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The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20

GUS battle to sustain present prices, IL not to
force them still higher. Previous to the
first advance a year ago, the storage of large
quantities of refined sugar was thing un-
heard of. The price OF grannlated sugar at
retail was then about six and one-half cents
per pound; now the same article sells at ten
cents pound.
For more than two months past the trust
has been rushing the storage Of sugar with
the Warehouse Trust, and today there is
scarcely dry, clean, available warehouse on
the Brookly water front that has not some
refined sugar stored in 1t. There is very lit
tie doubt but that the combine is preparing
to squeeze the market by still further adj
vancing the price Of this necessary of life,
and it would be uselessIto attempt to deny
that very bitter feeling is arising against
the magnates of the Sugar Trust. From all
that can now be learned at least 100000 bar
rels of sugar are now locked up, the value Of
which, at present prices, is something enor-
nous, and it is likely to be still more unless
the trust scheme is foiled by the wholesale
and retail grOcerS and the public.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
GENERAL N EWS.

Hon. X G. Horr has formally declined to
accept the consulship to Valparaiso.
Alexander Sullivan says he can satisfacto-
rily explain the disposition which he made
of the funds of the Can-na-Gael
The Cold Spring trotting park, Rochester,
will give O three days meeting August 20, 81,
%, with purses amounting to $1,000.
Burglars entered c. B. Dawshe's dry goods
store In the heart of Trenton, N. j., yester-
day morning and carried off 5000 worth of
silks.
National Bank of Corinna. Mich, was fieeced
out of $4,000 Wednesday through the gold
brick dodge.
Saladin Cook, who shot DEEMS Ryan, in
Rhode Island, Wednesday, was arrested
Thursday night in his house in Cumberland,
r. l., after brief struggle.
The mill of M. L. & II. d. Churchill, at
Alpena, Mich, was struck by lightning and
burned yesterday. Loss $12O,0O0; insurance
$4,000.
On the City of Rome's last passage mum,
Der of union firemen attacked some "scabs',
in the steamers hold at Queenstown, and
one of the "scabS" was nearly murdered.
The assailants were arrested.
Edward Murphy, aged "a, claiming to be-
long in Dover, n. H.. was arrested at Low
ell, Mass: yesterday morning for breaking
and entering the Office Of DR.. Fox, on Merri-
mac street, and several other places.
The bill introduced in the Georgia legisla-
tute 70 establish colored normal schools is
meeting with strong opposition from the ne
groes, VINO demand equal rights in all the
institutions of the State.
Harvard University stands very fair
chance OF coming into a fourth share Of the
immense collection of orchids and dran;nge y. oae
left by Prof. Reichenbach, one of the @reat'
est authorities on orchids, who recently died
In Vienna.
A boy named Wm Maloney was killed and
Johnnie Stewart terribly wounded while
playing in Lowell, Mass, lumber yard yes
terdaye They were "teetering' on a plank
and a number of boards toppled over and fell
on them.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
LAND and SKY
Alike Are Swept by a Great Tor
rent Of Water.
West Virginia Valleys Suffer From
a CIOudburSt.
The Little KanaWha Becomes a
Raging Flood.
Houses Whirled Away Like Leaves
Before a Gale.
Losses Of Life Reported, But No
Particulars Received.
Two Steamers RunOred to Have
Been Sunk.

PITTsBURG, Pa, July ia special from
Parkersburg, West Virginia, says the great
est disaster which ever befell the Little Ka-
nawha Valley, came last night in the shape
of terrible cloudburst, which completely
flooded the country, destroying many lives
and carrying off thousands of dollars in
property besides running the crops for many
miles. The deluge at Parkersburg began at
about dusk and continued to fall in torrents.
The worst Of the storm struck the lower side
Of the Kanawha filling its tributaries from
bank to bank, ending in the worst flood in
the recollection of the old inhabitants. The
river rose six feet and ran out with such
velocity that it carried everything before it
Thousands of logs and number Of boats
went out or sank. Four barges of coal, three
RATS Of ties and one feet of timber were
lost In one hour 5000 logs went out.
Mrs. Isaac Tucker, Martin Lawless and an
unknown man were drowned. Above the
destruction was greater, and the Big Tygart
valley was completely ruined. A mill went
out and took the Tygart bridge with 1t. In
the valley fences and crops were most all
lost. A small town ten miles above Parkers-
burg half the residence were carried off bod
lily into the cornfelds. In the clay district a
fine church and three dwellings were
wrecked.
About noon information was received that
the steamer Oneida was wrecked and sunk
at Enterprise. Later report came that the
steamer G. G. Martin was sunk at Burning
Springs. Little Tygart was reported to be
completely ruined hut no lives were reported
lost.
Morristown. a small village near the head
of Tucker creek, was totally destroyed, to-
gether with many of its people The first
report gave the loss as IL. Later news
seems to fix the loss at a greater number.
Houses are said to have been picked up and
hurled against each other. All the bridges
were washed away. 1t is impossible now to
enumerate the loss. The river Is still rising,
tearing everything loose. A family boat.
containing three or four persons. went out
during the night. It is believed all are lost.
[LATER.]
A freight train on the Ohio River railroad
broke through trestle at Harris Ferry,
completely wrecking the train and fatally
injuring one man. The wreck was caused
by a heavy washout. The Baltimore &
Ohio trains at Kanawha station have just
reported that lock No. 1 above the city, and
one at Little Kanawha have given away.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
ADRIFT WITHOUT FOOD.
The sufferIngs Of Two of a Boothbay
Fishing Crew.

