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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-08
STORM AND FIRE IN SOUTHERN STATES
Rising Water at Norfolk Sets the
Flames at Work.
United Statos Ship Pensacola Sunk
In Dry Dock.
Savannah Sees Property Worth over
a Million Destroyed.

NORFOLK, April IA storm of thunder,
lightning and hail broke over this city yes
terday morning, and changed at 10 O'Clock
last night into cyclone. tie wind blowing
"a miles an hour until o'clock this morning.
The wind came from the northeast. and
blew into the harbor and its tributaries,
causing a tide which, at high water this
morning, at 1.36 o'clock, was IS inches higher
than ever recorded before. The lower part
of the city was flooded. Fire broke out on
Water street; caused from the Stacking of
lime on the wharf of John o. Gamage &
Son, and the entire block, with the exception
of Savage, Sons & Co.'s. commission mer-
chants, premises, was in flames The old
cotton exchange building, containing about
800 bales OF cotton, and the warehouse OF j.
w. Perry q Co., were totally destroyed.
Santos 81 Bros. coal dealers, lost everything
except their Office building. Batchelder q
Collins, dealers In coal, lumber and lime,
loss, including building. is $4,000. The loss
on the buildings and stock destroyed in this
block is estimated at $150,000; partly in.
sured. The probable losses sustained by
wholesale grocery merchants from water
forced into their warehouses by the tide, will
nearly equal this amount. Hundreds OF
barrels Of sugar, flour and other goods were
ruined. During the storm, the roofs of the
opera house, Masonic Temple and many
dwellings were torn off. The Virginia Beach
railroad depot and the track for hundreds of
yards were seriously damaged.
In Portsmouth. fire destroyed the lime and
lumber yard of Trugie & Hill. The United
States ship Pensacola sank in the dry dock,
where she was being repaired for sea. The
sea valves had been opened for inspection,
and another one was being cut. The tide
flooded the dock, she filled with water, and
getting of her keel she sank before she
could be gotten in position again. A diver
will have to be sent down, the valves stop
ped up and the ship pumped out. The
Simpson dry dock was flooded, and the dam
age may reach $4,000. The wires along the
coast are all down. 1t is feared that serious
damage was done. No warning of the
storm was given.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-08
BASE BALL.
NOTES.

NOTES.
Madden, pitcher for the Boston base BAH
team, was in town yesterday.
Catcher Griffin. Of the South Portlands,
has been offered SIS per week to play on the
st. John club.
The American ball players, ''the Globe
trotters," were given grand reception on
their arrival in New York Saturday. They
attended Palmer's Theatre in the evening.
The display of a transparency on the stage,
bearing the words Welcome Home" with
an accompanying allusion to the players.
was enthusiastically received.
The Sanford base ball club will be under
tht management Of q. Z. Twombley when
they play an exhibition match with the Port
lands, of the Maine State League, in Port
land, Fast day. Holllgan and Burns will be
the Sanford battery. n is probable that
William Ledeau, Oliver Burns, and possibly
John Bowley of last years Sanfords, will
play with the South Royalstons this sea-
SON Holllgan has signed with Athol, Mass.
Charlie Fields expects to play with the Els
worths.
Augusta will soon have as good team in
the field as there is in the State Mr.. o. Brien.
who managed the team last season, will
manage 1t this season, which will be good
news for all lovers Of the sport. Nearly
$500 has already been pledged by Augusta
citizens, which ensures good team. Free
man, the captain Of last year, who Is now at
Bowdoin, will act in the same capacity this
year, and Wilson is coming to play third
base. Underwood, Keay and Patterson, who
played last year, have expressed a willing
nese to play this season, and In addition
Pushon, Priest and King. Of the SkOwhe-
gans, will be engaged. If they will come
Work on the grounds Of the Augusta Park
Association will begin as soon as the dia-
mOnd is dry, and IL Is intended to have one
Of the best enclosed grounds in the State.
At meeting held Saturday night, In
Bath, OF the managers OF the Portland, Lew
iston and Bath ball clubs, steps were taken
to form q State league, to consist Of clubs
from Portland, Lewiston, Bath, Biddef0rd,
Gardiner, and perhaps Brunswick. Mr.
John Nj. Skofeld of Bath was chosen secre-
tary pro TEN, and requested to invite the
managers Of the Biddeford and Gardiner
clubs to attend the meeting to be held in this
ty on or about the Goth Of this month. II
was voted to drop Brunswick from the list
for the present at least, because the ball
club Of that place has no inclosed grounds.
At the meeting to be held in this city
games and officers elected The schedule
when arranged will open probably Memorial
Day. No club will be allowed to hire men
out Of the State to come here and play on
any Of the teams. This will make the State
league games all the more interesting. MIR,
Garrity ably represented the Portland club
at the meeting.
GAMES PLAYED SATURDAY.
Shortlegs, %; Red Jackets. 6. Federals,
q; Franklins, Q. Young Stars, 81; Hamp.
shire Blues, Is. Cathedral Stars, IS; Young
Lincolns, II. Heroes. 25; Picked nine, II.
At ianapolis-Hoosiers, %; Chicago
Maroons, o.
At adelphia-Athletics, Z; Philadel-
phias, 8.
At New York-New Yorks, IL; Brooklyns,
At Boston -Bostons, %; Woreesters, 3.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-08
sAvANNAh's CALAMITY.
Many Buildings Swept Away In the
Business District.


