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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-24

HALIFAX, N. s., March 22-The Allan
steamer Peruvian, which sailed from LIVER
pool March 9th for Halifax with weekly
non-arrival was causing much anxiety,
reached here this morning. She encountered
a succession Of terrific westerly gales the
entire voyage, against which she could make
but little headway, some days averaging not
tinually swept by seas. but no important
damage was done, In latitude 32o a., lOngl-
tude 540 16', an immense Iceberg was passed.
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moIoka, closed to Rose cer,ruds

SAN FRANCISCO. March 29.-Dr. j. M.
Whitney of Honolulu, who arrived here yes
English girl who is anxious to nurse the The
lepers at Molokai, will not become an exiie
in the leper Sc tlement as she anticipated asio
The settlement of Molokai is in charge Of
the Sisters of the Sacred Heart, who are re
as Sister Rose Gertrude belongs to another
order she could not be admitted. Size Is
therefore at Kalili receiving station where
those who are supposed to have contracted
the disease are cared tor until 1t Is determin-
ed what their ailment is.
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THE WRECK BURNED.
Collision and Fire Help to Decrease
the Ice Crop.

CONCORD, Mass. March 2S.7About IL
o'clock last night, at Concord Junction, on
the Old Colony railroad, south bound ice
train, standing in the yard, was run into by
another freight train from Lowell. The en-
gine and several cars on the train from Low
ell were totally demolished, and also the ca
boose and several cars on the ice train. The
wreck took fire and burned several hours.
Charles Blodgett and William Hunt, fire.
men, were seriously injured. Engineer f. p.
Chamberlain was buried in the wreck, but
escaped with slight injuries: The other
train men escaped. The total loss to the Old
Colony railroad will probably reach $4,000
A Blaze In AmesburY.
AMEsBURY, Mass. March 23.-Fire this
morning in Gallagher's block, caused loss
on the building of $4,000; insured for
$4,000. j. B. La Montague, shoe store. loses
5000; insured for $500. Madame Corttan,
millinery, loses $1200; insured for $500. r.
e. sW0odward, musical instruments, loses
$500; no insurance. The French Naturali-
is unknown.
Charred Remains In the Ruins.
ST. PAUL. Minn., March PA Pioneer
Press special from Seattle, w. T., says: SIN
searching the ruins of the fire which de-
stroyed the Stetson 65 Park block, Friday
night. the charred remains of three bodies
were found today. Two were men and enc
woman. One was named Jones. The
others are strangers.
An Hours Bad Work.
HAMILTON, ILL.,, March 23.-The main bus
mess portion Of this town burned this morn
ing. In an hours time ten new buildings
were in ashes. The loss on the buildings
and goods is estimated at between $4,000
and S60, 200; partly insured
Canton Glass Works Destroyed.
CANTON, Mass, March 23.--The glass
works, one of the largest and most success
full in the country, burned this morning.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $35, 900. Two hun
dred men are thrown out of employment
The Prairles Abiaza.
WICHITA, Kas.. March pa prairie fire
Is miles northeast of here today devastated
20 square miles of territory. Ten farm houses
with barns were destroyed. Loss about S15,
600. Several people were seriously burned.
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
Small Boats sp,ssned.

VINEYARD HAVEN. Mass, March o.
Schooner Villa William E Lee, Lynch. Philadel-
phla 1or fort!and, reports that March 10Th,
took gale with fierce snow storm. and a
heavy cross sea. She shipped heavy sea
over the starDoard quarter which carried
away the davits. with the boat attached.
stove the bulwarks on the port side amid
Slipped another bad sea which Stove the
small boat on deck.
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More About MccaIIa

NEW YORK, March 22,When the McCalla
court of inquiry at the Brooklyn NAVY Yard
opened this morning, Admiral Kimberly
said that the court reserved to itself the right
to modify any OF all the questions TO be but
to the witnesses.
Lieut. Ingersoll was called. When the
question was put: "Do you know of any
officers attached to the Enterprise during
this cruise being intemperate as to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-24

