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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-09
DEATH or 4 CkyrEyARIAy.

Bevldere, n. j., April s.-Mrs. Mary Banalan, tha
Oldest person in Northern New Jersey, died ct oxford
Furnace on Sunday, age 102.
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I19S+l'1T'I1TFE'1 '117'
Denrock ILL.,, April o.-Grcatly exaggerated reports
have been sent out about the wind storm at Prophets
town. three miles east Of here, last night The "lnd
did its work at 80 last evening, coming from 'he
north. Clark Reynolds's house was blown in on two
hides. and Omstead q; Matthew's elevator con
tjderably damaged. Several other houses were dam
aged Nobody was killed, and only four or five were
injured and these not seriously. During the storm
about an inch of hailstOnes fell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-09
RiLLOT REFORM IN THE WEST.

Des Moincs, Iowa, April 7.-The House this morn
ing pos,cd the Australian Ballot Reform bill.
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WRECK OF 4 STEAMER.

Halifax, y S.. April 1T reported here tonight
that a steamer was ashore the ncghborlng coast,
but nothing 10 verify the mmDr could be learned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-09

Berlin April -.-Dr. kuappc lately German consul
al Samoa. has been placed upon the retired lsi OWING
to his conduct at the time Of the disorder AT 'at
placc
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cnrxr nEnnEEr ENrEnrAys TIE EMrERoR.

Berlin. April 7.-Thc Emperor ihs evening attended
a dinner given in his honor by Count Herbert bis
marck. Among those present were General Won cap
riv Baron Ecbcrstcn and twelve other Ministers
and Generals.
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AK ics Banes. April s.-Qncen Victor" 'ou"S 10
ccivcd Mgr. LcuicuN, Archbishop of 'halhDcry'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-09
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES IN moHoKEN.

The charter elections in lIobckcn passed of quietly
Yesterday, and "a light vote pollcd. Among inc
successful candidates were Richard Power (Dcm'b
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CALU1ET AND HECLA DIVIDEND.
soston, April s.-The Calumet and Hecla Mining
s"@9any Will Day dividend Of S5 share on May 5.
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M'LEAN AYD KEMP TO ROW MAY ID

rIF' '''''''F
tween Mclean and Kemp will be rVwcd on thc lari
matte River Nav II. The race VIII be ior I-oo
a side and the championship of the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-09

GOLD AT A HIGH PREMIUM IL BUENo9 A'hEo'
Buenos Ayres. April S.-Thc premium on soid IL
107 per cent.
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SoV. JACKSON SIGNS THE BALLOT REFORX BILL
Annapolis Md. April Ex-Governor Jackson TO- onight
siEned an Australian ballot bill The new Law will be
'pcfauve In Baltimore city and many Of the counties
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srRREyDERIYG TO MAJOR wIssMANN.
rmE orEEN REcEIyING AN ARcmDIsIIor

ZiIIIDdT, NVIII wv
surgcnt leaders and a remnant Of their followers have
surrendered 10 Major Wissmann
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Trouble In Squadron OF Evolution

BALTIMORE, April "A special dispatch
to the Sun SAYS; As the squadron of evol-
ution was leaving the hsrbor of Villa
franche the Atlanta, owing to temporary
difficulty with the engines, was compelled
to SLOW down, and lost her place in the
line. She was siynslled from the flagship
to take her proper place, and an answer
vas sent back that the engines were dis
abled and 1t was impossible. BY signal
from the flagship Capt. Howell was there
upon suspended from duty. and Lieut.
Commander Coupon put in command of
the vessel. Five days later Capt. Howell
was restored to duty by signal. He thereupon
went to the flagship and asked for an ex-
planation. He failed to get a satisfactory
explanation and reported the matter to the
department. 1t is believed his report will
be pigeon holed, in which event. it is un-
derstood. he will appeal to the civil courts
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Bowdoin to Row Cornell.

