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The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
The Rockland Opinion and the
Anarchists.

To the Editor of the Press:
The Opinion ought not to be obliged to
wait nearly week till its regular issue to
be vindicated by the PRESS from the imputa-
tion of having said anything in defense or ex-
tenuation of the Chicago rioters The An
archists and red flag flyers of that city are
not of our kind They axe composed of men
brought to this country by thousands by the
short sighted employers who are trying to
keep wages down by the importation Of cheap
foreign labor The men who brought those
Poles, Huns, etc., to America, have so2'n
the wind and are now s.e'sse whiri-
wind. The Anarchist papers OF chicago
make quite as bitter fight against the
Knights of Labor and other labor organiza-
tions that work by peaceful and lawful meth
ods as the PRESS itself, though ON diherent
grounds. The Opinion defends the truly
i,-ss4lAr from IL assailants on both slaes I
cago murderers cannet be hanged too quickly
to suit us, but the gallows should first groan
beneath the weight of the East 81 Louis
murderers. But would not deprive elth-
er the Anarchists or the monopolists of the
right Of free speech, and we believe we are
justified in charging the Chicago police with
responsibility for the slaughter there be-
cause they made an imed attack on meeting
OF men, however pap, VINO udu cOullnltltu HO
overt act. That is no defence or extenuation
of the bloody ruin which followed,
and we hops that the men who
assaulted the police with bomb and
and bullet will be discovered and punished;
and neither is the crime of the latter justifi-
cation of the ind d-ftnsible act of the police,
done previously. And the PRESS does its
contemporary an injustice in assuming the
opinion to be in sympathy with the murder
ers because it cen res the police, especially
as the article speaks of this paper as an or
gan of the Knights of Labor, an order that
is as far as possible from the Anarchists both
in principles and practice.
Respectfully,
OLIVER OTIS,
Gov. fhon n,>1x, lon,
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
MAINE.

B. A. KINNEY,
Private, Signal Corps. U. S.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
NIhIIISlS FIG tTte FOTcSt HfUHtIu
Imperial Palace.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
The Reasons for Calling a Special
Session Of the General Assembly.

ST. LOUIS, May "a Baltimore, Md. spec
ial says General Master Workman Powder
ly of the Knights of Labor, acting under
the authority vested in him by the general
executive board, has issued call to the va
rious assemblies of the order for special
session of the General Assembly, to be held
in Cleveland Ohio, Tuesday, May 25th. The
causes leading to the calling OF the session
are given as follows:
1.-The rapidly increasing membership of the
order requires changes in laws which the general
executive board have no authority to make.
q The laws in relation to the government OF
boycotting are wholly inadequate to compel one, e
dience on the part of Assemblies that believe IN
hoveotting for every offense whether great or
small.
3-The laws in relation to strikes do not give
the general executive board power to interfere In
such matters until after strike has been inau-
gurated. ,.n,...,,to.
4-The order has become involved in difficulties
with trade societies and an effort is being made TO
create a rupture between those societies ana
the Knights of Labor.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
$1,000, 900 Loss in the Chinese
Quarter of Honolulu.
Eight Thousand Chinese Homeless
and TWO Persons Killed.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.-Advices reeeiy-
ed by steamer Alameda which arrived today
from Honolulu, give an account of disas-
trous fire which occurred there April 10th.
The fire started in a cook house in the Chi
nese quarter where Chinaman in starting
fire in a stove carelessly set fire to the walls
of the building. The fire soon got beyond
the control of the fire department and all eff
forts were then directed towards staying its
progress by blowing up buildings. 1t was
not until eight entire squares covering sixty
acres of the most thickly populated portion
of the Chinese quarter had been burned over
that the fire advance was stayed About
5000 persons, mostly Chinese are left home
less, and the loss is estimated at $1,500,0C0; +;
insurance $230,000. Only two lives were
lost, native woman and an unknown per-
son. The King visited the scene of the con-
tlagration and personally assisted the fire
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10

bers came into the chamber again at II a.
m. NJ Pavey of Fayette, moved to take
members of the senatorial investigating com
mittee, which was agreed to by viva voice
vote Then the resolutions submitted by
the same committee were adopted These
recommended the seating OF the four Repub-
lcan claimants. The resolution was adopt
ed by unanimous vote, and the new sena-
tors came forward and took the oath of of
fee amid a storm of applause.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
REPUBLICANS SEATED.
The Ssnators-eIect from Hamilton
County, Ohio, Sworn In.

