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The Portland daily press., 1889-05-03

composed of twenty-one yoke of oxen. By
noon they had dragged the house to Huntress
street, where it will form part of new
neighborhood. The start was made at about
eight o'clock and large and interested side
walk committee watched the long lines of
willing animals. A stout young man with a
blonde moustache and voice which could
be heard mile shouted, "Set 'em up
straight" which meant IAN ready" Then
he added in the same elevated tone "Pull all
togethe-er," and with a creaking Of tim
bers, the house moved across the sidewalk
into the street and was en- route. Small
boys clustered about and stole rides, and at
intervals after halt the stout young mans
"Set 'em up straight" and "Pull all to-
gethe-er" was followed by flourish of goad
sticks and chorus of answering shouts un-
til Huntress street was reached. Mr.. Thos.
Edwards's new house will occupy the
vacated lot
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-03
No Riot at cuanaIuato.

CITY OF MEXICO, May 2.-Dispatches sent
from Texas. purporting to give the details of
rioting at Siao and Guanajuato over the ar
rest Of five priests for seditious utterances.
alleging that 250 men, women and children
were shot down by the troops, are gross ex
agerations. The prefect of Silao was as
sassinated yesterday, but his was the only
have restored order today and everything is
nuiaf
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-03
A DANGEROUS RIVAL
To the Canadian PacIfIc's short
Line Through Maine.

OTTAWA, Ont, May 2.-The defeat by the
Dominion Senate Of the government bill for
the construction OF line from Harvey to
Salisbury as part Of the Canadian Pacific
short line is not regarded as Of much Inn
portance. as the saving Of distance by the
construction would not exceed II miles.
Another line projected through New Bruins
wick Is the extension Of the Temiscouata
railroad by which the distance from Mon
treal to Halifax and st. John by the Grand
Trunk to Quebec, the Intercolonial TO Riyiere
du Loup and thence by the Temiscouata and
Its extension would not exceed more than by
40 or 80 miles the distance by the Canadian
Pacific railway short line through Maine.
while the proposed line would have the adj
vantage OF being entirely on Canadian ter
ritory, free from the restriction Of
the interstate Commerce law Of
the United States, o. any interruption Of the
1ynding system. 1t would bring the Grand
Trunk railway system into connection with
the ports Of Halifax and st. John and the
Provinces OF Nova Scotia and New Bruns-
wick by route practically as short as the
Canadian Pacific railway short line.
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THE FLAG INsvtTED.
Plain Spoken Captain Allen Adds to
the RrIdgewater Story.

OTTAWA, May Am unexpected inter-
national complication threatens to arise out
of the Bridgewater business. The ministry
are angry about the blunt aud plain-speak-
ing way in which Captain j. II. Allen when
here maintained his right to compensation
as owner of an American ship seized lille
gally. They have resolved to do nothing in
the matter, and if the international questions
raised on the American side are to be main
tained it win have to be done by resolute
action. Before leaving Ottawa Captain AL.
len stated that after the Bridgewater was
seized the crew ran up the Stars and Stripes
on the Fourth Of July. The Canadian offic-
ials, he alleges, required that the flag be
hauled down,and none of thecrew being will
ling to obey, they hauled it down against
Captain Aliens protests. Evidence Of this
Is forthcoming and will be submitted to the
authorities ar Washington. He says he did
not press the matter before, as he feared 1t
might cause delay in the settlement he
hoped to effect. but under present circum-
stances he has no alternative but to lay the
insult to the American flag before the gov
ernment of the United Sta5es.
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-03
FROM A SILVER LOVING CUP.
Consul General WaiIer's Friends
Drink to Mis- Health.

