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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-19
Wants a Trust to Counteract tho
= Interstate Law.

NEW YORK, July 1s.-A Chicago special
t.. the Now York Herald saws: Private ad-
vices from New York are to the effect that
the presidents and general managers of the
roads in the 'gentlemen's agreement who
went there to convince Jay Gould that no
reason existed for dissatisfaction with the
agreement, and if he joined in boycotting the
Alton the latter would be forced back into
the ranks again, have not succeeded IN
changing the wizards opinion. he adheres
to the opinion that the interstate Commerce
Association is a dismal failure, and that the
boycott against the Alton would rebound to
that lines advantage. lie told the commit
tee that he joined the association because ne
thought it a stepping stone to the consumma-
tiOn Of q railway trust, which was the only
thing that would overcome the EVIL eiiects OIL
the Interstate commerce law. lie e1eit conn
dent that the Interstate Commerce Halfway
Association did mUre harm than good, ana
enabled the roads which are not over
scrupulous to get the bulk OF their trainc
from their competitors by manipulating
rates. He thought the time had come Ior a
trust scheme similar to the one advocateo ~ ~
Mr.. McCook's circular, and felt certain an
obstacles in the way could be Surmounted;:
The trust could readily acquire control OF
those roads which refused to join Dy puI-
chasing a controlling amount OF their STOCK:
1t is understood that upon the suggestion OF
Mr.. Gould and the Dangers Triangle, con
sultation will be held at Irvington-on-tne-
Hudson In a week or two, with view to de
vising a plan for a great railway trust An
invitation has been sent to these. Western
managers not now in the east, including
Chairman Walker of the Interstate Com
merce Railway Association, to take part IN
the conference. Chairman Walker left for
the east day or two ago, ostensibly to visit
friends in Vermont, but really to be on hand
when the conference takes place"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-19
WHEN KIDD SAILED THE SEAS,
The aAine was Dug Into Which a
Brooklyn Boy Fell Sunday.

New YORK, July 1S.-Forty EIGHT hours a
prisoner in deserted and almost forgotten
silver mine, without food, and that, too. not
in Mexico, but within few hours of New
York City, is the romantic experience of
Arthur Fairchild, bright Broolyn boy of
Is years Arthur is spending the summer
at farm house near Lake Mohegan, Win
chester county. On Sunday morning he
went to Snake Hill and suddenly found him
self sinking. He could not recover his foot
ing, and rapidly descended into an excava-
tion, which proved to be the shaft of the old
Benson Silver Mine," which has not been
worked for generations.
Young Fairchild was badly bruised and
scratched by his sudden descent. but fortdn-
get out, and remained until Tuesday, when
his friends, becoming alarmed at his alb
sence, went out to search for him. He was
pulled out of the mine alive, but very hun
cry.
Arthur had time to look around him while
in the mine, and tells an interesting story of
his Imprisonment. He had no companions
save uncanny bats which fluttered weirdly
about his head, or an occasional snake. In
the course of his explorations he came across
large stone basin, fill with water and we'll
stocked with fish of a peculiar form and of
bright bronze color, which, he says, were
without eyes.
There are many legends afloat in this
neighbOrhood about this old mine. 1t was
owned and worked by rich Englishman
named Henry Benson, many years ago, from
whom it took its name. Benson dug out the
silver ore and transported it to England.
While he was on his second voyage, so the
story goes, Captain Kidd, of piratical fame,
intercepted his richly laden vessel took the
crew captive, removed the silver to his own
ship, and then scuttled the vessel and let her
sink with all on board. The location of the
silver mine seemed to have been almost uu-
known to the present generation. 1t is said
that during the lifetime of the owner he
would always lead those who assisted him to
the mine blindfolded during the night, and
take them away in the same manner when
work was done. During the month of April
1885, the shaft leading to this deserted mine
was accidentally discovered.
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TREATING WITH THE REDSKINS.
The Aborigines Quote Former Expe-
rience with the Government.