The following despatch to the New York
Tin es from Ithaca, N. Y, Wednesday
night, will be pleasant resling to those in
terested in Bowdoin and Bowdoin prestige
on the water:
"The race between the university crews
of Cornell and Bowdon, which has been
projected for some time, has been de tnitely
settled on. Bowdoin will come to Ithaca
and row Cornell on June Is on the eas,
side of Cayuga Lake. The race will be
for three miles. and probably a valuable
trophy will be offe -ed. Cornell will pay
Bowdoins s expenses from New London and
return, and intends to entertain the Bow.
doin men handsomely. A great race is al.
ticipated. for Bowdoin has always turned
out fast crews. In her last race with Cor
nell, two years ago. Bowdoin was beaten
BY only two feet"
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sPaRKs FROM MAINE WIRES

Mayor Charles A. Mccullough rss re-
nominated unanimously at the republican
caucus at Calais Thursday night.
w. W. Foggs dry goods store at Winter
port vas broken into Wednesday night aud
nearly $500 worth of goods stolen.
William Euerys grocery store at Ssco
was burglsrized Thursday night, the cash
drawer Was broken open and small sum
stoleh.
While testing new rife at Bath, John
Stevens nesrly killed a neishbor. the bull
let psss;ug through avail and entering the
window of house near BY.
Bark woo,laide of Portland now load
iny at Philad. iph.s has been sold TO Geo.
". Wsnslow of Boston on private terms.
She . 10 be converted into q coal bsrge.
The name Of the station at Reeds pond
( on ;he Mount Desert branch of the Maine
Central has heen charged TO Green Lake,
sna will be so designated on and after April
7th. bv order o. General Manager Tucker
1 DR. Bailey. State veterinary surgeon
WAS ia Sanford Thursday aud found case
of chronic pneumonia q Tuberculosis upor
the farm of Benz n. Day of South San
ford The case vas reportsd BY the board
I of health.
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Watervilles Steamboat Ent erprise

When Waterville people take hold of an
enterprise in dead earnest it is pretty GER
tain that something will result from ii.
The new steamer which Captain Barbour
is building at his yard in Brewer for q
Waterville company. TO run between that
city and Gardiner, is rapidly going to-
gether. The tmbers are all up and the
planking will probably be finished this
week. The steamer v i'll be seventy feet
long and twenty feet beam, being twenty
two feet vide over all, while she will have
depth of three and one half feet in her
hold. She will be propelled by a stern
wheel ten feet in diameter and will be a
very well built boat with capacity for a
large amount of freight and will be able
to carry over a hundred passengers. An
assessment of 80 per cent of stock was
voted at the last meeting Of the company
One hundred and twenty-five shares OF
stock have been taken thus far. The
shares are $50 each. The company now
intends to begin operations May lst.
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MARKET REPORTS.
Boston Market.

