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The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
GRAND TRUNK ROAD.
The SemI-AnnuaI Reports OF Its
Condition. ~

At the semi-annuallmeeting Of the Grand
Trunk recently held in London the presi-
dent. in giving an account Of the half year
from January to June 30. 1889, stated that in
comparing the June half Of 1889 with the
corresponding period of 1888, they had to re-
port an increase in the gross receipts Of
nearly al19,0O0 and in the net.receipts amin
crease OF e4S,0Oo. They had received from
passengers in the past half year el5,634 more
and from freights ai02,145 more than
In the June half Of 1888, ard in Sunday and
special receipts there had been an increase
of e2635. With regard to the increased re-
ceipts from their freight traffic, they had car
ried in the past half year 100000 tons-an
increase OF 25S,OOO tons over the quantity
conveyed in the June half of 1888, the aver
age rate having been IS. It'd. per ton in the
past year against 6s. Sd. and 6s. sd. respec-
lively in the same periods Of 1887 and 1885,
while in the June halves OF 1887 and 1886,
the average rates were 6s. Cd. and Is. IT'D.
per ton respectively. In the past half year
777, 900, ,005 tons were moved one mile, being
an increase compared with the June half of
1888 of 73,OO00 900 tons, SO per cent Of the
total being through traffic and AZ per cent To-
cal traffic. The Improvement In their re-
ceipts in the past half year had been very
much owing to their having recovered the
dressed beef.land live stock traffic, from
which they had received nearly 10000. He
expressed his belief at the time that their
loss of this trafic-which had been improp-
erly abstracted from them-would be only
temporary, and it had now all returned to
them, and more than returned to them,
thanks to the tact and good management Of
their officers. There was, however, one re-
verse to this picture-they had not yet got
back to the old rates; and, in fact, the mis-
chief of all the "rate cutting" In America
was that they seldom returned to the rates
they had before, while they were also re-
quired to carry the traffic more rapidly.
That was another reason why they must be
| anxious to continue doubling their line a:
| fast as possible. They intended to treat
| their subsidiary lines more and more a
| what they really were-integral parts O
| their system. Referring to the progress O
the st. Clair Tunnel he stated that lengtl
of 54l feet of the permanent tunnel had
been now completed out of the 6Ooo feet be
tween the two ports. ~ .s.ias q 49,
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
GENERAL N EWS.

New York's Worlds fair fund is now 81,
053144
Thirteen buildings were burned at Glas-
gov, Mo-, yesterday. Loss $4,000
The will of the late Elisha T. Loring of
Boston bequeaths nearly 100000 to public
charities.
Rutgers College yesterday conferred the
degree of LII. ID. upon Hon. VIM. Walter
Phelps.
The steel bridge of the Illinois Central
railroad over the Ohio at Cairo is ready for
business.
The Guatemalan secretary of foreign af-
fairs denies the existence of a revolution
there.
John Field, who has been appointed post
master at Philadelphia, was the candidate
of Postmaster General Wanamaker.
The remains of Captain Schoonmaker, u
S. N, drowned in the Samoan hurricane,
have arrived at San Francisco on the Monon-
gahela.
Alexander Harris of Milford, Del, has
eloped with Miss May Ellis, his former book
keeper. Harris leaves $4,000 in debts,
wife and four children.
| The man arrested in Philadelphia on sus-
picion of being the murderer of Smell the
chicago millionaire, bears no resemblance
| to Tascott the man wanted.
Thirty-five business firms in Abilene,
/
confidence in Messrs. Lebold and Fisher the
bankers, who have suspended.
New from Harlan Court House, KY, con-
firms the reports of the success of Judge
Lewis, ,lwho says he will not stop until peace
is fully restored.
Acting Secretary Batcheller has decided
that Chinese laundrymen are laborers with
in the meaning of the Chinese restrictive aci
and are therefore prohibited from LANDING
in the United States, no matter whether theS
have been here before or not.
Joseph Gabriel, British Columbia mine
owner from Victoria, in an interview sale
that about the largest part Of the commerce
between British Columbia and the Unite,
States, is in opium and Cinnamon. which ht
declares are smuggled by the wholesale.
! Law Gould it is reported will entirely re
oouai5rnct the New York elevated roads, an
will will also make proposition to the city fo
the acquisition of terminal property. In T.
turn he expects to get permission to bull u
cross town lines and an extension 10 th
| IL fair cifa
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
Business Troubles.

