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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-18
vOYAGING ON CAMPBELLS AIR SHIP.
1t Went Up All Right and Refused
to Come Down.
A State Of Affairs Dangerous to the
Aerial Navigator,
Who Was Last Seen Drifting Tow
ards the Jealous Atlantic.

New YORK, July 17.-Professor E. d. Ho-
gan made second attempt yesterday to dis
play the merits of the Campbell air ship.
The result was, at least in one respect, just
the opposite of the last exhibition which the
Professor made, for whereas the balloon in
that case, to the great disappointment of the
assembled thousands. refused to 60 up, on
this occasion it has evidently declined to
come down. At any rate. the balloon and
its daring master, who sailed heavenward
early yesterday morning, have not been
heard from.
From an early hour in the morning there
was big stir at the Nassau Gas Works at
the foot of Morton street, Williamsburg. 1t
took two hours to fill the air bag with gas,
but at 10 O'Clock all was ready. Professor
Ca npbell said there was gas enough to carry
700 pounds, and as the aeronaut and the ship
only weighed 45O, $50 pounds of ballast was
added.
Promptly at 1890 Professor Hogan grabbed
life preserver in one hand and Professor
Campbell by the other, jumped into the ship
and shouted an order. At signal the ship
was loosened and at once began rapidly to
ascend. After reaching an attitude of sew
eral hundred feet from the ground the aero
naut lowered the ship to within so feet of the
houses. Then he started in northerly di-
rection and went about five miles in the
teeth of an eight knot wind, returning over
the same course. This proved to be too
much for the machine, and the admiring
crowd was alarmed to see an object slowly
falling from the balloon. The first rumOr
was that it was Professor Hogan, but it
proved to be the lower propeller of the ship,
by which 1t is raised or lowered. 1t landed
on Hooper street and was taken to the Lee
Avenue Police Station.
When the airship was last seen it was at an
altitude of about 1000 feet from the ground
Sightseers claimed that the steering propeller
was motionless, and that the ship seemed to
be sailing southeast by south, absolutely at
the mercy of the winds.
There was great alarm at Mr.. Campbell's
headquarters in Brooklyn last night owing
to the absence of news of the ship. The in
yentor said he had perfect confidence in his
ship and its captain, and felt quite sure 1t
would show up all right. Even without the
lowering propeller the aeronaut could de-
scend by the ordinary method of letting out
gas or throwing out ballast Though the
professor said this, his manner showed that
he would like very much to hear that his ship
was safe at Coney Island, where he was
hopeful it would be found to have landed.
Many who crowded around Mr.. Campbell's
little store last night expressed the fear that
the ship had gone on its last voyage, and,
having drifted far out to sea, would never
again be heard from.
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w. H. Putnam, grandson of Gen. Israel
Putnam, died yesterday.
A loss of nearly a million dollars has been
caused by forest fires in Oregon.
The town OF Shell Rock, Iowa, was de-
stroyed by fire Tuesday night.
1t is reported that great shpyard will be
established at South Chicago for the con-
struction of steel steamers.
The Belgian steamer Western has arrived
at New York with case of small pox
among the steerage passengers.
Isaac Hall, of New Haven. Conn, who
accidentally shot and killed his seven years
old son, has been held for murder in the Sec
0nd degree.
Mrs. Mary Brady has been convicted of
being common scold at Jersey City, N. j.
She has not been sentenced. DuckiDg was
the ancient punishment.
Six hundred dock laborers went on strike
in Chicago Tuesday night. and returned to
work yesterday. 1t is believed they gained
an advance of five cents an hour.
The mayor and marshal of Oklahama City
hold the poll books and ballot boxes. The
Observation-Disclosures tsconsequently can hold
no election. No trouble has yet occurred.
Bishop Keane of Washington says the
health Of the Pope is very good and there Is
no danger of the early. death of His Holiness.
In any event, the Bishop says, the Pope's
successor will be an italian.
The commander of the steamer Caroline
Miller at New York reports all quiet at north
ern Haytian ports when his vessel left. He
denies the story that Legtime had found it
necessary to enlist female troops.
The creditors of Oliver S. Roberts of Ley
den, Mass, proprietor of the Franklin Trot-
ting Park at Saugus, have given him the
choice of going into insolvency voluntarily
or through their action. His liabilities are
$4,000.
Mayor Grant of New York yesterday sent
request to 500 prominent men in that part
OF the country, representing over 81, 500, ,000,-
200, asking them to be present at conference
70 consider the advisability of holding the
International exposition in that city in 1892
Two New York brokers are endeayoring to
purchase all the breweries in Pittsburg, with
tne intention of consolidating them into
STOCK company, the stock of which will be
placed on the London market. Some of the
firms are willing. to sell. Others demapd
larger sums than have yet been offered.
The engineers on the main line of the Pitts
burg and Western railroad have asked for an
advance of 70 cents per day over the Az thew
now receive. 1t is stated upon reliable an-
thority that refusal to grant an advance
will result In strike, as very few of the en-
gineers on this road belong to the brother
hood,
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AN ATTRACTIVE hEATHEN
Who SwindIed Beverly People,
Trouble In Shoe Shop.