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, March
23rd, taken at p. M, 10th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
in this order: Temperature, direction of the
wind, state of the weather;
Boston, 800, W, cloudy; New York. 34o, N,
cloudless: Philadelphia, $50. NV, eloudless /;
Washington. 400, NV, cloudless; Albany, 4O0,
Cleveland, 500, NE, cloudy; Detroit, 34o, W,
cloudless Chicago, 800, NE, cloudy; st. Paul,
30o, E, cloudy; Duluth, 800. NE. cloudy; st,
Vincent. 800, Sc, snow; Bismarck. 4oo,
Sc, cloudless; jacksonville, 5S', Il, cloud
less.
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"In the fishing years 1SSS-'S9. there were
salted 2S1 ,645 barrels, larger amount than
for any previous year. There was also a
larger number Of herring smoked, especially
of kippers for the English market,
sin 1885 there were employed In the fishery
305 seines, worth S26, ,231 crowns; and 422 net
boats, worth, with their nets, 1895 crowns !;
1,163 boats used for set-net fishing, worth
269527 crowns; and 10,555 other nets, with
956 boats, worth, both together, 541,907
"There were engaged in these fisheries in
1878, the first year, 400 men, while during
the last fishing year 1888 -'89) the number had
increased to 1896 men.
I'm 1884 there were 113 sailing factories ;this
year the number will not be less than $50
"The Swedish herring are consumed not
only in SweoGn, but are exported to Den
mark. Germany, England, Holland, Belgium
and Russia.
Transportation is so rapid that fresh
Swedish herring are now sold in the markets
of Berlin.
"How long will this fishing continue? That
no man can say. 1t may cease any year; the
last herring period lasted for only Is years.
The fish appeared on the coast in 1898 and
continued to return Mh every year up to and in
pearing again, as we have seen, till lapse
of 68 years. There is, however, this impor-
tant circumstance to be taken into consider
alton; in the former epoch the herring were
more abundant than at present, This. may
indicate that the present period will be of
shorter duration than the last.
"All accounts from the Kings tour of in
spection, however, agree that the herring are
now being taken in large numbers, and that
this bounty of the sea is being cast without
stint into the fisheries nets.
"There Is one fact connected with the her
ring fisheries of Sweden that may be interest
ing and instructive to the fishermen of the
United States. and that is, that migratory
fish may re-appear In vast schools in his old
haunts and along once frequented shores
after he has utterly disappeared and bee.i
that the menhaden have vanished from
many waters on the coast of New England
where once they were so abundant that
fleets of small steamers were employed to
seine them and transport them to the fac
tories on shore. where they were reduced to
oil and fish-chum.
"The schools of mackerel swimming along
the coast of the United Stotes, from Cape
Hatteras to Maine, are decreasing each year
with alarming rapidity. The diminution Of
mackerel in American waters Is so great
that at least one yankee shipper has fitted
out his fishing smack to pursue the mackerel
on the coast of Africa.
"The parallel to be drawn, therefore, from
the fisheries of Sweden is pertinent and en-
couraging 1t shows that the decrease or
total disappearance of the menhaden or
mackerel on our coast may not indicate that
the number of these fish in the sea Is materi
ally lessened, or that they have forever for.
saken our shores, but that in due time, and
in obedience to laws that we, as yet, know
nothing of these migratory fish may reap.
pear and swim along our coasts in the vast
schools OF the good old times
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Real Esrate rransrora.

The following transfers Of real estate In
this county have been recorded ut the Regis
try of Deeds:
Freeport-John Q. Kendall to Fred W. Nichols.
81.
Harp5well-George sinnett to Samuel Bryant.
Casco- Ina A. Thurlow to Mark Leach, In con-
sideTatiOn OF 1915.
Mary A. Hibbard to Francis r. Weeks, In con-
sideratlOn of $500.
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TRENTON, N. j., March 32-The dwelling
house of John Downey at Stony Hill, Pa,
about four miles from this city, was burned
yesterday morning, and when search was
made the charred remains of the occupant
were found in the ruins. The residents of
the little settlement becam. suspicious that
the old man had been murdered by tramps,
who took his money and then set fire to his
dwelling. Downey had saved q snug sum of
money, but no trace of it can be found, and
what strengthens the theory of murder is
that watch dog was found dead near the
burned dwelling. The old mans body was
taken from the ruins, and an examination
showed several wounds about the head.
The constable and coroner were notified
and are now investigating the case
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Committed hari-KarI.