BOSTON. Mar al.
FLouR.-The markets show no life but prices
hold on st' ady basis. The wants OF buyers are
still Of a hand 10 mouth nature, and no one show =
u di-po-itiOn 10 stock up.
We quote fine and superine. t2a2 rs, extra and
seconds s3ai 10, MINI baker clear and straight,
s3 51a4 3d. winter wheat, clear and straight. ~ Is
a 10, winter pat, u dDa5 i5 spring patent, a. @
a5 30 Tor " is and Hinn
CogsMEAL,-Ihe market Is quiet with price.
unchanged
We quote Choice kiln dried a. o. ood2 os per
bbi per bag. t-a-Oe, and for choice yranuIatsd,
e. ''Daz % Pr DBL.
yellow, f0s4ic. steamer, 3si;9ic, good grade,
.0aflc. off lots lower as 10 quality.
RYE FLOUR ia selling in small lots at % zsa3 10
per bbl
oArNgAIc-Is steady a, a. 90 per bsl for bne
and d sGa0 % for cut
JATs-New fancy oats. a4a35c; So2 white 3za
BRAS-apfing b an ia sack. at sb 25sl4 80
and us 50ai6 ~ for winter.
Provisions - ihe market is firm for all kinds
OF prOyi ions.
We qnote Long ents. si2 1al3 0o short cuts,
fl2 Goals %. backs, sil 5oal3 %, lean ends
si3 20, pork tongues, els %, ness. ti2O, prime
mess, $50 extra prime, eli So tntt pork.
eli co, fresh ribs. 7lc, .au.age-. 7lc, bologna
.aa-sgss. &C; hams, 0ai0sc, ANAL, 1laIilc;
smoked shoulders. sla7e. corned. sle, smoked
rio-, &C. boneies- breakfast bacon. iIlc, pressed
BnEF-Extrs plate and extra family beef. u q
az %, plate, o. u %, extra mess. a 50; me--
o. %, beef hams sis 70; beef tougaes bbl, als 81
ais %, hf Dbl, ~ %; tripe. ht bsl q %, honey
comb iripe, u 75 per hf bbi.
FEEaH BEEF-Choiee steers 7ia0c; good 7la
7ci sht, sa7e, extra heavy hiDc-. siai0le gooi
saioc, light, 7Aec, heavy fores. t.ailc, common
20 rood 5iaic; light. 3a3i ra;tIes, z.sl.i. chuck.
sa4., backs, 5ase rHmp. -alzie, rounds, 5asie
runp- ana soins, 7aisc. short ribs. liaIsc. Ioias
sai7c. tbiesgo butts and rolls are selling at ~
and tenderlDins at l5c-
OTHEE FKEsH N.ATs-Choice Lamb. Halle
| other. 5aloc; Chicago mutton, choice, ssstc
yeariings. ssl0c; choice heavy Brighton, saI6c
Eastern. ei,oiee slasc, Eastern veal. fancy, iOs
| lie, Others, Sasc. choice BrizhtOn. t0aiIc.
| lbU1TsR R-Ihe market coniin1ss quiet and tn,
| tone to prize. Is Onty fairly steady.
We quote Western extra emry, 24a25ie. fanrI
| well known marks. 26c, Hf.ts asd extra nrsts IA
&c, extra imitation cnry, SDc, others iaaIs, fac
| tory choice, lsai6c, others i1al5, v and VI ex
ira eInry, Z,a2fe, extra ir.fs. zsA2fc, " and "
DAIRY, good 70 choice, i2s2ic. low grades, I0aile
East cInry. good 20 choice l5z2Sc. The above quo
tAtions reeeiv.rs prices for strictly Whole .a
lots. Jotbiag prices, lac higher.
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Injunction Dissolved and the Property
Can be Transferred.

LITTLE Rock, Ark. April 4.-The case
of Wescots of Massachusetts, and Hansen
of Maine vs.. Joab Mulvain of Topeka
Kansas. Coffin & Stanton Of New York and
Woodbury. & Moulton of Portland, Me, in
volving the title to water works in Tope.
ka, pr pperty worth half = million dollars.
WAS argued before Circuit Judge Caldwell
two days on motion to dissolve tempora-
ry injunction granted by the circuit court
At Topeka, restraining Josb MulvAin from
transfer ring the property and capital stock
of the Topeka Water Supply Co, to the
defendants Coffin Stanton. Today Judge
Caldwell dissolved the injunction.
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That Promissory Note.