CHEYENNE RIVER AGENCY, Dak., July
1S.-The Indians assembled yesterday morn
ing and asked that certain portions of the
act of Congress which are not clearly under
stood be read again. These related to taking
lands in severalty and the method of expend-
ing the permanent fund. Gov. Foster ex-
planned carefully all these provisions. White
swan addressed the commission complaining
that the Poncas and Santees would unjustly
profit by the proposed sale OF lands. He
complained that Indians could not take rno
land in severalty and make living Cd ra as
crops were so frequently failqE, eoi,aS aS
government in the past has invarisply lalleu
to fulfill the treaty obligations With MS peo-
pie and for that reason he would reiuS9 70
sign. Crow Eagle, Little NO Heart, rat
tling Rib and other chiefs representing tne
four bands at the agency also spoke, an COM
planning of non fulfllment Oh tne former
treaties, and carefully. evading any, discus
sion of the present bill. Each concluded Dy
stating he would not sign; Gen. crook re-
been cheated in the Black Hills purchase.
It took two dollars to produce every dollars
worth of ore taken out of these hills, and
there was a great amount of worthless
ground By the present bill the Indians
were getting more than the land was worth.
The Indians, he stated, had actually received
much more than was promised under the
treaty of 1868. He warned them that they
would certainly never get better offer than
mast thew had better think of the future.
While the opinions of the chefs,as expressed
would make the prospect look rather dismal,
there are no indications that the commission
is discouraged. There is certainly no weak
ening of effort.
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old OCEAN sILL' HOLDS ITS SWAY.
MANS Attennt to :Navagate the Al,
Enc in Disaster.
rne campb' Air Ship prseesd
through 'e Atlantic Waves.
Ire occupan Probably Shared the
Fate oils Aerial Craft.

NEW YORK, uly 1s.-S. w. Houghton
,nonoger of thaaritime Exchange received
a despatch thislorning stating that Pilot
.Iohn phelan ohe pilot boat Caprice had
sighted Campb's i'll fated air shin in lat.
80. Al and long, 40 at sundown on Tuesday.
The balloon widow down, near the water.
and dragging tlfrail car along the surface
of the ocean. At FIVE o'clock yesterday
morning, Pilo2helan boarded the English
bark Belt 100 nrs from Sandy Hook, gave
to N. U. Munro her captain, graphic ac-
count of his metng With the lost aerostat.
81 was at themashead of the Caprice
when spied herabot sundown," said Pi-
lot Phelan. "Shtooaed up like some gol-
den ball out of thecan. When / saw her
first she was justetAe horizon and l did
not know Wbst to Tasve or .-4.,
mined 10 oyerhau hS,..land started out
in pursuit. Soon saw 1t was balloon.
Ste was staer;n. southeast by east course
With the Wild, ani the car beneath her
skinned tie ocean. We overhauled rapid
ly. and vas prepang TO fire round shot
into her when suddnly she collapsed and
went whistling int the air like some big
bird. She bellied land out. and it was evil
dent tina. the gas ras running low. We
watched her unit she disappeared in the
and then tuned to look for the car
which had been lefon the water.
SIT was empty amrently, but settled and
sank before we cou reach it. l do not
think there was gbody in it" concluded
Pilot Phelan.
There seems no asonable doubt but what
Hogan met the san fate as the unlucky air
ship.
rell, his financial ,acker. could be found
when the report called at the former s
place of businesses 9th avenue, Brooklyn,
today. The clerhaid they had gone In dlf-
ferent directions )out the surrounding coun-
try seeking for sac trace OF the intrepid
balloonist. A tegram was received from
Mrs. Hogan, whliyes in jackson, Mich,
last night, askinfor some tidings OF her
husband, but noidings could be given: Ho-
gan is a Canadil by birth, 46 years old. lie
has no children BE has made over 400 sue
cessful balloonscensi0ns and 30 parachute
Jumps in the 2years he has followed the
dangerous pyiness. He neither drank,
cheWed nor sroked, and his word was as
good as his bad. He was regarded as the
foremost aeroaut in the world.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-19
,-.aa-..-.HER DENTISTS.
-.~,rown Adds to the Humber of
Or. KelIey's Teeth.

