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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-10-25
PROMPT LEWISTON.
Measures Taken to Relieve Farming
toms Distress.

LEWISTON, Oct. 23.-on hearing the re-
ports of the destructive fire at Pennington a
meeting of citizens Of Lewiston was held at
the Journal office at IL O'Clock a. m. Con-
gresham Dingley was appointed chairman.
After discussing the situation, it was unani-
mously decided that aid be extended to Farm
ington, and committee was appointed to
ascertain the situation and take prompt
measures to secure subscriptions and tender
assistance. The committee was appointed
as follows:
Mayor Cowan, J. B. Ham, +. W. Dana, W. II.
White, f. w. Parker 5; D. Wakefield, A. b.
Nealey ID. j. Callahan and J. Z. Cloutier.
LEWISTON, Oct. "a AT public meeting
held in Auburn this afternoon 500 was
raised for Pennington, and a committee ap-
pointed to secure additional contributions.
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GENERAL NEWS.

The Yale foot ball eleven beat Williams
College team at Williamst0wn, Mass, Satur-
day afternoon.
Fifteen houses in Shreveport. La, were
destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. The
loss Is $4,000.
John Boardman has secured $4,000 for
injuries sustained In the new aqueduet in
New York.
The revenue steamer Bear, Just from
Alaska, reports that no seal pirates remain
in Behring Sea.
Afeature of the procession at the unwilling
of the Bartholdi statue will be collection Of
old hand engines.
The Chicago Glass Manufacturing Works
were burned Saturday afternoon. Loss S50,-
600.
The Springvale mill at Richmond Mills, p
O., owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway
Company, was destroyed by fire Thursday
night. Loss estimated at $4,000; insured
for full amount
A fire In the spinning department Of the
Victoria mills at Newburyport, Mass, Sat
urday, was extinguished by mill employees.
The Providence Telephone Company has
obtained perpetual license from the Bell
Company by transfer Of stock to the latter
company.
Benjamin Ruggles, aged 2s, employed as a
brakeman on the Boston and Albany Rail-
road, was killed Saturday morning by a
freight train.
Two German spies have been arrested
while making maps of French forts.
The Salvation Army at East Weymouth,
Mass, consisting only Of two young women,
has been arrested, charged with immoral
conduct.
The Knights of Labor held a monster pa
rade at Philadelphia, Saturday night in
honor of the returned delegates.
The horse Harry Wilkes won $500 at
Denver, Col, Saturday, making 2.17 in the
second heat
Senior Jnarez Colman has been installed
President Of the Argentine Republic.
A passenger train ON the Detroit, Grand
Haven and Milwaukee Railroad was wrecked
near Detroit, Mich. Saturday, and several
men killed.
William Holgrou, bookkeeper and cash
ier Of Chicago, Is short $4,000 and Is sup
posed TO be in Canada.
John Ham Of harrington, N. H., veteran
Of the war of 1912, died yesterday, aged 92.
The speeches Of the condemned Anarch-
lists OF Chicago will be printed in book form
and the proceeds Of the sales will be used tO
assist the eight prisoners.
Henry Willard has arrived In New York
from Europe. He is to make investments in
American securities for German capitalists.
The land adjacent to the upper Shannon
in Ireland is Hooded. Hundreds Of tons Of
hay are atloat and the potato crop is dam
aged.
About 200 New Haven and Bridgeport
sports met at Housatonic River at daylight
yesterday morning, and Roxy Ryan's dog
Jack OF New Haven whipped Donoyan's
dog Tiger, Of Bridgeport. About $500
changed hands.
Prince Napoleon spent most of Sunday at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York.
Hicklin j. Landers, a confidential clerk of
Indianapolis, is $4,000 short and supposed
10 be In Canada.
Miss Sallie McGrath. blue grass belle Of
Kentucky, has been burned TO DEATH
Socialists had meeting and listened to an
incendiary speech in Chicago, yesterday.
The death is announced of Baron Freder-
lex Ferdinand Won Benst, the dist nguished
German statesman.
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The dwelling Of LIberty,s Statue.