BEVERLY, Mass, July 17.-An attractive
looking young female recently visited sever
al homes soliciting small subscriptions for
the heather. Those who donated were re-
quested to sign their names to cards to be
sent to NewYork with the money. Several of
these cards have turned up as orders on To-
cal dealers for goods of different kinds to be
charged to the names on the cards. The
number Of victims is not known.
Today 10 lasters employed by the Hanson
jenkins factory, were ordered out by the
Lasters' Union, the trouble being about the
price list. A member of the firm stated to
night that they will open as free shop to-
morrow and give employment to any lasters
who may apply. They will put in lasting
machines if they do not secure Immediately
the help they want. The firm employ about
60 hands in the factory.
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SAFE AT Ho ME-.
Tho Sixteen Lost Fishermen Land in
Boston All Right.

3osToN, July 1.-THE friends of the six
teen brave fishermen who sailed away with
the Edith Emery need worry no longer.
Their fate was for day mystery, but this
morning the Judah E. Wayland came into
port with six of the men aboard, and little
later the Belle j. Neil came in with four
more. Ten of the men were accounted for,
One of the men who came in on the Way
land was seen this morning, and said that af-
ter being out some four hours all the dories
got close TO each other, and the Mary e.
Wharf took him and all the 16 men aboard.
On the same day the fog lifted, and seeing
fleet of fishermen some distance away, six
of the men manned three of the dories and
started out. They were in search of their
own vessel, The other ten men remained on
the Wharf. and were afterwards transferred
to the two vessels in which they came to
Boston. They report the other six men safe
on board the Charles p. Barrett of Province
town.
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Co.'s circus two different sections Of seats
cayed in and hundreds Of people were thrown
down in one confused mass. The perform
ance had hardly begun when one-third Of
the seats on the west side Of the tent gave
wav and. with GOO people, fell with a crash.
Eight persons were badly hurt and hundreds
were more or less bruised and jammed. Ply,
sicans were summoned and the injured
people were removed. The performance
had just been resumed when half OF the re-
more spectators fell in. This created a
panic and 1t was with much difficulty That
order was restored without serious injury 10
more people. 1t was found that the sup
ports Of the seats in the wet ground had been
forced downward by overcrowding, thus
causing the collapse.
In the second accident no one was serious
ly hurt but many were slightly cut and
bruised
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of exclusiveness and antagonism to other la
Dor organizations, have kept aloof from con-
certed action with the others and thereby
heightened the bitter feeling existing against
them among other trades. The circular is
the outcome of a conference held some time
ago in Philadelphia, the object being the
formation of an alliance between the organi-
cations represented by the signatures. 1t
has been issued privately to the organiza-
the public.
If the alliance is realized it win be by far
the most formidable labor organization that
ever existed in the United States or else
tions of labor to strengthen and solidify
tEeir ranks to the ultimate end of bringing
within their membership every man and
woman in America who tolls A convention
of delegates is to be called If the various or
CARNATIONS approve of the plan, for the pur-
pose of devising some definite scheme of CO.
alition.
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The New Railroad Link.

