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The Portland daily press., 1890-09-23

The famous sheriff of Cambria county,
Pennsylvania. Chalmers L. Dick. who was
In Office at the time Of the Johnstown food,
and who proclaimed martial law In the valley,
shooting down without mercy the vandals
who were at work robbing the dead, has
Just died of lingering disease brought on
no doubt by his terrible overwork in those
trying times. His death has ieopened the
question as to his right to shoot men dead
for robbing the dead as he is said to have
done. 1t is claimed that he exceeded his
lawful authority By SO doing; but 1t seems
TO be a case where law took a back seat, be-
fore the force of dreadful circumstances. It
is certain that no one except professional
stickler after the exact letter of the law
will ever blame the dead sheriff for checking
summarily the most villanous forms of van.
dalism known, the robbing Of the dead.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-23
OUGHT TO STUDY UP A LITTLE
rSt. Louis Globe Democrat

for the recent squeeze In the money market
ought at least to cultivate speaking ac-
quaintance with the facts. Inside of the
past five weeks the Treasury, for the very
purpose of relieving this squeeze or prevent
ing it, disbursed $44,O00,OOO more than it re-
ceived.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-23

The question who is to be New York's
next Mayor is fairly on now in the metropo-
lis. of course Tammany win nominate q
man, but who 1t will be is not yet deter
mined. or to speak more correctly, Boss
Croker has not yet determin ed, for the man
he Sc lects will undoubtedly be the nominee.
1t is believed Grant will decline nomina-
ton, not because be wants to, but because
Croker wants him to, the evidence brought
out before the Fassett committee rendering
him In Mr.. Cookers opinion rather too
heavy load to carry The attitude of the
Republicans toward the contest has not been
determined. Some of them want to nomin-
ate straightout Republican candidate, but
such men as Postmaster Van Colt and Mr..
Jacob II. Patterson, chairman of the Repub-
lean county committee. object to it on the
ground that 1t would render Tammany's
success certain. Their advice is that the
Republicans unite with the Democratic op-
position to Tammany. Probably this is the
only way in which the Tammany candidate
can be beaten, and If the candidate selected
by the Democratic opposition is a proper
man for the Office it looks at this distance as
If the Republicans had better support him.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-23

PROPOSALS for furnishing and placing stone
~ on breakwater at Bar HarbOr. Maine. United
STATES Engineer office, Portland Maine August
~, io9O Sealed proposals In tripicate for fur-
nnlsning ana placing stone on the breakwater at
DAT harpor, Maine, will be received at this ONCE.
NO. b37 Congress street, until 3 D. M OF Thurs
gay, september 20, 1890, and then opened. At
tentlon Is Invited ~ Act OF Congress approved
reDruary 20, 1886, and February %, 1881. Voc
~, page Ala, Statutes at Large. All necessary
Information furnished on application 70 JAhED
A. SMITH, Lieut. Colonel, Corps OF En TX sSI
U. s. Army. aug 26 "a 20 20 sep zSNz%s
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-23

Some of the Florida papers are making
fun Of lawyer candidate because in open
Ing his first stump speech, he from force of
habit said Gentlemen Of the jnry." The
Jacksonville Times Union says that this was
not out Of order, being rather compliment
tary recognition of fact. "For," says that
paper, "it is to be presumed that the audi
enee was composed Of gentlemen, and that
they form jury which is trying the Repue-
lican party in this state. The jury will be
out till November and its verdict will then
be guilty" Guilty of what, please? We
were not aware that the Republicans in
Florida have been allowed to deal In the
affairs of the state, heretofore. sufficiently to
bury themselves very deeply in guilt.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-23
CURRENT COMM EMIT.
A GOOD TIME COMING.
TRannahec Ranortar

GOOD TIME COMlNG.
[Kennebec Reporter.J
Hon. Arthur Sewall is President and Pay.
son Tucker General Manager, which means
first class railroad facilities for the people on
the line of the Penobscot Shore Line r. r.
WHY THE DEMOCRATS KISSED HIM.
Helena MONTY Journal
Some of the Democratic delegates Missed
the name of Speaker Reed. Yet he is the
direct benefactor of every citizen of this Re
public, because he has suppressed evlls
which were a menace to the representative
principles.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-23