MONTREAL, October 20. = Benjamin
Hugman, tailor, has assigned. His liabtli-
ties are $4,000. His principal creditors are
In England.
Martin Granger & Co., dry goods have
assigned liabilities $4,000,
QUEBEC, October 29.-Robitaille. Bernier
and Bernier, proprietors Of one Of the largest
dry goods and retail houses In the city made
an assignment to-day. Liabilities $4,000.
Oyide Bouchard, dry goods dealer, has
made an assignment; liabilities $4,000.
Thanksgiving Day In Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, October pa year ago
today, while the Gar and Czarina were re-
turning from their visit to the Caucasus,- the
train in which they we're travelling was de-
rallied near Borki and their Majestles mar
rowly escaped being killed. Thanksgiving
services Mf5e. hflla atad86Ys 8PtuR Rynif
from death. Services were held In the pal
ace at Gatschina, which were attended by
the members OF the Imperial family.
TWO Hundred Houses Burned.
here from Scutari state that 200 houses In
that place have been destroyed by fire.
Foreign Notes.
A London despatch says the London dali
lies have been asked to suppress reports
from Athens concerning the Prince Of
Wales's health. The despatch reports that
the effects Of Bright's disease are becoming
apparent in the Princes appearance.
The court has ordered that Dion Bouc.-
mony to his divorced wife, Miss Agnes Rob
ertson.
Father McFadden yesterday pleaded guilty
to obstructing the police at the time OF the
murder OF Inspector Martin at Gweedore in
February and was liberated on his own rec
ognition, the government asserting TO his
disposition of the case.
Lord Charles Beresford has been ap-
pointed to the command OF the warship I'm
| Lord Wolseley has accepted an invitation
| to be present at the unveiling Of the statue
| of Gen. Lee at Richmond, Va.
The Queen will, 1t Is said, epen Parlia-
ment In person this year.
A bill has been introduced in the Bundles
rath for the subsidizing of q German line Of
steamers to East Africa. -.
The Swiss budget calls for 10000 francs
for new rifles for the army.
The strike among the French coal miners
Emperor William has offered the muni-
cipality Of Berlin 5000. 900 marks for a mon
ument in honor Of his grandfather, Emperor
| William /. provided 1t be erected near the
castle.
Ii is stated that ex-King Milan will con-
test the vacant seat for Belgrade In the
| Skupstchina.
-Four thousand hands Joined the strikers at
Mons yesterday.
tria will join the star Of the New York
i Herald
/ According to advices from Belgrade, ex.
King Milan will shortly be married to Q
| Partisan lady.
Sir j. b. Lawes states that the forecasts
of the British wheat crop must be consider
| ably discounted. The area under crop FOL
1889 Is 2.540,7 ,720 acres, or over 10000 less
than in 1888. He puts the crop at LITTLE
/ over 5000 600 quarters. and the amount re-
Il f~aa1F Co. anti ~ &
| cording to this the requirements will be high
or tnan last year,
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
THE STORM AT LAcuNA.
A Maine Mariners Account Of the
Terrible September Gale.
Especial to the Press,1


RoCKLAND, October 29.--Advices from
Capt. F. G. Hall of the schooner Flora
Woodhouse, wrecked in the September
gale at Laguna, and afterwards condemned,
state that the hurricane commenced on Sep
tember 10th. Thirteen vessels went on the
beach, all of which were condemned and
sold at auction. The gale ragged with ter
rible violence. 1t wrecked 1S canoes, sunk
two steamers, and left nine vessels sunk and
ashore. 1t blew 46 hours, and overflowed
the whole town and tore away the wharves
There were no lives lost in the harbor, but
outside the bar the result was different,
where there were one German bark, one
Italian brig, one American schooner and one
Mexican Schooner. OF these the bark was
the only one that rode out the storm. the rest
sinking at their anchors. All hands were
lost with the exception of one man, who was
washed ashore alive. The Woodhouse
dragged ashore on the Goth, parting one
chain, tearing away her cutwater and cut
ting down the haws pipes She went broad
side on the beach. The tide being unusually
high. left her high up on the beach. When
it receded on the 2Sth, there being an un-
usually high tide, the vessel was floated, but
was so badly damaged that she was con-
demned.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
MAIN e.
RlackhalI Acquitted.

