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The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
FOUR KILLED.
A Freight Train Crashes Into a Bos-
ton Mans Private Car.

CHICAGO, April 10-One of the saddest
railroad disasters that ever occurred near
Chicago took place early this morning at
Lorenzo, ILL.,, 81 miles out on the Chicago,
Santa Fe and California railroad. During a
fog an extra freight train ran into the rear
of regular No. 2, the California passenger
train east bound, at 423 a. m, smashing a
private coach. Not one of the occupants es-
capped. The killed are:
Henry Robert Hartt, the Is year old son of
j. L. Hartt, Boston, Mass.
Alice Winslow, Brookline, Mass, niece Of
j. l.. Hartt, and the fiance of E. Henry W..
Lamb, who was seriously injured.
Harry Herring, colored porter, Los An
geles, Cal.
Thomas Smith, colored cook, Los Angeles,
Cal.
The seriously injured are:
j. l.. Hartt, Boston, Mass. director of the
Chicago, Kansas & Western railroad, a
branch of the Santa Fe System. He is badly
burned about the feet, legs, arms and head.
Sims j. Hartt, injuries similar to above.
Henry w. Lamb, Brookline, Mass. SER
iously scalded about the arms and head.
Z. l.. Palmer, Brighton Park. Ill, brake
man on the freight train, seriously scalded.
The train bearing the injured came into
the Dearborn station in Chicago at 9.20
The officials of the railroad had prepared
everything for its reception. The four in-
jured persons were taken to the Mercy Hos
pital. DR.. Winfield Hall of the Hospital
staff says the injuries of Mr.. and Mrs. Hartt
are dangerous. He fears pneumonia, a no
uncommon sequence of severe scalds. DR..
j. j. Ransom, chief of the medical depart
ment of the Sante Fe railroad, thinks the re-
covery of Mr.. and Mrs. Hartt assured, un-
less there are unusual developments not in
dicated by the present conditions.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
PRICE Sc A YEAR IN ADVANCE.

and chaplain OF the 18th N. Y. Vols. James
l.. Nutting, wealthy manufacturer and
miner Of Pennsylvania and an ex-member Of
Congress; Rev. Charles Packard, well known
as pastor Of the Congregational church
Capt Leonard p. Merrill Of Brunswick, who
married daughter Of the late Prof. New
man, and was most intelligent and success
full shipmaster; Prof. Jesse w. Page, NJ. d.,
Of North Carolina and New York, who did
important and admirable service for the
Union cause during the civil war In the aid
Of the sick and wounded Of the Army Of the
Potomac, and Of the refugees and poor
whites Of Newburn, ~ @. Rev. William K.
Phillips Of St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago;
Rev. Prof. Samuel w. Mitchell Of Jackson
College and pastor In Columbia, Tenn. DIR.
Wm. r. Hunter Of Minnesota; Robert II.
Dunlap, LII. B., Of Brunswick; Edward A.
Chadwick, U. S. N, DIR. William IL. Brown
Of Bangor. ex-Mayor, medical lecturer. etc;
Alison b. Bartlett. ESQ.,, Of Kansas and
Florida, lawyer and editor; Rev. Charles M.
Blake. California argonaut Of 40. cores
pondent OF the New York Tribune, chap
lain Of the United States Navy, aud the
genealogist Of the Blake family, and some
others less known to lame, or who died
early. j. j. w. II.
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ON THE HIGH SEAS.
A Dominican War Vessel Fires on an
American Schooner.

New YORK, April 10.-Capt. Stubs of the
schooner Carrie A. Bucknam which arrived
to-day from Saint Domingo City, reports
that March 21st when off Saona Island, at
noon he sighted vessel steaming toward
his vessel. The craft proved to be Domin-
ican war vessel and laid her course to inter
cept the Bucknam. She could not do so,
owing to the strong breeze, and fell astern
half mile. When nearly in the schooner's
wake, she fired shot which struck the
water only few yards from the Bucknam's
stern, and then gave chase, but with the
strong breeze the schooner distanced her.
After keeping up the chase about two hours,
the steamer gave it up. Her decks were
crowded with men. What her errand was
could only be conjectured. The Bucknam
was far outside the Dominican jurisdiction
on the high seas where the steamer could
have no Legitimate right to overhaul her.
The American flag was flying at the
schooner's peak.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
GUILTY OF HEARTLEss CRUELTY.
The Sad Case OF a Bedridden Inmate
Of a Chicago Home.