Within the brief space of four or five
weeks there have been three railroad acct
dents, each one Of them attended with seri-
GUS loss of life, Each one of them, too, be-
loDged to the class known as preventable
accidents. The first resulted from the fall
ure of track repairer to take any measures
to inform himself Of the approach
OF train In season to remove his tools from
the track. The other two were the results
OF collisions, and necessarily imply careless
ness on the part of somebody. IL is not pos
sible to make travelling by rail absolutely
safe. Accidents will occur which no amount
Of human foresight could have prevented
But it ought not to be impossible to keep
trains from running into one another. A
very ordinary amount of care will suffice to
do that
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-23
LkS.
b|ackDreSs Goods

Silk Warp Henrietta, regular
l.5O quality for Bill L per yard.
40 inch French India Twill 69c
40 inch French India Twill 43c
40 inch MOhair Tamise at 39c
46 inch Lusfre Finish Henri.
ettas csc and roc
rs pieces Black and White
Plafds, Stripes and Checks 4Sc
These cannot be duplicated less
than 81 l.2 cents.
Special prices I'm Silks, Velvets and
Pushes. The figures quoted be.
low will hold good for this sale
only.
veIvets i'm c0IOrs 73c
VelvetS i'm cOlOrS csc
Pushes in cOIOrs 49c
COIOred Surah Silks 69c
Black Velvets ACC, soc, zoe, $l.I9
$1,000 Pattern Suits, with bOr-
ders; these robes are entirely
new, with elegant effects OF col.
Ors i'm borders at only $l2.5O.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-23

Since the enactment OF the Maine
Non Forfeiture Law the UNION
Mutual LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY has Afforded extended
Insurance upon some hundreds OF
nolicles that had lapsed, and has
raid In full no fewer tnan One
Hundred and FORTY claims there
under.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23
INVESTIGATING U

Charges Against tho Pension Commits
sioner Being Looked Into by Con,,,;t-
tee.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-The select
committee Of five members from the
house committee on invalid pensions
charged with investigating charges
against Gen. Green B. Raum, the COM
missioner of pensions, has begun the in
vestigation. Gen. Raum, Green B.
Raum, Jr., the appointment clerk of the
pension bureau, and Representative
Cooper, of Indiana, who preferred the
charges, were present. 1t was finally
determined that the investigation should
be confined to the specific charges, and
the committee adjourned until morning.
when the taking of testimony will begin.
The Charges.
The charges allege that Commissioner
Raum sold stock in a worthless refriger-
ator company TO pension Office employees,
who We're promoted as a consideration,
and that he advanced many thousand
pension claims at the instance of George
Lemon, a pension clam agent, who in
return became surety upon the commits
sioner's note for $25, 900. Representative
Cooper said that whether Gen. Raum
had sold stock to employees or not, he
believed that if Gen. Raum, while COM
missioner of pensions, was president of a
company that was pushing a worthless
thing, it was a matter for congress to
take notice of. Gen. Raum replied that
Mr.. Cooper took this view because he
knew that no stock in the company was
sold to employees. "If 1 was guilty of
either of these charges" added Gen.
Raum, 81 would consider myself a dis
graced mar and expect to he kicked
out" Each side submitted lists Of wit
nesses to be called, and the committee
adjourned until the morning.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23
SOUTH DAKOTA.