SKowHEGAN, July 1S.-The Maine Dental
Association continued in session today.
DIR. Fillebrown of Portland, read a paper
on the new operation for excision of the in
terror dental nerve. He also, in the pres
ence of the society, implanted tooth in
vacant place in the jaw of DR.. Kelley OF
Portland, also member of the society.
DR.. Burgess of Oldtown, delivered an ad-
dress on natural adaptation requisite to sue
cess; DR.. Bryant of Pittsfeld, on practical
hints on amalgam; DR.. G. G. Stevens of Bos-
ton, gave a clinic on porcelain tips.
Discussion followed the papers.
Two new members pined the society
and eight dentists were proposed for men,
bership.
The following officers we're elected for the
ensuing year:
President-Dr. Wm. McDowd, Augusta;
Vice President-D. q. w. Stoddard Belfast.
Secretary-Dr. L. G. Bryant, Pittsheld.
Treasurer-Dr. Il. j. Roberts, Augusta.
Ilbrarian-Dr j. W. Curtis. Brunswick.
Executive Committee-Drs. q. L, Sawyer, Skow-,
hegan; ID. w. Fellows Portland; f.. j. Roberts
Augusta; j. w. Stodeard, Belfast; j. w. Curtis
Brunswick.
The society voted to hold its next annual
meeting at Brunswick.
Adjourned at noon.
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yesterday morning, killed three men and
several horses. 1t also fired the building;
Twelve others were injured. The bodies OF
the killed have not yet been found.
Treasurer Seamans, of the National Mil Viii
lers' Association, says so far as he knows
there are no representatives of English capi-
talists in Minneapolis for the pqrpose, OF pnr
however, that there has been correspond
ence looking to the purchase Of one or more more
not been carried far enough yet to necessi-
tate the presence Of a representative OF the
would-be purchasers
Mr.. Barr, who was for many years SER
want in the household of Simeon Cameron,
has given to a newspaper correspondent a
story of how Cameron, Ben Wade and Zach
ariah Chandler entered into a solemn agree
ment in 1858 to resent the insults OF South
ern members of Congress, accept all chal-
lenges, and in the event Of the death OIL any
member of the triumvirate, the other Two
were to avenge him. This because Mr..
Seward, the recognized leader of the Repub.
lican party, was lacking in personal cour-
age. The agreement was signed, and Senator
Don Cameron, it is related, has copy.
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THEY ALL SMILED.
Boston Railroad Men Know Nothing
of the Great Scheme.

BosToN, July 1S.-The railroad men Of
Boston smiled when reporter showed them
the despatch reporting the new railroad con-
soldation scheme. President Adams, Of the
Union Pacific. had gone to Alaska, and Vice
President Lane was in Chicago. The office
was diligently searched for an official Of
whatever grade. who had ever heard Of the
scheme, and amid smiles, the opinion was
freely expressed that it is the vision Of a
sensationalist.
Mr.. Abbott, Of the Wisconsin Central, was
also at the West. His representative re-
garded 1t in the same humorous light, and
had never heard Of 1t before.
Mr.. Perkins. OF the Q. B. u O., said: u
know nothing of this, whatever; never heard
of the scheme and cannot imagine how the
report originated"
Comptroller Whitehead, OF the Atchison,
also smiled as he read 1t and passed iG to As
sistansSecretary Tuckerman, who returned
the smile. 'All news to us, they said. ''lt
looks like an ad. for the Hartford and Con-
necticut."
At the banking house of Kidder, Peahsdy
& Co., no one had ever heard Of M, th, Stt,nemet t,iet
and they were inclined to the thsaaners DSnSn ssa' !"
would never get beyond the new tha T1nard
line. had never heard of the plan, and smiled
AZ II the lni local Office of the Canadian Paclhe
there was no one who could speak WIFI Rmit-
thority. The Boston agent, howeye65 him.
ted that the plan was wholly neYtate street,
said 'The most absurd Esrd system. This
what is said of thse included in the deal,
system IS sala ahpoghn non Pacific is included: Now
while the Nor5fem and the Northern Pacific
are iidfeHce."
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s9,o If he took the party through all right
At New Orleans Mitchell broke his prom
Use. ~ r.
thier to arrest the men.
Justice O'Rielly declared that warrants
were unnecessary as the arrests could be
made without them. The detectives then
started to find the men.
LONDON, July 1S.-Jem Smith, champion
pugilist of England today posted alO0 with
Sporting Life and issued a challenge to fight
Sullivan for the Police Gazette champion
belt, e5OO or 9lOO0 and the championship of
the world in four or six months from signing
articles.
He will allow Sullivan e200 expenses to
fight in Holland, Spain or France or will
fight in the United States or Canada If the
same expenses are allowed.
NEW ORLEANS, July 1S,-It is reported
here that q list Of 1900 names, including
newspaper correspondents and railroad and
telegraph people, spectators at the recent
fight has been forwarded to Mississippi, and
all parties concerned will be held to answer
for violating the laws.
Gov. Lowry declines to be interviewed on
the subject
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VOYAGERS ON THE SUMMER SEAS.
whIte-winged Beauties at Anchor in
Portland Harbor.
Yachts of the Eastern and Corintni-
an-seawanhaka Clubs.
New York's Flyers Ready to meet
Earl Dunraven's valkyrle.