COLUMBUS, o., May S.-The Republican
members of the Ohio Senate convened this
morning at 10 o'clock, and without transact
ing any business, went into caucus to discuss
proposition to consider the special order,
the Hamilton county contested cases and to
seat the Republican claimants by viva voce
vote before it was officially ascertained that
there was no quorum present. The caucus
decided to pursue this course, and the men,
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
Hurt hx a Ealing Bridge.

UTICA, N. Y, May "a new iron bridge
being built at Lyonsdale, Lewis county gave
Way yesterday precipitating seven workmen
and wreck of twisted iron into Moose river
20 feet below. Two wen escaped by jumping
on pier, but one workman w. III. Wilcox of
Port Leidon, in leaping to an abutment lost
his foothold and was fatally injured. The
others swan ashore, although some of them
had sustained severe injuries. The accident
was caused by the giving way of Temporal
rv trpStIp
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
LINCOLN COUNTY.
BASE 3 ALL.

THE NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE MEEiiSG
AT the meeting of the directors OF the Ne"
England League in Boston, Friday evening"
it was decided to release Umpire quinn Z.
]. Shaughnessy was. elected as regular
league umpire, and DR.. Mcintosh changsu
from the regular to the substitute force. Inc
following additional substitutes were ap-
pointed: T. j. Murphy, Portland zee zee.
Duval, Webster; John Greene, Camprxisusg-
port; John Bannon, Groveland, ana M .;
Mclaughlin, Lawrence. the S saisry sISo 10 10
league umpires was changed from SlOo 70
S125 per month. The above action leaves
one vacancy on the regular staff OF umpires,
which will be filed later.
NOTES.
No New England league games 81, were
played Saturday on account Of ram. ieday
the Portands play in Haverhill. 1t IS % pe
hoped they will pull away from the tai emu
the coming week.
Only two National League games were
played Saturday, rain interfering win the
others. At Chicago the Detroits defeated
the home club to 4, and at st. Louis the
Kansas Citys won to 0.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
THE STATE.
,unposcoee1N COUNTY

NJ. en1iiuoa Of Lewiston, 50 years old,
tLs. ouillvaH i,,ner on Friday, In some way
set bors On fire and she IVES terIlDly
burned She is still alive but suneilHs MUM
pain. o,,xry.
Mrs ,rles Rurkett of Burkettyille, APPLE
ION MIA illie9 Sar fOur-year-old 9ausnsI
Mabel the otber day. and on searenni1tS t Ior
her fonnd her at the bottom OF We, ',arod ~
feet deem. The board whlen eostened n
well not having been sec9retts eetss,,ned nnon il
had tipped when the child SUI tinned hack
letting the child fall, and thg I;ttie eirl held
to its former position. idIIs attracted her
motHar's aptt,ention in her search. @ MIs.
Burkett was obIiged to go nearly Hiid HuiddIset I.t
of mile for assistance, but got hei 'ii''0 ou'
alive.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The family of NJ. M. Richards OF DIV waldo do
boro were no;soned recently by eallhs uan-
deIion 1reanS which were dug from Plecs
of grou9d where Paris green had DEN .,. N'. useu
last season, saws the Lincoln |o"'
OXFORD COUNTY.
Rev. t. Lovejoy, Free WI WI Dcpili'ff call from m
Contocook. n 81. has received d can iio"'
Peru. The salary is sou
SOMERSET COUNTY
Henry Higgins of Concord, ageu nn ~ and
shot himself Thursday, with yum, @ the
died instantly. Unrequlted ioVe Woo
cause.
YORK COUNTY.
Leonard f. Foss of BiddefoTu, WIZ df lar
in Alfred Jail on numerous cnaIseS i';nseif
ceny. has lately attempted to starve iiiissed ssad
He recently went eight days without ioVU'
1t is believed he is insane.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10

STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Sad Accident on a Railroad Near
Fort Wayne, Ind.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, May 9.-John Wymer,
a young farmer living near Idewood, was
driving this morning, accompanied by his
wife and two daughters, aged three and four
years. He attempted to drive across the
railroad tracks, just as the afternoon train
from Chicago was due, when the vehicle was
struck by the train. Both horses wers killed
instantly as was also Wymer and his oldest
child. His wife and other child escaped in
slant death but are suffering inconceiyable
agony and cannot recover.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE..

