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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-29
The Jesuit Estates Act.

MoNIhEAL, May ia large and 1nftu-
entail public meeting was held last night un-
der the auspices of citizens committee in
connection with the anti-Jesuit movement.
Strong speeches were made. A petition ask
Ing the government to annul the Jesuits' es-
tates act was signed by all present.
OTTAWA, May 28-An immense Protestant
mass meeting was held here last night to con
slider the Jesuits' estates act. The Dominion
nd.Quebec governments were condemned,
the latter for giving the Jesuits foothold in
the country and the former for permitting
this to be done.
The vaIkyrIe Beaten.
LONDON. May 2S.-There was another race
to-day between the yachts Valkyrie, Irez
and Yarana. The Valkyrie was beaten by
both Of the vessels. The course was from
Harwick to North End, and the time OF the
three yachts was as follows: Trek, 3 h. I'm.
"A s.; Yarana, h. 25 m. % s.; Valkyrie, 8 h.
26 IN. % 5.
Irish Local Government.
DUBLIN, May 2S.-The Irish Times (con-
servatiye). says the government commission
experts nave no connection with the COM
mittee to be appointed to inquire into the ex-
listing system OF local and imperial govern
ment with a view Of drafting an Irish local
government bill.
Many Lives Lost.
VIENNA. May pa conflagration in the
town of Podhajce, Galicia, destroyed sixty
houses. the church and synagogue and caused
the loss Of many lives. Twelve corpses have
beeE extricated from the ruins.
Arrived on Fire.
LONDON, May 28.-The Cunard steamship
Servia from New York for Liverpool has ar
rived at Liverpool on fire.
Foreign Notes.
The Parnell commission will adjourn Fri
day until June Is. Permission was given
the imprisoned members of Parliament, Con-
don and OConnor, TO come to London and
testify before the commission.
A writer in the Paris Matin indicates that
the next papal conclave will be compelled by
the drift OF events to elect as Pope an En-
gllsh or American cardinal.
In the election for Senators Monday in
Aisne and Doubs departments not single
vote was cast for Bol.langer
1t Is stated that the Earl of Zetland has
been offered the vice royalship Of Ireland,
The Marquis Of Londonderry will retire
from the viceroyship Of Ireland in August
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Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The postponed
excursion given by Secretary Blaine in honor
of Sir Julian Pauncefote, the new British
minister, took place today. By invitation, a
select company OF cabinet officers. diplomat
ic representatives, high officials and fair
sprinkling Of Washington society boarded
the Despatch at 1880 this afternoon, and
sailed down the Potomac as far as Mt. Yer
non.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett has pur-
chased a cottage at Sorrento, Me.
Mr.. Blaine is trying to get a summer home
near Washington for the season, as he is get
ting very tired OF hotel life, and the Seward
house is not yet ready for mis- occupancy. He
offered fancy price for one of the fine old
suburban mansions on Georgetown Heights,
but he couldn't get 1t.
The nominations of the Haytien commits
siOners have been recalled, presumably on
account Of the record Of Mr.. Tucker in the
civil war
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Mean daily ther..55.0 Max. vel wind..... "a
Minimum ther. ....45.7
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-29

The National League.
The following games were played In the
National League yesterday:
AT BOSTON.
Innings.........l 8 4 7 81
Bostons: :........-...l 90 999 9-io
Chicagos. ............2 o o o l.
Base hits-Bostons, IA; Chicag0s. Z. Errors
B0st0Bs, o; Chicag0s, 2. Batteres-ClarksOn and
Bennett, Tener and Sommers.
AT WASHINGTON.
Innings....-....1 3 S 81
Clevelands..........1 o 40 Is
Washingt0ns. ......1 o o o o.
Base -Clevelands, o; Washingtons. a. Er-
rOrs-Clevelands. IL Washingt0ns, 40. Batteries
-OBrien aud thinner. Pearson aud Mack.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
( Innlngs.......1 2 3 4 8 s z 910
PPIh,,,lssdelPhias,..99 PI,, &C S9S99 s-s
Base hts-P -Phlladelphlas. IL; PittsburgS, n.
ErrOrs-Phadelphlas, IL ftfsOurgs. - Bat
teries- Casey and Clements, Staley aud Miller.
AT NEW YORK.
Innings ........1 2 6 Z 8
New Yorks.........2 o y g.
Indianapoils........0 o O. o
Base Hits New Y0rks. IL; indianapolis, 2.
Errors-New Yorks. 8; Indianapolis, IL. Batter
ies-Welch and Ewing, Getzein and Buckley.
THE LEAGUE STANDING.
The following Is the standing In the Ma
tional League:
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Maine People M ade Happy.