Just at sundown last evening, the yachtS
of the Eastern Yacht Club began to enter
the harbor. The Troubadour, Commodore
Whitten, was the first to pass the Break
water, having led from the Isles Of Shoals.
Then came the others, one by one, beautiful
vessels, and dropped their anchors just west
of Bug Light. They had a splendid run
from the Isles Of Shoals, and pleasant eve
ming in the harbor. AS soon as their lights
were run up they made beautiful sight as
they lay at anchor in the harbor. Gay par
ties assembled on the polished decks and
told stories of yachting days and adventure.
1t was dark before all the yachts arrived,
and for that reason it was impossible to OBJ
| tain the names of them all, with guests on
| board.
ey the owner, Fleet captain Joseph keEeie,
Capt. II. Newcomb, Messrs. Eugene Thayer
and DIR. William West.
On the Quickstep, of Warwick, r. l., are
the owner, Mr.. Frederick Grinnell, Messrs.
Russell Grinnell, Henry II. Buck and Rich
ard II. Morgan.
Besides the owner, Capt. Charles V. Whit
ten. Messrs. Charles b. Lancaster, Wallace
d. Lowell, John j. Henry, Hiram Whiting
ton and George b. Clapp. all of Boston. are
on the Troubadour.
Aboard the Rebecca, besides the owner,
Mr.. w. A. Gardiner, are Mr.. W. Ropes
Trask, Rev. Endcott Peabody, and Mr.. r.
+. Shines.
On the Gorilla is Mr.. Royal Phelps Carroll.
On board the Gitana, of Philadelphia, are
the owner, Mr.. William +. Weld, and Messrs.
w. r. Tyler, G. F. Sprague, and j. T.
Wheelwright.
Aboard the Foam are F. Gordon Dexter,
Gordon Dexter, Oliver Ames, I'd, and Mr..
McIntire.
On the Zigeuner are Capt. Agassiz. Mr..
George Agas siz and Mr.. Philip l.. Salton-
stall.
Prior to the arrival Of the Eastern Yacht
| Club, the schooner yacht Peerless and the
steam yachts Hamiel and Nooya anchored in
| the harbor. Aboard the Peerless are Messrs,
| L. Nichols, j. w. Pierce, Dean Pierce, G. G.
White, f. G. Crocker and j. Ell. Wright.
Aboard the Nooya is the owner, Mr. j. M.
| Sears, and Messrs. Edward Burnett. Charles
| Choate and George de Gasdoff.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-19
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Some of the Things About Which
All London Is Talking.

Little Attention Given the White
chapel Murderer-The Socialists
congress-Dr. sTanner Before the
CommissIon-TheD Defiance Of the
DervIshes.
! LONDON, July 15--The murder In White-
chapel is far from reviving the excitement
occasioned by Jack the Ripper's fiendish
work last September. The fact is people
have all along settled down to the conviction
that the murderer was only taking vaca
tion, and no one is surprised at the discovery
that he has again appeared to indulge in his
pastime of murder. Then, too, the prevail
ing idea that the police are impotent to
solve the dread mystery serves to render
people callous, as the excitement OF the
chase after the perpetrator OF the crime is
entirely missing. the women OF White
chapel, of the class to which all OF the mur-
deIer's victims belong, are, Of course, in a
perfect frenzy of fear, but otherwise London
accepts its last horror as quite a matter OF
course. Unless the cunning tend perseveres
in his bloody work and fresh victims fall be-
meath his cruel knife, Enlishmen will soon
forget the occurrence. =,
The Socialists assembled in raris from all
over Europe and America afford new diver.
sion to the Parisians, and their Wrangles
serve to console them for the loss of their
Parliament which has just adjourned. The
Possiblists faction spent yesterday in exam
lining the credentials of noted Boulangist
who sought admission to the congress as a
delegate. He was finally admitted, but not
before his friends and his enemies mad
brought into the hall all the issues engaging
French politicians and had fought them out
tention had been finally disposed of there
was but little time left to finish the work OF
organization, but this was accomplished with
commendable celebrity.
The strikes in the Voitsberg district have
become general. and every miner is now out.
The strikers from the Loeben district. only a
few miles distant, are focking to Voitsberg,
and serve to aggravate the discomfort. The
military are kept in readiness to quell any
disturbances, and reinforcements are on the
way from Graft The mine owners 9ifer hnt an an
men hold out for so per cent. Troops are
occupying the glass works and paper mills
in Voitsberg, but in the mines 1t is feared
that the men will set the pits on fire; Seven
arrests of violent strikers were made today.
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ALWAYS AGAINST ouTRAcEs.
Or. Tanner Testifies Before the Par
nell Commission.