WASHINGTON, May s.
After passing bill increasing the pension
of bedrdden veteran from $72 to 800 a
month, the House took up the military acad-
deny bill. The sum carried by the measure
is $297, ,S65. After short debate, in which
an attempt was made to show the need of
training the youth of the country in military
tactics, the bill was passed without amend
ment. The House then went into committee
of the whole, Mr.. Hammond of Georgia in
the chair on the military academy appro-
priation bill. After some general discussion
the bill was read by sections for amendment
Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama moved to strike out
from the caption to the provision for pay of
the engineer corps the word ''staff." The
motion was agreed to and without further
action the committee rose and the House ad-
journed.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
a Condemned Schooner Sold.

NASSAU, n. p, May 9.-The schooner
Wartice of Bath. Me-, Kingsbury master,
condemned by board of survey, was sold at
public auction April 29th for $3.50 to a British
subject. Her cargo of lumber was sold at
the same time by order of the underwriters
agent.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
Under control of the Dominican Or

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 9-By order of
Bishop Mcmahon of Hartford, Father Da-
ley of St. Mary's Catholic church of this
city today announced that the church and
parish would be transferred to the control
of the Dominican order sometime the coming
week. This will be the first New England
church to come under the control of this
powerful order.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
HOMELESS FAMILIES.
Serious Blaze In Hull, Que.-Ten
Acres of the Town In Ashes.

HULL, Que, May 9.-Fire broke out about
l O'Clock this morning in Alderman Landry S
bakery and spreading rapidly soon destroyed
all the houses on Lake and Duke streets and
on Main street as far as Ponlin's store block
at the corner of Main and Slide streets,
where it was checked. The area covered by
the fire is about 10 acres and $50 families
were burnt out. The only public building
destroyed was the new postoffice, a hand
some stone structure costing about $250,0O0.
Other losses are estimated at 100000, on
which there is an insurance of $25C00.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
Sunk by a Rising River.

PITTsBURG, Pa, May. 9.-This morning
$4,000 worth of property in coal barges were
sunk in the Monongahela river owing to its
sudden and rapid rise. The barges were
struck by one that had broken loose from
ahi We
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Entitled to the Bounty.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May S.-Second
Comptroller Maynard has rendered an i'm
important decision under the additional
bounty act of July 2s, 1866. The decision is
to the effect that every soldier who enlisted
after April IA, 1861, for period OF not less
than two years, and was honorably dis
charged, after serving two years, for the pur-
pose of enabling him to accept a commission,
is entitled to the additional bounty of $50
authorized by the 18th section of that act,
provided he was not entitled to any greater
bounty than 800 under the laws existing at
the date of the passage of the act, and pro-
vided his claim was filed in time.
Minor Matters.
The President sent to the House Saturday
two messages vetoing acts increasing the
pensions of Andrew J. Hall and Abigail
Smith.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10

The Boston G % says "the increase =
Price iDqoSeS made BY Al Davis Of Portland fOr IN
easIe9 eS l@PrUGSe %iSasn and other rigs hSs
boat builders a. as oarsnsn -, among
and vicinity here is talk Of ~ :. Boston
ting" DAVIS and his inventions altocatSycot- 1t1Sycot-
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10

One hundred and ten buildings, divided
int 155 tenements, were burned and about
200 families were rendered homeless. These
people have found temporary shelter with
friends, but their effects were generally de-
stroyed. In all the Catholic churches this
morning, appeals were made for assistance
and with good result. Liberal donations
were got and clothing has been arriving all
day. Portions of the burned districts
shared the same fate during the great fire of
1880, when over 500 houses were destroyed.
The origin of last nights fire is unknown.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
Acts of Violence Denounced.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 9--The Buffalo
Central Labor Union, at meeting here to-
day adopted resolutions condemning the acts
OF violence of the Anarchists at Chicago, and
repudiating that class of men as enemies Of
labor.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
Published every day Sundays excepted, by the