New YORK, Oct. 21-Arraneements for
the unveiling of the Bartholdi statue on the
2Sth inst. are not yet completed. The parade
will occupy about two hours. The naval pa
rade will form in double column off 45th
street, North river. The fleet will include
the war ships Tennessee flag ship.) Sarato-
ga, jamestown, Portsmouth, Minnesota, AL
lance, Dolphin and Yantic. President
Cleveland and cabinet will review the land
parade at Madison Square, and then 90 on
board the Dispatch. There will be a grand
display of fire works at seven o'clock on Lib
erty and Governors Island, in conjunction
with illumination of the FreDch and Ameri-
can fleets. Admiral Luce will command the
fleet and have charge of events ON the water,
and Cen Schofild, representing the Presi-
dent, has general charge and control over all
arrangements. The formal reception Of the
French delegates by the American commit
tee will take place at the Academy of Music
Tuesday evening. VIM. Evarts and Freder-
icl g. COubert will he the orators of the eve
ming. Monsieures Bartholdi, Ferdinand de
Lesseps and Minister La Faiyre of France,
will also be present.
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An Aarchlst Plot to Blow up a jail.

CHICAGO. Oct. pa startling discovery
was made by the Chicago police the other
morning in the German Catholic church on
Father Kellor. About two dozen dynamite
bombs were taken from beneath the altar
and in trap door were found eighteen mus
kets, raw dynamite and other instruments Of
warfare. A Pole named Gustav Wulf in
formed Detective Terrence of what was GO
ing on the building at unusual hours. A band
of anarchists has been drilling therein since
Spies, Schwah, Fielden. Lingg Fischer and
Engel were sentenced to DEATH for the pur-
pose Of advancing upon the Jail should the
laws decree be carried into execution.
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COURAGEOUS CITIZENS.
A Meeting at Which Rebuilding Is
Talked OF.

A citizens meeting was called O'Clock
Sunday afternoon to devise means of relief
for sufferers. Having transacted prelimina-
ry business it adjourned to o'clock This
adjourned meeting, held at Music Hall, was
largely attended, and deep interest was
manifested. ii. II. Richards presided. A
committee of ways and means for the relief
of the destitute and to assist in setting
things to rights generally, was appointed
with the following members:
l. w. Merrill Rev. L. H.. Bean, A. S. Riggs,
s. c. Belcher, j. 4. Robinson, G. @. Purington, j.
P. Thwing, j. H. Waugh, j. N. Fairbanks, b.
H. II. Rice, A. j. Gerry, George NJ. Currier, j. II.
Bonney, l.. G. Preston, Fred Huse and j. w.
Withee.
A resolution was adopted that this COM
mittee be requested, in addition to their
other duties, to deliberate on the best
measures and methods for wise and perma-
nent work in rebuilding the burnt district,
and to secure progress and prosperity to the
village in years to come. Speeches were
made by |. w. Merrili, Rev. G. H. Pope,
Major E. Merrill, Capt. c. w. Keyes, and
others. Resolutions Of thanks to the citi-
zens Of Phillips, the Sandy River railroad,
the firemen of Portland and Lewiston, and
to Payson Tucker were unanimously
adopted.
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The Earthquake More Disastrous
Than First Reported.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct. 23.-Despatches
received at a. m. report the damage at
Summerville by the shock yesterday after
noon greater than at first stated Seventy
five chimneys will have to come down. A
number of geysers have been discovered,
where an oily water spouts up continually.
The water has an odor similar to kerosene
oil, and is accompanied by fine sand of differ
ent colors. The people of the town are
thoroughly worked up again, and great un-
easiness is felt by all. The duration of the
shock is estimated at from 20 to 80 seconds,
and the force SO great that persons found it
exceedingly difficult to open doors or get out
of their houses to safer location, and some
cases are reported where persons were
thrown down by the shaking
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THE SCENES OF BoYHoop.
Mr.. Blaine Re-vIsIts Washington and
jefferson College.
Non Partisan Speeches TO EnthusI-
astic Students and Friends.

WASHINGTON, Pa, Oct. 23.-Hon. James
G. Blaine arrived here at 1.3O p. M, from
Brownsville, and was driven to the residence
of Hon. John FL. Ewing, his uncle At3p.
m. he was escorted by the students Of Wash
ington and Jefferson College, Of which he
he is an alumnus, headed by band, to the
steps Of the old building from which he
graduated. There he made non-partisan
address Of about half an hour. After this
he was driven over to the oil field
Tonight the students rendered him grand
reception. The building was brilliantly illu-
minated, and thousands Of persons partici-
pated. Mr. Blaine gave some examples Of
his wonderful memory by recognizing the
faces and names of old friends known In
boyh0od. He then made an eloquent ad-
dress, and. as In his speech this afternoon.
made no allusion to politics. but merely re-
called recollections Of his school boy days.
Mr. Blaine will remain here as the guest Of
his uncle until Monday.
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Music Hall, and the other denominations
burned out going in with the Baptist
and Unitarian societies. A special train
with Maine Central employees came up in the
morning from Lewiston and went back at
o'clock.
The first real laugh the people INDUCED in
was when the mail came up last night and
they read in one of the Boston papers about
the prisoners shrieking and thrashing in the
jail There was one prisoner and he an old
man who was released early after the fire
started. But the absurdity of the despatch
was too much for the crowd nd the most
tired took time to smile
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The Eastern Crises.