OTTAWA, Ont. March 22.-Louis Laro-
chelle, one of the municipal councillors of
the parish Of st. Charles de Bellechasse, has
committed suicide. Since January last, when
he was elected, he has shown signs of mental
arrangement. Monday last, about 1890, his
in his bedroom, ran In only TO find him
breathing his last, with his sharp-pointed
walking stick through his body. He had de-
liberately committed hari-kari by allowing
himself to fall six or seven times on the
short point of the cane.
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SHOT HIM DEAD.
A Case in Which the Coroner Re.
ported Unsuitable homicide.

NORWICH. Conn.,, March 23.-Saturday, at
o'clock, Ira E. Briggs. Is years old, son Of
Ira G. Briggs, the well known manufacturer
Of Voluntown. II miles from here, was in
the furnace room of his fathers house, when
Samuel r. Green, the hired man, entered.
and with an oath said, 81 have you just
where 1 want you. Now I'll cut your
throat" As Green felt for knife, young
Briggs drew 32-calibre self-cocking pistol,
and sent bullet into Green's body. Green
pressed on. and Briggs fred three more shots
one killing Green. Green was SO years old,
and had worked for Briggs a year and a
half. The coroner reported justifable homi-
eide. Briggs gave bonds in $1,000 for trial.
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BLOWN TO ArO NJ s.
Three Persons Killed by an Explosion
Of Mira CIycerlne.

DECATUR, Ind, March 23.-Albert Barr
an employe of the Rock Glycerine Company
at Lima, o.. was blown to atoms, and his
mother and her babe instantly killed yester
day by the explosion of nitro-glycerine near
Stone, small station south of this city.
Barrs horses were killed and his wagon tom
into splnters. Barr had 40 pounds of gly-
cerine in the wagon, and was on his way to
shoot gas well. The eXpiosion dug up
circle. of ground about 60 yards in diameter,
the dead woman was sitting with her child,
and wrought general havoc. No traces of
man or horses were to be found excepting
small pieces of flesh hanging upon trees
remote from the spot where the explosion
occurred.
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Youngest In the Service.

CoLUMBUs.0.. March 22.-John Alexander
Logan, Jr.. grandson of the late Gen. John
Of the Fifth Ohio National Guard, has been
commissioned first lieutenant of the Logan
Rifles. AS he Is only six weeks old he is
presumably the youngest officer In the ser
vice Of his cnnntrY
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Brothers Shot In the sana Room.

PAU PAU, Mich, March 22.-Albert A.
Fesdick, county surveyor, was shot dead in
Almena last night. in the same room where
his brother, DR.. Fosdick, was recently shot.
caused the most intense exctemant- Albert
was arrested for the assault on his brother,
who has since recovered, but no evidence
was found against him.
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SKowHEGAN, March 22.-The grand jury
reported today nine indictments: Violation
of the prohibitory law, 4; keeping gambling
house, / assault, l.; cruelty to animals, /
hnrolorv 1 maliciouc micohiaf
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To Die by Electricity.

AUBURN, N. Y. March 23 = William
Warden Dunston of the Auburn prison, Of
the decision condemning him to death by
electricity, rendered in his case at Albany.
Kemmler displayed no signs of uneasiness.
The only question he asked was when he
would be taken away,
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THE w EATh Err.
Eair.

