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The Portland daily press., 1890-07-12
OUR SOUTHERN NsicHsoRs.
Some of the Results OF the Pan
American Conference.

WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE President to-
dav transmitted to Congress two communi-
cations from the Secretary of State enclos-
ing in one the report Of the action OF the In
ternational American Conference concern
ing the protection Of patents, trade marks
and ,onv rights in commerce between the
American republics, and inthe other the action
Of the same body for the better protection of
the public health against contagious dis
eases. Respecting the last named subject,
Secretary Blaine in his letter, says: "The
sanitary officers Of the Gulf cities of the
United States have hitherto found great diff
fculty in protecting the public health
against contagious diseases brought by ship
ping from South America, Central America,
Mexico and West Indian ports, without re-
strictlng the freedom of commerce. At GER
tain seasons Of the year the quarantine reg
ulati0ns which they have been compelled to
adopt have often placed an absolute embar-
go upon communication with tropical eoun-
tries where such diseases originate. The
same difficulties have been experienced IN
like measure by neghb0ring nations. Inc
attention of sanitary experts in Europe and
America has been for years engaged In the
task of deysing some remedy. lnterna-
tional sanitary conventions were held In Rio
de Janeiro in 1887, and Lima, Peru, in 1899,
composed of eminent scientists who gave the
subject the closest investigation. At both
these conventions regulations were framed
for the protection Of shipping and the ports
exposed to infection which agree in all their
essential provisions. Those Of the cOnven-
tion of Rio de Janeiro were adopted by Bra
I'll, Paraguay, Uruguay and the Argentine
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-12
rAE MEN WENT INSANE.
Rescuers and Rescued Victims of
Starvation at Sea.

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE mystery OF the
missing schooner Carmelite, which sailed
from Sydney, N. S. w., in December, and
had not since been heard Of, was explained
yesterday by Captain Walter Campbell OF
the ship Hoogley, Of Melbourne, who rescued
the captain and crew of the Carmelite,
while the latter was a.fre at sea in February
The Hoogley left Sydney on January 3Oth.
When 20 days out, schooner flying signals
Of distress was .sighted. All efforts were
made to reach her aud render assistance.
Alter five hours sail the Hoogley bore
down and discovered that the schooner was
the Carmelite.
Captain Campbell sent his first officer to
the Carmelllte to find out the trouble. He
returned with the information that fire had
been raging in her mold for two days. The
crew had been working unsuccessIully to ex-
tiIguish ii. Captain Hayes OF the Carmel.
ite said that he needed some men to put at
the pumps. Men were sent to him. They
worked heroically to extinguish the flames,
until IL became evident that the vessel must
90. On the second day the tongues of fire
burned through the deck. The Carmelite's
crew then boarded the HoOgley, which set
sail for Valparaiso.
South America. storm set in, which drove
the Hooeley from her course. RationS grew
short. The supply Of water was cut down,
while the food was reduced To a sea biscuit,
with an occasional sup of braPdy. Insufli-
cient food and water began to turn the
minds of some Of the men. One OF the
crew jumped overheard, while a second
drank salt water to quench his thirst, and
became insane The balance OF the men De
gan to fall i'll. and soon, out OF the "a men
only one-third were able to do their work.
The food had given out, and all hope was
given up when the steamer El Rio hove In
sirht and towed the ship to Assumption,
Psrapnay. where food and medical treat
ment were given the men.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-12
BY a SICK MANS BED.
The Anxiety OF a louisiana Senator
for the Lottery.