In the top row Of bricks Of the new FIRE.
place in Clerk of Courts Choase's Office
are one or two imperfect ones Not lopg
since several lawyers CHANGED to visit the
eftiee in his absence. To humble
the Clerks pride in his cheerful fireplace
they left pinned on it paper =; the top Of
which they called his attention to the de.
fec,s, signing their names below.
The other day one of the lawyers. whom
We will call A, whose name was signed on
that paper. received letter from bank in
the city informing him that he had . note
for 500 due at that bank. On receiving
it, A leaned up against the letter box aud
gsspei convulsively several times. ran his
fingers through his hair and shot out Of the
post office like a rocket. 1t vas evening
and of course the bank was closed. Till
late that night he paced his room.
rummsging all the back numbered
thoughts in his crsIium. No solution
WAS afforded till late in the sleep
less hours of morning. when ii dawpel on
his mind that he had several months before
given note for 500 to the same party to
whom this note in question vas said to be
due. But he had paid il. Why there vas no
doubt soou, ii. could remember distinctly
of doing so. He must have receipt q, hi.
office. Rising early he started for his office
to find it, After he had perspired for an
hour over his files without success he went
to the bank. To his ex cited questions he
received cold comfort. The note was in
the safe and must stay there Till the time
lock Was ready to open at 9. so A. NJ. The
note WAS for 500 and bore . signature
that was undoubtedly his and there WAS 40
alternative but to settle it. A. returned to
his office and telephoned the party in whose
favor the note was said to be made. He
got no satisfactory answers TO his frantic
denials Of such obligation and finally gave
up in despair When little later he saw
the note-well the results may be guessed.
Tha. note had been made out on the paper
which had been pinned to the Clerk of
Courts fireplace with the genuine signature |
below, the original writing at the top hav
ing been erased and u promissory note writ
ten in the space. A. threatens TO have the |
party who did this arrested for forgery.
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Stole $4,000. May 4. l888-Just
Caught 10 Honduras.

NEW YORK. April 4.-The Herald spe ciaI
from Tegucigsi "a, Spanish Eonduras, says
Edmund Sturgish Crsy-.,-, has. been ar.
rested at Santa Barbara for thef tof pack
age containing 81 900 in transit from the
American Exchange National Bank in New
York to the Adams Express Compsny's 3
office. A large portion of the money was
found in Crawford, possession The rob-
berry was committed in Nex York, May 4,
1888. Crawl ,rd las confessed and impli-
Gated two others. He was messenger in
the bank when he committed the theft.
He was living as planter in Honduras and
passed for uIan of wealth.
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The Ability to Bear Pain

IL the test Of furti,gde among the Indian tribes.
But We de any Cherokee, sioux or Comanche 10
endure the tvinRe- Of rheamatIsm pishou, uia.
cling. Ihese. indeed, are slight at first. but grow
In INTENSITY until tbey become znbearsbie. No
malady 10 more obstinate Ia ifs maturity than
that which give. rise 70 them The more need
then, of attacking II at the outset. Foremost
among rensdie- for it Is HostetteT's stomach Fit
ters, safer and Infinitely more effective than ens-
chicum. veTatrusn and Rnx vof.ics, all remedle.
which might prove destg aciive Of life In sligf,tiy
excessive dose Mineral dsparens., also. when
not positively mischievous ae far inferior 10 re-.
medal power to this 50 ulary botanic medicine.
1t nfireiy e1p<is from tie blood tn acsii In
purfties which orffinats the disease and enricfes
- well - cieauses II. Constipation, liver CON.
paatnt, dyspsps1a And ether Ailnsnts alss 9ve way
- u.
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Worst Break In toe Mississippi Lsvee
Yet Rep,rted.

New ORLEANS, April i.-The Times-
Democrats Arkansas City, Ark, special
says; News reached here today Of bad
break IN the levee jus,.skove Catfish Point.
Miss The break occares.'A O'Clock this
a1orales. the river vas fading and the levee
was thought safe. Late this evening the
crevasse was nearly 800 feet vide and very
deep. II is widening very fast. The depth
reaehed by the water viii not fall short Of
FROM 2 to Is feet
Ii is said to be by far the worst break
that has yet occurred On the Mississippi
side. A tremendous volume Of water is
coming out of the cfevasse and is sweeping
everything before it. Many head Of stock
are already lost. The suffering that will
necessarily follow this disaster will be
great.
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Louisville Coming Out All Right