CHICAGO, April 10.-James Bottom, bed
ridden paralytic, also suffering aeutely from
Bright's disease, patient at the Home for
Incurables in this city. few days ago, when
his wife and daughter visited him. found
with his face bruised, eyes blacked and his
tongue badly cut by his teeth. He told
them that these injuries were inflicted by
the attendants at the institution, who were
in the habit Of striking him with their Asts
to prevent his groaning when suffering par
oxysms Of pain. His wife and daughter
complained to the Woman's Protective As
sociation which made an investigation. The
results indicated that the management OF the
institution was guilty Of heartless cruelty to
the unf0rtunates In its case. Bottom died
yesterday and the cOr0ner's jury today re-
turned verdict that he came to his death
from heart clot The jury believe he was
subjected to acts OF violence and abuse
which may have fastened his decease and
recommend the matter be investigated by
the grand jury.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
SHOCK TO oAsPAN OF HORSES.
They Run Away After Getting tho
Benefit Of 500 Volts.
[Boston Post.l

A peculiar accident was that which befen
pair of horses owned by the Hon. A. A.
Ranney. While crossing the Boly yston
street bridge at about 1890 O'Clock yesterday
morning attached to Mr.. Ranney's carriage,
driven by Mr. George Lenox, they received
a shock of electricity from the conduit sys-
TEN Of the West End Railway Company
The piteous outcries Of the animals were
dreadful to hear, and soon attracted a crowd
of people The horses were unhtched from
the carriage and lifted from the track by
Captain Conway and members Of Ladder IS.
When upon their feet the horses broke away
and were soon out Of sight II being impossi-
BILE TO stop them. One was recovered later
In Brookline and the other near his stable In
the city. There was no one In the carriage
at the time Of the accident but the driver.
The ofieials Of the West End road set TO
work Immediately to discover the cause OF
the accident, and as soon as the cause was
known made such changes as will prevent
in the future the possibility OF an accident OF
a similar character The accident happened
In probably the only place on the line where
such combination Of circumstances could
occur. The conduit containing the wires
Is laid under the bridge and fastened TO the
bridge by fiat plates which come TO the sur
face. Inside the conduit on either side are
insulated arms supporting the wires. One
OF these arms broke of. dropping the wire
so that 1t touched the interior sarface Of the
conduit. OF course, In an instant the plates
10 which the conduit was fastened became
electrified, and the rails adjoining were In
the same condition. Then the horse came
along and happened to place one foot on the
plate and the other on the rail. In an in
slant the circuit was complete and a current
of electricity, 500 volts, was passing through
his body. The remedy applied IS the attach
ing of wires to the conduit and grounding"
them. If it should happen the support for
the wires again gives way in the conduit on
the bridge-whlch Is not very pr0bable-the
result would be the drawing off of the eur
rent without danger Of any sort.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
sCoTcHMAN'S PARsIMoNY.
Results in a Strike In the Clark
Thread Works.

NEWARK, N. j., April 1o.-One hundred
and twenty men and boys employed in
Clark's o. n. T. Thread Works at East
Newark went on strike this morning
against 15per cent reduction of wages. Forty
men are spinners employed in the factory in
Kearney, and the Others are helpers, known
as piecers and creelers. No reduction was
made in the pay Of the helpers, and they
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate In
this county have been recorded at the Regis.
try of Deeds:
northumberland Hardy to Miriam F. Batch
elder. $3.50.
81, etc. -,
Scarboro-P. E. Merrill TO Mary A. Burnham
e camberiand-E. aii B. osgood to O. S. Thomas.
EJohn Peterson to Charles Peterson, et al.
FaImouth-Betsey s. Besse to Alden Besse. ST.
etc.
Bridpton-J b. Martin to j. @. Mead 81, etc
Otisfieid- Betsey Wardwell, ct al, to G. O. Da
Wis. $1400.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
RAILWAY MATTERS.
MAINE CENTRAL.

The traffic along the main line of the
Maine Central road between Portland and
Bangor exceeded for the month of March
anything in the history of the road. From
one to three special trains were run each
day, and there were 80 specials from Bangor
to Waterville during the month. OF regular
trains there were three each week day and
one from Bangor to Waterville on Sunday.
giving total of 115 trains westward from
Bangor and 11o into that city. Twenty
loaded cars make the average train west
ward, this being called full train, making
a total of loaded cars westward $500. There
was large number picked up along the
line and particularly from off Dexter and
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
southern White Republicans.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 1O.-The con
vention to organize white Republican
party of the South met here at noon today.
About three hundred delegates were in at
tendance, representing Alabama. Mlssis-
sippi, Texas, Arkansas, and Tennessee. 1t
IS understood an effort will be made by a
few colored Republicans and their sympa-
thizers to defeat the object of the convention.
They are in minority and can accomplished
nothing. The object of the convention is to
organize in the South a Republican party
controlled by the best white men in the par
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
Mad Dogs by the Dozen.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, April 1O-The
people of Tyler county, especially along and
near the railroad, are very much excited ov-
er the appearance Of dozens Of mad dogs.
On Friday last large dog owned by Capt
W. II. Henderson Of Long Beach went mad
and attac ked and bit every animal living
within reach. The mad animal started
across country along the railroad and a
number of men started after him on a hand
car but did not come up with him until after
he had run eight or nine miles when they
killed the animal. The country Is now be-
lieyed TO be full of bitten animals. Every
animal suspected Of being bitten will be
killed,
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11