NEW ORLEANS, July 11.-State Senator
]. Fisher Smith die1 this afternoon lat half
past three o'clock. 1t was Senator Smith
who requested the Senate yesterday to meet
In his sick room in order that he might cast
his vote to pass the Lottery bill over the
Governors veto. 1t had been expected that
he would be well enough yesterday alter
noon to attend the session of the Senate and
vote upon the question. The lottery people
could do nothing without his vote, as In his
absence they lacked just one vote Of having
the two-thirds necessary to pass the bill over
the veto. Senator Smiths request would
probably have been complied with had it
not been for the fact that he became sud
denly worse.
When it was discovered that the vote of
the sick Senator could not be secured the
lottery people decided to ignore the vote al
together. They had been advised that the
governor had no right tn veto cOnstitu-
tiOnal amendment that had received the nee
essary two-thlrds vote In both branches, but
were anxious to avoid the legal squabble
they knew would result If they failed to
meet the governor on his own ground and
override his objections to the bill.
AS soon as the Senate decided not to con-
slider the veto on the score of its uncOnstitu-
tionality the House was informed Of that ac-
tion. and although that body had already
passed the bill over the veto, a motion was
adopted concurring in the actiou of the Sem
ate and ordering the clerk to send the bill to
the Secretary OF State for PRONUNCIATION as
the constitution directs. The anti-lottery
men flibustered for nearly two hours to pre-
vent this, but the lotteryites were in large
majority and finally carried their point
Both sides today pretend to be satisfied
with the situation. The anti-lottery people
claim that the failure of the Senate to pass
the bill over the veto virtually kills it, while
the lottery men are equally confident that
the action OF the governor was usurpation of
authority. that he has no veto power in the
case Of a constitutional amendment
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-12
FELL FROM THE STEAMER.
James p. Hill of WatervlIIe Badly
hurt-The Dunn Company

WATERvILLE, June 11.-Deputy Sheriff
James p Hill of this city, met with a very
serious accident at Rockland last night. He
was in the WaterviIle party which went to
Bangor to take the initial trip with the new
steamer City of Waterville up the Kennebec.
The party arrived at Rockland at about IL
Thursday night. When the steamer stopped
at the wharf, narrow gang plank, abut two
feet wide, was thrown out. 1t was very
dark and the plank was slippery. Mr.. Hill
slipped and fell to the water, distance of
25 feet Part way down he struck a guy
rope and broke three ribs, which were
crushed into his lungs. The water was
about 10 feet deep. Thomas Reynolds hero
ically plunged into the water and, with re-
markable good luck, reached out and caught
Mr.. Hill by the hair just as he was coming
up from the bottom. With assistance, Rey-
nolds got him out onto the wharf and he was
taken to his hotel. His son, DR.. j. +. Hill,
who was with him, took charge of him and
set the ribs. Mr.. Hill came to BrunsT wick
this forenoon and arrived in this city at 3.15
p. m. AT last reports the sufferer was quite
comfortable. The injury is serious one.
=, AT special meeting of the Dunn Edge
Tool Company, held in this city, the follow
ing officers were elected: President, r. w.
Dunn; clerk, A. r. Small; treasurer, John
Aver; directors, Willard NJ. Dunn, X. w.
Dunn, John Aver The treasurer was in
structed to make conveyance Of such real
estate and personal property to the Ameri
can Axe and Tool Company as had been
agreed upon between the representatives of
the two corporations. This conveyance is
to date August 1st, after which time the
Dunn Edge Tool Company will make no
more edge tools, They will continue to do
business however in their corporate capacity
since they have much other property not in
cluded in this sale.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-12
HUNpREDs IN THE WATER.
Collapse of a Ferry Landing Stage
at Qartnno outk n s.

HALIFAX, n. S., July ia terrible dis
aster happened at Dartmouth tonight. The
ferry landing stage, while crowded with
people, collapsed and precipitated the throng
into the water, causing a loss of life. The
exact number of victims will not be known
until tomorrow. The disaster was caused
by a chain attached to ferry float slipping
out of place and allowing the front of the
bridge TO sink and precipitate 600 or 700 men,
women and children into the water. The
people were waiting for the new ferry steam
er Annex, just arrived from New York, to
dock. The outer end of the bridge went
down suddenly, and the horror-stricken
crowd slipped off into the harbor as though
descending. slide, piling on top of each
other, shrieking for help and scfambling for
means of safety. A dozen brave youths and
men leaped to the rescue without waiting to
throw aside their clothes. The drowning
people were rapidly passed up to men stand
ing on the wharves, and great majority of
When the crowd slipped off the landing
stage, the people around, numbering some
hundreds, crowded to the sides Of the wharf
and threw sticks and boards to the strug-
CLING mass in the water. A number of life
preServers were thrown from the steamer.
Many people were struck and injured by
the flying boards, and all the bodies recoY-
cred bear cuts and bruises. Most of those
who fell In were women and children. With
in two hours four bodies were recovered, but
up to midnight no other victims were found.
1t is believed that at least three or four 9TH
ers were lost. Divers are now searching un-
der the water for further victims. The bod
les recovered are those of:
Miss BESSIE FOSTER, daughter of Ed
ward Foster.
PETER BOYLE, Crimean veteran.
Miss ALLIE SYNoTT, daughter of Michael
Synott.
JOHN BUNDY, a colored boy.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-12
SHIPS FOR YANKEE TARS.
Wisdom on the Best Ways
of Procurino Than.