LoUIsviLLE, Ky, April 4-The city il.
rapidly recuperating from the effects of the
tornado, and the work of repairing the
wrecked property is going vigorously for.
ward. The danger Of water famine is
averted by the substitution of temporary
apparatus to replace the standpipe which
was demolished. An exaggerated impres-
sion has gone abroad as to the extent Of the
district devastated. No damage was done
except in the direct path of the tornado.
and nineteen-twentieths of the city is un-
harmed.
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NATIONS CAPITAL.
Private Pension Bills Occupy
The Houses Attention.
k. Stone Of Missouri Pfees His Mind
Oh Various natters.
Doilives OF Iowa Favogs Higher Pen-
aions for Veterans.

Was sGroS. April THE House pro
ceeded 20 the consideration of various pri.
vs'e pension Ii Is
IL speaking n one Of these bills Mr.
Stone Of Missouri declared that no people
had been so despoiled and burdenei under
the name Of patriotism an under the gui.e
Of pension laws ss bad the people OF the
United States. He denounced the demands
of the G. A. r. aad asserted th 1t tue pres
ideaey was put mp and sold to the highest
bidder. "Thenk God. there vas one grand
man Who bad declined TO De party to such
sale. Though he had fallen, be had fallen
bearing reputation Of wise and iucorrup-
table ststesmanship and enjoying the re-
spect of every honest citizen applause on
democratic side). Benjamin Harrison had
attained his Office by cash raised by Wana-
maker and distributed by Dudley" He,
Stone, believed the government had been
generous enough to the soldiers.
Lane of Illinois, in favoriDg the bills,
said the democrats of Illinois believed as
he did, that the government had not done
justice to the men who defended il in the
hour of PERI.
Chapman of Michigan said this was not
the time to talk of the cost of pensions.
He RENE mbered when no man was mean
enough TO suggest that men went out to risk
their lives for the paltry sum ef Sl6 a
month. The time for halt had not come,
and would not come until the last soldier
who served his coudtry 10 the war WAS dead
and gathered to his fathers. Applause.
Dolliver of Iowa made..a eloquent appeal
in fasor of higher pensions. lie was not
in favor Of waiting to pen ion the veterans
of the late war until almost all to be bene-
fitted were dead. They should be EeD-
stoned now. He would shut his eyes to the
cost rhe defense of the unity of the re-
public had been costly enterprise. but the
American people had been willing to pay
the cost to the last penny. Every dollar of
the national wealth ia the treasury was en-
numbered by inviolable debt TO men and
women who shed blood and tears in the
hour of the nations peril (spplsuse).
Flower of New York spoke in favor of
the Union soldiers and the pension list
Whs in 1861 the soldiers rent 10 the bat
the government promised to make
their wives aud children the wards of the
nation. and he was in favor Of fulfilling
that promise.
Private pension bills, five in number,
were then passed.
The House went into the committee of
the Whole. A len of Michigan in the chair,
on the private calendar The bill for the
allowance of certain claims for stores and
supplies used By the United States army,
under the provision of the Bowman act was
discussed at length, mainly on points of
order, iu the course of which discussion
Allen of Mississippi created merriment by
reference TO the committee on rules as a
body capable of doing any taing under Gods
heaven. Pending action the committee
rose and the Honse at took recess until
S.
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TOWN ELECTIONS.

CARRAruxK.-Selectm John W Ster
ling, W ID Moor, Paul II Gates; tovr
clerk. E l. Webster; supervisor, W +
Moore. Officers elected are sll republi
cans.
GREExFIELD.-Se Selectmen, VI c White
z c Edgeris. Jere Avery; town clerk
z C Edgeriy; school committee, B
White. W P White, L Wheeler; treas
urer, J Doyle. Money appropriated
q. 800
Mono PL.-As'essors, G A P Bryant,
F Chase, Stephen Bates; clerk, G A |
Bryant; supervisor. s F Chase. None,
appro oristed Schools. 80 cents for eacl
inhabitant; highways 81 200; other pur
poses, 500. Two democrats and two re
publicans.
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Failures for the Quarter.