SAVANNAH, Ga, April 6.-Tonight fire
broke out in the show window of d. Ii. Ho-
gan's dry goods store, corner Broughton and
Barnard streets. The fire communicated to
the crockery store of James III. Douglass 81
Co., and the building and stores are total
loss, The loss is about $4,000.
The fire then spread from here to ten or
twelve yelling houses, completely destroy
ing them. They represent loss of not less
than $4,000, including contents, The air
was filed with sparks, one Of which lodged
on the steeple of the Independent Presbyter-
ian church, four or five blocks away from
the first fire. The church was destroyed and
also four or five contiguous dwellings.
The city has has only tour fire engines and
all were needed in the business part of the
city. No attempt was made to fight the
fire at the church. The loss on the church,
chapel and contents is 100000. The loss
on dwellings in this vicinity is at least $35,
600.
In the meantime the fire was communica-
ted to the cupola on a four-story brick build
ing used as store for paints. oils and build
ers' supplies, owned by Andrew Manley,
The loss on his building and contents Is
probably $4,000.
Across the street from this was the hand
some new brick arsenal of the Savannah
Guards Battalion, which was totally de-
stroyed, 1t represents loss of fully $751;,
600.
Ten or 10 wooden buildings have also been
burned, of which the loss is probably $15,
600
SAVANNAH April THE total number of
buildings burned last night is estimated at
80. The present prospect is that the larger
and finer ones will be replaced by new ones
equally as good. The sites of many inferior
structures will be covered by buildings much
better than the old ones. No loss of life or
serious injury to person occurred. Only par
tial reports of the insurance are Obtainable.
The totel loss will aggregate $1,250,0O0.
SAVANNAH, April I'll Midnight THE to-
tai loss is now estimated at $4,000; insur-
ance, S500,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-08
THEY USED A BoMs
In An Attempt to Blow Up a New
York Brewery.

New YORK April -Four Labor Union
men were arrested today for attempting to
blow up David Stevenson's brewery on
Tenth avenue between 39th and 4Oth streets.
with dynamite bomb. on the evening of
February Sth. One Of them, Henry A. Fitz-
gerald, formerly a delegate of the Allen &
Porter Breweries Employees Association.
confessed duplicating John COnnell, presi-
dent of the local assembly, Patric +. Close
and Thomas Reardon, members Of the exec
utive committee of the local assembly. The
four prisoners constituted the executive
committee at the time of the explosion. Ac-
cording to Fitzgerald the committee first
tried to send union spies into the brewery as
workmen to spoil the brew by mixing greese
with it and annoy Stevenson in other ways.
Failing in this, they adopted dynamite.
ReardOn and Close were delegated to use
the explosive and provide the bomb. They
planned to explode this in the engine room.
but this could not be accomplished and the
bomb was placed in the area ON 30th street.
The result was the demolition of large
piece of wall and many panes of glass. The
prisoners will plead tomorrow to
charge of felony.
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MARRIED woMEN's PROPERTY.
A Maryland Judge Makes II Liable
for the husbands Debts. gsa

BALTIMORE, April6-Llwyers, real estate
dealers, conveyancers and property owners
in Baltimore are alarmed over the effect of a
recent decision of the Court of Appeals,
which it is said. virtually clouded the titles to
nearly one-third of the property in Mary
land. The decision referred to was rendered
June 14th. 1888. by Judge Robinson in hand
ing down the case OF Levy VS., Rothschild,
to say that where conveyance is made to a
married woman, the burden of proof is on
the wife to show that the property
was purchased and paid for out Of money
belonging to her, and that, in the absence Of
band furnished the means of payment.
This is construed by those who have looked
into the matter to virtually make all proper
ty held by married women responsible for
the debts of the husbands
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PULPIT AND PLATFORM.
WHITE SHIELD WORK.

