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The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
PILOTS WHO ARE PIRATES.
Outrages Committed on American
Vessels In San Domingo.

NEW YORK, September s. The schooner
James Slater of Port Jefferson, L. t., Cap
tain Charles E. Tooker, master, let 60 her
anchors in the upper bay yesterday incoming,
after an eventful voyage and experiences
which may furnish occasion for negotiation
between the United States and the San Do
mingo government.
The Slater arrived at San Domingo about
six months ago with general cargo. She
anchored In the roadstead, awaiting favor
able opportunity to enter the port. While
the Slater was waiting, the schooner I'll. s.
Marl0r, in attempting to leave the harbor,
total wreck. The schooner Marlor and her
captain. John Wines, also hailed from Port
jefferson.
Captain Wines at oEce charged that his
vessel had been deliberately wrecked by the
PH Pplunder In his his report Of the the case Sc
he asserted that the pilots were
warned that they were taking the vessel
out of the regular course, but paid no atten-
tion ran her hard ashore, and then, with
other natives, who Immediately boarded the
ship, attempted to plunder her. The captain
claimed that there was plot in that port to
wreck vessels to furnish stealings for an Or
ganized gang, and has demanded indemnity
from the government that appoints and forces
the shipmasters to employ the pilots. He has
home government.
Captain Tooker was warned of the danger
which threatened him, and was on the look
out When the pilots started to tow
his vessel into port, he stood
by the wheel, and when he suddenly
saw that the vessel was being carried
out of her course and beyond the mouth of
the river he Immediately ordered both an
chors dropped, and running to the masthead
himself he nailed the Stars and Stripes fast
and defied the pilots to wreck his ship. The
pilots had succeeded in towing the vessel so
close to the breakers that when she swung
around to the tide after the anchors held
her stern hit the beach and the pounding
caused the vessel to leak badly. The cap
tain refused to leave his ship, but arming
his men, warned the colored wreckers who
attempted to board his vessel that they must
keep off.
He finally succeeded in lightering his car
90 up to the port, and after considerable de-
lay hauled his vessel off, and after every
hindrance had been placed in his way, man
aged to get her up to the port and out on the
dry dock for repairs.
The Slater loaded sugar at San Domingo,
which port she left twenty-One days ago.
The captain claims that he suffered serious
damages in material stolen and in the injury
to the vessel, and threatens to demand in
demnity from the San DominganS.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
RACES AT WAR.
DeIarwae and Georgia the Scenes of
of Bloody Encounters.

WILMINGTON, Del, September S.-Last
night race riot broke out in the lower part
of Newcastle between the gangs employed
in the Tasker Iron Works. An Hungarian
was shot and instantly killed by one Of the
Irish rioters and an Irishman was stabbed
in 10 or II places by an unknown hungarian
He will recover. The rioting was the out
come of bad feeling which has existed be-
tween the different nationalities ever since
the entrance of Poles and Slavacks into the
mills, nearly two years ago. Thlrty-three
Slavacks were arrested, and warrants will
be issued for the Irish participants whom
the preliminary hearing this afternoon
showed were the aggressors. Five lrishmen
and two Hungarian men and an Hungarian
woman received wounds in the melee.
SAVANNAH, Ga, September S.-H. d.
Casteberry, town marshal of Pelham village
near Townsville, was shot and killed last
night while trying to arrest negro for in
citing a riot. A general shooting ensued be-
tween the whites and blacks In which a
negro was fatally wounded. Race trouble
seemed imminent but was averted.
GREENWOOD, Miss, September S.-George
Allen, one of the principal leaders in the
late troubles in Lefore county, who shot his
own brother because he refused to go with
the rioters, has been captured in lndianala,
SunhoWer county.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09

Meteorological Report.
september 8, 1889, 800 P.Ml.
Observations taken at the same moment of time
Oh oil ofo
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
Visit of Cen. Stark Canton.

The programme for the entertainment Of
Gen. Stark Canton, Patriarchs Militant, Of
Suncook, N. H.. on their visit Wednesday
next, is as follows: The Stark Canton on
arrival in the Boston boat will be met ant
escorted to headquarters at City Hotel. Al
s.15 Grand Canton Ridgely headed by Chand
ler's Band, will receive the Stark Canton al
the hotel, escort them to the Merryconeag
and proceed to Long Island where they will
enjoy the usual sports and a clam bake. Tht
visitors will return at night. Canton Ridge.
lY will hold meeting tonight.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
NOBODY SAW THE CAPTAIN DISAPPEAR
The Mystery of the Loss of a MARI
ner from Maine.
How Big Sound Steamer Struck the
Lucy p. Miller.
Damage TO ore of the Thousand
Island Boats.