New YORK. April 4.-Reports to Brad
streets eff mercantile failures throughout
the United States during the frs. quarter
of the current year show total of 1926.
against 569 for the first quar- er Of 1889
The aggregate of liabilities is S33 sl4 30l
against S4l 16l 696; actual assets sic, ,Os2,-
2l2, against $50, ,376. 1888.
X. 6. Dunn & Co. report the number OF
failures during the first quarter of 1890 as
:, ,223, against 3,3ll last year. Aggregate
of liabilities, s37 ,s52 ,96s, against 81, ,972, :
5l6 last year.
The failures for the last days. reported
to tie Dunn and Russell agencies, number
for the United States ls9. The correspond
ing week last year there were 1877 failure.
IN the United States.
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CONVICTED OF MURDER
Aud Sentenced to Fifty Years I'm
prisoumont

ArwooD, Kan, April +.-Judge Bertram
yesterday 1entsneed Gracian Chleborad.
aged thirty to nfty years in the penitentiary
for poisoning his younger brother, Joseph,
last December. Although the proof vas
positive Of strychnine in the dead mans
stomach and every circumstance pointed TO
Grscian a. the murderer. the jury returned
. verdict Of murder in the second degree
and acquitted Chleborad's wife who was
indicted with him. If the evidence of
Chleborad's neighbors are to be believed.
the poisoning of Joseph Chleborad was one
of . series of murders The Chleborads
lived on . claim originally settled BY Shaw
Who mysteriously disappeared. Evidence
indicated he murdered him for money his
body being thrown into An abandoned well
on the divide" not far FROM Shaw's dug
out.
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Frauds by German Exporters.

WArSE, Ind, April 4-United State.
Consul II. W. Diedrich writes from Leip-
sic, Germany, to former associates of the
faculty of Concordia College of this city
that he has uuesrthed a gigantic system Of
fraud. on the part of German exporters,
whereby many thousands of dollars of i'm
port duties are annually lost to the United
States. He does not particularize on wha,
articles of export these frauds have been
practised, but will shortly forward to
Washington a detailed report of his discov
cries which will make a profound sensa.
ton in the commercial world.
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The Csar Suffering from Nervous
Troubles.

LONDON, April +-Advices today from
Sc. Petersburg reatiirm the reports Of the
serious condition of affairs In Russia. They
declare that the Gar is suffering from uer.
vous fever. The scheme for the Rnssif,a-
ton OF the Fioisnd isreceived with extreme
disfsvor in that country. aud trouble 10
certain TO follow. The sdvices further say
that all universities in Russia are closed by
the government.
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Trouble Ahead for Eastern Railroad
Companies.

BosroN, April 4.-The Globe says
Trouble is brewing on the steam railroads
centering in Boston. At least one road
the officials of the Steam Railroad Mems
Protective Union say, will be "tied up" by
May 1t if satisfactory arrangements are
A statement of grievances on the several
roads lie now being drawn up, which will be
submitted TO the State board of arbitration
for consideration, but not for action until
after the boards of adjustment of the sew
eral unions have also sat on the question
and decided affirmstively. New unions are
being rapidly organized all along the Bos-
ton Maine system. Five new unions
were organized in Maine last week, and
more wi be formed in Vermont during
the coming week.
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Several Men Killed BY a Gas Explo-
sion,

SANTA BARBARA, April "A special to
the Press says: AT Adams canon, near San
Paula, this morning, where the Ha-dison
Stewart Oil Co., were boring for oil, an
explosion Of gas occurred in the tunnel and
u sheet of flame shot ou. blowing away a
building one hundred feet from the mouth
of the tunnel Two men were terribly
burned, and one has since died A force
Of men were put to work to close the tun
mel. This afternoon another explosion
took place collapsing the whole tunnel,
burying in the ruins five men. who are
certainly dead.