QUEBEC. Suly 19.-The Norwegian bark
Craigallion landed here two American fisher
men, Samuel Smith and Samuel Hutchinson,
picked up on the Newfoundland Banks from
a dory by the bark Emanuel, bound to Swe,
den, and transferred to the Craigallion the
following day. The men left the fishing
schooner Carleton Bell, of Boothbay, the
morning of the 1st inst, in two dories, to go
trawling. A dense fog came on and the ves-
sci was lost to view. They cast adrift one
dory and floated around in the other the fol-
lowing five days and four nights. They had
only about quart of water and some raw
fish. On the fourth day their limbs began to
swell, and also their tongues. They took to
sucking the lead sinkers of the lines. When
picked up they were barely able to crawl.
They had drifted about 100 miles from the
vessel. On arrival here they were put in
charge of the United States consul, who
promptly looked after them and bought them
clothes and forwarded them to Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
Is 1T JACK?
An Arrested Man confesses But the
Police Are Doubtful.

LONDON, July 19.-An Englishman was
arrested this morning on the charge of hav-
ing murdered the woman whose body was
found Tuesday morning in Castle alley,
Whitechapel After being taken into custo-
dy the prisoner confessed that he had killed
the woman. He said the weapon he used to
accomplish his purpose was an ordinary
pocket knife. He carried no other weopon.
He declares that he lives nowhere, and that
he had just arrived from abroad. The pri-
soner is six feet tall, of fair complexion, and
carries himself with military air. His ac-
tions indicate that he Is insane. The identi-
ty Of the man is carefully concealed for the
present by the authorities. He has further
confessed that he murdered all the women
whose bodies have been found in and about
the .Whitechapel district. He gave the
names Of his victims, the dates upon which
he killed them, and all the CHASTITY and in
decent details connected with the terrible
crimes.
The police believe that he is lunatc, but
that possibly the story he tells is true, and
and he is the man for whom they have so
long been searching.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
TEACHERS IN COUNCIL.
Questions Considered by the Asso-
cIation at Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 19.-The seventh
session of the Educational Association
opened at the Theatre Vendome this morn
ing with prayer by Rt. Rev. Bishop John
Maine. rector of the Catholic University at
Washington. A paper was read on Sound
Blindness" said to be an infrmity as univer-
sal as color blindness and quite as important
to be cured. Charles Foster:Smith of Van
derbilt University condemned ''The tho pro-
miscous bestowal Of honorary degrees by
American institutions" There has been but
one honorary degree granted by Vanderbilt
University. Alexander Hogg of Texas, said
the problem of the hour is to secure univera
sal suffrage and universal education. He adj
vised nationalIfnancial aid to education in
the south. A per capita debt Of $13 will not
permit the South to meet the requirements
Of the hour. He urged absolute unsectarian-
ism in any system Of public instruction, The
family and church with six months of the
time Of the child should care for its moral
and religious training.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20

Chairman Abbott of Carnegie, Phipps "
Co emphatically denies that his firm has re-
dnced t6e price Of steel plates six dollars a
ton, or made any cut whatever in the selling
hat steel mates have been selling at cost for
a long time and reduction is impossible.
Far the past few days the city of Dubuque,
Ia. has been infested with Mormon flies
which come upl from the river in great
swarms and which gather about the gas and
Electric lights in such quantities that people
have to s6andon the streets. The pests are
ahont an inch long, with blood wings. In
many nlaces along the street they were three
inches in depth, where they had fallen dead
nnon the payements. The stencil from them
is 40 unbearable that the health authorities
are obliged to have several wagons employed
in removing the offensive mass.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
BLUE JACKETS READY
To IL and In Port au Prince VIII
Affairs are Desperate.