WASHINGTON. May Extensions were
granted to Maine people today as follows;
ORIGINAL.
Nathan Cr0cker, Jr., Elbridge Pedler,
Aaron Lilley.
INCREASE.
Emil Dagna, James II. Haynes Jr.,
Marcellus Whitney.
Two Maine Appointments.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Edward Donnell
has been appointed to be deputy collector Of
the Bath customs district.
G. A. Knowles has been appointed post
master at Nealey's Corner, Me.
Peace In Samoa.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Admiral Kimber-
ly has reported to the Navy Department, un-
der date of Auckland. May 27th: The Sa-
moan natives are disbanding. Peace pre-
vails."
John Z. Warren's Patent.
WASHINGTON. May 2S--John E. Warren
of Cumberland Mills has been granted pat
ent on flterer.
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Mr.. Jones Protests. .

'C-Partly Cloudy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
POURED INTO THE SINK.
TANNERS SENTENCE.
An Effort to Adjourn the Commons
Voted Down.

An Effort to Adjourn the Commons
Voted Down.
LONDON, Aug. In the House of Com
mons this evening Mr.. Sexton moved an
adjournment in order to consider the sem
tence imposed on DIR. Tanner under the
crimes act. He argued that the charge
against DR.. Tanner was not an assault with
crimes act, and that, therefore, the sentence
was Illegal
Mr.. Madden, solicitor general for ireland,
replied that there was a method of testing
the leg 3lity of the sentence without djourn-
ing the House.
After lengthy debate Mr.. Sexton's mo-
tion was rejected by vote of ia to 118.
sEXTON'S LETTER FROM HARRISON.
Thomas Sexton, lord mayor Of Dublin,
has written to the United ates legation
with reference to the letter received oy him
from President Harrison. He reasserts
that the letter had been wilfully opened
aud defaced before it reached his hands.
The seal, he says, had been melted, and gum
was scattered over the outside of the envel-
ope The gum used by the person who
opened ohe letter and the gum originally on
the envelope were palpably different.
FROUDE NOT A HOME RULER.
Froude, the historian has written letter.
denying the truth of the reports that he
had become a Home Ruler He adds:
Mr.. Gladstone's policy is only a spasmadic
gush Of sentiment suggested, as always, by
some condition of Englisl party politics
It Is the worst and most scandalous in
English history"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
BOSTON'S FUND.
The Money Has Always Been Subject
to Draft,

Boston, MASS, Aug. with regard
to the statement of Gov. Beaver of Penn
sylvania that he has not received any Of the
$50, 600 said to be in the hands Of the Bos-
ton committee for the relief of the Johns
town sufferers, it may be stated
that the Boston fund is still in
the possession of the local committee of
which Mayor Hart is chairman. 1t fis
known that the money is subject to the
draft Of the Phil ldelphia committee
Mayor Hart says: There is no hitch at
tins end We have notified the relief com
missiouer5 to draw on us and they have
ialled to do 50. The reason is they have all
the funds which they need for the present.
AFTER THE EPIDEMIC FUND.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-Dr. Benjamin
Lee, secretary Of the Pennsylvania State
board of Health, has written President
Harrison. suggesting that some portion of
the national epidemic fund which now
amounts 10 Sl0O,000, should be expended
IN dredging and digging the Conemaugh
river at JOhnstown. Dr. Lee SAYS that,
owing TO the filling up of the valley at this
point by tho deposits of sand, earth and
rock made by the great food, Johustowu
and the nelghboring communities are liable
TO be overfiowed every time there is
iANNt' AuAAA- HIS SIhbo Oh aIulTB, 50 DI6Iu-
dlcial TO the health of that re-
glon, DR.. Ice Z thinks, should be
ameliorated by appropriations from the
fund to prevent the spread of epidemics.
Inc President has referred the letter to
Surgeon General Hamilton OF the Marine
hospital service without recommendation
Tor action. DR.. Hamilton will reply that
under the law applications for assistance
from the epidemic fund must be made by a
governor Of a state. Even il Gov. Beaver
shoul make the application it is improba-
ole that the money would De given from
the epidemic fund for this purpose. The
fund may be needed to check an epidemic
OF disease before this season is over.
A CONFERENCE.
JoHNsTOwN, PA, July 1-To-morrow
morning Treasurer Thompson and Secre-
tary kremer will have a conference with
the board of inquiry, and some plan of con-
certed action will be decided ON to effect
more s eedy distribution Of the relief fund.
Treasurer Thompson proposes to push the
work, and he will urge the board of in
curry to make arrangements to distribute
orders more rapidly. This, the members of
the board say, they are prepared to do,
and when the arrangements are completed
IN few days, as much or more money will
bo paid out In one day than has previously
been done in a week. =
One pair Of street car trucks were dug
out OF the sand to-day, which is all that has
vet been found OF the equipment, consisting
OF about eighty horses and fifteen cars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
Emperor William at Dover.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-The German imperial
yacht Hohenzollern, with Emperor William
on board, accompanied by the German
squadron, has arrived at Dover. Salhtes
of artillery were fired in honor of Emperor
William.
Emperor William will land at Trinity
pier, at Cowes, where he will be met by
the Prince of Wales. The emperor and his
suite and the Prince of Wales viii then en-
ter carriages and proceed under military
escort to Osborne, where the queen will re-
ceive the visitors on the steps of the main
entrance. Lord Salisbury and the other
cabinet ministers and principal court Off
cials will be present. In the evening the
royalties will have family dinner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
AN IDLE COAL SHAFT.
ire and Strike at the Pratt Mines