LONDON, May 2.-Ex- Governor Thomas M.
Waller, the retiring consul general Of the
United States, was rendered a testimonial
banquet at the Hotel Metropole this evening.
Two hundred persons were present, among
them being Lord Thurlow. Sir Lyon Playfair,
Justin Mccarthy, M. p, Seton Karre, M. p.
Edmund Yates. Archibald Forbes, Robert
Griffin, LII. d., Capt. Shaw, C. B., Admiral
Sir Erasmus Ommanney. Sir E. ]. Reed, K.
@. B., M. p, Lieut.-General Sir Gerald
Graham, V. c., and Sir John H. Puleston
M. p. The last named gentleman presided
and presented to Mr.. Walker q colossal sill
yer loving cup, from which all present
drank. Sir Robert Fowler, Sir Lyon Play
fair and Justin Mccarthy paid high tributes
TO Mr.. Waller. A toast to the health of
President Harrison was received with en-
thusiasm and responded to by Henry White,
the American charge d affaires. Col. F. ID.
Grant, the new American minister to Aus
tria, was enthusiastically welcomed. He did
not make any remarks. Among ths stew
ards Of the banquet were VIM. Black, Chas.
Dickens, Hon. Oakley Hail. Chevalier +.
krapf Won Literhoff, Sir Arthur Sullivan,
j. j. Toole and hon. John Russell Young
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-03
EASTERN MAINE METHoD,srs.
Proceedings Of the Conference
at Dexter.

DEXTER, May 2.-The Eastern Maine
Methodist Conference yesterday voted G. B.
Dun, E. M. Fowler. r. S. Dixon, s. Went
worth. r. Day. A. Kendall, Albert Church,
j. N. Marsh, s. 81. Beale. E. Bryant, S. s..
Gross, l.. ID. Wardwell, b. M. Mitchell and
b. b. Byram. superannuatcd preachers; w.
FL. Faroat and M. L. Bidgham, supernum-
erary preachers; D. B. Dow, T. A. Hodg-
aon. =. ;. Walker. ;; I. Page and Walter 5;
class. George P. Bradford was located at
his own request and w. III. Faroat was
granted supernumerary relation. Frank L.
BROOKS was transferred ito the New Eng
W. Norton and Norman La Marsh were
elected to elders orders. Leslie B. Withee
was elected to deacon's orders. Samuel M.
Small. William L. johnson, Chesley G. Phe-
Ian, Melvin s. Preble, Daniel B. Phelan, Ed
mitted on trial.
There was an interesting discussion about
admitting on trial candidate sc years old,
involving the question of the ministerial
dead line. A declaration that there was no
Methodist dead line was applauded.
Today. j. s. Chadwick, ID. D., secretary Of
the Freedman's. Aid and Southern Ednca-
uonal Society eloquently presented the de-
mands of the work.
Rev. n. t. Whitaker of Portland, spoke of
the needs of the New England Educational
Society, making an effective argument. 81
Rev. A. 4. Chase, principal Of the East
Maine Seminary, at Bucksport, aroused en-
thuslasm in presenting the needsof that in
stitution. So crowded was the institution
just now that students were necessarily ex-
cluded from the chapel exercises. Partitions
had been removed to make the claSS-r0oms
large enough. The town hall had been hired
and used by one branch Of the school work.
Rev. S. G. Fletcher of the Maine Baptist
Association, Rand Rev. @. +. Mason of the
Free Baptist Penobscot Yearly Meeting ten
dered the congratulations OF their respective
churches.
No business meeting of the conference was
held this afternoon, the time being given to
the committees to prepare their reports
which are expected tomorrow. The church
was crowded, however, the temperance anni-
versary exercises being held The services
were conducted by Rev. James Bran, with
addresses by Rev. Messrs. G. ID. Haskell of
Houlton, f. g: Rogers Of Bangor, j. L. Hill
Much enthusiasm was shown. Rev. Mr.
Rodgers made great hit pleading the cause
OF the rumseller. His sarcasm was effective
and took the audience by surprise. A meet
ing of the Conference Missionary Society
was attempted, but adjourned without ac-
tion, so many members were busy on the
committees. In the evening the anniversary
OF the Freedmen's Aid and Southern Educa-
ton Society occurred. Addresses were
made by j. s. Chadwick, ID. D., Brooklyn,
N. y; A. FL. Fernald, d. D., Bucksp0rt,
and others. DR.. Chadwick's lect ure was IL
Illustrated with stereopticon views and gave
clear showing of the condition and needs
OF educational work in the South.
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BANouETTED AT PROVIDENCE .
Rhode Island Grand Army Boys en-
tertain the commander-ln-c chief.