FABYANs, July 17.-The Whitefeld &
Jefferson Railroad Company have obtained
a broad charter for an extension of their
road to Gorham and Berlin, thence up the
Androscoggin river to Waumbeck Falls,
through the towns of Cambridge, .Dummer
and others to Umbagog Lake. thence to
some point on the Canadian line at Waum-
beck Falls. e. S. Coe of Bangor, who is the
owner of large timber tracts az townships
round Andr0scoggin Lake., proposes to build
extensive saw mills and other buildings for
MISUNDERSTANDING purposes at that point, from
which he guarantees to furnish 80 carloads
of lumber day,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-18
DROWNED MS TROUBLES.
A Suicide the Sequel to the East
Corinth Fire.

BANGOR, July ia special to the Com
mercal from East COrinth says that Charles
S. Gilman, proprietor of the jewelry store,
which was robbed and burned, causing the
late fire, has disappeared. lie left home this
morning, saying he was going to Mr.. Bragg's
his neighbor. Later, a note was found ON
Bragg's doorstep, saying that Gilman could
be found in Pushawa Pond. At the pond
boat was found loose Gilman has been ac-
cused of blowing his own safe and causing
the fire to get the insurance. 1t is thought
that he has committed suicide.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-18
DENTISTS IN SESSION.
Proceedings of the State Associa-
tion at SkoWhegan.

SKowHEGAN, July 1.-THE Maine Dental
Association is in session here. The meeting
this afternoon listened to the reports of COM
mittees and officers. DIR. Fellows of Port
land reported that the committee on legisla-
tion failed to secure the passage by the
Maine legisture of law regulating the prac-
tice of dentistry. DIR. Roberts Of Augusta
gave clinic talk on excavating cavities. DIR.
Kelley of Portland read paper upon the use
of nitrate Of anyl. Discussion followed the
talk and paper. President o. b. Bean
made his annual address upon the subject Of
dental associations. He recommends the
establishing OF permanent place for hold
ing the annual meetings. with rooms, libra
ry, dental appliances, etc. The address by
Prof. Andrews of Cambridge in the evening
was well attended and interesting. The
election Of officers occurs tomorrow morn
ing
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The RIpper's Victim.

LONDON, July 1.-THE woman whose
body was found In Castle alley in the White
chapel district last night was about 40 years
old and Of dissolute habits. Her throat was
cut to the spine. When the body was found
1t was warm and blood was flowing from the
wounds. The policeman who was with the
watchman OF the adjacent warehouse must
have been within a few yards of the spot
when the murder was committed, but he
says he heard no noise. An old clay pipe,
smeared with blood, was found beside the
body. 1t Is supposed by the police that this
will furnish a clue to the murderer, although
1t may have belonged to the victim. Several
arrests OF suspected persons have been made,
but they were discharged, there being no
proof on which to hold them. 1t Is supposed
by many that "Jack-the-Ripper" Is the muir
derer
1t is stated that letter was received by
the police officials before last nights murder
in Whitechapel, signed Jack the Ripper"
in which the writer said that he was ''about
IN rpSuma his vvnrk -
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ptMiALs BY UNCLE JERRY.
Doesn't Expect To Be Senator or
Presidential Candidate.

WASHINGTON, July H.-"How about
this statement of the New York Sun that
you my be a candidate for the Senate at
the expiration of Mr.. Sawyer's term, Mr..
Secrehry2" said reported to Secretary
Rusk last night
II am a candidate for nothing" he re-
piled. 81 never thought of the thing. The
newspapers are writing too much about me
altogether. Mr.. Sawyer will no doubt sue
ceed himself, as will Mr.. Spooner, whose
term will expire two years earlier than Saw
yer's.
SIS iso, as the Sun indicates, that you
will loom up as candidate for the Presi-
dency in 1922"
The Secretary laughed again.
candidate for anything. Mr. Harrison will
be the candidate, and right popular and
successful one he will be, too.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-18
FREIGHT STEAMER VICTORIA.
A Mariners Theory Concerning the
Wreckage at Nantucket.