Fire and Strike at the Pratt Mines
in Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Aug. SHAFT No. /
at the Pratt mines of the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railway Company is still burning.
The firemen have been working at it four
days and claim to have made headway.
The output of the shaft is 1000 tons per
day. 1t was worked by co4victs.
one Of whom and eighteen mules
were caught in the mine All the free
miners employed by the company, number
ing 200, struck to-day, because some of
their number were suspended on the charge
Of too much slate in their coal. General
Manag Bond iSabsent and no steps toward
a settlement have yet been taken.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
CROPS IN TEXAS.
The Outlook Bright for Everything
Planted.

DENIsoN, TEX, Aug. 1.-The Herald
says: "Our canvass of every part Of Texas
shows that the reports of the corn, cotton
and wheat crops have been underestimate.
From nearly every county there is cheering
news. Such cotton was never before SEEN
Wheat aud oats are up to the average.
The prospects for 100000 bales Of cotton
are good If the weather holds for fortnight
longer"
The Herald says that at the low prices
received lest year the cotton crop is worth
SS4, ,0O0, ,00O, and regrets that it cannot all go
direct from the gin to Taxas mills to be
manufactured, instead of being sent to
northern and foreign mills.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
a MONSTER EXCURSION.
Eighty Gers in Seven Sections Leave
Cincinnati for Niagara.

CINCINNATI, O., Aug. IA monster ex-
cursion train, the largest that ever left here
for Niagara Falls, went out to-day on the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad
1t was made up Of thirty-seven sleepers,
nine chair cars and thirty-four coaches,
a total of 50 cars. II was sent out in seven
divisions The number of the excursionists
wa 3, 199 1t is not an organized body or
society, but an ordinary popular excursion
reduced rates.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
BURKE's ExTRADITION.
The Papers Can't Reach Winnipeg
Before Tomorrow

WINNEPEG, MAN, Aug. 1.-George w.
Hubbard, chief Of police and A. J. Ross, a
lieutenant OF the Chicago police force, ar
rived in this city at noon yesterday for the
purpose Of conducting Martin Burke to
Chicago. Chief Hubbard says that Burke's
friends may make an attempt 30 rescue the
prisoner, but that ne will take all necessary
precautions to prevent the successful ac-
compshment of any such undertaking.
Burke cannot be moved until a warrant for
his extradition reaches here from Ottawa.
1t cannot arrive until Saturday and the
probability is that it will be some days later.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
New York's Postoface.

WASHINGTON, Aug. las a result OF
the report of the commission which re-
Gently Investigated the needs of the New
York city posEoffice, the Postmaster Gem
eral has directed that an additional allow
ance Of S7S 600 be granted to Postmaster
Van Cott His present allowance is ST.
0S4 900. An additional force OF clerks To-
the number Of 102 is also allowed, which,
with his present. force, will make an ag-
pragate Of 2Q8 ernploves.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
MRS. MAVERICKS TRIAL.
Witnesses Testify TO Seeing Her
Changing the Medicine.