WATERvILLE, October 29.-JameS A. T..
Blackhall was tried In the Municipal Court
this morning for the embezzlement of $500
from Kinsley & Co., commission brokers.
Kinsley & Co. have offices at Lewiston, Au-
burn, Biddeford and Waterville Mr.. Black
hall, as manager of the latter Office, was
charged with receiving money from GUS
toners and making no returns thereof to the
firm. At the close of the case for the gov
ernment Judge Stewart ruled that the charge
had not been sustained and ordered the dis
charge Of the prisoner.
Charged With Criminal Assault.
BIDDEFoRD, October 29-Dr. Albion E.
Cobb was arrested this afternoon charged
with criminal assault on Mrs. John Graffam.
The action was brought by the county attor-
ney.
DIR. Cobb was arraigned in the Municipa
| Court tonight. He waived examination and
furnished bonds for his appearance at the
trial tomorrow morning. Arthur S. Hamil-
ton and City Marshal Tarbox furnished bail.
Fire in Bangor.
BANGOR, Octorber 29.-The large wool
factory owned by S. A. Maxfield was burned
this morning The building contained 1oO.-
600 pounds of pulled wool and large num-
ber of pelts. valued at $4,000. This was
damaged so that it will almost be total loss.
The building was entirely destroyed, loss
$4,000. There is an insurance of $4,000 on
the stock and building.
The fire was started in the dry room and
the origin is not known.
For Stealing an Umbrella.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., October 29.-Thomas
Gallagher, belonging in Biddeford, stole an
umbrella from the Globe Grocery Company
store yesterday afternoon. He was arrested
shortly after by Assistant Marshal Hurley,
and this morning was arraigned before
Judge Batchelder, who gave him sentence
of 80 days in Jail and the costs, which
amounted to 80.
Drank carboiIc Acid.
RoCKLAND. October 29.-Frank Roberts
of Vinalha ven, attempted suicide last eve
ming by taking carbolic acid. He has been a
fast young man, drinking considerably. He
was improving according to the last reports.
Granite for the Congressional
Library.
Especial to the PRESS
RocKLANp, October 29.-Bids to furnish
granite for the court yard walls of the new
Congressional Library Building, Washing
ton, were opened last week with the follow
| ing result:
Southern Granite Company, Lithonia, Ca,
| $153,790.
Gniliord Granite Company, Woodstock, Nd,
| $175,437.
Mount Waldo Granite Company, Frankfort, Me.
Booth Bros. & Hurricane Granite Company,
& Cape oA Ann eianite Company. Boston, Mass.
sJsS B9dwsll vel Granite Company, HaIlowel, Me.
! ite, 1929, ,412. N0AoAN "i"n
Westham Company, Richmond, Va, s22s, ,ssa
The job will probably fall to the Guilfort
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
THE STATE.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.

Brigade Inspector Plaisted of the militia
does not write report on the late muster
this year, having had no orders to that effect.
The full board meeting Of the trustees of
the Insane Hospital was concluded Tuesday.
Business connected with the erection of the
new pavilions was considered. The work
was found farther advanced than was ex-
pectcd, much to the satisfaction OF the trus-
tees. The contract for furnishing apparatus
for heating and ventilating was awarded 70
Carman SC Thompson Of Lewiston Ior yi2,
900, and it was voted to advertise LOT Dids
from contractors for doing the PLUMBING
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
C.H. Robinson, wholesale paper dealer. OF
Portland. has put an attachment on the
pronertv of the Union Publishing Company
Of this city, for paper furnished the compa-
ny.-TBangor Commercial.
SOMERSET COUNTY
The new pulp mill of the Shawmut Fibre
COMPANY. at Shawmut. on the Kennebec
river. Is fully completed and In operation
The manufactured product is sulphire pulp,
made by the German process.
Mr.. w. I'll. Clark, Of the Carratunk and
Winslow Lumber Company has purchased
East Moxie township of Bradstreet Brothers
and will cut 100000 feet OF logs there this
season, for use in the new saw mill at wins
low,
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
Raid on a Gambling House

Complaint having been made at the Mar
shaps Office yesterday morning that gam
bling den was being run at No. 90 Gross
street, said to be kept by two brothers, the
marshal proceeded there and succe 'ded in
gaining an entrance without force. The
place was we'll filed up with furniture pro-
cured on the installment plan and everything
indicated that quite an extensive business
had been done. No business being under
given until D. N. to vacate the premises.
The furniture was returned, the barred
doors and partitions removed, and this noto-
rious place was finally and most effectuall y
closed before the time named by the Mar
shall
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
That Blaine story.

Hon. j. ii. Manley says. relative to the
story that Secretary Blaine had a stroke OF
paralysis while he was in Italy: Il think
the story upon its face shows its apsurdity'
II is little late in the day for such an alb
surd story as this. Why, according to these
papers, Mr. Blaine has had about every dis
ease flesh is heir to, yet he is still pretty
lively man physically. l know that he was
not in the condition alleged in the story
while In Italy. That he caught severe cold
while passing the st. Gothard tunnel. by
reason of which he was slightly indispOsed
/ acknowledge; but as far as being paralyzed
that is false"
Mr.. Walker Blaine denies the story, and IL
is stated that friends of Mr.. Blaine have let
ters from him written at the time the story
represented him as being hardly able to
write his name.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
cATTlEMeN MUST VAcATE.
Tney must Leave the Cherokee Out
let Before Next June.