Aberdeen is to have a Democratic
campaign paper.
Yankton bewails the lack of laborers,
both skilled and common.
Instruments for the Huron Ladies'
Cornet band have arrived.
Hog cholera prevails in some portions
of Turner county. One farmer has lost
100 head recently.
The Sioux Falls canning establishment
has started up for the season. Twenty
five thousand cans of corn will he the
daily output.
According to the figures of the state
board of equalization the value of prop
erty in South Dakota is $4,000 900.
This includes railroad property.
1t is announced that the Elkhorn rail-
road intends extending its track at once
up Deadwood gulch to Central City, S.
d., and up to the Ruby camp and the
Bald mountains.
Mrs. Julia X. Olmstead, of Aberdeen,
cago Tribune for tho closest guess on
CIicago's population. She was only
thirty out Of the way.
d. Patterson, near Gettysburg, lost
fifty acres of wheat by fire, also a stable
and three horses. Another valuable
horse was saved, but his eyes were
badly damaged by the fire.
The Black Hills and Fort Pierre road
ran its first through train from Piedmont
to Lead City Friday. This is also the
first through train ever run into the
! heart of the Black Hills proper.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23
The Great Excursion Line

OF the Northwest is, beyond all
dispute, "The Burlington" Its line
from Chicago and st. Louis to the
Twin Cities was completed about
four years ago. Since that time it
has carried the following parties:
June, lSSS-Delegates to National
Democratic Convention, at st. Louis.
June, 18SS-Delegates and visitors
$4,000 people, to National Republican
Convention at Chicago.
June, lSS8-Knights of Pythias to
Supreme Lodge at Cincinnati.
July, lSS9.-Minnesota Teachers to
National Educational Meeting at
Nashville.
August, l8S9-Minnesota Editorial
Excursion to Chicago.
October, 1889-Knights Templar of
st. Paul and Minneapolis to Wash.
ington.
May, ls9o-Delegates to Mimi. State
81 Convention at Winona.
June, 1890-Christian Endeayo,
Societies of Minnesota to st. Louis.
Many smaller parties have chosen
"The Burlington" and all have ex
pressed entire satisfaction. A part,
of hundreds. or a single individual
receives the same careful attentions
and the most perfect accommodations
Secure your tickets by this line, iron
your nearest agent, or write to W. J
C. Kenyon, Gen. Pass. ACT. e. B. I.
N. r. B., st. Paul, MINI.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23
DIseRAcED THE NAME OF CLAY
A Descendant of the Noted Kentuck,
St,t,s,,,N r.,,,u Gov, .So~ ooo

A Descendant of the Noted Kentucky
Statesman a Forser for $4,000.
WINCHESTER, KY, Aug. 1S.-One of
the greatest sensations ever known in
Central Kentucky occurred when it be-
came known that NJ. Hume Clay, q
member of the great Clay family of
Kentucky, had stolen about 500, 900 by
forgeries and fled. Clay left here about
two weeks ago for the ostensible pur-
pose Of attending to some lumber bust
ness i'll the Northwest. His long absence
caused the banks here who held a large
number of his notes, to feeluneasy, and
investigation precipitated the revela-
tions. Notes Endorsed by his grand
father, Matthew Hume, wero pre-
sented to that gentleman and pro-
nounced forgeries. When shown the
notes Mr.. Hume said he had not signed
them and never signed q note for his
grandson, The forgeries of his grand
fathers name to the banks of this city
aggregate SOL ,0G0. In Paris he forged
the same name to three notes of the
Bourbon bank for $1,000, and one onthe
Northern for S $4,000. 1t is also stated
that II of the Lexington banks was
caught for SEQ, 600. and if this be true
the total amount so far is $97, 900.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