Changing the Medicine.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 1.-The trial of Mrs.
Maybrick on the charge Of poisoning her
husband was resumed to-day. DIR. Fuller
testiGed,that he had prescribed tontcs for Mr.
Maybrick. The deceased never hinted to
him that he had taken arsenic, nor did he
present any indication OF having at any
time taken it,
CHANGING THE MEDICINES.
The nurse, Alice Yapp, related the
Briefly letter incident, and testified to see
ing the prisoner pouring medicine from one
bottle into another. A former domestic
depOsed that on one occasion the prisoner
fnis ed the preparation Of arrow root
which she the witness) had begun, and
that she tthe witness) afterward noticed
dark stains on the jug that had not bsen
there previously The witaess also deposed
that Mrs. MaYbrick received London
medicine by post
POURED INTO THE SINK.
The cook testified that the prisoner had
directed that the London medicine be
poured into the sink, saying chat Mr. May
brick would be q corpse if he took another
dose. On cross examination the witnesses
generally considered that Mrs. Maybrick
did her best for her husband but that she
was set aside by his brothers.
Two chemists doing business in the city
testified that they had compounded pre-
scriptions for Mr.. Maybricd. The medi-
cines compounded by them contained no
arsenic.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND.

The Formers Note to the Latter
Amlcably Worded.
BERLIN, Aug. 1.-The German govern
ment's reply to the note of the Swiss
bundesrath regarding German refugees is
amicably worded. The government renews
its demand that sharp control be exercised
over German residents in Switzerland. and
expresses the hope that an entente will be
established on q basis honorable to both
nations
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
SUNK IN THE ST. LAWRENCE.
Phe 900 Passengers on Board the
Steamer Landed in Safety.

Kne SOO Passengers on Board the
Steamer Landed in Safety.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, Aug. 1.-The pal
acc steamer St. Lawrence, which has for
several seasons been the pride Of her off
GERS aud the best of the Thousand Island
Steamboat Companys line Of boats, ran on a
rock off Hog Island, in the Canadian chan
nel, to-day, and is going to pieces She had
on board 900 people who were safely con-
veyed to adjoining islands and are now
encamped upon the shores until the super
intendent of the line can send another
steamer to take them off.
WILD EXCITEMENT.
The greatest excitement prevails all
along the st. Lawrence river over the acci-
dent. 1t is expected that the steamer will
90 to pieces during the night. She was
conveying the Rogers excursion party. She
left Clayton at IL O'clock this morning
There were over 1,000 people on the excur-
sion, and the Maynard, which is allowed
by the government Inspector to carry 125
people, was detailed to take those who
could not board the st. Lawrence. The
Maynard and st. Lawrence left together,
the former following the st. Lawrence a
short distance.
THE PASSENGERS AT DINNER.
Many passengers we're below at dinner
when the boat reached tho Canadian
waters and entered the narrow channel
near Hog Island The captain. it is said al
tempted to cross from the narrow to the
main channel, and when part way over the
81. Lawrence struck rock and,
riding over it., rested with the
center of the boat on the highest
point. She settled at both ends. The
Maynard was approaching, and as soon as
she could, landed the st. Lawrence's pas
sengers on the ad jacent islands. Not per
son was injured and all were
landed without even getting wet.
When the accident occurred men
and women were almost frantic with fright,
but no ono tried to jump overheard aud the
officers acted with & cat presence of mind.
Capt, NJ D. Estes, who was in charge of
the st. Lawrence, has been a steambo
ca plain many years and is known rs one
of the most careful captains on the river.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
Loas OF the Qrenada.

NEW York, Aug. 1--President George
Gould of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany has received cablegram from Man
zilla stating that the treasure, footing up
about $200, 900, on board the Pacific mail
steamer Grenada when the vessel was lost,
has been recovered. The vessel, valued at
S200,000, was a total loss.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02

PARIS, Aug. IN. Brunei, the liquidator
of the Panama Canal Company. informs
the shareholders that a financial syndicate
has taken the whole amount Of the new
lottery bonds on terms which he does not
reveal, and that if the enterprise perishes
the law of bankruptcy will enable him TO
Distribute among the creditors s per cont
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
An 1ncendiary Hangs Himself

READING, PA, Aug. abraham Fink
bone, aged 26, committed suicide to-day by
hanging in his ceH in the county jail, whore
he was confined on q charge of setting lire
to the lumber yard of the Reading Lumber
Company four times, entailing a loss of
over $4,000. The evidence against him
was overwhelming.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE.
An Engineer Killed and Several Other
Persons Injured

AH HHkIuter hIIIeu and Several Other
Persons Injured
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-South-bound pas
senger train No. 58, which left Washington
at 6:3l o'clock this evening over the Rich4
mond and Fredericksburg railroad for
Richmond, collided with a porth-bound
passenger train at Lawton, twelve miles
south OF Alexandria, at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
The engineer of the south bound train.
Jerry Desmond was killed and Conductors
Newman of the north-bound train was
badly injured Conductor Howell of the
south bound train was slightly hurt. as was
also lady passenger whose name is uns
known. A force Of $50 men were sent from
Alexandria TO clear the track. The cause
of the accident is unknown.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
Rough on servia's Bx-Queen.