The following is the forecast of the wealth
or till pm. today:
Fair weather, nortwesterly winds and
lower temperature; warmer Tuesday.
Cautionary signals displayed from At
lantic City to Eastport.
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Five Hundred Arrested.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 22.-The stu
dents of the university and the academy of
agriculture engaged in a serious riot here
yesterday. The students insist upon the
restoration of the liberal regulations of 1868,
and the refusal of the authorities to comply
with their demand led to the outbreak. Five
hundred students were arrested and impris-
oned. Troops guard the streets in the vicin-
lty OF the university, all traffic in the neigh
borhood Is stopped The newspapers make
no mention of the disturbances.
LONDON, March 23.-An agitation among
the students at Peteroffskoi, near Moscow
similar to and in connection with the st.
Petersburg movement, resulted in fight
with the gendarmes. Two hundred students
were arrested.
The agitation has extended to the univer
stiles of Kietfe and Charkoff, and both uni
versities will probably be closed.
cocopaIIs on Raid.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 23-An Ensena-
da, Lower California, dispatch says: "The
Cocopali Indians are ON the war path ON the
other side of the peninsular. Reports are
conflicting. 1t is believed they are murder
ing Mexican settlers and fighting among
themselves. Gov. Topote has sent a large
detachment of troops over the mountains to
the scene of disturbance"
Dynamite and Giant Powder Did II.
PANAMA, March 2S.--During severe
ClCCbllC obUlm buht oWCpb OfCI ucU-
10 and Hanchaca in Peru recently, the light
ming struck magazine exploding 200 cases
of dynamite and giant powder. The entire
works were wrecked. Five persons were
killed outright and about 40 more OF less Sc
rlously injured.
Servia Asked to Explain.
VIENNA, March 23.-Despatches received
here say band of Servlan militia tried to
capture the Bosnian village of Granje and
were repulsed after sharp fight by Austr-
an gendarmeS. Several were killed ana the
Austrian government has demanded an ex-
PLANTATION Of the affair from Servia.
Foreign Notes.
British steamer Virent has been abandoned
at sea. The captain and eight men have
been landed at Ferroe. Eight men are
missing.
Berlin is excited by reports that Prince
Count Herbert will insist on resigning his
post as foreign minister.
Floods in the Italian provinces have caused
100000 francs damage.
The Hamburger Nachrichten says that a
plan is under way to have all the prominent
parties in the Reichstag represented In the
cabinet
The North German Gazette, Prince Bis
marck's organ. says that the result of the
recent elections for members of the Reich
stag and the loss of lis old influence were
the real reasons for the resignation of Prince
Bismarck Nobody, the Gazette says, asked
him to reconsider his resignation.
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ANxlOUSLy WATCHING RISING WATERS.
The HsonongaheIa Reaches the Top
Notch at Pitts burg.
Many Cellars and the Exposition
Building In That City Flooded.
indications Of: Coming Trouble on
Several Great Rivers.

PITTsBURG, Pa, March 23.-The Monon-
gahela river touched the highest notch Of
the present flood this afternoon, when the
marks registered "a feet. The Allegheny
river reached the same point a short time
later and is still rising. 1t Is growing colder
and reports from the headwaters show tho
rivers to be stationary. On the north and
south banks OF the Monongahela nearly all
the mills and factories have been compelled
to suspend operations until the water falls.
Dispatches from points along the upper
MOnongahela and YoughiOgheny rivers re-
port considerable damage to farm lands and
houses. Along the banks of the streams
nothing serious has happened.
A Johnstown special says tbe high water
there passed on without any particular dam
age aud the cold weather now prevailing
gives assurance that the damage point Is
passed. The water was higher than at any
time since the great flood Of last May. In
Pittsburg many Of the Easements along the
river front are flooded and much inconve-
nience experienced. The lower floor Of the
great exposition building is under water and
Is liable to be seriously damaged II the river
rises much higher. On the opposite shore
many miles OF railroad are submerged aud
TRAFFIC Is in1AnuitplV gusnandqd
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saturdaY'a Outlook.