Belfast branches; therefore not far. from
5000 loaded cars from the eastward were
hauled into the Waterville yard during the
month. in addition to those from the Show
hegan branch. The road has teen taxed to
what seemed to be its utmost limit. Train
men have put in lots Of extra time and train
despatchers and telegraph operators had to
bester themselves.
The scheme for running day trains be-
tween this city and Boston on Sundays and
night trains to st. John Sunday night which
was detailed last week has been given up.
1t was supposed last week that the matter
was definitely settled and 1t was so an
nounced, but the reports say that the Boston
Il Maine management refuse to agree to it,
and this of course killed the whole matter.
Bangor and st. John will therefore have no
better train service than for some years past,
although the Maine Central and New Bruins
wick Railway companies tried hard to bring
1t about.
NOTES.
The Portland & Rochester is building a
gate house at the Ocean street crossing,
DeerinQ
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
A Disaster Averted.

CLEVELAND, April 10.-A special from
Canton, O., says: "a second attempt was
made last night at Louisville to wreck the
vestibule train on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
and Chicago road. Ties were strapped to
the track. An employe of the road discov-
cred the obstruction just before the train
was due. be was unable to remove the ties
and started east to stop the train. He had
no signal, and finding a newspaper ignited it
and brought the train to a stand still. An
attempt was made last week at the same
point by inserting fish plates in the switch.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
ACALLANT SAILOR DEAD.
Rear Admiral Patterson's Life in His
Country's Service.

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-Rear Admiral
Thomas II. Patterson, (retired). died in this
city last night. He was born in 1920 in New
Orleans, La, and entered the navy as mid
shipman in 1885, At the breaking out of tue
war he had attained the rank of lieutenant.
He opened the way up the Pamunky river.
He was commissioned commander in 1862,
captain in 1866 and commodore in 1871. Ad-
miral Patterson commanded Washington
Navy Yark in 1876 and was president of the
naval board of examination. In 1877 he be-
came rear admiral. His last sea duty was
the command of the Asiatic squadron in 1880
He was retired in 1883. Admiral Patterson
was brother of the wife of Admiral Porter.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
ONE VESSEL EACH.
An Agreement Repecting the Naval
Force ar Samoa.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-It is authorita.
lively stated at the State Department today
that the three treaty powers concern ed in
Samoan affairs, England, Germany and the
United States have reached an understand
ing by the terms of which they will each
keep but one war vessel at Somoa, pend
ing the termination of the Berlin confer
ence.
The vessell to be sent there by the United
States will be the Alert, 1000 ton ship now
at Honolulu. The German corvette Sophie,
now on her way out from Zanzibar, will
represent German interests. while England
will doubtless order the Calliope to re-
turn Samoa from Sydney, or will replace her
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11

Mr.. John G. Paige, the insurance agent
who placed the insurance .on the Boston
g Lowell freight house burned in Boston
Tuesday night, says the corporation is
fully insured in the Home Insurance Com
pany of New York. and that the loss cannot
be definitely ascertained for some weeks at
least. He says that the railroad officials and
he concur in an estimate of the loss OF not
far from 100000
Russell Harrison has positively refused 70
write the personal letter Of apology demand
nection with an article published in the Live
Stock Journal, to which ex-Gov. Crosby took
exception.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
LUXURIOUS MOURNING.
How the English VIII Pay Respect TO
the Dead Duchess.