PROVIDENCE. May 2.-commander-ln-
Chief William Warner Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic was received and banquet
ted by the department Of Rhode Island this
evening. At 6 o'clock reception was held
In the parlors Of the Narragansett Hotel.
and several hundred Of the most prominent
men In the State were presented. At T.30
about 1000 veterans, representing all the g.
A. X. posts in the State drew up at the
hotel receiving Commander Warner into
line and street parade was then made. busi-
ness bulldlngs along the line OF march being
Illuminated, and in some cases quite elab-
orately. The line moved 10 Infantry Hall
where a banquet was served, 1430 covers be
ing laid Department Commander Prof.
Alonzo Williams presided and the American
Band rendered stirring martial music. Ad-
dresses were made by Gov. Taft, Mayor
Henry r. Barker and Commander Williams.
CommandeI-in-C Chief Warner delivered an
interesting address.
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Y. M. C. a. seoretarIes.

ORANGE. N. j., May 2.-The annual con-
ference Of Young Mems Christian Assoeia-
ton general secretaries aud gymnasium IN
structors Of the United States and Canada
opened this afternoon with S23 persons in
attendance. Among those present were
Robert Burne Of London, Robert McCann OF
ireland, Karl Fries Of Stockholm, Z. Hofer
Of Zurich and Baron w. Vanstarck Of Ber-
lin. The paper this afternoon by Z. II. Lee
Classes" The principal event this evening
were the "Self Instructions" each one pres
ent given his name, residence, occupation
and length Of time in the work.
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Gen. Boulanger has summoned council of
his supporters In London, May 10th.
The Dominion Parliament was prorogued
yesterday.
From statement by Mr.. Dewdney, Min
lister OF the Interior, 1t appears that Canada
has given to railroads nearly all the States
valuable land in the Northwest.
Sir Charles Russell will arbitrate the ques-
tions between the landlords and tenants on
the Vandeleur estate In Ireland, Saturday.
The Samoan Commissioners were present
ed to Emperor William Of Germany at Potts
dam. The Emperor conversed In friendly
manner with all the commissioners, who
were delighted with their reception.
Several leading Liberal papers in Canada
are expressing dissatisfaction at the passing
of the Weldon extradition bill. because the
Commons struck ont the retroactive clause.
An official denial Is published In Berlin Of
the report that at Mondays sitting Of the
Samoan conference one OF the American
commissioners had asked whether q secret
treaty existed between England and Germa-
ny for partition Of the Tonga and Samoan
Islands, and that Prince Bismarck and Sir
Edward Malet, the British ambassador, had
categorically denied the existence Of such
treaty.
The London Times believes the difficulties
In the way Of the race for the American cup
may be amicably settled.
A fire In the capital of Guatemala, April
I'd, did about S250,000 damage.
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all the young men could entertain, even in
their spacious new rooms.
In the afternoon considerable number Of
friends were received by the reception COM
mittee Of the Club and by other members
there; but 1t was not until evening that the
friends of the young men began to appear in
force. They came then by hundreds. and
made such house-warming as the Club can
not ever forget. The hall, the reception
room, the reading room. the billiard room
and even the business room OF the executive
committee were filed by a happy throng of
young men and young ladies Eyes, and the
elder men and women, too, who approved OF
the young men in spite of the 4o-year limit.
In the evening, as In the afternoon, Grim
mer's Orchestra furnished delightful music
to alternate with the pleasures Of converse
tion and of seeing how comfortably the
young men are established.
About 10 o'clock the rugs were taken up
from the hardwood foorss the chairs and
tables moved aside. the portieres Of the
broad entrances thrown back. and in the ex-
cellent ball room thus improvised. the young
er portion of the company enjoyed them
selves In dancing until late hour.
Before the dancing began, however, ev-
eryone had spent good many pleasant mo-
ments looking over the rooms. The tables
in the billiard room came in for good share
Of attention, especially from the ladies,
many Of whom thought the game too easy
and simple for lasting entertainment. In
the opinion Of everyone Of the great number
of guests who came and went during the
evening the rooms are just fitted for their
purposes, and their purposes are of just the
best kind.
The whole Of the third floor of the new
Rines building is devoted to the uses of the
Club, and so partitioned and furnished as to
afford quarters spacious and elegant, well
suited to the purposes Of the vigorous young
organization. As one passes the doors from
the outer hall he enters large hall. into
which. by double and single doors, every
room on the floor opens. The furnishing Of
the hall attracts affection first for its neat
ness and simplicity. The polished hard
wood floor is covered with fur rugs and
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-03
GEN ERAL NEWS.