Under the auspices of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, Congress square
church was completely filed last evening, to
hear DIR. Kate A. Bushnell on the white
shield work. On the platform were seated
Rev. Henry Blanchard, Mrs. l.. M. N. Ste
vdns, Mrs. Margaret Il. w. Merrill, and the
speaker Of the evening, DIR. Kate A. Bush
nell.
Mr.. Blanchard, in introducing DIR. Bush
nell said whenever L repeat the motto of
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
am always thrilled with the power Of the
words, "For God, for home and native
land" What words could be greater
source OF inspiration? The association
ought to be congratulated upon this form of
speech which they employ. Every achieve
ment which this association has made has
led it on to do better things, and it is ever on
One OF these is represented by DR.. Bushnell
who comes to us with the hearty endor
ment of Miss Frances L. Willard"
DIR. Bushnell is ma.ronly looking VIZ m IN
with a kindly face. Her voice is somewhat
high pitched, but ber words were of sufficient
weight to hold her audience closely for ov er
an hour. She spoke as follows:
God said to Ezekiel, cause Jerusalem to
know her ab0minatiOnS.' These words are
recorded in the beginning of the 10th chapter
of Ezekiel. He did not have pleasant task
to perform, but it was absolutely necessary
Az w POAlVAHiCd. OOuNlCLlOu always pre-
cedes conversion. There has never been n
time when humanity tended upward 1t
was always necessary it be made to face its
sins. Has 1t not been so with YOU? Do Won
know Of any time when you have gone To
correcting an evil that you did not know
existed. We correct our evil habits onIv
when we are suddenly confronted with them.
knowledge then must precede Conviction
and conviction must precede conversion
But 1t Is not pleasant task to try to compel
an individual to face himself; to try To com.
pei an individual to acknowledge 10 himself
his evil doings. 1t is only natural for snch
an individual to be indignant at the con froni
tai. Yet am certain | could convince Won
tonight OF the evils OF which shall sneak II
you would only open your eyes and 20 ont
and see for yourselves. Compared with
other iniquities there is not so great a sin in
this world OF ours as the breaking of Cod
seventh commandment. Look at yonr Sovtb'
ern states and see the vast amount Of evil
occasloned by the coming in contact with
men OF our Christian civilization with the
women OF an inferior race, A similar evil is
noticed In the West between the men Of our
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-08

The National Federation of Labor will
make great demonstrations in the leading cit
les of the country next Fourth of July.
Secretary Tracy was entertained by the
Brooklyn Club Saturday evening.
In view of the impending trouble, evictions
on the Des Moines River lands in Iowa have
been abandoned for the present
Twenty members of the First Regiment,
Illinois National Guard have been fined 81
each for witnessing a prize fight between
two of their comrades.
Nothing but the most favorable reports
are being received in Minneapolis from the
spring wheat fields of the Northwest.
Ex-Gov. Porter. recently appointed minis
ter to Italy, is quite i'll at his residence In In
dianapolis and his physicians will not per-
nit anyone except members of the family TO
see him.
Salem, Mass, carpenters will strike today
for nine-hour system. A strike is threat
ened in Quincy.
Lewis Hayden, for many years messenger
in the Office of the Secretary sof State of
Massachusetts, is dead He was slave and es-
capped in 1S44, 4,afterwards becoming identified
with the anti-slayery movement.
Hubbard d Co.'S shovel and saw factories
at Pittsburg, Pa burned yesterday. Loss
$5OO,OoO; nearly covered by insurance.
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was voted The vote was so close as to fail
of an election. The official count gives the
following pluralities: For senator, Under
wood, Democrat, 20. For representatives.
Crosby, Democrat, IS; Nolan, Democrat, |;
lican, 13 Sheffield Republican, g. For rep
resentative from Cranston there was no cleo
tion. The legislature now stands Senate.
25 Republicans, 10 Democrats, 2 to be
elected House, 27 Republicans, 81 Demo-
Gratis, to be elected: The Republicans
Joint ballot and elect the general officers, and
the Democrats more. Newport will vote
again Tuesday and Burrillville and Bristol
will vote on Monday. The Republicans will
be satisfied II they can again prevent an
election in Newport, for, II they do so the
present senator and representatives win hold
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Colby University.