LONDON, April 10-Four separate ofaces
or departments issue orders with reference
to the mourning for the late Duchess Of
Cambridge. The Lord Chamberlain pre-
scribes rules Of dress for the court. Lord
Wolseley, as Adiutant General, transmits 10
the officers Of the army the Queens orders
that they wear, when In uniform, band OF
black Grape round the left arm. The Lords
Commissioners Of the Admiralty have re-
ceived Her Maiesty's commands to the same
effect for the officers Of the royal navy. Fl
nally, the Earl Marshal OF the realm issues
from the College of Arms his order. IL Z.
specifically so described, for general mourn
ing. 1T Is expected, says this great fune-
tiOnary, more commonly known as the Duke
Of Norfolk, that all persons do put them
selves into mourning for ten days" All
these edlcts, though Issued Ouly last night,
bear the date OF Saturday, April 9th, the
day of the Duchess's death, and mourning Is
to begin from the 7th SO desirOus, however
were some of Her Majesty's subjects TO ex-
press their grief for the death Of Her Maies-
TVS aunt, that they donned suits Of sable on
Saturday evening. Princess Mary, daughter
OF the late Duchess. was to have dined that
evening with Lord and Lady StanhOpe In
Grosvenor Place. OF course she did not
dine, but at the party which followed the
dinneT-which the other guests did attend
most OF the ladies present were In black. At
Mrs. Adair's, In Curz0n street, scarcely a
black dress was To be seen. albeit Mrs.
Adair's guests were the smartest Of the
smart.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11

A Boulder on the Track.

MECHANIC FALLS, April l0.-The morn
mixed train from Canton, for Mechanic Falls,
when passing through Hartford, this morn
ing encountered boulder that had been
loosened, and fell upon the track. The en-
gine and tender were thrown from the track,
though but slightly damaged. They were
got on by the train men and reached Me-
chanic Falls at 3 p. m. The midday train
was cancelled, not being able to get by the
obstruction.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
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Hat square. three insertions or less, rs cents I;
one week, $1.0O; 80 cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one-third additional.
Under head OF "ABUsEMENTs" and AUCTION
SALES" $500 per square per week; three inser-
tions or less. S1.5O.
TERMS: Six Dollars a Year, or fifty cents
month. wnen paid in advance. When payment is
not made in advance the price will be Seven
Dollars.
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at $3.50
year II paid in advance, $500 year.
Advertisements inserted in the "MAINE STATE
PRESS" (Which has large circulation in every
part Of the State for S1.00 per square for first in
sertion. and 80 cents per square for each subse-
quent insertion.
Address an communications 10
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TO Give the Mercnants a chance.

New YORK, April 10.-The trunk line gen
eral passenger agents today granted the re-
quests OF the dry goods merchants to make
the excursion ticket for the centennial good
until May 10TH
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11

There was bad robbery at Monroe SUM-
day evening, the perpetrators Of which have
not yet been discovered. Some time during
the night the post office building was broken
into, and there were stole one hundred dol
lars worth Of stamps, envelopes and postal
cards, seventy-five dollars in money, fifteen
or sixteen watches, and other goods. 1t was
an exceedingly bold robbery, and should
warn the country lpostmasters and store
keepers to look out for their property
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11

The Santa Fe train from Kansas city wait
ed three minutes Wednesday after the aariv-
al Of the Wabash train. The Wabash train
brought Miss Emma Hickman who left on
man, the couple being married In the parlor
car Of the Santa Fe train.
E"he Washington centennial celebration
committee announces through Chairman El-
bridge I. Gerry that the literary exercises
the programme of which has been complet
ed, form ''the essential feature Of the centen-
nial The exercises will consist Of a PRAYER
by Rev. DR.. Storrs, poem by John Green
leaf Whittier, tho Oration by Chauncev M
Depew, and an address by President Harri.
son, with benedictlon by Archbishop Cor
rigan. ~
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11

Lord Lonsdale, the Arctic explorer, was
severely injured a few days after leaving
Kadaclmission. by falling into a creyasse
He was taken back TO Kadiac. He says he
has had enough Of Arctic exploration.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
watervIIIe BUSINESS Mon.