New YORK, September 1.-Two lumber
laden three-masted schooners arrived yester-
day in command of their mates, who report
ed that their respective captains had been
lost overheard. In one ease there are sus-
picious circumstances surrounding the loss
of the captain. This case is that of the
schooner Grace Andrews. She left Mobile
"a days ago in command of Captain Young g
of St George, Me. The passage was long
making it almost impossible to gain progress.
On August 20 James Powers, aged 56 a sea-
man and native of Philadelphia, was lost
overheard from the afterhouse. This event
had very depressing effect ON the captains
spirits, together with the great length of the
voyage, which was 10 days longer than us
ual. His fretting and worrying had bad
effect on his health as well, and he is said to
have acted very strangely.
On Thursday night, while the schooner
was off Long Branch, heading for New
York, 1t shut down very thick and dark.
The mate and crew went forward to haul the
sheet, leaving the captain at the wheel.
When they returned he was nowhere to be
found. 1t twas hardly possible that he could
have been knocked over by the boom or
dragged over by the sheet. twas not rough
enough for him to have been washed over
board. Taking his previous mental condi-
tion into consideration it was thought possi-
BILE that he had in reality committed suicide.
One of Capt. Young's oldest friends scout
ed the idea that he had committed suicide
yesterday when told of the disappearance.
He said that the Captain was man of re-
marknbly even temper, and not disposed to
be discouraged by trifes. He leaves a wife
and child, who live at Port Clyde, Me. He
was about forty-seven years old. He had no
pecuniary interest in the Grace Andrews,
and was only taking charge of her at a
monthly salary in the absence of her regular
commander. Capt. Andrews, who was re,
naming at home on vacation. Snow 4
Burgess, who are the agents of the vessel
Immediately telegraphed to Capt. Andrews
to come and take charge of his vessel.
Another schooner which had lost her cap
tain was the Red Wing, consigned to S. G.
Evans & Co., from Fernandina, with a cargo
of lumber to Eppinger & Russell. The Red
Wing left Fernandina sixteen days ago, and
on August 2Sth, while off Cape Henry, was
struck by the tail end OF violent hurricane,
which lasted four days. Captain Lee was
washed overheard by big wave and lost
He belonged in Philadelphia.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
Priests In Court.

CITY OF MEXICO, September S.-Three
priests were recently arrested in the State of
Guanajuato for preaching seditious doc
trines. On trial two were declared not gull
ty and the third sentenced to undergo II
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The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
RiddIed with Ruckskot.

NEWARK, N. j., September S--The body
of man was found at East Newark this
Two bullets had pierced the leart and an
other had entered the left sile and lodged
in the shoulder. Another had entered the
abdomen. Any but one of tle bullets would
have caused death and the wound in the
throat was sufficient to kill. The deceased
was neatly dressed. There vas not parti-
Gle of blood on his clothing. No signs of a
scuffle could be found and doubtless the body
was carried to the spot whee It was found.
The body was identified as that OF Hay
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09

The bundle OF sticks, each in itself weak and to
be snapped at blow, but firmly bound together
rivallng the oak in strength, is fitting synonym
of the Life Insurance principle.
The theory can be put in a nutshell, Shall one
man bear the burden or make ten thocsa share
it with him?
INSURE IN THE UNION MUTUAL.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
Philip Marett's Beneficence.

NEW HAVEN, Ct, September S.-By the
death of Mrs. Ellen NJ Clifford, the last sur
viving heir of the late Philip Marett, at her
home in this city today, an estate valued at
local institutions. The Connecticut Hospi-
tai, the income to be used in supporting frse
beds, gets $4,000. The city Of New Haven
receives $4,000, the income to be used for
INDECENT aged and infirm persons, not psup-
come to be used for scholarships il the
academical department. Other bequess are /:
The New Haven Orphan Asylum, $50, 100; st.
Francis Orphan Asylum, $4,000; the City of
New Haven, 100000, in aid of the public
library, and the State of ConnecticU $50, 900,
to be used for the support of the Institution
for idiots and imbecies
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09

morning, followed by short run and din
ner at some point Of interest: The races
will commence promptly at 3 O'Clock at Pre-
sumpscot Park, where there are good accom-
modations for seeing them. All league
I out charge. After the races banquet will
be given at one of the hotels, and possibly
the Wheel Club will arrange some entertain
ment for the visiting wheelmen In the eve
ming.
The Pope Manufacturing Company of
Boston. has donated silver cup worth $50
to be given as prize at the races September
26. The Overman Wheel Company has
given Victor cyclometer to be contested for
at the races
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
Nelson Looked on as the wInner