Thursday, Aug. 14.-Senate passed
for Oklahoma sufferers: discussion of
tariff bill continued. House: Mckay
relief bill discussed. No vote for
lack of quorum.
Friday, Aug. classmates: River and
harbor bill taken up and most amend
ments proposed by committee agreed to,
including appropriations of 81, 300. 600
for Improvements at the 500, and $780,
for the Mississippi river. House: Con-
ference report on Indian appropriation
bill agreed to.
Saturday, Aug. 16.-Senate. The
river and harbor bill was further con
sidered passed, with sundry new amend
ments; a conference was asked, and
Messrs. Frye, Dolph and Ransom We're
appointed conferees. House: Anti
lottery bill considered and passed.
Monday, Aug. 1S.-Senate: Quay's
resolution for change of rules laid over;
general deficiency bill passed; tariff bill
discussion resumed. House: The Mis-
sissippi election contest of Chalmers
VS.. Morgan was determined in favor Of
the sitting member, Morgan, in accord
ance with the committee report; senate
bill amending the act for bridging the
Mississippi at st. Paul passed; house bill
authorizing a tunnel under the Detroit
river at Detroit and several other bills
passed.
Tuesday, Aug. 12.-Senate: House
bill authorizing negotiations for the pur'
chase of the western part of the Grow
reservation in Montana passed; tariff
bill taken up. House agricultural col
lege bill passed.
Wednesday, Aug. 2O.-Senate con
CURED in house amendments to agricul
tural college and meat inspection bill
passed bill to relieve settlers on North
ern Pacific indemnity lands and debated
tariff bill. House: Senate bill provid
ing for inspection of meats for expor
passed; lard bill debated without fna
action.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23
GOT NINETY THOUSAND.
A Gigantic Train Robbery Perpetrated
on the Missouri Pacifc Road,

A Gigantic Train Robbery Perpetrnted
on the Missouri Pacific Road.
KANSAS CRY, Aug. 1s.-The safe Of
the Pacific Express company was
robbed of $780, 900 by train robbers on
the Missouri Pacific road Sunday morn
ing. The train, which was the Kansas
City Limited Express No. 3, left Upton,
Mo-, about 3 Il. m. Two mysterious
figures were seen by the engineer Turk
ing around the forward end of the
train. but no particular attention was
paid to them. Just after leaving Tip
ton the fireman turned toward the ten
der to fire up the engine and looked
%squarely
Into the Muzzlo of Two Rcvolvcrs
in the hands of two masked men who
were living on their faces on the top of
the coal. One of the bandits covered
the fireman with his revolver, while the
other took care CT the engineer. They
We're told to hold up their hands and
the engineer ordered to run the train to
Otterville water tank. in ''Robbers'
Cut" just east of Otterville. When
"Roblers' Cut" was reached the engi-
necr was commanded to go to the ex-
press car ana tel IL messenger 10 open
the door. He did SO
Under the Threat of Death
if he should fail. When he reached the
express car he found the robbers had
five confcderates stationed at conven-
lent places about the car, all heavily
armed and their faces concealed behind
masks. He walked to the door of the
car and called to Express Mes
sengcr Sam Avery to open the door.
Avery, suspecting no danger pushed back
the door. AS he did so the leader of the
robbers and one confederate pushed
their revolve.s in and ordered the mes
senser to hold Up his hands. The order
Was promptly oleyed and three of the
robbers Jumped into the car. Avery
WAS commanded TO open the safe and at
the point Of I; revolver did so. One of
the robbers unfolded u sack and into
it placed
The Entire Contents of the Safe.
The r%oll;els then made their escape
without attempting TO modest the passcn-
gers. The sheriff and posse We're mott
fed of the robbery and started imme-
diately i'll pursuit. The thieves obtained
$4,000 in PAPER money, some railway
money packages and some packages of
jewelry, amounting i'll all to about
q Gao
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23

BECAUSE Russell b. Harrison hap
pens to be president Of the Helena
Journal Publishing Co., which derives
a little benefit from publishing lot.
terry ads, some newspapers are max
ing great ado because, in the face
of this fact, President Harrison SO
strenuously advocates legislation to
the exclusion of all lotteries. 1t is
not of any inconsistency that these
papers see that they raise all this cry.
but it is a dodge to throw dust in the
eyes of the voter and then they will
seek to take advantage ofhis diverted
attention and prejudice him against
the administration. Being of age
the son attends to his own business
likewise the father is endeavorins
to wisely administer the affairs Of
our nation.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23
WENT OVER THE BANK.