LONDON, Oct 23.-Turkey has entered in
to contract with a German firm for the con-
struction Of IL torpedo boats. They will cost
81, 300, 900, and are to be finished within 16
months. The sultan has, in addition. COM
manded the admiralty to expend 81, 100000
on men-of-war.
The chiefs Of the Bulgarian SobranJe
have decided TO send to the Car depu-
tation consisting Of Slavikoff, Gerschoff
and the Metropolitan Clement. They
will be instructed to complain of
the action Of Gen. Kaulbars, as Russian
agent in Bulgaria, and to ask the Car to
The Russian consuls in Bulgaria have been
ordered to refuse passports to the members
Of the proposed delegation. The Bulgarian
government has announced TO the powers
that the Sobranje will meet on Oct. 3ist, and
after verifying the election returns will
Immediately elect ruler
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American Vessels Securing Good
Fares In Spite Of British WatchfuI-

HALIFAX, N. S.. Oct 23.-Advices from
Aspy Bay. Cape North, state that fleet Of
American vessels has been In that vicinity
fer week fishing with seines and hooks
clear to the cape, and getting from IA to "a
barrels daily. Sometimes they ran among
nets belonging to Aspy Bay fishermen, and
caused them great loss. Once the steam
cruiser Acadia, bound north, came in sight,
and the fleet cleared out; but as soon as the
steamer disappeared they returned. The
Houlette and the other famous cruisers
might as we'll be In Africa, as far as protec-
tion here is concerned. From the 1st inst.
to the 9Th prox. this is ten times more i'm
portant Q fishing ground than is Prince
Edward Island. One American vessel Sc
cured nearly full fare in the vicinity Of
Aspy Bay in one day.
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and Beaver Dam Brook. There are numer-
Of the town. 1t population In 1880 was 1883.
Before the fire the village was one of the
most beautiful in Maine. Situated on a
beautiful undulating plain on the eastern
bank Of Sandy River near the centre Of the
town it was famed for its shade trees, its
fine residences, and the landscape views
around. Six churches adorned the village,
and three Of these, with the fine grounds and
buildings Of the Western Normal School, the
noted Little Blue School, and the Wendell
Institute yet remain. The valuation of es-
tates in 1870 was S1,44s, ,635. In 1886 it was
$1,60l,271 The rate Of taxation In the latter
year was II per cent on a full valuation.
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To the Editor Of the Press:
The village Of Liberty, In Maine, cannot be
surpassed for its abundant water power
anywhere in the State. 1t could be made 70
supply easily woolen factory, spool fac
tory, which as there are already two tan
nerries In the village. could procure part OF
Its leather without transportation, and can
ming factory. The farmers In this and the
adjoining towns could supply the material
to keep these factories running when they
were once butt. II these factories should
be punt no doubt some railroad company
would See az 10 build branch road from
Belfast or Wald0boro to Liberty.
No doubt the town would exempt the fac
tories from taxes for ten years.
AN OLD SUBSCRIBER
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connectIcut's Famous Dog Traveller.