LONDON, July 1S-Upon the opening OF The
session of the Parnell commission today, Mr..
Matthew Harris, who has been under cross
examination for the past two days, again took
the stand for the purpose of stating that
Messrs. Egan and Brennan severed their con-
nection with the Fenians on joining the Land
League. DR.. Charles Tanner, member of the
House of Commons for the middle division
of Cork, was then called. He testified that
he had never advocated the boycotting of
women and children. He had tried to get
land grabbers boycotted. He admitted that
he had denounced a certain land grabber as a
corrupt reptile and creaping louise: The
land grabber was afterward shot at. Witness
always spoke against outrage. He had been
boycotted himself by Cork Tories and his
business had been diminished, his patients
forsaking him under pressure.
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chautauquans at Lake View.

LAKE VIEw.South birmingham, July 49,
All the departments of the New England
Assembly are now in good working order.
Ex-Mayor johnson. ex-senator Jefts Of Hud-
son and Others well known to the vari Gus
calings are here. The electric lights are
working finely and the railroad service is of
the best Miss Elizabeth S. Tobey. presi-
dent of w. c. T. U is absent on account of
sickness. The attendance is larger than for
several years past. Mr. Holiness lee
ture this morning was on "The Beginning
of the Empire" At Q O'Clock Mr.. George
Riddle entertained large audience with his
charcter impersonations Orreadings.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
A Chat with Walker Blaine on Cur
rent Topics.

That Story Again DenIed-Ths Presi-
dent May Co to Bar Harbor by Sea-
Virginia Republicans In Council
other Matters of More or Less In
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-19

loved for his personal characteristic. ana es
teemed for his knowledge ana sHIent.ac a9ey re re-,
%aS sspeBSaa Born at Gardiner, Me- in Ssptem-
Se he at tooF PGwGGs NV he ssudy 3Sd q
theologv % at the General Theological Semina-
~ Of the Protestant Episcopal Cn1rcn Cnsr narl IN
New York. He then held charge over Pal PalE
ishes in Saco and Bath. spent the year 100
in Europe and returned to Lewiston 10 ers zen,
der parochial service. For some years
after his course was interrupted Dy
the duty Of assisting his father
in the care Of his large estate
but in 1865 he accepted the appointment OF
Professor Of the literature and Interpretation
Of the Scriptures in the Theological Seminary
at Gambler. Ohio. Two years later he re-
moved to Middletown, where he tirst assisted SIS
logical School and then, in 1869, received the
full professorship Prof Gardiner diner. was Ss,u
able hooks on biblical topics. In 1869 he re-
ceiyed the degree Of ID. ID. from Bowdoin.
He was married in 1916 to Caroline Vaughn,
danghter Of Col. William Vaughn Of Halo
well, and had several children.
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WASHINGTON, July 18.-Walker Blaine
tonight said there is not the slightest founda-
tion for the story of his fathers resignation,
nor for the report that he contemplated re
signing. Secretary Blaine in all probability
will not return to Washington before the 1st
of October, when he expects to occupy his
new residence in Madison place. opposite
Lafayette square, che old Seward mansion.
Walker Blaine will have an interview with
President Harrison before the latter leaves
for Deer Park about his proposed trip Co Bar
Harbor. 1t is among the probabilities that
the President will have vessel at New
York and make the trip by sea for the bene-
fit accruing from an ocean voyage.
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vALKYRIE MAY RACE,
But No Special Contest Will be Ar
ranged for Her.

New YORK, July 1S-The July meeting
ing of the New York Yacht Club today pass
ed the following resolution:
Resolved, That the New York Yacht Club do
not put special cup for competition IN mateh
race with the Valkyrie, and that all club events
be open to her. and the Earl of Dunrayen be so
notified.
The yachting committee is authorized to
spend 5000 for cups to be presented to the
first and second winners in the 40 and 80 foot
class, to be raced during the cruise at New
port. Twenty new members were elected.
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THE VlCINlANS.
Malone and Anti M MahonIsts Talking
Over Their Differences.

WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The conference
of Virginia Republicans lis still in progress
here, but up to noon today no agreement had
been reached. Gen. Malone takes the posi-
tion that it is the duty of the Republican
national committee to call State conven-
tion, so that neither faction shall be recog-
nized. while his opponents vigorously op-
pose it, saying that as they represent the
better element. meaning the white men Of
the State, that they should be given control.
The anti-Mahonites are after the federal
patronage, and if appearances count for any
thing are willing to let the convention 60 in
case the President is willing to recognize
them. So far neither Senator Quay nor
Gen. Clarkson, who are representatives of
the national committee, have committed
themselves. They will try to make a full
statement to the President and the commit
tnn