BosToN, September S.-Entries for the
Balch National Stallion stakes to be decided
at Beacon Park, Allstyn, September IS, all
promise to be well. Today a few of the
horses to start in that battle for the $4,000
are expected to arrive in this city, and from
now till the day the race is decided they will
be comfortably quartered In the racing sheds
at the race track. One week from today all
the horses entered for the contest will have
arrived in Boston, and unless some of them
60 wrong between now AMI the day of the
race there will be 13 starters. The great
Maine stallion Nelson, who is looked on by
many as the probable winner Of the big con-
test will be among the first lot to arrive, as
will also Alcrysn, who beat Nelson for the
big Hartford purse short time ago. Mr..
Charles III. Thayer, manager for Mr.. Balch,
expects to see the largest crowd ever seen
within the gates of Beacon Park there on
the race day, and he does not except the day
on which the last Balch race took place
when there were about 10000 present. The
present accommodations of Beacon Park will
hardly permit of accommodating 10000, So
fearing an overflow crowd, Mr.. Balch has
engaged tract of ground adjoining the
park for the accommodation of teams. The
days sport will commence with the $1,000
pacing race, in which Silver Thread, Allen
Maid, Gossip, Jr., Doble, Roy Wilkes,
Wicopee and Elmonarch are entered.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
Offlcers Elected.

The Diamond Island cottagers have
formed the Little Diamond Island Associa-
tion with these officers:
Presidential. p. Fuller.
Secretary-George E. Raymond.
TreaSurer-A. Z. Fuller.
Entertainment Committee-C. S. Holland. Geo
and Will Adie, the number of the committees TO be
increased to twelve by the addition of seven
ladies.
The Oxford League has elected these Off
GERS:
Presldent-Mr Charles Z. Davis.
Vice Presdent-Miss Gertrude Moves
Recording Secretary Miss Lillian L. Sylvester.
Corresponding Secretary-Miss Gertrude Card.
Treasurer--Miss Flora V. Lord.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09

Company, Sewall heater and Spear heater;
Grand Trunk, Baker hot water heater;
Bridgton & Saco River, Spears proposed
system. The application of the Sandy River
Railroad Company for the approval of
wood stove for heating was denied, also the
Dunbar heater for the Rumford Falls &
Buckfeld Railroad Company. In every
case the common wood or coal stove is re-
and johnson, are accepted. These, howev-
ever are only temporarily accepted, the
approval permit being limited to June 80,
1890, the ultimate goal to be reached being
steam heating. Several companies have
decided that all applications must be made
in writing.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
Another BURGLARY.

Sometime during Saturday night. or early
Sunday morning, Nash's furnishing good
store, at the corner of Oak and Congress
streets was entered by breaking a window
in the rear. How much or what was taken
Mr.. Nash could not tell yesterday as he had
not seen his clerk. A gang of out of town
burglars seems to be operating pretty
thoroughly in the city.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
Assault on a Prisoner,

At 1.-THE jail, Friday night, the italian ar
rested some time ago for running amuck
with razor on Hammond street, and an
other prisoner named Oak, occupying the
same cell had quarrel and Oak struck the
Italian with the wooden shelf, that is found
in every cell, over the head inflicting such
an ugly wound that Dr. Small had to be
called
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
More Piucky plants.

A few days ago the PRESS noted the
growth of an onion plant on Exchange street
and suggested that it presaged dull time in
town, Yesterday, the person who dlscov-
cred the onion, pointed out some flourishing
tufts OF grass growing on Congress street in
the middle Of the horse car track. That
these things can be. shows wonderful ten
aclty OF life in the seeds that lodge iu such
places.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
LOOKS AS iF BARDED.
The Results OF the Fire In Antwerp
A Village Destroyed.

ANTWERP, September S.-The fire which
started in the cartridge factory Friday has
been extinguished. Several more corpses
have been found. The number of dead win
certainly reach 2O0 The arrest of Carvillan,
proprietor of the cartridge factory, has been
ordered.
Many persons passed the night in the open
air, dreading to remain in their houses ow-
ing to the explosions of petroleum which oc-
CURED at intervals until Sunday forenoon.
The village of Austonwell. near at hand, in
dabited by artisans, was completely de-
stroyed. For hundreds of yards In its vicin-
ity not building escaped damage. All
parts Of Antwerp show more or less damage
and portions appear as If bombarded.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
An Energetic Fire Bug.