EDeARrowN. Mass. July ia letter re-
ceived from Capt. Brown of the stea ner
Haytien Republic states that the Haytien
Republic has taken cargo to 60 to Kodiak
Island on the Alaskan coast. Capt. w. Ii.
Crowell of this place, mariner of many
years experience, calls attention to the fact
that freight steamer Victoria which cleared
June 10th, at Baltimore for Leith, Scotland,
has not been reported. She is over month
out. His theory of the wreckage at Nan
tucket is that the Victoria. which would
have been off Nantucket during the storm of
June 16, was injured, and being of iron sank
at tho tima
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entirely so. There are many reasons
why an American will not be elevated to the
papasy. To begin with an American, no
matter how learned he may be, how well
posted on European affairs, Is thoroughly
be a thorough cosmopolitan. He must be au
fait with European affairs, conversant with
the political and spiritual conditions
of France, Germany, Italy, Spain,
England, in fact the whole world.
No American can grasp the situation in all
its details. His education, surroundings. and
his life are totally different from that Of the
man who is fitted to fill the papacy. Europe
is becoming Amercanized The people are
gradually taking up our theories and systems
of life and government, but it will be 100
years before the conditions are such that 1t
would be possible for an American cardinal
to become the head of the Catholic church. l
consider such speculations as mere idle gos-
sip that are impossible of realization"
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Notes..

A purse of $50 having been put up between
the management of the Oxford and West
Paris base ball clubs, these clubs will con-
tend for the same on the Oxford county fair
grounds next Saturday afternoon. at $50 p.
a large attendance will be the result. These
are the two leading clubs Of Oxford county,
and lively game may be expected.
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LAsoR'S VAST ARMY.
Call for an Alliance Of the organiza-
tions of WorkIngmen.

CHICAGO, July ia local paper says "a
circular has been issued that bears the sig
natures of the chief officers of the principal
labor organizations of the United States: T.
V. Powderly, general master workman, and
John w. Hays, general secretary of the X.
of L.; Samuel Gompers, president of the
Federation of Labor; w. N. Sergeant, chief
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.
and others. The Locomotive Engineers,
through P. NJ. Arthur. true to their principle
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FOUR OF THEM DIED.
A Peculiar and Fatal Accident In
Lincoln, Neb.

LINCOLN, Neb., July 17-This afternoon a
watch was dropped in cess pool and men
dug large hole at the side of the pool in the
attempt to remove the watch. This hole was
filled with water by the rain. One man stood
on a ladder above the water and made an
opening into the cess pool. The foul air
and gas which rushed out overcame him and
he fell into the water. His friends went to
give aid and were likewise overcome. 9th
ers came to help anu one by one seven men
full of muck and slime. Three were rescued
and four died.
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FORESTS OF FLAME.
A Loss of About s75o,ooo In the
Woods Of Oregon.

ALBNA, Or, July 17,-Great rivers of fire
are rolling in different directions through the
woodsin Multnomah county and in southern
Washington. The fire was started about a
week ago by persons burning brush on the
Creighton tract. Early Monday morning the
flames famed by strong west wind, ate
through the forest to the Sunderland road,
and phyed havoc with cordwood and stand
ing timber in that vicinity.
The powder house near Foxchase Addition
took fire about o'clock in the morning. The
flameswere extinguished before an explosion
could occur. Later the wind shifted to the
east, preventing the destruction of Foxchase,
but s6owering clouds Of sparks and cinders
over Albina.
The loss to property will be in the neigh
borhOod of S750.OO0.
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the CARS sEcAmE A PRISON.
Passengers on an Indiana Road
Badly Shaken Up.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 17.-The Journal
learns from Vincennes tnat at IL O'Clock the
Cairo & Vincennes north bound passenger
train met with almost complete demolition
two miles south of Mt. Carmel and 12 or
10 passengers were seriously injured. The
passenger train was running at speed of
about thirty-fiye miles per hour and was
composed Of a freight car loaded with fruit,
baggage car and two passenger coaches.
The freight car jumped the track and threw
the remainder of the train into the ditch
down ten foot embankment. Nearly all
the passengers were more or less injured and
badly frightened Most of the passengers
were extricated only by cutting into the
the track
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NO AMERICAN POPE.
Bishop Keane Tells why an Amerl-
can Will Succeed Leo.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Jl:y17-The Ameri-
can publishes an interview with Bishop
Keane, rector Of the Catholic University at
Washington. who is here in attendance on
the National Educational Association.
Speaking OF the reports in regard to the
health of the Pope, Bishop Keane says: $50
far as the health Of Leo XIII. is concerned.
there is little h;n nkeiihhood inc Of his dying very
March 10, and he was then the picture OF
health, stout, robust and actiye.'
'.In the event OF the death of the pope
where will his successor probably come
from?"
II should say Italy, beyond a doubt"
"Then all this talk about an American car
dinal succeeding is without any found alton
at all?"
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Hail Stones Big as Marbles.

