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The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12
A BELGIAN HORROR.

Three Hundred Persons Killed and a Thousand Injurol by an Expiosi on in a Cartridge Factory in Antwerp-The Vic tins Mostly Working Girls-The Ex- pIosion Supplem mrnted ny n Most Dsas- trous Conf tcration. Involving Docks and Immense Stores or Russian Petro- lenm.
 FRIGHTFUL LOSS OF LIFE BY EXPLOSION IN
 A CARTRIDGE FACTORY.
 ANTWERP, Sept GA large quantity of dynamite exploded ia Q cartridge factory here to- day, totally demoishing that portion of the building in which the ex-. plosiye was kept The factory was locat- ed in the vicinity of the bourse, which, at the time of the explosion, was crowded. Burning fragments of the factory were hurled against the bourse, setting it on fire and creating panic among the mem- bers, several of whom were injured. Of the employees of the factory 126 were killed, and many others in and near the building were badly wounded.
 FIRE ADDED TO THE HORROR
 The cartridge factory was situated be- hind the docks upon which millions of cartridges were being unloaded. It was adjacent 10 the petroleum stores and two large Russian petroleum warehouses were set on fire and are now burn ing. Other stores are endangered. Police, gendarmes and troops ara as- sisting in the work of extinguishing the flames, while priests and Sisters Of Chari- ty are looking ter the injured. The city is envelope l in a dense smoke.
 THE FIRE RAGING.
 Eighty thousand barrels of oil are burn- ing. Eighty persons are injured, ma iority of them being workmen. Several soldiers have I eceived injuries.
 THREE HUNDRED KILLED AND ONE THOU
 SAND WOUNDED.
 ANTWERP Sept. At au early hour this morning ths fire was stillraging with un- diminished firy, and tho military are as- sisting the fireme iu preventing the spread of he conhasration. It is now certain that fully three hundred peo- pie have perished, and no less than a thousand were injured. The scenes at the hospitals whore the wounded have been conveyed are heartrending. The ships at the American docks were saved, the wind being favorable.
 The explosions at the burning cart ridge factory still continue at frequent intervals, and the flying shells render the work of the tiremea and soldiers ex- tremely perious. The factory was known as tho Carvilean factory. The Communal Council recently condemned the factory as dangerous, but for some unexplained reason it was allowed 10 continue operations. The victims are mostly factory girls. Windows were shattered three miles away.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12
HE PLANTED A TREE.

The President Signalizes His Visit to
 Postmaster General WanamaiSer by
 Planting Tree on the Premises of the
 Latter, and Starts q Good, Healthy Pers-
 piration In the Operation.
 PHILADELPHIA, Sept 6.-President Har- rison. accompanied by Postmaster Gem eral Wanamaker, left for Washington over the Baltimore S Ohio railroad at l1:2T this morning. The closing of the Presidents visit to the Postmaster Gen erals Chelton Hills residence was this morning marked by the planting of a tree. The family and guests arose abou t seven o'clock, and after breakfast fbe party sat on the front porch for a half hour and the President announced that he was ready to do the planting. A spade was procured, and armed with it, and accompanied by the Postmaster General, Colonel Elliott r. Shepard, of the New York Mail and Express, and Rodman Wanamaker, who carried the small tree, the place of planting was visited. It Is about square east of the residence and near the spot where Governor Beaver planted a tree yesterday afternoon. With his tall silk hat on the back of his head, and his coat sleeves pushed up nearly to his elbows, President Harrison commenced his work. The soil was a little hard, the morning sun was very hot, and the presidential precipitation streamed down the distinguished digger's face, but he stuck to it until the tree was properly placed.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12
GrcNFRAI..