The building trades strike in Pittsburg,
Pa, will probably be settled favorable to the
workmen
Three thousand miners struck at Brazil,
Ind, yesterday, on account of reduction In
wages.
Two colored non n-union miners were as
saulted and badly injured by strikers at
Uniontown. Pa, yesterday.
Gov: Lee OF Virginia, speaking In New
York Wednesday night, said that In time of
war virginia would be abreast of any State
IL devotion to the country.
The fremont House, Boston, has been
leased for term Of years to Calapan and
Harris OF New York, who will assume the
preprietorship May 8.
.Gounod, the composer, has agreed to
give series OF 20 concerts In American
cities, with an orchestra Of eighty mu-
sicians.
Ex-President and Mrs. Cleveland were
given an ovation by the crowd at the centen-
NAL ball when they appeared upon the
floor.
DR.. Samuel Cooper Charleton, editor of the
and the Knight, died at Columbia, o., We'd
nesday night, aged 81.
The Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
has sold Its entire stock of glass ware to
Jones McDuffee 81 Stratton of Boston, in
cluding all moulds.
The Meriden(Ct.) Malleable Iron Company
has liabilities OF S1So,oOo; assets, $2s0,OOO:
Its embarrassment was caused by lack of
ready money. The company will be reor-
ganized.
Important discoveries have been made near
FLOYD, Ia, OF the remains of ancient mound
builders. A circular mound 80 feet in diam
eter and feet high, has been opened and
nve skeletons were found.
The Southern Cotton Manufacturers AS
w q n tlxr As.fs.
gusta, Gergia, Tuesday. About so miles in
Georgia, North and South Carolina, Ala
bama, Tennessee and Louisiana were repre-
sented
Lord Ronald Cover will present, through
Mrs. Frank Leslie, his colossal marble bust
tine Shakespeare monument he recently gave
to Stratford-on-Avon, to some New York art
gallery or other suitable place.
At the reunion Of Grand Army veterans in
New York Wednesday night the report that
Col. Drake of Elizabeth, n. j., had pinned a
Gordon of Georgia, created much excite
ment, Commander Burrows of New Jersey
said that II the report was true the offender
should be expelled.
The Richmond lVa) Locomotive Works
have been awarded the contract to construct
the engines for the United States war ship
Texas This Is the first contract of the kind
awarded to any Southern mandatory since
the war, and IS considered a very important
step awards fair recognition of the new
deve(ppments of manufacturing skill in the
| South.
Senator German seems to be generally con-
| sidered most likely to succeed VIM. III. Bar
mum as chairman Of the Democratic Nation
al Committee, but there is some dissent on
the pait of tariff reformers, who mention
| William L. Scott as preferable. The mat
| ter will have to be decided by the National
Committee ITSELF and 1t may not meet for
| some time
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Coming this Way.