! WASHINGTON, October 29.-Secretary No
BILE under date of0ctobe 26., has written a
long letter to Gen. Fairchild. chairman of
Cherokee Commission in which he virtually
leased from the Indians ah ian9ss within lhH hf6 the
Cherokee outlet that they must vacate the
lands with their property before the first
of June next. this date being fixed in order
that they may escape without injury or suf
suffering to their cattle.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
LEAGUE AND CLAN.
Michael Davltt on the Reports OF
Their Connection.

LONDON. October 2o.-Michael Davitt re
sumed his address before the Parnell Com
mission today. He said the authors Of the
articles ON Parnelllsm and crime wilfully in
vented and garbled quotations from Ameri-
can papers. They distorted everything re-
lating to the movements OF the Irish in
America. He instanced as a baseless lie the
statement that he met the chiefs OF the
American assassination party while In the
United States and concerted with them TO
form an Irish federation, and that Parnell
assisted In this scheme. he (Davltt) had
often repudiated the policy Of revenge ad-
yOcated by the extremists In America. Mr..
Davitt also said that many erroneous reports
were current respecting the Clan-na-Gael,
which organization. society nor any more a
secret society than was the order OF Free
Masons in Great Britain.
Mr.. Gallan, formerly a member OF Parlia
ment for L0uth, has applied TO the Parnell
commission for permission TO make state
ment before the court. The judges insist up
on notice In writing giving an Idea Of what
the statement will be.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
India and Its missionary work.

Miss ClementiRa Butler of Newton, Mass,
gave an address upon India and the work OF
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society in
that country at the Clark Memorial church,
Woodfords. Sunday afternoon. 1t was IN
teresting and instructive, and in closing the
speaker made an earnest plea to the ladies to
assist in some way in this grand work, there
by fulfilling the command: go ye into all
the world and preach the gospel to every
creature"
Miss Butler is the daughter Of DIR. VIM.
Butler of world renowned missionary fame,
and she proved herself alady Of broad cul-
ture and pleasing address.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
ACCUSED OF swINDLINc.
The Son-in-Law of a Prime Minister
Put In a Bad Light.

CHICAGO, October ga bill asking "a re-
ceiyer for the N. G. Frederiksen Land Com
pany was filed today. Frederiksen is the
son-in-law of the late prime minister Of
Denmark. He made specially of the sale
of Minnesota and Dakota lands to Scandina-
Wan emigrants, acting as agent for various
land grant railroads. 1t is estimated that
last year his sales aggregated over million
acres. OF late charges of swindling have
been preferred against him by various pur-
chasers, who claimed that he failed to apply
their payments on mortgages, leaving them
in the lurch. The charges had disastrous
effect on Frederiksen's business. The bill
filed today alleges that he Is insolvent, and
has transferred his assets for the purpose of
defrauding his creditors. 1t is asserted that
Frederiksen has left the State to avoid the
service of the process,
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
pan-AmerIcans In ST. Louis.

ST.. LOUIS, October 29.-The members OF
the All-Amercas' Congress did st. Louis
pretty thoroughly today. Immediately af-
ter breakfast an exhibition by the fire de-
drive along the levee and over the big bridge
followed. The party then visited various
manufacturing concerns. In the afternoon
the breweries of the Arbeuser Busch Com
pany were visited. This evening dinner
and reception were rendered the party at
the Marquette Club House. Eleven O'Clock
found the party on their special train en-
route for Kansas City.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
Krupp and His Big Guns.

PITTSBURGH, October 2S.-There is to-
night explicit and authoritative confirmation
of last weeks report that Herr Krupp of
Essen, Germany, is negotiating for an
enormous river frontage for gun works on
the Monongahela River, in the Fourth Pool,
above Pittsburgh.
j. B. Finley of Monongahela City and
Charles G. McIlvaine, Pittsburgh lawyer,
have been conducting the negotiations to
purchase five miles Of river front. Lawyer
McIlvaine admitted this evening that such a
deal was on the programme. He likewise
acknowledged that the ground desired was
near Monongahela City, and that it was
wanted as a manufacturing site. Reliable
information was obtained from another
source that Krupp wants a location in a
country not likely to be embroiled in
European troubles, and SO he is coming here.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
The Ground on Fire.