WASHINGTON, July 11.-At 2 O'Clock the
shipping bills were taken up by the Senate
and Mr.. Gibson argued against the proposed
subsidies for ships. He was in favor of moder
ate postal subsidies foI ships. He spoke of
the Importance of establishing line Of
steamships to trade with the Congo country,
of building a government dry dock at New
Orleans, and of reforming the tariff by ad-
mitting commodities from South American
states at lower rates of duties. Nothing, he
said, was more destructive OF shipping in
terests than an attempt to tax the farmers
and producer of the country in order to
supply bounties for ship builders. II was
not by such means that the United States
had once occupied leading position on the
ocean. 1t was by freedom, not restraint; by
self reliance, not bOunties or subsidies, He
appealed to the chairman OF the committee
on commerce, Mr. Fryel to relax the regidity
of the present policy so as to allow ships to
be purchased abroad and sailed under the
American flag to take off the tariff duties
from all materials, supplies and outfits that
go into the construction and sailing OF snlps
and accept as a compromise the policy OF
giving postal subsidies to American built
vessels.
Mr.. Coke said the proposition to grant sub
sides in aid of the merchant marine com
menced at the surface and not at the root OF
the trouble. The cause which had from
of the American merchant marine from 70
per cent of the imports and exports to 16 per
cent was not a su. face cause or casual
cause The first great leading cause OF the
decadence had been the substitution of iron
and steel ships for wooden ships. To that
original cause had been added legislation
that forbade American citizens buying
foreign built ships and tariff legislation that
tended to isolate the United States from 9TH
er nations in regard to international trade
If he had tn frame n bill to place the Ameri-
can merchant marine on an equality with
other nations, he would not commence with
taxing the people for the payment Of subsi--
dies. but would repeal the shipping laws Of
the United States and would allow American
citizens at least the same privileges as for
eignerS had in American ports of getting
their ships where they could buy them
cheaper. He would also so modify the tariff
| laws that they would not seal up the ports of
the United States against the importation OF
| foreign goods. He protested against the bill
| because it proposed to tax the people for the
| purpose of building up n industry that was
| impossible under existing legislation. The
| plan proposed was ut0pian and visionary. IL
| was simply impossible under existing tariff
| and navigation laws to build up the foreign
| carrying trade of the United States.
| Mr.. Vest offered as substitute for the
| bill, as to the American merchant marine, a
| provision for free ships to be used only In
| The foreign carrying trade and not in tue
/ coastwise or lake trade. The bills went over
| without action after an unsuccessful EFFORT
i by Mr.. Frye to secure an agreement LOT
| vote on them tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-12
POLES BETWEEN THE RAILS.
The Peculiar State of Affairs Along
the New Railroad.

GARDINER, July 11.-There are great ac-
tions along the line of the electric railroad,
according to the Gardiner News There has
been trouble between the road and the New
England Telephone Company for some time.
1t has now come to focus. 1t appears that
years ago the Telephone Company obtained
charter to extend its wires through this
portion of the country. Then along came
the electric railroad with another charter,
and laid their tracks in many places so that
the poles of the telephone company were be-
tween the rails. The telephone people were
notified to remove the poles, but refused to
do so. Farmingdale appears to be the seat
of war now, and one night some one cut
down several of the poles that were in the
tracS. The poles were replaced, but were
again cut down, and one near Fl. K. Nor
relPs residence at the edge of Gardiner.
bears witness to the fact that some one had
commenced to chop it down for the third
time, but desisted before the work was COM
pleted. An injunction has now been served
upon the electric road company, and they
are therefore obliged to allow the poles to re-
main in the centre of the track until the
matter can be adjusted.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-12
INSANITY MADE THEM MURDERERS.
a New Hampshire Farmer Beaten to
Death by His Son.
Children Killed by Their MotherWho
Then Tries to XIII Herself.
The Remarkable Career of the Jack
Shepherd Of Maine.