The base ball men have at last taken the
field and are putting in sturdy practice daily.
AS yet the nine regular men have not been
decided upon.
Bassett, Caldwell, Rogers, Smith. Lead
better, Gorham, Watson, Cottle and Miss
Fletcher have been assigned parts In the
Sophomore prize defamation, which Is 10
come off some time In May.
Prof. Taylor Is attending the commission
Of New England colleges. The object OF
this commission IS to secure uniform require
ments for admission.
Work on the physical laboratory will be
pushed forward at once. DIR. Pepper, few
mornings ago, read portion Of letter from
the.donor, Richard G. Shannon OF New York,
class Of 81. After expressing his esteem for
his alma mater and his JOY at now being
able TO fulfill the cherished hope OF repaying
in mart his Indebtedness 20 her he said that
he was now ready for the work to begin, and
would remit a check for 5000 on the 10th Of
this month, and the remainder In IKE remit
taueaa as IL was needed.
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stole Nearly 100000.

ANoKA, Mimi, April THE doors Of
the First National Bank were closed last
evening and the cashier is in Canada There
is a woman in the case as handsome as she
is wicked. P. F. Pratt, the cashier, went to
Minneapolis week ago Thursday. com
planning that he was not we'll. Friday the
bank officials were startled to hear from
the Merchants Bank OF St. Paul that their
drawn about $1,000 due the bank and over
twice as much more on a cashiers check.
The oterhauling of Pratt's accounts show
matters in a bad mess. Pratt Is thief to an
amount Of nearly $lOO, ,OoO. The directors de-
bank examiner, who will appoint receiver
to settle its affairs or close up the business.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-08
Maine snIpbuIIdIng.

From the best Of information obtainable
there will be very fair amount Of shipbuild-
ing in Maine this year, confined almost ex-
clusiyely to the construction Of schooners
and steamers, with perhaps one exception, a
ship to be built by A. sewall & Co. Of Bath
They now have In process of construction
four-masted centreboard schooner, 2l0 feet
keel, 45 feet beam, and % feet deep, for Capt.
j. B. Phillips Of Taunton, Mass. also four
masted centreboard schooner, 220 feet keel,
46 feet beam, and 20 feet deep. for VIM. b.
Church and others Of Taunton; four-mast-
feet beam, Is IL feet deep, for Capt. George
Bailey OF MonaSQuam, N. j.; three-maSted
centreboard schooner, 167 feet keel, 35 S-l2
feet wide, t6 8-12 feet deep, for Capt. Oscar
St John OF East Norfolk, Conn. The steam
er Kennebec OF the kennebee and Boston
line, Is at the wharf Of the Bath Iron Works
receiving the boilers built by them and the
engines built by the Morgan Iron works.
This steamer will be ready for delivery June
18th next. She will be lighted by electricity
and have an electric search light. The New
England Company have about half timbered
out the new steamer Portland for the Port
land and Boston line. The company has
commenced on steam propeller for the
style as the Winthrop, built in this yard In
1887, and % feet longer. The latter vessel
and the Portland are to be completed in the
spring Of 1890
Other parties in Bath are not idle. Hon.
William Rogers has two schoOners, 900 tons
each, to build for j. S. Winslow & Co. of
Portland. T.. 5. Crosby will construct a
schooner Of 900 tons for himself and parties
In the nelghborhood; also a schooner Of
about 400 tons for Boston parties. Kelley Il
Spear have under contract schooder Of
about 1900 tons for j. M. Il w. II. Phillips Of
Taunton. one of 500 tons for Phillip Fitzpat-
rick Of Philadelphia, ,one Of 400 tons for Cap,
tain Brown of New Jersey. Arthur Sewall
4 Co. are building a schooner OF about lOOO
tons, and latter will build schooner oI oOO
tons for Capt Magnus Manson OF New hav-
en-, Conn. They also have frame cuttlng
South for ship of abont $500 lons' Y. Y.
DeerIng has a schooner of about 1900 tons TO
build for himself and parties In Bath and
| another of 500 tons for Boston parties.
| The Maine Transportation Company are
| hnilding a large two hundred fifty feet keel
so feet wide aud 20 feet deep, and tugboat
of about the size of the II. F. Morse, wrecked
Iast winter. Asa +. Hodgkins Is building
schooner Of about $50 tons for Portland par
lies. George Hawley schooner Of about 200
tons for himself and others. William Il.
Donnell is preparing TO build a schooner,
f0OO TONS for himself and other parties.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-08
BouLANcER's SPEECH.
He Promises Amnesty and Abroga-
ton of the Exile Laws.