LANCASTER, September Sat Wrights-
vile, on the Susquehanna rivlrr, opposite Co
lumbia, last night, the police .ltation and five
barns were destroyed by ilcendiary fires.
After After the first fire 5 tgieede gaed preVeee pa pa
other fires. The last occurred early this
morning, at which James Fiester, alias
"Reddy'' McIntire, was seized on suspicion
of being the incendiary, and licked up in the
burning building, from which ne succeeded
in escaping. He was atterwa9 arrested on
a charge Of arson and taken to YORK county
LII
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
Sons Of Veterans.

Mr.. Waldo II. Perry Of this city, past colo
mel Division Of Maine, Sons of Veterans, T.
K. Gould and W. p. Thurston of Rockland
John Z. Blake and Ii. l.. Wright af Auburn
and Captain E. E. Philbrook Of this city, left
Saturday to attend the annual encampment
Of the Commandery in Chief at Paterson
N. j., which meets tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
WASHINGTON COUNTY.

Fires have started up In the Maine and
New Brunswick woods. On the st. John the
destruction has been great already. Deer
have been driven out to herd with cattle, and
bears seek refuge in the water, where they
are shot. On the ST. Croix waters a number
OF fires have started, but no serious damage
has yet been done. though the skies by day
begin to grow clouded by smoke. The woods
between Vanceboro and Forest Station have
been ignited several times by sparks from
Maine Central locomotives, and the railroad
company should station men at the threaten
ed points at once
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
Another Fire setter a Work,

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., September SAT
about 2. 80 O'Clock this morning Joseph Spin
a house owned by Mrs. Sarah Hurd, discov-
cred that the barn connected With the house
was on fire. Despite the effots Of the fire
department, the fire spread to the house, de-
stroying it. The loss on the h@se is $500 /;
insured. Spinrey lost his fTIn;iture, I;n horse
is S35o The cause of the fire Is unknown.
but il is supposed to have beer incendiary.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
ATyplcaI Friendship.
Tha BOSTON Globe saws:

Mrs. Abba Goold WoolsOn, the distin
guished student and lecturer on English lit
erature, delivered an entertaining lecture on
"The Friendship Of Washington and Lafay-
ette," In the Old South course Of lectures for
young people yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Woolson referred to the early meetings Of
Lafayette and Washington, and spoke Of the
peculiar military ability and character of
each. Their friendship was fas one, their
CONFIDENCE In each other being remarknhle
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
Seizures.
Thasa saizuras wera mada vaetardov.

These seizures were made yesterday:
Langmaid and Pickett. five bottles of beer
at No. 81 Commercial street.
Skilllngs and Harmon, whiskey at No. Ala
Commercial street; small quantity
Heath and Stevens, whiskey, rum and
beer in small quantities at A Centre street,
and ale and rum at 20 York street.
Harmon and Skillings, 26 bottles Of beer
and two jugs OF whiskey at, No. 465 Fore
street, and eight bottles beer at No. Dun
phys block.
Skillings and Stevens, II bottles of beer at
No. 457 Fore street.
Skillings and Harmon, 81 bottles of beer at
No. 465 Fore street, barrel of ale and
pitcher of ale at No. 80 York street.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
THE PILoRIM's PROGRESS
Brought Her Crashing Against the
Bangor Steamer Lucy MILLER.