LYNN, Mass, July 17.-The severest hail
storm that ever visited this city struck here
at 1.15 this afternoon. 1t was accompanied
by rain, thunder and lightning. For five
minutes hail stones as big as marbles rained
down, frightening horses and breaking win
dow glass. At the Central depot two
press team were all running away at the
same time, dashing across the Boston Il
Maine railroad tracks. So fast and furious
came the big hail stones that the down pour
resembled severe snow storm and 1t was
almost impossible to see across Central
square. Much damage was done to plants
and flowers and skylights were broken IN
large Numbers
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Meteorological Report.
July IT, 1889, 500 p. M.
Observations taken at the same moment OF time
at all stations
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The Knights of Labor.

CHICAGO, July 17.-General Master Work
man Powderly of the knights Of Labor and
his coadjutors got to business at headquar-
ters today and examined the complaints, pc
titi0ns and reports, relating to the order In
the Northwest. "The charter OF the first as
sembly of France" said Mr.. Powderly, was
prepared this morning and started on its way
10 the old country. IL was given TO Mrs.
Barry, general director and instructor of
woman's work"
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HUNDRED HORSES BURNED.
a stable OF the Lowell RaIIroa Com
pany Destroyed.
Both building and Its Contents are
Total Loss.
Fire II oregon Forests Sweeps Away
Fortunes In Lumber.

LoJELL, July 1.-THE large stable of the
Lowcl Horse Railroad, on East Merrimack
stree} was burned tonight, with 100 horses,
80 ear and four car loads of hay, one car
LOAD Il straw, four hundred bushels of oats,
tools and other material. The stable is a
total Ioss. Hotel Belmont, on one side Of the
stabls, was damaged somewhat. Several
famiEes on Howe and Davidson streets, back
of tlS stable, were burned out. The loss to
3compony is from 100000 to $4,000.
assurance in the neighborhood of $75, ,OOO
C. age to the hotel is about $1,000; in
Az $1,000 or 5000. The other losses
estimated. One fireman had an
oybeing thrown under truck. A
lis leg broken by being crushed in
4 4. Other accidents were reported
ba.- - verified. The fire seems to have
caughi under the stairs near the passage way
to thestreet, no one knows how.
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Stuck a Legislative Snag.

SIOUX FALLS, July 17.-About all the del
egates we're present at the meeting of the
constitutional convention today. The COM
mittee on legislation and judicia, apportion-
ment failed to come to a definite under
standing. They held stormy session this
afternoon and rescinded all their previous
action. The falling to pieces of their almost
finished work is attributed to the undue adj
van tage which the apportiontment arrived at
gives one or two counties.
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cHEEREp MASSACHUSETTS
As the Riflemen sklrnnished In a
Storm at Wimbledon.

LONDON. July 17.-At Wimbledon today,
notwithstanding heavy storm of rain, hail
and thunder. the Massachusetts rifemen
showed the whole of their skirmish drill The
whole camp was assembled to witness their
movements. The members of the team were
drawn up in line 800 yards from the target,
ald advanced, halting at intervals for fifteen
seconds, until within fifteen yards Of the tar
get. The firing resulted:
Men Hifa Qoora Mar ma. -
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Jaw Gould NAV Back out.

New YORK, July 17.-It is stated in a
despatch from Chicago to the New York
Herald that Jay Gould threatens to sever
his connection with the Interstate Commerce
Railway Association. The association new
er fully met Mr.. Gould's ideas OF what was
necessary, and under its provisions his lines
were losing business.
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Not So Sad as Reported.

DUBUQUE. Ia, July ia special to the
Herali from Shellecock, Iowa, reported en-
tirely destroyed by fire, says seven business
buildings were burned last night. The loss
is $4,000; insurance only partial.