LadfUDru COuTdut.
Frequent travellers on the Hartford and
Connecticut Western Railroad have noticed,
during the last few weeks, a handsome sheD-
herd dog in the baggage car Of certain trains.
Few, however, are aware that the dog Is a
regular and almost daily patron OF the road
He answers TO the name OF Mac, and Is
owned by lady In Falls Village. Through
some kindness which the train men have
shown him he has become strongly attached
TO them, which attachment Is fully returned
by each and every one Of the men. Mae
turns out nearly every morning and boards
the train, leaving Falls Village at $50. at
Great harrington he leaves the train and
awaits the down Or ain, which makes close
connection at Canaan at 40 with the Hart
ford and Connecticut Western train coming
east. Here he b1ards the Hartford train and
rides as far ss Collinsville The eastward
and westward bound trains meet here, and
he boards the return train for Canaan, reach
Ing Falls Village BY 7 o'clock In the evening
IL by any chance the eastward trip Is made
In the afternoon instead Of In the morning,
be fully understands that he must transfer
himself 70 the west bound train at New
Hartford instead Of Collinsville. He some
times alights temporarily at Winsted and be-
comes so deeply interested In the surround
takes his train at East Wlnsted, nearly half
a mile away. He makes all his transfers en-
tirely OF his own accord and appears 10 un-
derstand fully where all trains meet, and al
80 where and when the different connections
are made. On Tuesday last he made his usual
morning trip east on Conductor Hooks train,
but on reaching Collinsville, his usual place
Of transfer, he evidently decided upon little
dissipation in the city and continued on to
Hartford. On the return trip in the after
noon he stood, as Is his CUSTOM 10 the side
door Of the baggage car, and as the train
swung with great rapidity around a sharp
curve near H0skins station he fell from the
car, laming but not seriously iniuring him
Ii was the last train for Canaan that night,
ed the hrst train west on Wednesday On
Thursday he commenced bis trips again as
usual
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THE DOMINION
The Condemned sprouIe.

Ottawa, Ont, Oct %. Mayor Fell Of Vie
toria, b. O.. is expected here tonight 10 lay a
petition before the government from citizens
passed upon Sproule, an American citizen,
held for murder at Victoria, and whose exc
cution will take place on the 10Th, unless exe-
cutiye clemeney is shown him, may be COM
muted. Syroule Is now reported to be hope
lnsslv insane
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Lewiston Takes Prompt Action to Aid
With Money.
The Ruins Visited by Curious Crowds
From All That Region.

Pennington has been visited by calamity
similar to that which has just befallen
Eastport. More than half the business por-
tion of the village has been destroyed. and
fifty families are homeless. The particulars
Of this disaster, as given by our dispatches,
make very sad story.
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extensive Fire in New nanTashlre.

DERRY DEPOT, n. H., Oct. 24.-ExtensfEe
forest fires, which began yesterday in Great
harrington, ragged all night until this after
noon, when the flames showed signs of
abatement owing to a lack Of material to
feed upon. 1t issestimated that 1900 acres
were burned over, and several hundred cords
Of wood destroyed. The farm house of
Charles Choate was burned, while several
others narrowly escaped. No estimate of
the losses can be made.
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THE VILLAGE.
BeautIes Of Pennington Before the
Fire Devastated Ii.

Pennington is the shire town of Franklin
comfy. and is situated near its southern
part. 1t is ten miles long and seven wide at
the northern part. Inc area y 1000 acres.
south. dividing into nearly equal parts. The
other large water-courses are Wilson's Stream
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Oct. 23.-H. d.
Ward, who has been prospecting for gold,
silver, copper and sulphur about North
Adams, has struck gold and silver about
four miles from here on Loves farms, at the
foot of Greylock mountain, near the mine
worked by Quakers 20 years ago. The State
assayer writes that it nets $5l ton.
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NASHUA, N. H., Oct 24.-At Prohibition
caucus held last night, Justin e. Walker was
nominated for Senator, and John ii. Goodale
as candidate for Mayor
ROCHESTER,, N. H., Oct. 23- The Republi-
can caucus today nominated for representa-
tives: Henry NJ. Kelley, Frank p Corson,
Dostic Bosclair, Frank Grover, Capt. 4. f.
Smith, Corson is the nominee of the
Knight of Labor
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Murder ar North Adams, Mass.

NORTH ADAMS. Mass, Oct. M.-At three
o'clock this afternoon James OBrien went
into Welch Brothers livery stable on State
street to get horse. While there he was
killed. Edward Potter, stableman, with
whom he quarrelled has been arrested.
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The story OF Tragedy In the Maine
Woods.