PARIS, April 6.-The revisional committee
gave a grand banquet this evening at which
10000 guests were present. General Bou-
LANCER was to have presided. In his absence
Senator Naquet read speech which had
been prepared by General Boulanger for the
occasion. In it the General promised that on
attaining power he would proclaim general
amnesty and abrogate the exile laws, which,
he said, strong government did not need.
He denounced what he termed the miserable
with respect to the resembling OF the decree
of exile against the Due d Aumale. This
action of the government would meet with
his approval II it had been dictated by gen.
erous sentiment. He declared that he pitied
M. Antoine, who was merely tool Of the
opportunists. Regarding Alsace Lorraine
he said 1t appeared a criminal offense to dis
cuss questions relating TO that province.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-08
Cries of vlye Roulanger.

PARIS, April 6.-The Correctional Tribu-
nal today acquitted Senator Naquet and
Deputies Laguerre, Laissant and Turquet,
leaders Of the League Of Patriots. and three
other members Of that organization Of the
charge Of belonging to secret society, but
imposed fine Of 100 francs each upon them
for belonging to a society not authorized by
law. The crowd outside the court room re-
ceived the announcement of the result of the
trial with cries of ''Vive la league" and
"Vive Boulanger."
Boulanger. The BOulangists are exultant
over the outcome of the trial
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Fell From the Wharf.

Last night, watchman Matthew Toomey of
the Portland Company, saved mans life by
hauling him from the water The man was
cinging to the piling Of the company's
wharf MIR. Toomey heard his cries and
with the assistance of a rope, soon landed
the man who was nearly exhausted. Then
Jchn Love and John O'Brien of the Grand
Trunk, and Officer Riley took him in hand,
and applied restoratives until the rescued
man began to feel like himself again. He
said his name was Alfred Jewett, and that
he belonged in Lewiston. He had fallen
from the wharf and bad been in the water,
he said, about forty-fiye minutes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-08
SNOW IN DIXIE.
An April Visitor Which Made the
Southerners Shlver.

RALEIGH, N. c., April IA driving snow
storm began here this afternoon at 4,3O
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April IA snow
storm began here early yesterday morng and
ontinued through the night. Telegraph
wires ale badly broken down along the
Chesapeake & Ohio and Richmond & Dan
vile railroads, and all trains are delayed.
Electric light wires are down in this city.
RICHMOND, Va, April 7. = The worst
storm of the season prevailed here today. 1t
commenced with thunder and lightning, and
was followed by rain, hail and snow, aug
mented by a high wind. At o'clock the
snow and wind show no abatement Re-
ports denote the storm general throughout
the State.
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improving the Train service
FOUR VOTES MORE
VIII Give the Republicans the contro,
In Rhode Island.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., April 6.-EIeyen
members of the General Assembly were to
have been elected today, and it was expected
that the question of the control of the next
legislature would be settled, but only four
were chosen-a senator and one representa-
tive in Cranston, and two representatives in
Johnsion-b small majoritles. In Newport
a full.ticket of a senator and five representa-
tives was voted for, and so close was the
contest that within 100 Of the full poll list
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-08
Five Drowned.

PHILADELPHIA. April THE barge Sun
rise, Norfolk for New York, with coal, was
towed TO a buoy in Delaware Bay. and an
chored. by the tug b. w. Morse, for a harbor
yesterday afternoon. During a heavy gale
at midnight. she foundered and sunk. Tba
captain, his wife and two children and one
seaman were lost.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-08

The following transfers Of real estate In
this county have been recorded at the Regis
try Of Deeds:
Westbrook- William lucky to Jane NJ. Rack
lih. 81, sc. . . go,
M +. Winsiow TO Emily wlnsl0w. $3.50.
nj r. WinslOw TO ID. s W. H. Duran. $1,000.