SERIOUS floods are reported in and about TAmpico, Mex, and many families have been forced 10 leave their homes
 MEXICAN fortune hunters are excavat- ing near Coyoacan, Mex, in search of the supposed treasures of Montezuma, buried near there at the tims of he $ anish con- quest
 THE preliminary report of geological surveys in the arid regions reia- tive to the location of reservoirs for re- taining water for irrigation purposes shows that over 38, 900 square miles have been examined and that numerous availa- ble sites for reservoirs have been found. Work has not yet beon completed.
 THE children of Mrs. May have been adopted by wealthy couple residing in London, the consent of Mrs. May brick and that of the relatives of her husband having been obtained. Tbe children will assume the name of their foster parents.
 THE Vaterland of Berlin confirms the rumor that Dowager Augusta, widow of Emperor William l., has accepted the Roman Catholic faith.
 ON account of the recent consolidation of the coke interests the price is advanc- ing and is now in demand at sLa5 per ton, and will doubtless reach S1.b0 before Octo- Der L.
 THE Paris Figaro says that Prince Victor Napoleon has declared that he will not issue manifesto in connection with the approaching general elections, for the reason that they will not decide the ques- tion of tue form Of Government
 IN the city of Kbafkoh, Russie, the po- lice have seized X number of printing presses used by Nihilists aud thousands of copies of Nibiist proclamations, and the police have made numerous arrests of suspected persons.
 NEWSPAPERS of the City of Mexico sc- cuse the Italian Minister of importing goods as Minister Tree of duty for msr- DA0tiie speculation.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TRACY and Assistant Secretary of the State Blaine have returned to Washington.
 Tur Secretary of the Navy has approved tbo findings and sentencs in the case of John C. Irvine, The officer was charged with scanialous conduct drunkenness on duty, etc. The court sentenced him to suspension from rank and duty on fur laugh pay for three years
 J. W. JUDD, Associate Justice of Utah, ha, sent his resignation to President Har- rison Associate Justice Henderson, who has been on the bench many years, has also sent in his resignation. Both are very uopular with the citizens of the Territory. The cause for their action was on account of the small salary.
 4 CABLEGRAM received at the Navy De- partment announces the arrival of Com mander Sumner at St Nicholas Mole HaytL Admiral Gherardi, on the Kear- sarge, is also at St. Nicholas Mole, in com muuicaton with the Navy Department It is probable that the Kearsarge will come north soon, but that will be left largely, if not entirely. to the Admira's discretion.
 CAPTAIN R H. BOYD has been selected by Secretary Tracy as supervisor of the port of New York.
 UNITED STATES TREASURER HUSTON on the iih signed two warrants aggregating SIS GOO G0a They were drawn 10 cover expenditures already made by him
 THE officers of the Treasury Department hre considering the advisabilty of chang ing the present form of the debt state- mfnt SO as to restore the Sf00, ,000, 900 fund he'd for redemption to the column of as- sets, where it stood before the change made by Treasurer Jordan.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12

of the Killing of Terry-He Believe q Terry Would Use His Knife and There4
 fore Took No Chances.
 SAN FRAScIsco, Sept. '. 7.--Deputy Mar shal David Nagle was examined in the Federal Court yesterday and related the details of the tragedy in the Lathrop din- ing room last month. He said that when Judge Terry approached Justice Field he had no idea he was going to make an att tack, but before ho could interfere Terry slapped the Justice on the face with his right hand and repeated the blow with his left hand, striking the Justice sec ond time on the back of the head. Nagle continued "I was on my feet in au in- stant, and throwing out my right hand to keep Terry of, l shouted; Stop that, I am q United States officer.' Terry then directed his attention to me. He had his right arm in position, as if about to give another blow, and as he turned his glance upon me he looked like an infuriated beast. His clenched fist immediately sought his bosom. Believing my life was in danger. I immediately drew my pistol with my left hand. and catching it with my right, fired two shots in quick success sion, and Terry fell to the floor. l be- lieve Terry would have cut me 10 pieces, anu peIHaps oustlco rieiui II ndu hps acted promptly. He looked like a mad dened giant
 "I knew he had always carried a knife, and I believed he had one on him then. I knew him to be giant in strength, and proposed to take no chances with him. For that reason l held my pistol in both hands, so that he could not take it away from me. After the shooting was over and had got Justice Field on the train again, told the conductor to look out for Mrs. Terry. for did not like to injure a woman, but would surely protect Justice Field"
 Nagle's examination concluded the tes- timony. and the case was continued until next Wednesday, when the question of the jurisdiction of the Federal Court will be argued.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12
HERE'S CHEEK,
A Manitoban Timber Thief Makes a NJ ost
 Cheeky Request, which is Properly De-

4 Manitoban Timber Thief Makes s NJ ost
 Cheeky Request, which is Properly De-
 Died.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-The Treasury Department has denied request from Richard Bayliss. of Rhineland Manitoba, for the release of yoke of oxen and wagon, seized in Dakota for viola tion of the custom laws of the United States. The Department submitted the matter to the collector of customs at St. Paul, in whose district the offense was committed, and he reports that it has been ascertained that Bayliss has been a continuous violator of the law, and on the occasion when the oxen and wagon were seized he had brought the articles into the United States without any per- mission from the custom officers, and had loaded the wagon with timber cut from land in the United States with e view to stealing the timber, and carrying it into Canada. The collector concluded his report with the recommend ation that the petition be denied.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12
The r,nnlnnrsr Rnrhear.