New YORK, May "A party of five men
passed through New York recently on their
way to New England, to explain to capital
its and manufacturers there the natural ad-
vantages of northern Alabama, and espec-
They were General James A. Walker, ex-
Lieut. Governor Of Virginia, and Major j.
C. Greenwood OF Wytheville, Va; Judges
VIM. A. Hudson, VIM. III. Boiling and s. j,
Graham of Florence. Ala. They spent sew
eral days In Philadelphia, and as a result a
$500, 900 cotton mill will be built In Florence
by j. p. Jones with Philadelphia capitai
The party will visit Hartford, Fall River
New Bedford and Boston, and a number az
other New England cities
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AFRAID OF THE CROWD.
Irish Police Allow Distinguished
Prisoners to Walk to jail.

DUBLIN. May 2-The Tipperary court has
affirmed the sentences of four months each
imposed on John O'Connor, member of Par
lament for South Tipperary. and Thomas
Condor, member of Parliament for East
Tipperary; three months on Charles Tanner
member of Parliament for the middle divis-
ion Of Cork, and two months on Mr.. Man
ming, for violation of the crimes act.
DR.. Tanner, O'Connor and Condor were
conveyed from Tipperary to Clonmel. At
the railway station in Clonmel. they were
enthusiastically received by the people. The
prisoners van was waiting at the station to
take the three gentlemen to jail. but they re-
fused to enter the vehicle. A desperate
struggle ensued. The crowd became frantic,
and the police, to prevent a riot, finally al
lowed the prisoners, with the exception Of
DIR. Tanner, to walk. Tanner was severely
injured In the foot during the struggle, and
was unable to walk.
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-03
A RAILROAD MANS GRAVE CHARGES.
He Accuses Grand Trunk Officials OF
Cruel Neglect.
What He Thinks might Have Been
Done at hamilton.
His Reasons for Believing the Death
List Larger than Reported.

CHICAGO. May 2.-George McKensie. q
railroad man Of 10 years experience In the
employ Of the Fort Wayne Company, stated
today that neglect and cruelty augmented.the
horror Of the wreck ON the Grand Trunk at
Hamilton. He believes many more people
than reported were killed. Mr. MeKensie
Is a nephew Of Mrs. Grummett. Of Chicago,
the woman who met her death In the disast-
er He and Mr.. Grummett went 10 Hamil-
ton.
I'VE were told" said McKensie. ''that
Mrs. Grummett was held fast by tlmbers or
something across her legs below the knees.
Some persons talked with her and she
begged them to release her or to kill her.
Nothing was done and she burned to death
before their eyes. The accident occurred al
most directly above the edge OF the canal
bank. probably 10 feet above the water. A
line Of men with buckets could have brought
plenty Of water to put out the FIRE. The ae-
cident occurred within a few hundred
feet of the eompany's shops and just at the
edge Of the company's yards, where
the switching and freight handling
is done. The yards must have
had number Of men at work within two or
three blocks. These men might have pulled
the burning cars to pieces and carried water.
The company might have run an engine with
two tanks Of water TO the scene, and thrown
water ON the burning car. The company did
not even call out the Hamilton fire depart
ment. Some fremen came down 70 see the
accident and concluded they would get out
the engine, but It was too late to do any
COCA
mo attempt was made by the eompany's
officials TO secure means for Identification 81
the bodies by location In the wreck or trlnk-
cts found near them. Until we arrived az
Hamilton there was no report
Of anything indicating Mrs. Grummetts
death. The company figures the deaths at -.
think the 10 watches found indicates
much larger number. IL Is certain that one
woman and two children perished who had
no watches" Mr.. MeKensie says.the com
pany heated the car In which he travelled
with an old fashioned iron coal stove which
had no protection. The wrecked train, he
thinks, was heated by similar appliance.
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-03