To IL and In Port au Prince Where
Affairs are Desperate.
New YORK, July 19.-The Times publishes
letter from Port au Prince, Hayti, dated
July 7th, which says:
Port au Prince within the last few days
has been in a state bordering on frenzy.
Hippolyte has assaulted the extreme out
works. He is being held in check at the
present writing. Legitime is impressing in
to the ranks every man capable of carrying
a rifle. The people have been delirious with
excitement. The minister of war has ex-
ecuted some of the prisoners with his own
hands. Hippolyte Is burning farm houses
and villages in the very sight of the city.
All foreigners have been threatened with ex-
termination, but the United States naval
force is on hand and is ready to take the city
if necessary. The British cruiser Forward
and two Spanish cruisers are also in the
harbor prepared to protect the citizens of
their respective countries, and French
man-of-war is said to be coming. So serious
has been the aspect Of affairs that none of
the vessels have dared to leave for st.
Nicholas Mole to place themselves in COM
munication with their governments.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
THE SEA FoxLEADS THEM INTO PORT,
pleasant Run of the Big Yachts
pown the Maine Coast.
How the Racers Stand In Their Con-
tests for the Cups.
other News OF the Movements Of
handsome Pleasure Craft.
lsnecIal to the prass /,

Especial to the Press.l
RocKLAND, July 1e,-Rockland's fine har-
Dor was enlivened this afternoon by the ar
rival of 10 of the finest yachts afioat. repre-
senting the Eastern acht Club of Boston
and the Seawanhaka Club of New York.
The handsome SCI arrived first. They
left Portland this ding and had an une-
ventful run dowg Mystery breaking the
pleasant Ss7sN carrying away her
tOpmast u ass this harbOr. The
following yaehf ~nse; Fortuna. Foam,
Oenone, Tfst4 Azerless. Quickstep,
Viator, Rebecea. Vixen, Alga, Mystery, Pap
poose, Alice, Zigeuuer and the steam yacht
Nooya of the Eastern Club; the Sea Fox,
Medusa, Gorilla and Kathleen Of the Sea-
wanhaka Club In the cruise from Marble
head to Bar Harbor, now in progress, the
Oenone has strong lead for the cup.
Among the schooners the Pappoose leads
the Gorilla in the 40 footers. Schooners
Fortuna, Oenene, Troubadour and Viator,
and the Pappoose and Gorilla are racing and
the remaining portion Of the cruise at most
can but tie the two leaders in their respec-
tive classes. Steam yachts Oneida and
Rhoda are new at Bar Harbor and the
Adrienne is al Marblehead recovering from
the effects of her Wednesdays knock down.
The yachts leave here for Bar Harbor to-
morrow at 9 O'Clock, weather permitting,
but the fog is thickly settling down.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
The Plgott Forgeries.

LONDON, July 19.-The Parnellite men,
bers of the House of Commons intend to de-
mand in Parliament that committee of in
quiry be appointed to ascertain the origin of
the Pigott forgeries.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
THE FRUIT IN CANADES ORCHARD
Must be Left to Kipen In Its Own
way
before Miss Columbia steps In to
Pluck u.
A speech on Canadian Annexation
by Senator hoar.