A Frightful Accident Mt Presidents
Bridge, Near Quincy, Mass. --- Fifteen
Killed.
Boston, Aug. 20.-A terrible accident
occurred on the Old Colony railroad by
which twelve passengers and the fire
man We're instantly killed and the en-
gineer and twenty passengers injured,
some fatally. The train, which was the
Vineyard express due in Boston at 1910
p. n. and consisting of five parlor cars.
when within 100 feet of the other side
Of Presidents bridge and running at the
rate of forty miles an hour, jumped the
track. the engine Immediately topping
over and the first passenger coach on
top of it. The engine
Set Fire to the Train.
The passengers We're, for the most part
injured by escaping steam, many being
frightfully scalded. The Quincy fire
department and all the surgeons i'll
the city were summoned to the spot and
the lawns on each side of the railroad
were covered with killed and injured.
Heroic efforts were made by the train
hands and passengers to rescue some of
the passengers. and they succeeded in
removing twenty or more who were
only slightly injured.
List of the Dead.
The following were dead when taken
from the wreck: Mrs. circuit Allen,
Philadelphia: Mrs. Mary E. Fennelly
Louisville, KY; +. j. johnson, Mont.
pelier, VT; John Ryan, South Boston
foreman of train, and four women and
two men and two children, one u boy Of
ID, unidentified.
The following died during the after
noon and evening: Mrs. A. G. Wells
Hartford, Conn; a daughter of H. L
WEIGH, Of Waterville, Conn; Alice ani
Catherine, daughters of Mrs. o. S. Fen
nelly, Louisville, Ky.
Thirty-three others were injured, som,
of them so badly that they will die.
Cause of the Accident.
The only reason given for the acciden
is that there is a very bad curve niea
near the Presidents bridge, the scene o
the accident, and to this, together wit
the fact that the road was undergone
repairs, is attributed the cause Of til
accident.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23
HOARD WILL RUN AGAIN.

Governor by Acclamation 80 Tho
Ticket.
MILWAUKEE,, Aug. 21.-The Republic
a state convention in its platform
firmly upheld the Bennett law. The
full ticket nominated is as follows.
Governor-W. d. Hoard.
Secretary of State-Edwin D. Coe, of
Walworth.
Treasurer-Albert B. Geilfuss. of Mil
waukee.
Attorney General-James O'Neill, of
Clark county.
Superintendent os Public Instruction
l.. D. Harvey, of Winnebago.
Railroad Commissioner-Lyman E,
Brimi, Of Eau Claire.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23
Nebrasku Democratic Ticket.

OMAHA, Aug. 1S.-The Democratic
state convention adjourned after placing
in nomination the following ticket:
Governor, James E. Boyd: lieutenant
governor, DR.. Alexander Bear; secre-
tary of state, Frank A. Sprague; au-
dltor, r. B. Wahlquist; treasurer, w.
Il: Gushing; attorney general, John G.
Higgins; commissioner of public lands,
Jacob Bigler, superintendent of instruc:
ton, G., d, Rakestraw.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23
BLOCK THE TARIFF, TOO,

