named Lewis, Elmer and James Smith
were killed Wednesday morning In Clay
county. They attempted to stop, the erection
fence builders resisted, and in the fight that
followed James and Elmer Smith were shot
through the heart and Lewis Smith was
shot through the spinal column. The party
of fence builders surrendered.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09
The Chesapeake and Delaware Ca
nal Company.

PHILADELPHIA, July s.-The bonds of
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal compa-
nv, continue to pour in and $2,l7O,642 mas
been returned. This includes .$176,S92 OF
the fraudulent issue, and leaves $33S, 107 yet
to be returned. A despatch received in this
city today from Rutland, Vt, stated that q
Pinkerton detective had arrived at that
ssconding treasurer to Billows Falls.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-09

men went to first base on called balls and
one on an error and they all scored before
the inning was over, giving the home club
lead which ensured them the game. Two
more runs were made in the next inning
which completed the run getting for the
the Portlands while the Haverhills failed to
score after the fifth inning. Both clubs did
some good playing in the field. A league
umpire did not put liz an appearance and
Murphy of the Bowdoins acted in that eapa-
city, The score follows: