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The Portland daily press., 1890-03-18
PEOPLE WHO DINED OUT LAST NIGHT.
Jolly WheeImen Elect Officers and
Tell Stories of cycling.
The Shoe and Leather Association
Enjoys Its Sixth Annual.
Business Meeting and supper Of
the Central Labor Union.

Once year it lis the custom for the men,
bers of the Wheel Club to assemble at the
Preble for banquet. Last evening occur
red the 1890 gathering. and jolly occasion
1t was. Previous to the banquet the annual
meeting Of the club was held at their rooms.
The following officers were elected:
Presdent-John Calvin Stevens.
Vice President and Captain-Charles +. Aver.
Secretary and Treasurer-S. b. Phillips.
First Lieutenant-J. Il. Hannaf0rd.
Second Lieutenant-Warren G. West.
Bugler-Wiliam l.. Merrill.
Club Committee-The President, Vice President
and Secretary er o6tcto c. d. Alexander and
George 7. Scott.
1t was voted to adopt the monogram badge
originally designed by the late III. ID. Cahill.
Three new members were admitted.
Wheelmen are always recognized as happy
boys. In the summer, muscular and thickly
tanned; when winters storms compel relax
alton from the favorite sport, weaker in
arms and whittier in countenances, though
still the same gay fellows. Such a class
would spectators have beheld in the pleasant
dining room Of the Preble last evening,
fair representation of good health and thor
ough enjoyment A merry time was had
chatting over past exploits and future plans.
at the same time discussing, though with
less show of vigor than wheeling European
tourists at a French table d'hote, the excel
lent supper which had been prepared. Often
was the query put, What wheel are you 60
ing to ride?" Various were the replies and
often doubtful, for there is TO be a perplexing
number of new cycles displayed in the Port
land market this season. Hairbreadth es-
capes and ludicrous situations were also mar
rated by the quantity. The occasion was
memorable. and ought to be marked in red
ink and with bold letters in the history Of
the club, an organization we'll known for its
wealth Of success in the past. Seated at the
table, enjoying this flow of joviality. were
the following members Of the club and in
pit tad ouaetc.
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S2O.OOO.for Libel.

BROOKLYN, March 17.-Ex-Assemblyma
Daniel W.Talmadge today obtained verdict
Of $4,000 damages against the New York
World fer libel.
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Governor CoodelI Narx Sick.

CoNTocooK,. N. H., March 17-News
from Antrim at p. m. was that Governor
Goodelrs condition was as good as this morn
tration, caused by oYerwork f'
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Secretary Tracy Landed. !.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE navy de-
partment has information that Secretary
Tracy and his friends were taken aboard the
United States fish commission steamer Fish
nawk and taken to Norfolk. The United
States steamer Despatch is still aground on
the Shnala
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pefaulter Davis Arrested.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, March 17.-J. A.
Davis, the defaulting ex-city treasurer, was
arrested here this afternoon on charges Of
grand larceny In the frat degree and held in
$4,000 bail.
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Burned by IncendlarIas
HOURS IN THE RIGGING.
Sloop Yacht G. s. Parnell Wrecked
on Barnegat ShoaI.

POINT PLEASANT, N. j.. March 17.-The
sloop yacht G. S. Parnell is aground on Bar
negat and rolling heavily. Seas are sweep
ing over her constantly, and she will prob
ably 60 to pieces. The Parnell was a new
yacht, bound from Atlantic City to New
York. She was commanded by Captain Mat
thews, an experienced navigator. Yesterday
morning the yacht struck the boiler of the
old steamship Mediator, which was wrecked
on Barnegat shoal some time ago. The Par
nell filled almost instantly and grounded.
captain Matthews and the crew took to the
rigging, where they hung for three hours.
The night was bitterly cold, and the ship
wrecked ,I G men were just about succumbing
the life-saving station succeeded in reaching
and taxing them off. Captains Ridgeway
and Matthews worked hard to savo Tho
yacht, but 1t looks as though their efforts
would prove fruitless.
The schooner G. Paine is stranded
on Brandywine Shoal. She is bound from
Louis Cove for Philadelphia with a cargo of
ice. She drifted off after grounding and
then capsized. The crew deserted her. and
Life Saving Station. The vessel is lost and
will be dangerous obstruction to naviga-
ton. She was built in 1864 in New Haven,
Conn.,, but halls from Boston.
Nellie Eaton Disabled.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, March 1.-THE
schooner Nellie Eaton of Calais, Maine,
Captain Morrison, from Providence, r. l., to
New York with empty oil barrels, was run
into while off Penfeld Reef about o'clock
last night by an unknown vessel and disa-
bled The Eaton was struck on the port
side, carrying away her fore and main rig
ging, tearing the foresail and ripping the
malnsail, beside doing other damage.
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TEN KILLED AMONG FALLING WALLS.
Unexpected Collapse OF q Burning
Building In indianapolis,
While Firemen Were Fighting Flame
From Roof and Walls.
Blaze In Dover, Me-, and Other Fires
Reported Yesterday.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.,. March 17-Fire in
Bowen & Merrill's book store this afternoon,
four-story and basement, marble front
structure, facing Washington street, started
shortly before o'clock near the furnace in
the sub-basement The fire department
seemed at q loss to locate the fire, and began
pouring the water into the building at the
front when the seat of the trouble was in
the rear. About $50, the entire building ex-
cept the front wall, fell inward. At the
time, number Of firemen were on the roof
and were buried In the debris, which was
piled 40 feet high within the walls. Four
dead and 15 injured, some of whom will die,
were taken out. Two are still under the
ruins. and supposed to be dead.
LATER--At this hour, II O'Clock, the work
OF excavating the ruins is still in progress.
80 lar, ten firemen are known to be dead
The workmen are digging in the mass of
brick, iron and mortar trying to extricate
man whose face, bloody and bruised, ap-
pears Just above the debris. He is supposed
to be Daniel Jones, pipeman. His feet are
caught by an iron girder and he is being
liberally supplied with stimulants to keep
him alive. Underneath him is a man sup.
posed to be dead.
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Nellie Eaton Disabled.
TO MAKE THREE TOWNS.
Camden Votes for Division and
Against RaiIroading.

RoCKPORT, March 17.-This afternoon the
town of Camden voted not to aid the Cam
den, Rockport & Rockland railroad by loan
ing $25,000 the vote standing-yes, 243; no
252. The vote was surprise, as 1t was gen.
orally thought the town would give this
small aid. The only other question consid-
cred this afternoon was the division of the
town. 1t was voted almost unanimously for
a division of the town into three towns. and
a committee of seven was chosen fir I'm diff
ferent parts of the town to arrange the diff
ferent lines and report at future meeting
in August or September, previous to the
meeting of the legislature. The town has
such large territory, including ten miles, in
a straight line, of seashore, that the division
into three towns will give each town fair
share Of the water front and fair harbor
for each town, Camden harbor, Rockport
harbor and Clam Cove harbor, the latter
harbor accommodating the Bay Point Land
Company's property, adjoining the city of
Rockland. Twenty-Five of the &C articles of
the warrant were acted upon today. 1t was
voted to adjourn to next Monday to COM
plete the business.
The following officers were chosen
Moderator-P. j. Carleton.
Selectmen-D. A. Campbell E. III. Piper, Elliott
Orbeton; all Republicans
Treasurer-Isaac CoOmbs, Democrat.
Collector-C. K. Miller, Democrat.
Audit0r-A. b. Arey.
School COmmittQa-E q Tn0raham
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a petition from the Women's Educational
and Industrial Union, bearing 100 names
Augustus Lord. who has been chief engin-
eer Of the fire department for quarter Of
century, has been appointed city marshal.
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A Village in Flames.

BERNE, March IA fire broke out in the
village of Gampel, Switzerland, last night.
and before the flames could be controlled
three-fourths of the village was DESTROYED.
Many persons were injured and great dam
age was done.
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Rangor's Einances.

BANGOR, March ia large audience,
with nine eX-mayors on the platform, listened
to the inaugural proceedings and address of
Mayor Blake at Bangor. The city's valua-
tion Is now over $10,000,000, an increase of
1896 90
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Belfast City Fathers.

BELFAST. March 1.-THE city govern
ment organized today. Lucius II. Much was
elected city clerk; Russell G. Dyer president
of the common council; Nathan F. Houston,
seph Williamson, city solicitor; ri. E. Nc
Donald marshal and engineer
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Across chignecto ,sthmus.

ST. JOHN, N. B., March 17.-A ship rail.
road Is nov being constructed across the
narrow isthmus Chignecto, which connects
Nova Scotia with New Brunswick. The
isthmus Is II miles wide, and while the road
will be on a smaller scale than the proposed
Fades ship railroad across the Isthmus Of
Tehuantepee, 1t has this advantage over that
enterprise. that the project Is now actually
under way. The road Is to be capable OF
carrying ship Of 1000 tons dead weight.
placed on the railroad English engineers
are watching the enterprise with much in
terest, because IL Is thought that II a ship
railroad can be made success on this scale
II is practicable for the transportation OF
larger vessels, and may eventually be- used
to carry ships inland, to Birmingham, Eng,
for instance, at large saving Of cost Of UNI
loading and other expenses.
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Fire In Dover.

DOVER. Me-, March 17.-Fire broke out
this afternoon in the upper part of build
ing in Dover occupied by fo1r families,
one Of which lost all their furniture. Water
from the hydrants was put on in quick
time, and the flames snbdued. The building
was badly injured. The loss is covered by
insurance. The building was owned by Mrs.
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THE EATH e r.

Fair.
The following is the forecast of the wealth
er till pm. today:
Warmer and fair weather, southwesterly
winds.
Cautionary signals will be displayed from
New Haven to Eastport.
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Boston g. Maine Suffers.

NEWPORT, VT, March 1I-Fire tonight
destroyed the Boston & Maine woodshed
containing 5000 cords of wood, together with
several cars loaded with lumber and the
towing barge Derby. belonging to the Inter
national Company. Loss about $4,000.
Burned by lncendiaries.
BAY CITY. Mich, March 17.-Rust Broth
ers d. Co.'S mill was burned this forenoon by
Loss $50 600. insured
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-18
News from Samoa.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE latest ad-
vices from Apia, Samoa. say that the news
Of the ratification Of the Berlin Treaty by
the United States Senate was fav0rably re-
ceived by all except the Germans In Samoa.
The treasury of the country Is In a depleted
condition, and the lights in Apia harbor
have not been lighted since the first Of Feb
ruary.
IL is claimed that the wrecks Of the Van
dalia and Trenton have caused a diverting
tidal current In the harbor, and suit has
been entered against the United States for
this damage.
Foreign Notes.
An order reinforcing the Russian troops
on the Gallician frontier is causing great ex-
element In Vienna,
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RECORD OF CASUALTIES.


The grand church at Apledorn, adjacent to
the royal palace at the Hague, was burned
to the ground.
The levee at Skipwith, in Issaquena county,
fifty miles south of Greenville, Miss, The
town OF Skipwith is now under water.
Edward Happy, the son of a rich Louisville
(Ky.) merchant who has been visiting on the
Big Horn, has been lost in the mountains
around Cheyenne, Wyo., three weeks and is be-
ieved to have persisted.
At New Harmony Ind, Prof. Richard
Owen, well known as a soldier and scientist
and A. H. Fretageot. prominent merchant,
drank embalming fluid by mistake. Prof
Owen lived only about five hours, and Mr.
Fretageot is not expected to live.
G. Gordon Adams, Appointment attorney of
Los Angeles, Cal, formerly United States
district attorney at Vicksburg, Miss, was
found dead in his Office with bullet wound
In his temple. A pistol was found, and on
the table were some oil and feathers. 1t is
supposed that the weapon was accidentally
discharged while being cleaned.
The situation in the lower Mississippi coun-
try as far south as Laconia Circle is appalling
The devastation and suffering is incalculable
to stock and human beings. Water is pour.
ing over the levee for seven miles and pass
ing the levee at Henrico. Seventeen hundred
people in this district are actually suffering
for the necessaries of life. Whites, negroes,
mules, hogs and cows are huddled together
in ginhouses and on stumps, and all are in
danger of starving to death.
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water kept increasing in spite Of the work
of the pumps. The accident occurred ZIG
miles west of Fastnet. Statements BY pasl
sengers which are similar to other &C.
counts Of the accident. are to the effect that
there was a loud crash followed by an ex-
plosion. The ship quivered and the engine
thumped. The vessel leaked rapidly from
the hole in her bottom. The officers Gained
the excited passengers. The conduct of the
crew was admirable. The weather was fine,
and there was no wind. During the sixty
hours that the steamer drifted she kept
showing distress, finally sending up rockets
and burning glares. On Friday morning
the Ad-iatic was sighted. She offered to
convey the passengers to New York, but the
offer was declined. The Adriatic then pro-
ceeded and sent the Aldersgate to aid the
City of Paris. Three tugs Joined the dis
abled vessel to accompany her to Queens
town. The passengers held meeting at
which they returned thanks to Providence
for their delivery. They also expressed
their appreciation of the exemplary con-
duct of the captain and crew and raised a
of f6OO for the Liverpool and
New York Mariners institute.
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What I did say was that tho districts
through the Mississippi valley from Cairo
south to the gulf were flooded. / men
toned no particular place The flood is
no rspector of cities, and hardly see why
the New Orleans people should take offense
at my prophesy. There are busy times
ahead for the people Of New Orleans and
they should know it." N
FLOODS FROM MELTING SNOW.
ST. LOUIS, Specialize snow storm OF
yesterday and last night seems to have been
local, the area of its action being confined
to radius of about 100 miles from this city
About twenty inches of snow has fallen
here. but not less than one-half of that
depth now lies on the ground owing to the
mildness of the temperature. At points in
Southern Illinois and in Central and
Southern Missouri from ten to
fifteen inches fell. The melting of
this great body Of snow is likely to be quite
rapid, and all small streams tributary to the
Missouri and the Mississippi rivers, within
the area mentioned, will pour out floods of
water in the next three days.
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KILLED AND QUITO PIECES.

Boys Near Leavenworth, kan., Dis
covered the Dismembered and
Disemboweled Body of Woman.
LEAvENwoRTH. Kan, Speciai.-An I'M
usually horrible affair has been uncovered
here, by the discovery in the Missouri river
by two boys of the dismembered head and
isemboweled body of a woman. The legs
had been cut of, while bullet wound on
the left side of the head, just behind the ear,
showed clearly how death had come in the
first place. A German nam ed Mettman had
reported to the police last Monday that his
wife Julia had disappeared the evening be-
Rock Island railroad, was sent for. He
identified the body as that of his mother.
Alter search, gunny sack was found
some distance from the place w here the
body was discovered, containing one of the
legs of the dead woman, the heart and in
testines, but the other leg is still missing.
News Of the finding of the re,
to Mettman, but he showed no sign of in
terest. He had stated that his wife had
sewed $40 in the lining of her dress when
she disappeared, but no trace of the money
was discovered. When the police had a
talk with the dead woman's daughter the
The girl said her father and mother
had some time ago agreed to sep
arate, but had subsequently made it up.
Sunday afternoon the mother went to
neighbours house to make visit, and left
there about o'clock, saying she intended
to go home That was the last seen of her
alive A careful search Of the premises
showed trail of blood on the sidewalk
opposite the house. 1t is the theory of the
police that the wife was killed by the hus-
band Sunday night and the body concealed,
until Thursday night, when it was cut to-
pieces, placed in the gunny sack, and under
the cover Of the heavy storm which pre-
vailed carried to the river and thrown in.
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CREENVILLE INUNDATED.

A Break in the Protection Levee
Sends the Flood on That City.
GREENv1LLE, Miss, Special.-The Ipro-
lection levee north of the city gave way at
noon despite the most heroic effors on the
part of the people and the waters
poured in upon city which since its
existence has been above the level of
the Mississippi at its greatest height. The
food is tremendous one, and the volume
of water that is pouring in from three
breaks above is spreading out in
all directions inundating plantation
after plantation, which in the
food of 1882 were above water. It
is estimated by engineers that large por-
ton OF the city will not be flooded, ard
reach in the lower parts will be three
feet. The telephone lines are all
down above Greenville and nothing has
been heard from the levees to-day
The water from the Austin break will have
an outlet into the YaZoo river, which will
flower and Yazoo counties. The water has
reached Washington avenue, one ofthe prin-
cipal business streets of the city, and
the people are navigating in skiffs. Two
white men and one negro, coming from
Stoneville to Greenville in skiff to-day,
were drowned by the upsettlng OF the boat;
their names have not been learned. Many
casualties have resulted from skiffs coming
in contact with wire fences and other hid
den distractions.
SERGEANT DUNN MUCH PUT OUT.
NEW York, Special Sergeant Dunn,
New York's weather chiei, was much put
out to-day when told that the New o.
leans board of trade intended to ask
for his resignation for prophecy
/ ing the present floods there. He said:
II think the New Orleans people are acting
very toolishly il the face of the present
dangers No matter what they say, they
will have their hands full looking after
their city. They may have my head ii they
want it, but T think tSey had better
protect their people. The only portion
Of the report that has been misrepresented
is that which states that I said flood would
be a. disasterous as that at Johnstown.
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CAUGHT WHILE DISABLED.
The British Sealing Schooner Path
finder Taken into Custody.

The British Sealing Schooner PATH
finder Taken into Custody.
PORTLAND, Ore, Special.-The British
sealing schooner Pathfinder was towed into
port by the United States revenue cutter
Corwin. The schooner was found at Neagh
bay, Wash, with rudder disabled, and
taken into custody by the cutter. The Path
finder is not seized but detained pending
instructions from the department at Wash
ington. The schooner is one Of the British
sealing vessels seized last year in Behring
sea by the cutter Richard Rush and ordered
to Sitka, Alaska, in charge of one seaman
as prize master. She instead escaped
to Victoria and has since been an
gagged in sealing off the American and Brit
ish coast till yesterday when compelled to
go into the bay for repairs. The Pathfinder
sailed for Victoria two months ago and Sc
cured $50 seals off the coast of Vancouver
and Washington. Particulars of the deten-
ton have been sent to the secretary OF the
treasury at Washington, also to the depart
ment at Ottawa, Canada.
DIRECTING RELEASE.
WASHINGTON, Special.-Assistant Secre-
tary Tichenor to-day sent telegram to the
collector of customs at Port Townsend,
Wash, directing the release of the Path
finder. Recently Mr.. Charles Upper, Sir
Julian Pauncefot, the British minister, and
Secretary Blaine have had exreded con-
ferences on the Behring sea subject which,
though now temperate suspended will
it is understood, be resumed within a short
time The seizure of the Pathfinder, now,
with the question still the subject of nego-
tiation, would, if held, practically assert
the authority of the United States over the
disputed waters, SO Secretary Window, after
consultation with Secretary Blaine, decided
the relief of the Pathfinder. The negotia-
tons can now be resumed without predu.
dice to either side.
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MURDERED TWO,
A Tough Fatally Slabs Two IHatters
in Newark, N. J..

in Newark, N. J..
NEWARK, N. j., Special.-A double
murder was committed to-day at Herman's
hat factory. The plank room, where two
dozen men employed in sizing hats are en-
veloped in clouds of steam so that one can
scarcely be distinguished from another,
was entered by Fiddler Smith, notorious
tough. Rushing up to George Hastings he
demanded: "What have you been saying
about me?" Knowing Smiths character,
Hastings retreated to the other side of the
board where he was sizing hats. Smith fol-
lowed him to corner, carrying a drawn shoe
knife. A workman tried to interfere, but
was knocked down. Smith plunged the
knife vigorously into Hastings abdomen,
making an ugly wound from which the
bowels protruded. Frederick Butler then
rushed to Hastings assistance and at
tempted to seize Smith, but the latter
plunged the warm knife in Buffers left
side near the heart, and the sharp-pointed
blade broke against the unfortunate mans
ribs Butler sank to the floor alongside
Hastings. Workingmen bounced upon
Smith, having disarmed him, bound him
hand and foot and then telephoned for the
police. They found upon him another
knife. Hastings died in the hospital arc
Butler cannot survive.