LONDON, Sept. 6.-The French Ministry, as the elections approach, are more than ever determined to show no quarter to Baulanger and his partisans. Tester day, in Paris alone, the police arrested twenty three men who were posting Boulangist placnrds, aud iu the prov inces the police are equally watchfal lest the recent manifesto Of the London exile should see the light of day. The men arrested in Paris arc mostly professional bill posters. with no special predlection for Boalanger or his cause, and stand as ready to ot placards for M Tierard on the walls of Paris to-dly as for the brave General yesterday,
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12
A Natural Wonder.

SALT LAKE CIrY. Utah, Sept 6.-Tom Mitchell has just returned from the won- derful ice cave which he recently discov- cred in Ashley valley, which is located in the northeastern part of this Territory. On the 2sth of August he found the cave Of ice twenty five feet high and thirty feet through at the base. He was in tue cave over five hours, and the party had to ase binding twime to keep from getting lost. In one room Mitchell went 10 the end os the string some twelve hundred feet and found no end to the gallery. Tho party found 2 small lake but coald not get any nsh. It is most WsHdsrfal dgs. eoYely.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12
Forty Negroes Reported Killed

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 6. A letter from La Fibre County says: Armed negroes are now scattered in squads in the swamps, and are being pursued by three hundred armed white men. Negroes, be- ing refused ammunition at Jemison's store on the Tallahatchie river. burned the building. A posse pursued and about forty negroes were killed. Many negroes were killed at the other end of the parish. Governor Lowry is severely denounced by the white people of La Fibre for not sending Crom- well back to them. They charge that Col onel Jones Hamilton, lessee of the State penite ntiary. used his influence to save Cromwell, who is an ex- convict
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12
A New Departure.

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept GA delegation of citizens called on Governor Gordon yesterday and asked him to take action concerning the whipping of lot of ne- groes by unknown white men Thursday night at East Point, near Atlanta. The affair grew out of the lynching Of negro boy on Wednesday, The negroes held a mass meeting aud the citizens becoming scared sent for the police from Atlanta. The presence of the officers prevented further trouble, but after they had gone q lot of white men went to different cabins and whipped the negroes. The Governor has offered q reward of Sl00 for any person convicted Of having taken part in the affair.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12
a cats paw,

A motion to dismiss the proceedings was denied. The hearing will be con- tinued to-day.
 The specific charge made by Hamilton is that Mrs. Swinton, Joshua Mann and Eva Mann by falsely representing that Hamilton was the father of the child, ob- iaincd from him check for S501.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12

spector Byrnes and two or three nidwives W @ r @ present in the Tombs F office Court yesterday, together with a large crowd of spectators, when the II 6 m ito n blackmail case cane up. MT.
 Hamilton mada an affid avit charging extor- >tion, and describ- 'od how ho met Eva" in a house
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12
DERAILED.
Serious Accident Caused by a Brakeman's
 Impatience.

Impatience.
 PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. 6. - At five o'clock this morning passenger train No. 1 on the Now York, Pennsylvania x Ohio railroad was derailed at Pymatunning A freight train was lying oa siding and brakeman at tho switch, Iu hurry to get his train out, turned the switch as the last sleeper was passing over. The coach was thrown on It's slde injuring Mrs. II. w. Clark, Miss E. l., Clark Thos. Clark and Marion Clark, of Pittsburgh, and w. II. Shield, of Osllsville. The in jured were taken home It Is said their injuries will not prove fatal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12
THE HAMILTON CASE.

Proceedings In the Hamilton Conspiracy Case Begun in the Tombs Police Court, New York-AIrs. Hamilton said to Have Offered to Tell the Whole Story.
 NEW YoRK, Sept. 7.-Robert Ray Ham, ilton, Mrs. SwintOn. Joshna Mann. In-
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12

A NAN may pass good muster as ph'las. throplEt ,gho makas but poor maatar v his servants or father 70 Ala gla.dgsp Maurice.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12

NobeU RdJ NaDIlton. TIT VIII' Viu5 HV" she had worked on his sympathies; how he had given her larger and larger sums; how she had finally written him from Elmira that she was about to become a mother; how the babe was atterward exhibited 10 him for his admiration, and how he was then induced to marry the woman.
 Counsel for Mrs. Swinton and Mann examined Hamilton and brought ont the fact that any sums he had given them were voluntarily and cheerfully given.
 Inspector Byrnes testified to the way the baby was procured and to Mann's
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12


 relation with Eva. A letter from Mrs. Ham, ilton to Inspect or Byrnes was p r o d II c @ q in which Mrs. Ham, ilton offers to tell the whole story if Hamilton will come 10 her. She says she is more sinned against { h Q Il siuniug, and conveys the idea that Mrs. s W inton a n d Mann used her as a o,sy- ..
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12
THE TERRY TRAGEDY.

Deputy Marshall Nagle Tells His Story of the Killing of Terry-He Believe d Terry Would Use His Knife and There~ fnra Tnnk No Ghnncas.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-12

Three Hundred Persons Killed and a Thousand Injuro by an Expiosi on in a Cartridge Factory in Antwerp Vic tins Mostly Working Girls-The Ex- plosion Supplemented hy n Most Disas- trous Conf t.ration. Involving Docks and Immense Stores or Russian Petro-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-25
THE FOSSIL RAIN DROPS.
BY HARRIET PRESCOTT sPoFFoRD.


tSt. Nicholas.
Over the quarry the children went rambling,
Hunting for stones 20 skip,
Into the clefts ard the crevices scrambling,
Searching the quarrymen's chip.
Sweet were their voices and gay was their laugh
ter,
That holiday afternoon.
One tumbled down and the rest tumbled after,
All OF them singing one tune.
Here was stone would skip like bubble,
Once were IL loosed from its place;
See what strange lines, all aslant all a-trouble,
Covered over Its face.
Half for q moment their wonder is smitten,
Nor divine they at all
That soft earth 1t was when those slant lines were
written
BY the rains gusty fall.
Nor, guess they. while pausing to look at 1t
Taelssst In the world perplened,
That the page which old Merlin studied vainIy
had never such wizard text.
Only stone Ger the placid pool throwing,
All But It told them. though,
How the rain was falling, the wind was bowiaR,
Ten thousand years aaoi ar- is
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-25


Gen. Hall In an account of the fighting Of
his battery at Gettysburg incidentally shows
how the cavalry acts as "eyes of the army"
In his account he says: "Obeying these in
structions we moved in the direction indi-
Gated. but before reaching the open field we
met what was sometimes called loose cav
alryman who seemed to be gathering infos-
nation on his own hook. who called out In
curious drawling manner: Il say, CAP, do
you want to join the Johnniess II you
don't: l wouldn't 60 along that route any
"Halting. and making few. inquiries Of
the man, we became convinced that he knew
pretty well what was going on, for on adyapc-
ing to the edge Of the woods, we discovered,
sure enough, we had NO line Of battle there.
6eid." '''''S ''''' N'' '"A'' "0'o'' 'no
This loose cavalryman, James v. Wood.
60; l. LIST Maine Cav. now Of David City,
NsD writes s 0ar history pg eis speaks
Portland formerly Department Commando
Of Maine and now dscesseD being left with
Gen. Wedsworth at Gettysburg and 1 beg
leave 70 claim TO be the other orderly who
was left with the General. Every staff officer
Ky brother wood. also Or CO.. FOUNDED T. Ms:
color bearer; his horse was killed early In
the fight before Reynolds fell. Several times
during the day each Of US wv. B. 8. and my
selD were left alone with the General; the
General sending one or the other Of us to
different parts Of the field to perform such
work as would usually fall to q staff oficer.
Occasionally some Of the staff would be with
the General. They were kept busy that day.
At the last stand on Seminary Ridge, whsn
we were out-fanked right and left, Wads-
worth says TO me, Orderly, help Timber up
that gum It was the right hand piece OF the
End Maine Battery. (Lieut. Ulmer, Nathan
Batchelder and others win we'll remember.)
II did IS ordered, the General holding INV
horse while did so. The Rebs were so near
they quit firing and were crying, Haiti Haiti
when Gen. Wadsworth put spurs TO his little
chestnut s0rrel mare and rode of the field
and turning In his saddle emptied his revolver
at the Rebs. / tried to do the same but only
two chambers would 60 of"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-25
A SONG OF DAYS.
BY T. W. HIGGINsoN.

o radiant summer day,
Whose afr, sweet air, steals on from flower to
nowerl
Couldst thou not yield one hour
Whence the glad heart says "This alone Is Mayo
o passionate earthly love,
Whose tremulous pulse beats on to life's best
boon! e..
Couldst thou not give one noon,
One noon Of moons, all other bliss abOveq
o solemn human life,
Whose nobler longings bid all conflicts ceasei
Grant us one days deep peace
Beyond the utmost rumor OF all strife.
For IL no joy can stay,
Let it at least yield one consummate bloom,
Or else there is no room -.
To fnd delight in love, or life, or May.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-25

And In the hospitals the mortality Is much
larger. and about one-seventh Of all deaths are In
the hospitals.
Compare this reality with that OF the diseased
women who enter Murdock's Free Surgical Hos
operations.
The results show with how little risk Of life.
vi me 1000 operated ON last year, representing
died; the rest returned home restored 70 health.
Again, OF the deaths In Boston, A Of them
thirty-nye women, with no deaths, and they re-
NAMED In the hospital eighteen days on an
average. During the year we operate on more
women than all the hospitals OF Massachusetts,,
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island,
Connecticut and New York, and our mortality Is
less than any one hospital, showing the value Of
Murdock's Liquid Food and Supp0sitories In re
pairing the wastes OF disease and operations.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-25
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT.
Portland and BOothbay Steamboat Co.
STEAMER ENTERPRISES.

nN and after April 80. 1889. steamer will leave
" Franklin Wharf, Portland, every Tuesday
and Saturday at 3 Q. m, for Squirrel Island
Boothbay.
Every Thursday st 500 a. M, for Pemaquid
and all above landings.
Returning. viii leave Boothbay every Monday
and Wednesday at 7.30 q. m, for Portland and
intermediate Landings.
Win leave Pemaquid every Friday at Ia. m,
for Portland and Intermediate Landings arriving
In Portland at about p. m.
Connecting with Boston Boats at Portland.
Positively no freight received after 7.x5 a. m.
at Portland on the day OF sailing.
Freight received and delivered by W. X. Boha-
non on the wharf.
apr2edu ALFRED RACE. Manager.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-25

MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD

on ssd after April 20, 1859, Pas.sa-
ger Trains leave Psrtiaad, as fsllswss
For Auburn and Lewisssn, s.45 q. m, lis
and 500 2. M. Lewisten via Bru.swiek'
for hath, $50. io.so, a. m, I.ao and SO >,
m, and on Saturdays only At 1l.20 .. \.
iseI, Hsii.wsiI sad A.ssssa, $50 ana
1870 ., M. i;2o: go and tif;2o ?. N; Yarn
via Brunswick. 1.2O D. %. msazs.ss,
Winthrsp, Lake HIayassessk. Readable,
oakland ssd North Anss., LIS ID a.
.:.. lis D. A., va xsss.s., $50. loo
ss %' liz 10 n .s..., =. :.
$50 1854 mo M. NJ n 10 y "a n A s.....
sii.wsr:s s- ana nj. B g. r. ,.sG IJH,o p
1l.2o p. m. vsasebsrs. %. sIs,kss
:f.s A. 1870; *. fr. C,::.. Is iis ;sc
Night Express p; with sleeping car attached run.
COR, but not 70 sEoahsEsn Monday Hernins r o.
70 Belfast and Dexter or beyond Bangor, SUNDAY
WHITE MOUNTAINS, LssK.
For Cu-sori.sa mIn. $40, Io.io a. a.
ioiSs n sfb, sis 81 D ss NJ; sor sris.s go
FryebarE, Nsrtk Cs.wsy, GIe. ssziisn,
Bridstsa, FryesarE, Nsrsh Csawsy and
Bartten Ais p. M.
The $40 Q. m. train connects TOR ali points IN
Northern New Hampshire and Vermont and runs
through to Burii.Etsn, msntre.l a.A he
WesG.
Arrivals in Portland. from sebago Lake T.as,
id oSS n 2.,s 40 ana ?; R.,S m; Bartlett.
and Lewiston 12.2b p. m; Bangor. Rocklsnd,
ETC., at l2.3o. p. IN. Fsbysn's and North Con-
way 4.66 p. mi waterviIle, Bath, Augusta
boro, Bar Harbor. Backsport. Bangor, (PlyinE
Yankee; Pennington and Lewiston 6.A8 D. N. +;
Night Pullman LAO q. N.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-25
LOST AND FOUND.


DOARDERs wANTRD-At Rock Bound
ID Park, Peaks Island; have group Of new
cottages at this place and propose 70 at them up
SO as 70 be able TO let rooms 10 parties as desired
view OF the harb0r and Islands can be obtained
from them, and for pleasure seekers no better To-
T., County COMMISSIONER once, Portland, Me.