Republican Members of the House COM
bining to Defeat 1t If the Elections Bill
Is Not Passed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-Representa-
tive Kennedy, of Ohio, has put into cir
culation an agreement to be signed by
Republican members of the house,
pledgipg them to prevent the tariff bill
going to the president until the election
bill is passed by the senate. He claims
to have forty-nine signatures.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23
AWFUL DEVASTATION,
Whole Sections Of the City Oi
WilNcs5nrre Ruined by
TIC Cyclone.
Fourteen Dead So Far Reported
Nine More Probably Fa-
tally Injured.
Eescuing Parties and the Militia
Searching the Ruins for More
Victims.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa. Aug. 20.-One OF
the worst cyclones YER experienced in
this vicinity. came upon the city about i
o'clock p. III. 1t came from up the riv'
Ell. The sky was black as night and the
wind blew with great velocity. The
city presents a scene of awful devastl-
ton. After the cyclone had spent its
fury darkness fell SC quickly upon the
valley, and the excitement everywhere
was so intense that it was impossible to
gather much intelligence as to the ex.
tent of the damage to property and loss
of life. Now, however. the severity of
the cyclone is more and more demon
strated, and it is remarkable that sc
comparatively few lives We're lost. Many
Houses We're Blown Away.
Main street was in the direct path of
the storm, and the buildings or the west
sidcof that thoronghfare suffered badly.
Shade trees were uprooted, and i'll fact
but little was left untouched on Main
street till Academy street Was reached.
The western edge of the storm extended
to the lower end of Franklin street and
Dana place. Brick dwellings, We're I'M
rooted and the upper stories torn away.
and some We're leveled to the ground.
fallen trees and timbers completely
blocked Sowth Main and Franklin
streets. The storm swept out Ross and
Hazel streets, then up South Washing
ton street, extending as far cast as the
Hazard wire. rope works. The storm
swept along the railroad to Five Points,
where it turned eastward again up
Pearl street, out by Baltimore shaft
No. ., then dashed up the mountains
and spent itself in the woods. The sweep
of the cyclone at Five Points was terri
BILE.
Militia Called Out.
In answer to a proclamation by the
mayor, the Ninth regiment is on duty
and is assisting the police in maintain
jured property has already been begun
of fallen trees, telegraph poles and other
wreckage. AS near as can be estimated
now, there We're 400 houses demolished
and partially wrecked, entailing a loss
of nearly, if not quite $1,000, 900.
"A List of the Killed.
The following is a list of those in
stantly killed as far us can be ascer-
tained: Nettie Thomson, colored, aged
10 years; Eva Martin, Hazel street; John
Fritz, aged l6; Peter Rittenmeye, aged
25, Cinderella street; Mrs. Eliza K. Nc
Ginley, of Scott street, her infant and
her son John. aged IA: Joseph Kern,
Madison street; Adam Frantz, of Jones
d Frantz; George Hamilton, and an
unknown Hungarian.
Following Were Fatally Injured:
Franklin Welsh, Moyallcn street; John
II. Ouscll, Cinderella street: John Long:
unknown employee of the Delaware &
Hudson railroad; James Mckinley.
Scott street; Berlin Nanderlnark; Frank
Fulred; Mrs. Barrets9Maxwell street;
Mary Mckinley, and Isaiah Newsbigel.
In addition to these twenty-five others
were seriously injured.
Three More Victims.
WILKESBARRE, Pa. Aug. 21.-B. E.
Vandemark. Isiah Newsbezil and John
Siebel, who were injured in the cyclone,
are dead. The work OF repairing the
damage to property is proceeding rap
idly.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23
OFFICIAL PAPER OFsTARK COUNT
Saturday, August %, 1880.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET,

REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
For Congress.
NJ. n. JOHNSON.
Nelson County.
For Governor,
a. ii. BURKE,
Cass County.
For Lieutenant Govcrmo
ROGER ALLlN,
Walsh County.
For Secretary of State,
JOHN FLlTTlE,
Trail County.
For Auditor,
JOHN T.. BRAY,
Grand Forks Couaty.
For Treasurer,
l.. L. BOOKER,
Pembina County.
Acknowledgement,
G. "A. NJ. SPENCER,
Walsh County.
Superintendent Public Instruction,
JOHN OGDEN,
Mcintosh County.
Commissioner of Agriculture,
II. II. HELGESEN,
Cavalier County.
Commissioner of Insurance,
A. l.. CAREY,
Cass County.
Railroad Commissioners,
G. w. HARMON.
Morton County;
e. ii. WALSH,
Grand Forks County;
ANDREW SLOTTEN,
Richland County.
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23
Again Complicated nJatters

and given the strikers newhope. Master
Workman Powderly is in New York, in
charge of strike matters. Serious trouble
occurred at Albany Saturday, caused by
Pinkertons firing without p~rovocation
at crowds of strikers and their sympa-
thizers. Three boys and a woman were
seriously wounded. Police arrested the
Pinkertons implicated, but during the
struggle fifteen Pinkertons were mi ured
SO badly that they were taken to the
The Dickinson press., 1890-08-23
minneapolis Grain,

wheat-No. 1 hard. s1.lO; on track, s1.1t9
1.l5; No. / 1 northern, sl.0s1s; September, sl.D114;
December, s1.OtN; on track, Sl.0ol4@l.0s: No.
northern, August. $1.OO: on track. $l0O11.03.