CINCINNATI, March 22.-The Ohio river IS
apparently about to reach a greater height
thau at the last flood, when ii barely reached
o1 ieet. Here 1t Is already As feet inches.
ana Is rising at the rate OF two inches an
hour. At Portsmouth 1t Is rising three il les
an hour, while above the reports are rising
and raining. The Big Sandy rose 10 feet in
an nour at Louisa, KY, last night. The
Licking river at Falmouth and Cynthia is
rising very rapidly, and rain Is still falling.
Here there has been no rain scarcely since
daylight, and the temperature Is growing
slightly colder, but no fall of temperature
probable at this time Of the year can prevent
very high river here within the next few
days.
NHegLtN4 w VI Nlcs1 22.-Much
anxiety Is felt In this city on account Of the
reports received from the headwaters OF the
Monongahela river In this state Advices
have been received by the Intelligencer to
the effect that the west fork Of the MOnonga-
hela Is 10 feet high a. Weston, and Is still
rising. The dispatch says that great dam
age has been done. Reports from Piedmont
say that the Potomac Is booming No re-
ports have been received from points on
Choat river, but as It rises In the same noun
tains In whlchthe Potomac takes its source,
II Is reasonable to presume that theChoat will
further Increase the volume of MOnOnga-
hela which Is pouring into the Ohio at Pitts
burg. These Is great anxiety felt by people
tonight living on Wheeling island and resi-
dents on the low lands.
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INFLlMMATORY RHEUMATISM.
Free MEDICAL ADVICE.

Sufferers.from complicated cases of Kidney and
Liver diseases desiring special information, may
address the consulting physicians at the office Of
Hunts Remedy Co., Providence, r. l., who
will answer al such communications free of
charge. A valuaD, pamphlet mailed free to any
one sending addrss TO
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caudaur Again a Winner.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 22.-Hamm.
Gaudaur. TenEyck and Hosmer pulled a race
DARN. Nearly thousand people Witnessed
the race. Gaudaur was handicapped by three
boat lengths on account of his recent victor
les and vet won easily. Hamm was secsnd
TenEyck third, Hosmer fourth Hosmer has
not yet wholly recovered from a recent iIl.
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weather Observations,

eIean daily ther...35.0 Max. vel. wnd... IA NV
Maximum ther. ..40.6 Total precip..... IA
minimum ther. .....29.5l
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Dynamite a nd Clan, Powder Did Il.
Servia Asked to Explain.

VIENNA, March 23.-Despatches received
here say band of Servian militia tried to
capture the Bosnian village of Granje and
were repulsed after a sharp fight by Austri-
an gendarmes. Several were killed ana the
Austrian government has demanded an ex-
PLANTATION Of the affair from Servia.
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Since the enactment of the Maine
Non-Forfeiture Law the UNION
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY has afforded extended
insurance upon some hundreds OF
policies that had lapsed, and has
paid In full no fewer than One
Hundred and Forty claims there
under.
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HARvARD'S STRONGEST
Winners in the Second Indoor Meet
Ing of the Athletic Asso c,ation.

Boston, March 22.-The second winter
meeting of the Harvard Athletic Association
was held at Hemenway Gymnasium, Cam
bridge. this afternoon. About 1900, includ-
ing many ladies, were present The events
and winners were as follows:
Tumblng, Henderson, '9l, by default.
Bantam weight spal ring, ny Swasey, 80.
inches, with handicap of inches; Fearing 500
scratch, 8 feet 914 inches.
Fencing, Morton, '91.
Feaiherwelght sparring, Walkover for Dodge,
'9I. -
Single stick Williams, '9l.
A new feature was introduced. consisting
of a ten yard dash, to afford practice for the
dead heats, Andrade, '93, was the winner
The tug of war was tie between '9l and
'93 and probably will be decided Saturday
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The Pension List.

WASHINGTON, March Extensions have
been granted to the following Maine peo
pie:
ORIGINAL, INAALID.
Thomas 7. Rich, Oxford
Francis B. Combs, Bowdoinham
Andrew ID Lamb, Thomaston.
Freeman Moore, Norway
RESTORATION AND INCREASE.
Jonathan 4. Brown, Solon deceased
INCREASE
Joseph Chambers, Jr., North1eld
Leroy Dorman, fastlort.
Rodney Leavltt, Kingman.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS, ETC.
Miuor of Alvah G. Witham Berwick.
Georgeanna, widow OF Howard X. Haskell
Margaret F., widow of Jonathan c. Brown
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The report of the Pan-American Confer
ence committee on communication on the
Pacific, recommends that the nations inter
ested subsidize steamship lines and aid in
the laying of cables.