BELGRADE, Aug 1.-The conference be-
tween ex-king Milan and the regents to
consider the question of the future rela
tions of King Alexander and ex-Oueen
Natalie resulted in decision that the ex
queen should meet her son only outside of
Spryia
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
A COLLISION ON THE RAILS.
One Engineer Killed and Another
Lite DeSDaired of

one Hngn99r hllied and Another g
Lite Despaired of.
CINCINNATI, o., Aug. IA rumor was
current in Hamilton last night that many
people were killed in an accident near
Oxford, but it was unfounded. The passen-
ger train was east bound and the wild en-
gine west bound. The only person killed
was Nathaniel Lee, fireman of the wild
engine. John Dougherty, the engineer of
that engine, was at first thought
to be uainjured, but later it was
found that he had inhaled steam
and his life is despairad of Dan Brann,
engineer of the passenger train, was severely
cut. Lee Doomed, hls fireman, had both
legs broken and was badly hurt He was
taken to Oxford. Conductor John Farley
and Brakeman Albert Burk we're thrown
forward and slightly hurt. No passenger
was hurt. There were no women aboard the
train. A wrecking train went out from
Hamilton and the track was clear this
morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02

Their Liabilities 5,ooo-The Cause
the General Uncertainty.

the General Uncertainty.
BOSTON, Aug. 1.-W. F. Johnston & Co.,
leather dealers, doing business at No. pa
Purchase street, Boston, have failed. Their
direct Liabilities are given at 1926, 200, with
contingent liabilities of $4,000. The
latter are said to be amply secured.
The cause Of the failure is the general
condition Of the leather business for the
past three years, the caution Of banks SINCE
the recent failures and the consequent
tightening Of money. The assignees nave
no5 vet been appointed, but it is understood
that they will be Mr.. King of Bryant a.
King, and Mr.. Cisco, president of the Re-
damptlol bank.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
NO FEVER AT BRUNSWICK.
Surgeon Posey Sends q Denial to tha
Surgeon General.

Surgeon General
WASHINGTON, Aug. loving to the
prevalence Of rumors of suspicious cases of
fever at Brunswick, Ca, the marine hos
pital bureau ordered Sanitary Inspector
Posey to proceed to that place and make an
investigation. The following telegram from
DR.. POsey. dated Brunswick, was received
at the marine hospital bure au to-day: ''The
cause Of the death of B. Nightingale, which
occurred July "a, was hemorrhagic malariaT
fever This was confirmed by an autopsy
held by Drs. Dunwoody, Burford aud Hazel
hurst There are no cases of fever here of
a suspicious character. l leave tomorrow
morning."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
Wapes Raised at Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, Pa. Aug. 1.-The Bethle-
edm Iron Company to-day issued notice
of an increase in the wages Of it's puddlers
from SO 25 to So so day, and the pay of
the men at work on dephosphorized iron is
raised proportionately. The new scale goes
into effect to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
LOSS OF THE RAPHAEL.
Eleven of the Crew Lost-Escape O
the Others.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-The Pacific
mail steamer San Jose arrived yesterday
from New York, via Panama. Chillan
papers say that a telegram has been re-
ceived there from Castro confirming she
reported loss Of the steamer Raphael, bound
from Valparaiso for Montevideo and Buenos
Ayres. The Raphael struck on HuambIin
island in ChOnos archipelago on April 20
and became total wreck Second Officer
Mclaughlin, Chief Engineer Schneider and
Purser Elliot and eight of the crew were
lost. Capt. Csrnah, two officers and three
of the crew succeeded in reaching Castro.
The remainder of the crew remained on the
island to await succor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-02
Grant of the Priucs of Welas

LONDON, Aug. I'm the House Of Com
mons tonigat Samuel Story radioaN
moved we, an ame9dment m 1I reducing the grant
tion was rejected by vote Of 201 to 62.