CALAIS, May 1.-The grand jury found
five indictments against James Shiels of
Eastport as common seller and eight against
Newell +. Clark of Lubec for single SALE
PROBABLY the trial of Deering of Danforth
for manslaughter will Commence tomorrow
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-03

Daghestan mats. The furniture, a large ca
pacious oaken settee and oaken chairs of
Puritanic design, is in harmony with the
style Of the hall.
From the hall, through tasteful portieres,
the eye ranges through the sec
retary's cosy little office, into the
well finished card room; through the broad
doorway into the large reception room. and
in another direction into the large and spa
cious billiard room.
The uniformed page at the door directs the
visitor to the coat room, just beyond the
hall. From the coat room, the first door
leads to the reading room, decidedly the
pleasantest room In the establishment. A
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-03
HAmILToN's HORROR.
a Portsmouth man Supposed TO be
Among the Victims

PORTSMOUTH. N. H., May 2.-Considera.
BILE anxiety exists among the friends Of Ruff
US A. Peverly Of this city. who is supposed
to have been killed in the disaster on the
Grand Trunk road at Hamilton, Ont. He
left Chicago the Saturday night previous 70
the disaster for New York and was to meet
friend there on the following Monday.
His non-appearance caused the friend 10 tel
egraph parties In this city who Immediately
telegraphed 10 Hamilton and ascertained
that among the ruins q watch and small
shield such as are attached TO key rings were
found bearing the name, as near as could be
made out "R. A. Peredy, s26 Broadway, n.
Y" Mr.. Poverty was in business on
Broadway, New York, and Il Is extremely
probable the name. was Poverty and not
Peredy. Poverty was returning from four
months trip to Southern California where
he had been with party from this city, but
left the party at Chicago. One Of the gem
tlemen who comprised the.party leaves to-
morrow for the scene Of the disaster 10 iden-
tffv the body III possible.
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-03
SEEN BY A REPORTER.
A Patient Beaten to Death In an
Illinois Insane Asylum.

CHICAGO, May 2.-Coroner Herr and a
jury today began an investigation into the
cause Of the death Of Robert Burns, a pa
tient in the insane asylum asylum at Jeffer-
son. Attendants Richardson, Crogan and
Percha. charged with beating him to death,
were present. The dead mans widow and
her brother testified that Burns was in good
healte when sent to the asylum. The most
damaging testimony was Of Charles Beck,
reporter, who successfully played the insan-
ity dodge, and admitted to the asylum, where
he was an eye witness to much brutal treat
ment which reduced Burns In ten days from
a strong man to complete physical wreck.
resulting in his death. The story was one OF
the most revolving and heartless cruelty.
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-03
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Mr.. BIaIne's Physician Denies That
Report Of Paralysis.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-Dr. Lincoln, the
physician of Secretary Blaine, said of his pa
foundation for. the rumor that Secretary
Blaine has been stricken with paralysis, his
complaint being merely crick In the back
induced by slight attack Of lumbago. Mr..
Blaine is very careful man regarding his
health, and at the first symptoms of trouble he
invariably sends for me to treat him. When
saw him today he was In excellent health
and spirits, and announced his intention Of
going to the State Department tomorrow"
The Portland daily press., 1889-05-03

fine picture of Hon. T. b. Reed looks down
upon the tables where are all the latest pa
pers and periodicals. In the winter, this
room. by reason Of the broad and cheerful
fireplace. will be sure to be the most fire.
quented OF the rooms. A large oaken man.
tel, handsomely carved. surmounts the fire.
places arch. On the mantel, besides deco
ration of bric-a-brac, is large, handsome,
French clock. the gift of Edward w. Kent,
the president Of the club, and bronze, CIV
en- by Mr.. w. w. Mansfield. member Of
the club.
In the reception room, which Is connected
with the reading room by broad entrance,