NEW YORK, September when the
steamer Lucy p. Miller reached her pier
from Bangor, Me-, yesterday afternoon, she
had big list to starboard. Her starboard
panking between decks and opposite the
engine room was smashed in for distance
of % feet. The knees supporting the upper
deck beams were split, and there was a space
of about foot between the plank shear and
the outside Of the crushed planking. A big
chain encircled the engine cylinder and held
in place the exhaust pipe connecting the
cylinder and condenser. The pipe was
broken off at the joint. and lot of rope raw
ellings were wound around the break to pre-
vent the steam from escaping. The damage
the Miller and a Fall River steamer, sup
posed to have been the Pilgrim. The ves-
sells came together in Long Island Sound, OPP
posite Watch Hill, and about 100 miles east
morning, during the prevalence Of dense
fog. Captain Miller made a statement of
the accident. He had on board, he said, 30
passengers, including ladies. The fog bank
shut down at 11.40 O'Clock, when he was
some miles east of Watch Hill. The steam
er reached that point at l2.40 O'Clock. Sud
denly one whistle was heard ahead, indicat
ing that steamer was coming from the west
ward. The single blast was continued at
short intervals. showing the vessels inten-
ton OF going TO port Oh tne Mlller. L ne
Bangor vessel answered with one whistle,
and changed her course one point to the
northward, so as to pass to port of the other
steamer. A moment later the lights of the
big side-wheeler were seen. Her course was
changed to run to starboard of the Miller, in
stead of to port of her, as the signals had in
dcated. She was taking the same direction
as the Miller. The vessels were coming
head on, and collision seemed inevitable
The Fall River boats pilot saw the danger
and blew two sharp whistles, indicating his
intention of going to starboard. The Miller
answered and her helm was jammed hard to
starb0ard at the same moment There was
not a moment to be lost. Some of the pas
sengerS of both vessels were on deck, and
everyone felt sure that big disaster was at
hand, which meant death to some of them.
The Miller swung rapidly to starboard OF the
Fall River boat. but not quickly enough to
avoid her. She came against the Bangor
vessels starboard side, and the great IRON
bound plank shear Of the Pilgrim crushed in
the Miller's planking as though 1t were
pasteboard Passengers on both vessels
wer3 thrown from their feet and a lady on
the Bangor steamer tainted from freight.
The Miller lay to three hours for repairs,
but the other steamer kept her course. The
injuries to the Miller were all above the
water line ard the fears of her passengers
were finally Qujeted.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
MAIN G..
Fell Into a Tank of Boiling Water.

NORTH WAYNE, September THE feet
and legs of George McAllister, employed at
the canning factory of Jennings Brothers,
North Wayne, were fearfully scalded yes
terday afternoon by his falling into tank
OF boiling water He was arranging pulley
over the tank when the board on which he
stood broke.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
one Mar ilIet.

GREENv1LLE. Pa. eeytem'er S.-Yesti-
bule train No. s, the fast New lork, Penn
sylyania and Ohio train,. Chilago, to New
York, was wrecked about Two O. m,ies hlt below
nto a freight train through misplaced
switch. The engineers and tirmen jumped.
The passenger engineer was sriously hurt,
and the other was slightly injured The bag.
gage master was killed. Tie passengers
were badly shaken up, but Dne were in
iInrn
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
The Pope VIII Remain.

Rome says the Pope has abandoned the idea
of leaving Rome The German government
having mediated in his behalf, has assured
him that in the event of war, Italy would
strictly respect his position.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
State Board of Trade.

At meeting Of the Bangor Board of
Trade Saturday afternoon Mayor Bragg,
Hon. j. t. Wheelwright, Thomas White,
Charles S. Pearl and E. NJ. Blanding were
chosen delegates to the convention of Boards
of Trade of Maine, to be held at Portland to-
morrow
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
Local Weather Report.
ponrr .xrr, Mo Can+onohor =

Mean daily ther....65O Max. vel. wind..... 10
Minimum ther....61.2
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
OBITUARY..
Recent Violent Deaths.

A man was struck by the $50 p. NJ train
over the Boston q Maine railroad Saturday
night near the East Somerville station. Both
of his legs were cut off, and he was badly in
jured about the head and body. He was
taken to the Massachusetts General Hospital,
where he died. The body has beeh identified
as Frank Park, salesman for Powers, Mel
vim & Co., grain dealers of East Somerville.
Parks was a native of Pittsfeld, Ne.
Two schooners reached New York Satur-
day in charge of the first mates. They are
the Grace Andrews and Red Wing, and the
commanders of both vessels were drowned
at sea. Capt. Young of the Grace Andrews
is suppos I'd to have committed suicide while
ming. The Red Wings commander. Capt.
Lee. was swept overheard during tre-
mendous hurricane on the morning of Au-
gust 2Sth
S. p. Stevenson.
MONTREAL, Que, September SIS. p.
Stevenson, president of the New Brunswick
Railroad Company. died today. aged g.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
Ten DAYS In an opei Boat.

SAN Francisco, Cal, September 7, 1885,
Advices from Honolulu by thesteamer Aus
tralian, state that the Brltl9 man-of-war
absence of a month. Shl had visited
Humphreys island and Riersq island, and
annexed both Of them to the Iritish domin-
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09

A party Of English gentlemen are seeing
the sights at Bar Harbor and will visit other
places in Maine. It is not know whether
they intend to invest in Maine property.
They will possibly investigate the BiddefOTd
and Iewiston and WaterVille mills.