NASHUA, N. H., July ia frightful
tragedy took place this morning at small
farm house at West Wilton, five miles from
Wilton Village, occupied by Warren Holt,
his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Bohonon, and the
murderer Edwin holt. Warren Holt was
sick, but his son Edwin, 40 years of age, re-
tired last night as well as ever. At an early
hour he got up and called for his mother
When she entered he commenced brutal
assault upon her, crushing her face with
blows of terrific force. She escaped from
him and hid herself, while her sister, Mrs.
Bohonon ran for help. The sight Of blood
from his mothers wounds seems to have
aroused frenzy in the son, who rushed to
the sick room of his, father, tore him from
his bed and dragged him to the fireplace,
where he caught him by the throat and
dashed him against the bricks, pounding his
head to jelly. The infuriated and insane
man, after pounding his fathers brains out,
kicked his head, breaking the lower jaw.
In the meantime the neighb0rs had been
aroused, and after desperate battle with
four men Holt was finally overpowered. 1t
was the intention of Holt to murder his
mother and aunt bolt Is strong, muscular
farmer, and has worked hard for the past
few months. Last Sunday he told his moth not :
er he felt strangely, and thought something
should be done with him before he harmed
members Of the family. An inquest was
deemed unnecessary. The doctors pro-
nounced Holt insane. Holt says that this
morning the house was full Of devils, and
his father was the ringleader. He was tax
en- to the Concord insane asylum tonight.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-12
1T WAS A CRUEL JOKE.
TWO Wags Create a Panic In a St.
Louis Public Bath.

ST. Louis, July ia most amusing prac-
tical joke was carried out successfully at the
Natatorium, corner of Nineteenth and Pine
streets. yesterday, but the perpetrators are
today threatened with prosecution by their
victims. Claude Martin and Thomas
Crouch, two horse dealers, who are widely
known practical iokers. prevailed upon a
hostler 10 dress up in policeman's clothes
and 90 to the Natatorium. Thither also re-
paired Crouch and Martin. The two jokers
were soon engaged in seemingly desperate
fight, and the sham policeman ran in to sep
arate them. Like a flash he was tossed over
the railing into the water among the throng
of bathers, who had been 0pen-mouthed
spectators of the struggle. Rising to the
surface the policeman drew his revolver and
began firing with the widest haste and reck-
lessness. The now panic-stricken bathers
hurried from the water and rushed from the
building in various stages OF deshabille. One
of them was arrested as lunatic two blocks
away. Others ran through the streets, ere
ating CONSERVATION among pedestrians. to
seek safety in saloons and doorways. In the
melee Che iokers escaped. 1t took the bath
attendants long while to sort and deliver
clothing to the mortified fugitives who were
in hiding at various points In the neighbor-
hood of the Natat0rlum.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-12
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Frost was reported in New Hampshire
towns yesterday morning.
1t is thought that the battle-ship Maine
will be ready to be launched in the fall.
A case of alleged Asiastic cholera was re-
ported in P!ttshurg Thursday. The health
department. is investigating the matter.
A compromise has been effected between
the Louisville q Nashville and the striking
switchmen whereby the latter will return TO
work at the old rates.
The centennial of Methodsm in Boston
was observed with appropriate services yes
terday, including addresses by Bishop Malta
lieu and DR.. Bates, and poem by Rev. A.
j. Houghton.
Wag Yin Wan, a wealthy San Francisco
Chinaman, has purchased 1,5OO,OOO acres on
the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, on whlcn ohi-
nese colonies will be established at once.
At Ivandale, Ala, Wednesday night, kev.
Daniel Il. Martin, MetnoqIst pLea,nef,
killed Samuel Walker, by cutting MS mead
open with an axe. A woman was the cause
of the tragedy.
A negro who was caught in the house of
Mrs. Sarah Williams at Social Circle, Ca,
Wednesday, was taken by party to Spencer
Pond and has not been seen since. He was
probably drowned by the mob.
The Senate has confirmed the nominations
Of Adam 4. King to be consul general at
Paris; Charles Heath, consul at Catania :
Louis X. Walters, assistant treasurer at
Philadelphia; A. r. Dixon, Indian agent al
Crow Creek and lower Berule agency, S. ID.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-12
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

1t Is said that Asa Low Of Springvale has
the shortest name Of any person In the State
Of Maine.
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II. M. 3. II. NJ. s.
esggSSs eesgPS0se sS sS s4 iIeIys e q