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY.
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND, ME.
TERMs-Eight Dollars a Year. To mail sub
Scribers. Seven Dollars Year. if paid in advance
RATES OF ADvERTIsING-One inch OF space
the length of column, or twelve lines nonpdre@
constitutes square
$l.50p per square, daily, first week; 70 Genus per
week after; three insertions or less, Sl.oo, con-
tinqing every other day after first week % cents
Half square, three insertions or less, 20 cents;
one week, $1.00; so cents per week after;
SPECIAL NOTICES, one-thrd addltlonal.
Under head of ''AdUsEMENTs' and AUCTION
SALES" $500 per square per week; three lnser-
tions or less, S1.50.
THE MAINE STATE PRESS,
Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at $3.50
year; if paid in advance $500 year.
Advertisements inserted in the ''MAINE STATE
PRESS" (Which has large circulation in every
part of the State) for $100 per square for first in
sertion, and so cents per square for each subse
quent insertion.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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DTRVCO ROOFING COMPANY.

Builders should investigate as to the RoOfing
Maferial manufactured by the Dlrigo Roofing
Co. 1t is tidy in appearance; durable win - proper
care for half a century. The roofing for 100 feet
costs Sc .2J. DeltUered acithom tretght charge
at aay point in Maine with railroad or steahboat
connections. 1t is the most valuable roolng ever
invented for the price. Just the thing for cottages
Send for circular. Address DiFicO Roodng Co.,
Steep Fdlts, Ne. apr26e0d3m
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10

Mean daily bar. .29.736 Maximum ther .64.2
Mean daily ther.. SAT Minimum ther 460
Mean daily DIV pit. 42.2 Max. vel.wind. =. 26NW
Mean daily hum..e4.4 Total precip....... .o4
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
MAY 8, 1885, 1000 p. NJ
Observations taken at the same moment Of time
at all stations.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, May 10.
The indications for Portland and vicinity
are fair weather and slightly warmer.
The indications for Maine, New Hamp
shire and Vermont today are fair weather,
followed by local rains, nearly stationary
temperature, winds generally northerly.
Cautionary signals at Eastport.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
co.dan Weddine al New Sharon

NEW SHARON, May S.-The fftieth an
niversary of the marriage of Philip Norcross
to Susan S. Hibbard was celebrated to-day
in their home in this town. Their two chill
dren, W. w. Ncrcross, Esq, of New Sharon
and Mrs. G. G. Folsom of Someryllle, Mass,
were present. The occasion was informal
and very pleasant The aged couple have
lived since their marriage in Industry, Stark,
New Sharon and a short time in Massachu-
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
A malne Bonnet and a suit for $4,000

a Maine Bonnet and suit for $4,000
PUTNAM, Conn, May S.-The so-called
bonnet case of Allen ct al. VS.. Anderson came
came off this afternoon before Judge Chand-
Ter. Annie M. Bates, prepossessing school
marm, niece Of Rhodes G. Allen an infiu-
ential farmer, went to Danielsonville about
April 7th and carried with her to the depot
an old spring bonnet, which she left in the
ladies' waiting room. The matter was drop
ped until about a week ago when friend OF
Miss Bates informed her that Emily Ander-
son, an employe in the depot restaurant, was
wearing her hat. Miss Anderson denied all
knowledge Of the lost bonnet and was ac-
quilted, the bonnet worn by her beingproy-
ed beyond doubt to have been made by her
aunt in Maine. Late this afternoon Bennett
and Mathewson, attorneys for defendant,
brought suit against Allen for $4,000 damages
for SANDER
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
The Plano Makers Strike Ended.

NEW YORK, May 9-The piano makers
strike for ten hours pay for eight hours
work has collapsed and the men will go to
work tomorrow
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
SPECIAL NOTICES.
CARPET BEATING
MOTTO

There is no article in a household that
collects more unhealthy dirt than Car
some time, sweeping takes off only a
part of the dust and dirt, and the rest
settles down into the fibre. No ordinary
beating will remove it. Hand beating
is ineffective, and the common beating
machine process but little better. Our
method is thorough and effedtiye one,
and the super heated steam as applied
by our process will effectually relieve
the Carpets of all impurities, thereby
promoting health and comfort. Ma
chine aud attachments patented and in
operation at
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
Labor troubles in Gardiner.