BosroN, July 19.-The members Of the
Massachusetts, Club, to the number OF 80 or
more enjoyed summer outing at the Point
OF Pines this afternoon. Ex-Governor VII
liam Claflln presided during the earlier part
OF the meeting. giving place to Hon. A. w.
Beard. Among the speakers were Senator
Hoar, Ex-Governor Clsfin. Hon. A. w.
Beard, Congressman Robert W. Davis, and
Gen. John l.. Swift. Most Of the speakers
dwelt upon the question Of Canadian annex
alton and were heartily in Its favor.
Senator Hoar made the principal speech,
and said that annexation with this country
must, from the necessity Of the case, be
Canadian question, IL the pear be ripe. II
must ripen by the processes Of the climate
under the sun where 1t grows. and not else
where. The people Of the United States do
not conquer other people. They do not sub
iect them to our Institutions against their
will We do not propose ever to have under
our flag, vassal States or subject citizens.
Unq1estionably there are many considers
tions which might make us and our Canadian
brethren desire to be united In one country.
In the first place, 1t seemed to the speaker
absolutely impossible that hostile or different
commercial systems, or fiscal systems, or
tariffs, can be maintained when the great
country along our border has got filed up.
In the next place, he did not see how COM
mercial union was likely ever to be praetica-
BILE. He did not think 1t possible that the
people Of Canada should maintain political
relations with Great Britain and at the same
time have absolute freedom Of commercial
intercourse with the United States, admitting
our manufactures without a tax, and estab-
fishing, as against country Of which they
we're part, protective, still less an exclu-
ding tariff.
We speak Of British Columbia as Of some
thing Of great importance TO us. British
Columbia and Manitoba, together are not
equal In point Of wealth the population or
importance TO two wards Of the City OF BOs-
ton. The Senator said that Great Britain
was undertaking to make Of Canada q great
link In chain she Is weaving around the
planet OF commerce and military power.
The telegraph, the telephone. the railroad.
common speech and common interest are
pulling us together. but those obstacles
which have been enough TO keep Europe d.
vided into GO nationalities must be overcome
before we acquire Canada.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
SIMPSONS AND hoUCHToNS.
How TWO Alabama Families are Liv-
Ing as Neighbors.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. July pa pitched
battle occurred this morning in the western
part of the county.between the Simpson and
Houghton families. A deadly feud between
them has existed for three years. In the
fight this morning two of the Hougton party
were killed outright and several of the 9TH
er party wounded. The Simpsons and their
friends took refuge in an old barn where
they were attacked by the officers guided by
A j. Houghton. The Simpsons opened fire
and killed Deputy Sheriff Morgan OF this
city and fatally wounded Houghton. The
fire was returned and one of the Simpson
party was killed The officers retired with
out making any arrests. A messenger has
just arrived with the request that the sheriff
send strong posse at once. More blood
shed is feared. Five OF the Houghtons and
three of the Simpsons have been killed since
the feud began.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20

Arrested for corruptIon.

DENVER, COL, July 19.-As result of the
investigation of charges of corruption made
against State officials in connection with the
purchase of supplies and furniture for the
use of the last General Assembly, warrants
were issued yesterday for the arrest of
Secretary Of State Rice, Sheriff Weber and his
partner, George ii. Graham, of the furniture
firm of Graham d Weber, W. II. Lawrence
& Co., .stationers, and Collier & Cleveland,
State printers, all being charged with con-
spiracy to defraud the State,
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20

Mean daily ther....66.5 MAX. vel. wind. ..... 80
Maximum ther. Tia Total precip.... %
Minimum ther. ....57.S
Meteorological Report.
July 10, 1889. 800 p. M.
Observations taken at the same moment ri tinie
at all stations.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
Fell From the Bridge.

MERIDEN, Conn.,, July 19.-On the Meri-
den, Waterbury & Connecticut River Rail-
road the 5.45 p. m. mixed train for Crom-
we'll jumped bridge over the Consolidated
road at Duffy's crossing. about mile north
of this city. The engine and four cars are
total wrecks. Trainman James Lynn of
Meriden has broken back and cannot live.
The bridge was about 30 feet high. The
escape of the rest of the. train and its load of
passengers is.miracul0us.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
TWO More Appolntments.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-Capt. George
Dewey was today appointed chief of the bu-
reau of equipment and recruiting of the ma
Wy with the relative rank of commodore.
Charles Z. Austin Of Alabama was appoint
ed marshal of the United States for the
northern district of Alabama
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20

The Augusta base ball team Is about TO
undergo reorganization. Graves has al
ready been released and two Or three more
pitcher of the Lovells, has been retained by
the Augustus, and 1t Is expected that he
will strengthen the team greatly.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
BASE BALL.
PoRrLANns. 10: nANaoRs. s.

PoRrLANDs, 10; BANGoRs, 5.
The Portlands defeated the Bangors at
Bangor Thursday by score Of 10 to 5. Be
fore leaving Bangor the members Of the club
presented their manager. NJ. J. Garrity. and
their umpire. Joseph Dixon. with handsome
gold band rings In token Of their apprecia-
tion Of their services.
Ruby, who pitched for the Portlands, has
been engaged by Manager Toole and will
play with the Bangor team. He Is said to be
a good player and will be an addition to the
team
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
OUR RELATIONS WITH HAYTI.
President SaIomon's Letter and Sec
tary Blaine's Plans.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-The Star tonight
refers to a communication which President
Salomon of Hayti made to this government
shortly before his death. offering to give the
United States the absolute right to the har-
Dor and mole of San Nicholas, that we might
establish coaling stations for war vessels,
and says: "This proposition was still un-
acted upon when Mr.. Blaine went into the
State Department and is believed to have
furnished an incentive for his proposition to
send commission to Hayti with view of
ascertaining whether Legitime was disposed
to give us as liberal a concession as that Of
fered by Solomon. 1t is said that Salo-
mon made the offer to effect a close alliance
with the United States in the hope it
would insure stable government to Hayti
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
Testify In the MAVERICK Case.