The Pappoose held the lead until Tenner's
Island was reached. when the Gossoon
passed her. and IN turn the Minerva and
Ventura. When Harding's was reached the
turned at 1.03.54; Minerva, second; Ventura,
third. The GossoOn finished an easy win
ner, corrected time hours. 40 minutes, %
seconds.
The last class comprised the thirty foot
ers, the Shark and Hawk. The Hawk was
first to get away at 1880; the shark at
IL. 3l.44. The Shark finished 10 hours 40
minutes 80 seconds
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-12
HUNDREDS FELL.
Thrown Into the Water by the Break
ing Of "a Chain.
Four Of the Dead Recovered and SoV.
eraI Others Missing.
Many Lives Lost by an Explosion on a
Lake Steamer.
One Disaster at Dartmouth, N. S.; the
Other at Chicago.

chicago, July ia frightful explosion
occurred tonight on the freight steamer IT.
oga, one of the largest vessels on the Great
Lakes. Thirty-eight people were aboard the
steamer at the time. When the work of res
cuing the survivors was well under way only
two persons could be found who had escaped
unhurt. Fire broke out on the wrecked ves-
sci and impeded the searchers for the dead
and dying. The bursting of the steamers S
boilers is supposed to be the cause of the
catastrophe, although other reasons are
given. The explosion occurred in the Chica-
go river at the foot of Washington street, in
the heart of the business section.
Captain Phelps of the vessel said: "All
of the crew of % were either aboard at the
time or on the dock and in the freight house,
found all accounted for and safe but the
second engineer. the lookout and a deck
hand. There must have been from 10 to Is
other men killed and probably half dozen
additional wounded. Eight colored men are
positively stated to have been below and six
or seven others at the matches. The explo-
sion occurred in the hold and not in the ma
chinery or boilers. AS near as l could as
certain it was probably caused by some COM
bustible freight stored there"
The explosion occurred just after a porter
had gone below with lighted lamp. He
had scarcely reached the deck again when
the fearful shock came. 1t is said 200 bar
rels of oil were among the cargo and became
ignited. Others insisted the explosion must
have been due to lack of water in the boil
ers.
Later-Up to 1880 nine dead bodies were
taken from the wreck and five or more con-
veyed to the hospitals. The fire was ex-
tinguished by the in-rushing of the river.
When the Tioga's hull finally settled to the
bottom of the river, the decks were still
several feet above the surface of the river.
A clearer idea of the cause of the explosion
was obtained at about midnight when the
vessers boilers and the nature of the cargo
could be examined. The boilers seemed in
tact. The cargo was of kerosene, gasoline
and cotton, and it is inferred that leaking
kerosene saturated the cotton and generated
noxious fumes that were ignited by lanterns
taken into the hold to enable the stevedores
to work. The vessel and cargo were prob
ably damaged $4,000; fully insured.
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-12
LIKE a STAGE VILLAIN.
A Bar Harbor Guests Beard Comes
Off and His Game is Scotched.

BAR HARBoR, July ia neatly attired
stranger walked up to the Marlborough's
clerk and asked for room for himself and
wife. He had beard cut in the latest fash
ion, and bore himself like gentleman. The
room was given him, and shortly after lunch
Mr.. Walker was seen on the piazza nonchal-
emily taking smoke. Near him stood Bar
Harbor's chief of police. All of sudden,
sud before Walker was aware that he had
pes? tracked, the chiefs hand made grab
LOT m ths beautiful imperial, and off it came
an IN ohs piece. There was rush to the
spot, ana Walker was glad to find refuge in
tne sCatlon noese. There he stated that his
name was DAYS. that he was brother Of
the editor Az Ola OF New York paper. and had
from the husband of the woman with whom
he alleges he eloped. She is dashing bru.
nette Of about 20, and disappeared shortly
after. the arrest Of Davis, alias Walker.
Guests here believe he is hotel robber. and
that his little game was spoiled
The Portland daily press., 1890-07-12
THE MAINE STATE PRESS
FoRElCh AFFAIRS.
Political Gossip and Doings from the
English Capital.

LONDON. July 1.-THE Telegraph says
that the government must not be surprised
If the Conservatives regard a November
meeting of Parliament with dismay. The
Times and Post declare that Mr.. Smith has
no present intention of resigning. With the
Standard, they approve November session.
AT the meeting of the procedure committee
yesterday there was prolonged discussion
on clause in Mr.. Balfour's report enabling
the peers to suspend bills from the House of
Commons. Sir William Vernon Harcourt
declined to be satisfied with the withdrawal
of the clause, and insisted upon the insertion
of words stating that such action would be
unconstitutional Several other amendments
were announced. 1t is reported that the
government will move the Indefinite adjourn
ment of the committee.