GARDINER, May 9.--The employees of the
paper mill of Richards & Co. of this city,
struck today. The firm refused their request
for an in rease of wages.
The steam saw mill of Putnam & Closson
in Pittston has shut down owing to refusal
of their employees, all of whom are members
of the Knights of Labor, to work more than
ten hours day Two attempts were made
this week to resume operations, but they
proved unsuccessful, the firm being unable
to secure men.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
Good Work Done by irishmen.

LINCOLN, Neb., May 9.-Patrick Eagan,
president of the Irish National League OF
America has, this evening, forwarded the
following cable to Parnell:
The statements of the Standard Globe, Daily
Telegraph, and st. James Gazette, charging our
Chicago, are unfounded libels Not single Irish
man was among the Anarchists, while most of
those who fell defending the public order were
on the part of the English press has greatly
helped our cause among the American people.
(Signed.) PATRICK EAGAN.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
House and sarn Eurnei in Hiram.

FRYEBURG, May S.-The house and barn
belonging to Dana Cotton Of Hiram was
burned last night, together with all their
contents. The family narrowly escaped
with their lives. The fire started in the shed.
The property was insured for $1400.
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The Rule of railroad Promotion.

got my information from young man
who has been for some time brakeman
on suburban passenger train of the
Northwestern railway. He is a very eff
ficient and popular man, and when he told
me he meant to resign asked him what the
reason could be. "Welll," he said, II have
been told by the superintendent that
stand no chance of promotion, as didn't
begin right. was fool enough to think
that If l took this place and behaved my
self would one day be the conductor of
the train.
"But find that In ave been euchred by a
sort Of civil service rule that is en-
forced in all the companies. This rule
Is that in order to become conductor
of a passenger train fellow must begin
as brakeman on freight train, then ne
must be a brakeman on passenger train,
as L am now; then a conductor on a
freight train, and then a conductor on a
passenger train. If a fellow begins as a
brakeman on passenger train, the way l
did, he will not be promoted in century.
never knew it until the other day, but 1
am told that this rule is so well estab-
hshed that the company do not dare to
violate it, except in case of obvious neces-
sity. So 1 guess 1 will go."-Chicago
Journal
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a Modern Beau BrummeIl,s Outft.

White vests are very much the fashion
Just now, and a collar turned sharply
down in front. Patent leather shoes,
trousers twenty-five inches round the bot
tom, four button cutaway coat of dag
onal cloth, and a silk hat with half
weed, are included in the outfit of the
modern Brummell, not to mention bam-
boo stick with buckhorn head, and a
pair of tan-eolored gloves broadly stitched
on the back with black. He wears wide
black silk ribbon with a gold buckle
hanging from his fob pocket half dozen
rings upon his fingers, a scarf pin worth
a small fortune, and carries a single eye
glass, which he seldom looks through,
and secs nothing when he does. Such is
the exquisite youth, who has nothing in
the world to do but help to spend his faith
ers millions, and marry girl with as
many more. He is ever present at the
casino, on the beach, in his tandem dog
cart on the avenue, at dinners, receptions
and balls, and nobody denies that he is at
once the choicest and most remarkable
production of advanced civilization.-New
York Cor Boston Herald.
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Nothing Can Be More Foolish.

Every now and then we hear Of bust
ness man beginning the labor of the day
at o'clock in the morning and expecting
his clerks and employees also to rise with
the lark. no matter if they have gone to
bed with that gay bird but few hours
previously. 1t is considered an energetic,
a glorious, praiseworthy proceeding to
tack on to the first of the day, what, by
every law of hygiene, should be condensed
in the latter portion of our working hours.
In reality nothing can be more foolish.
Men who do not find the twelve hours
allotted to digging and delving
sufficient to cover the ground had
better leave it uncovered, or If
they see fit to alter the programme by
examining the business of day into that
time devoted to cock Growing, don't f1atter
them by admiring their INSTRUCTED force.
There is dissipation in work as well as in
other tastes, and the results are as disas-
trOus, though perhaps more vlrtuous,
than some others wot of.-Boston Her aid
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Teaching Manners to the Acknowledged.
A young woman in Washington is said
to be making good living by teaching
the young attaches of the Chinese
and japanese legations American small
talk and society Manners Washington
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Wainea Sugar Mil Co.,

At waimea, Kauai, will be sold to the highest
bidder at Public Auction, at the salesroom of F.
p Adams & Co., on MONDAY, the