NORFOLK, Va, July 19.-Thomas Stancil.
a colored waiter in the St. james Hotel,
started tonight for Liverpool to testify in
the Maybrick poisoning case. He was for a
long time servant in the Maybrick family.
He was familiar with Mr.. Maybrick's hab-
its and will testify that he was. frequent
arsenic taker. 1t is also understood that
Mrs. MAVERICK has other Norfolk friends,
now in Liverpool, who will testify In her
r. 1L.IF
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20

Quite large number of the Freshman
class which enters Bowdoin College this fall
will be obliged to take rooms outside of the
College dormitories as there are not enough
rooms on the campus to accommodate all the
students who will attend this year.
Bowdoin College has just received $4,000
from the estate of Henry Winkley of Phila-
delphia
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
To Enter the Dry Dock.

The fine schooner yacht Dauntless. owned
by Commodore Colt entered the harbor yes
terday and will go on the dry dock here for
repairs to her bottom, which was damaged
by her going ashore some time ago. The
Dauntless carries six gums and large crew.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
New Maine Post Offices.

HWAsHINeToN, July 19.-New post offices
have been established at Henderson, Piscat-
aquis county and at South Hudson, Penob-
scot county
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
Warner to the Veterans.

KANSAS CITY, No., July 19.-Ma1or War
ner, commander-in chief of the G. A. H., has
issued general order In which he urges all
the Grand Army posts of the country to send
as large delegations as possible to the Ma
tional Encampment at Milwaukee in Au-
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
Fell from CushIne's Wharf. /.

Tuesday, Miss Kate Welch fell into the
water from Cushing's wharf. Long Island.
and might have drowned but for the timely
assistance Of Mr.. Mitchell. who was prompt
to the rescue.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
A Steamer wrecked.

NEW YORK, July 19.-The crew of the
hed Star line steamer Mars, formerly the old
scotia, wrecked on Bird rocks early this
month, arrived today on the steamer Phila-
delphia. The survivors number 27. She
was valued at 100000, and insured for $175,-
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
The National League.

The following games were played in the
National League yesterday:
AT BOSTON.
Innings. ..........1 2 3 @ z o
Chicagos. ...........1 0 8 8 o x-13
Bostons. ns.............3 o 2 o o o U
Base hits-Chicagos, 13; Bostons, Errors
ChcagoS, IL; BoStons, IL. Batteries-Tener
and Farrell, Radbun and Bennett.
AT NEW YORK.
Innings .........1 A o z SO 10 IL
indianapolis. o 8 900 Is
New Yorks...........4 o o 90 l.
Base hits-Indlanapolis, IL New Yorks, IL.
ErrorS- indianapolis, y; New Y0rks, 10. Bat
teres-Getzein and Buckley, Crane and Ewing,
AT PHILADELPHIA.
No game on account of rain.
AT WASHINGTON.
No game at on account Of rain.
THE LEAGUE STANDING.
The following Is the standing in the Ma
tional League:
Won Lost. Played. Won.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
stolen Team Recovered.

NASHUA. July 19.-The police recovered
tonight the stolen team taken from Randolph,
Me. The horse was left in stable In this
city Wednesday, the thieves escaping
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
Arrested for IIIeoaI EIsnIne.

New BEDFORD, Mass, July 19.-The tug
Needle arrived this afternoon with two men
haden steamers captured by the State police
for illegal fishing. The officers arrested 80
men belonging to the steamers
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
Thrown from a Carriage.

Last night, as Mrs. Hubbard and little
daughter Of Cumberland Mills were turning
in a carriage from Paris street into Port
land the carriage was upset. breaking two
wheels and throwing the occupants out.
Both were bruised. Lut not severely hurt.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
Fell and Broke Her Arm.

Thursday Mrs. Moses G. Roberts OF West
brook, fell and broke her right arm. A lit
tie over year ago Mrs. Roberts broke the
same arm. Her friends will be sorry to
learn of her recent misfortune.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20

Charles II. Geary, the man who was run
over by the cars near the Grand Trunk
depot Thursday night, died at the hospital
yesterday morning. Coroner Gould will
hold an inquest this morning.