A<GWlobOn dOurnHL
Tom Nicholas Is hunted Indian. He Is
the Ishmaelite Of the Moosehead Lake tribe,
whose hand is against everybody and every
bodY's hand against him. In days fishing
at the Northeast Carry four months age, the
most exciting bit Of news brought into the
camp was that some one had seen Tom
Nicholas and bis brother Charlie coming
through the woods. Nicholas looked like q
hunted beast. His hong black hair YVES torn
and disheyeled and his clothing was In rags.
He looked gaunt and hungry and frightened
and at the first glimpse Of their party he and
his brother had turned In their tracks and
had fed. Nicholas fees before the face OIL
man because he Is wanted on charge OF
murder Before the FIRE. somebody told OF
Nicholas and the crime. IL happened two
years ago at Luees on the West Branch Of
the Penobseot. The murdered man was John
Bridge, q game warden, who had some ditii-
eulty with Tom Nicholas and his brother over
a canoe. Previous to this, the indians picked
a quarrel with Bridge, alleging tnat ne was an
informant and that, being game warden, he
was responsible for a big seizure Ot caribou
and skins that they had on hand, hidden In
the woods. IL was surprised that the fuss
over the canoe was sought on the part OF the
Indians, for Bridge was a quiet sort Of man
with no sort Of notion o lighting with an In
dian. One evening, Bridge leaned against
the counter at Luee's tat-r0Om on the West
Branch. he was saying. "rO-morrow, boys.
we are somewhere else, so let's be hearty
tie was looking at the ceiling, one elbow
rested on the counter IL was evening, and
q iilckering lamp burned in bracket hung
from the wall. Bridges coat was open and
thrown back. He had his left hand under
the arm-hOle Of his vest. Half dozen men
were In the room. Ii was the fall Of the year,
and so the windows were closed, and they
had low fire In the stove The silence was
broken by a binding shot, and the sharp re-
port OF rifle. Bridge fell at she foot Of the
counter In heap, partially on his back.
Blood hOwed from great wound In his left
breass just over his heart. lie never moved.
They made rush for the door, but found
nothing. Somebody thought he saw the
form OF man disappearing into the night.
To-day, you may see the bullet-hole through
the pane Of glass In the window. II Is In the
upper rcw Of sash. A piazza frOnted upon
the window through which Bridge was so
foully murdered. Under this window was a
long settee. The murderer stepped upon the
settee; fired his rifle over the upper half OF
the sash, and killed his man by ball through
the heart. Poor Bridge was indeed "s0me-
where else tomorrow" He never knew
what happened. Tom Nicholas, the sup
posed murderer, had not been seen when
was last at the Northeast Garry. He had
sappeared-prObably forever.
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Tho somerviIIe Poisoning Case.

BosroN, Oct A.-Mrs. Sarah Jane Robin
son, Dr. q. G. Beers and Thomas II. Smith,
the trio charged with poisoning William ana
Lizzie Robinson at Somerville, have been IN
dicted by the Middlesex county grand jury
at Lowell
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BY winning the championship in the series
with the Chicagos, the St. Louis
Bruwns get one third of the receipts Oi the
struggle in accordance with promise made
them by President Won der Abe at the COM
mencement of the struggle.
Boston now has under contract for 1887 the
following: Morrill,, sutton, Johnston, Tate,
Higgins.
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BASE BALL.
THE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP.
The St. Louis Browns of the American
Association Saturday, secured their fourth
victory in tueir series of six games they were
to play with the Chicagos for the champion
ship Of the world. The news that the club
had won the series created great enthusiasm
in st. Louis among the crowds around the
bulletin boards as well as the great number
who witnessed the struggle. The game was
hard fought and marked by the same bitter
ness between the two clubs and their re-
spective sympathizers as has been shown
during the games OF the season. The ST.
Louis team won by the following score;
Innings. II 2 3 3 q 7 01O
st. LOuis.........O o . o o o IA
Base hits-St. Louis, !; Chicagos. O. Errors
81. Louis, 3; Chicagos. 2. Pitchers-Carruthers
and ClarkSun.
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All Hands Getting Ready to Vote In
New York City.

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Forty thousand and
six hundred citizens of New York City reg
istered today. The record gives total reg.
istration for the four days Of 2S5,s74, against
2J5,89S last year.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Eastport's Cry Heard.

WASHINGTON, Oct. pa call has been
Washington, and ''to all others who are
eharitably disposed to assist the needy in
distress" TO meet next Wednesday night for
the purpose Of taking measures for the re-
lief Of sufferers by the destructive fire which
sMept EaStnnrt Me ON the 14fh inst
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statesmen and scholars.

LONDON, Oct. 24.-The Earl of Iddesleigh,
Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Right Hon.
Sir Lyon Playfair, have been nominated for
the rectorship Of Edinburgh University.
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The waesland puts Back.

NEW YoRa, Oct. 24.-The steamer Waes-
land, which sailed yesterday for Antwerp.
returned today. having broken the after sec
DIV Hook