WATERvILLE, April 10.-Last night the
Waterville Board of Trade effected perna-
nent organization and elected officers for the
ensuing year. The meeting in the city gov
ernment rooms was well attended. Enthusi-
astic speeches were made proposing new
schemes and exhorting united and earnest
effort for the future growth and prosperity
of the city.
Temporary Chairman Mayor Meader called
the meeting to order. w. T. Haines was
chosen secretary pro TEN. The following Of
ficers and committees for the ensuing year
were chosen:
President Nathaniel C. Meader.
Secretary-y. f. Perciyal.
Treasurer-P. S. Head
Directors-W. r. Arnold. Z. J.. Veazie, w. F.
Bodge, Robert l.. Proctor, G. e. Graves, G. H.
Reddineton, r. w. Dunn
Committee on Manufacturers. l. Abbott l. s.
Bangs, Horace burlington.
Committee on Railroads and Transportation
John Ware, w. S. b. Runnells, l.. w. Rogers.
Committee on Trade and Commerc ce-L. H.
Soper, Joseph Lane, John Webber
Committee on Finance-H. ID. Bates, f. L.
Committee on improvements G. Wing, Ben
jamin Bunker Z. l.. Jones.
Committee on Arbtration-Reuben Foster, o.
Committee on Insurance-W. A. Il. Boothby, c.
X. Matthews. a: e. Davies.
knauff, g. W. Dow.
Committee on Entertanment-F. 9. Thayer, c.
G. Carleton, II. w. stewart.
Committee on Water, Telephone, Lighting and
Heating Frank Reddington. w. G. Philbrook, F.
A. Smith.
Committee on Public Buildings-M. c. Foster
G. f. johnson, Z. Gilpatriek.
Committee on Streets and HighwayS-N. G. ii.
Pulsifrr, Geo. w. Reynolds, Geo. Healee.
Biddeford's Light Company
BIDDEFoRD, April 10-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Biddeford and
Saco Electric Light and Power Company
was held this afternoon and the following
directors chosen:
William Emery, of Alfred; Stephens. Mitchell,
Horace Ii. Burbank, of Saco; George p. Wescott
ElC..Hersey, George F.West, of Portland; Robert
Macarthur OF Biddeford.
Governor and Council.
AUGUSTA, April 10.-The Council today
confirmed the nominations for trustees of
the Insane Hospital who took the oath of Of
fee and went into session at the hospital.
The cattle commissioner w. w. Harris
drew $250O from the State Treasury this
morning, $170O of which was to pay for the
Kennebunk herd which was killed last fall.
A portion of the herd was beefed and the
beef money amounted to about $500, which
was turned into the State Treasury.
The council appointed Edward Douty of
Abbott, as agent to expend the money on the
repairs of the New England road in Kings
bury and John F. Campbell. of Princeton,
agent on the repairs of the road in the In
dian township.
The adjutant general is instructed to sell
the old house on the State lot.
The commission on the enlargement of the
State house left Augusta at 3 o'clock this af-
ternoon to visit the capitols of Massachu,
sets, New Hampshire and Connecticut
Boothbay's Water Supply.
BIDDEFoRD, April 10.-At an adjourned
town meeting today it was voted to contract
for water supply at $4,000 per year for
twenty-five years. Five hundred dollars
were also appropriated to survey railroad
to connect with the Knox & Lincoln.
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
The Pedestrian Contest.

PIrTsBURG, Pa, April 1.-THE score of the
international six days go-as-you-please con-
test in this city, at midnight, was:
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
It's Senator Dixon.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., April 10.-In the joint
assembly at noon today, Nathan f. Dixon
of Westerly, was elected United States SEN
ator by the following vote:
The Portland daily press., 1889-04-11
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-First Lieutenant
Charles II. Clark of the ordnance depart
ment, has been relieved from duty at the
National Armory at Springfield, Mass, and
ordered to Vancouver. Washington Terrific
rity, to assume command of the Vancouver
barracks and ordnance depot.
The orders for the Richmond to proceed
from the mouth of the La Platte river, Sonth
America, to Samoa have been countermand-
ed. Work on the Adams, now at Mare
Island, also to have gone to Samoa, VIII not
be pushed with much expedition.
Mrs. Frye, the wife of the Maine Senator,
is greatly improved in health.
Mrs. Fuller has returned from her visit TO
Chicago, where she saw her daughter and
new son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey. Iney
are comfortably established and Will not
come to Washington at present.
The following Maine poStmaSterS nave
been appointed John NJ. Akers, at Alfred,
vice William Littlefeld, removed; Lyman T.
Fletcher at Cape Porpoise, vice A. b.. Hun,
removed; George ID. Sargent at Falmouth
Foreside, vice r, ID. Merton, removed; ;
George Nj. Foster at Lubec, vice j. ii. Gray,
resigned Edward M. Libby at Milford, vice
w. A. Togier, resigned Horace A. Hall at
North Bridgton, vice FL. g. Kimball, re-
moved; Henry l.. Wheeler at Olamon. vice
Z: 5. Holmes, removed; George Gretchell at
Wells, vice Ii. s. Moulton, removed; Gran
vile G. Gray at Wesley, vice III. G. Day, re-
moved; Samuel Ii. Bradbury at West Lubec,
vice X. X. Swain, removed; Daniel A. Stew
ems at York, vice f. Varrill, removed; Chas
III. Junkins at York Corner, vice G. f. Plais-
ter, removed.