FAIRBAULT, Minn.. October % = Many
fires in the swamps and forests are doing
more damage each day. While farmer was
driving between here and Owatonna yester-
under him and let him, his team and the
wagon down 10 or IL feet. The soil below
the road was peat and had been burning for
some time. The hay and wagon burned, but
the man managed to escape with the horses.
At Mud and Cedar lakes the woods have
been on fire and over 1000 cords of wood
were burned. About 100 tons Of hay were
burned in this vicinity.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
The Ticket WAS Good.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 29.-The Su-
preme Court today refused to grant the mo-
tion for leave to file petition in error TO the
Superior Court In Cincinnati in the case of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton s Dayton road
against Edwin f. Evart The latter OBJ
tained judgement Of 5000 against the compa-
nv for being elected from train by a con-
dnctor who refused, 20 mono nonor Ticket attest
scalper's office. This decision settles the
case and the money will have to be paid.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
MUST BEAR THE BURDEN.
The Case Of the Owner of the
Schooner David J. Adams.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, October 29.-The
judgment rendered in the vice admiralty
court at Halifax yesterday against the
schooner David j. Adams of this port, seized
three years ago for violating the fishery
treaty, caused no comment among owners
here. The vessel was first seized after the
abrogatiou of the Washington treaty. Her
owner intended to bond her, but was advised
by the Fishery Union to make test case as
Canada would have to pay for the vessel
and the loss incurred. The decision is se-
we're blow to the owner as he expected those
who advised him would reimburse his loss
Nothing has been said during the past two
years in his behalf. He will probably have
to bear the burden.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
Boston 4 Maine.

Dame rumor is busy with plans for the
consolidation OF these two roads. One plan
proposes to double the present Boston &
Maine capital stock of s7,OOo.O0o. and give
the Eastern S6.OOo.OOO stock for its present
$5.OOoOOO This will make $40, O,OOO, 600, and
on this it is figured the company can earn )
per cent.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
Considers Nelson Best.

VAUDEVILLE, October 29.-Mr. Appleton
Webb has just purchased for the Mountain
Farm of Mr.. Charles B. Kennison of the
Maine Central railroad. yearling stallion
colt, sired by Nelson, paying $1,000. He has
also bought of Mr.. D'Arthelay Of Vassal-
boro, two-year-old filly by Nelson. the sum
paid being $1,000. Mr. Webb considers Nell
son second to no horse in the country to
breed from, not even excepting Stamboul,
and finds that young colts of equal parent
age in New York bring from $4,000 to $500
each.
Hon. John L. Cutler Nominated.
AUGUSTA, October Ex-Governor Bur-
leigh has today nominated Hon. John L.
Cutler of Bangor, as member of the COM
mission authorized by the last legislature to
enquire into the system of taxation of other
States and this State.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
capt. Isaac Burnham.
American missionary Society.

CHICAGO, October 29.-The 43d annual
meeting Of the American Missionary Society
opened this afternoon In the New England
Congregational church. President w. N.
Taylor, pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle,
New York. was In the chair. About 200 del
egates from all parts Of the country were
present A mass meeting Of the Women's
Home Missionary Unions Is held In connec.
ton with the other conventions.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
Saved with piffIcuIty,
the woRLo's CHAMPIONSHIP.
New York's Giants Win the Base
Ball Series.

New YORK, October 29.-The ninth and
final game of the series for the champion
ship between the New Yorks and Brooklyns
was played on the Polo grounds today. The
giants won their sixth victory and the cham
pionship. The weather was cold, damp and
disagreeable, but 1850 people were present.
The score was 3 to 2.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
The Pension List.

WASHINGTON, October Extensions have
been granted to the following Maine people
TODAY:
ORIGINAL.
John Stevens, Andrew J. Young,
L. Q. Sperry.
INCREASE.
Evarts Plummer, Hiram Dulac,
Aaron Prescott, Chas. A. Spinney,
Mis-. ell Thorn ton, Robert Adam,
III. Oakes.
REISSUE.
Joseph Manson, Geo. w. Heath,
Orlando Dunnng A. b. Wooster,
Daniel Greene, Warren Ware,
Teresa mother of Stiman BlagdOn.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
Hester and Erben Fail.

PHILADELPHIA, October 29.-The failure
of Hester q Erben, wool dealers, is an
nounced. Their liabilities are over $500, ,000
Shrinkage in values and the discriminate n
of the banks against "wool papern are given
as the causes Of the failure,
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-30
Fire In a Packing house.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, October 29.-The fer
tilizer in connection with Armour q Co.'s
packing house was destroyed by Gre early
this morning. The loss Is $4,000; $4,000
and $4,000 on the contents; the whole was
covered by insurance. .s..l.