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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
SPEAKER REED is THE VICTOR.
The Republicans are SoIidly Behind
the Man From Maine.
And a Decree Has Gone Forth of
Death to FIiibustering.
The New Rules Not Oppressive as
the Democrats Contend.



WASHINGTON, February 6.-Today was
passed quietly in the House.
The Democrats refused to vote fer the ap-
proval of the journal, although they had not
a single objection, but Mr.. Reed calmly
counted quorum and the journal was ap-
proved. The Democrats wont give in, but
they have no spunk left for further fighting
and, when the rules come up next week,
there will probably be no great display Of
passion by the Democrats. They know that
If they do, they are foredoomed to dscom-
future. Speaker Reed has emerged from the
first battle complete victor. His own par
ty in the House is elated at the sturdy leader
ship of the man in the chair and is confident
ly and solidly back of him, while from the
country st large have come hundreds of com.
mandatory messages from prominent men
who rejoice at the blow dealt to filibuster-
ing.
The new rules were reported in the House
today by Mr. Cannon, but recommitted
without being made public This recommt-
tai is only for verbal and minor amendments
however. In their general effects they en-
body all the positions taken by Mr.. Reed.
AHcy ucclec HilUuSteTtnB TO Qeatn, ABSOLUTE
ly and irrevocably. In the Republican caucus
last night, that portion empowering the
Speaker to ignore dilatory motions was ap
plauded long and loudly. The whole party
is determined with Mr.. Reed that this Con-
gress shall effect something, but the new
rules are not to be oppressive, as the Dem
ocrats would have the country expect. No
bill can be passed without full and fair de-
bate. and, even after the previous question
is ordered by the majority. there will yet be
40 minutes allowed for debate. But unless
Messrs. Reed, Mckinley, Cannon, Dingley,
Boutelle, Milliken and the other Republican
leaders are mistaken the programme of Roger
Q Mills and sundry others to obstruct eve
rything whether good or bad, will be shut
out The committee on rules are making
final corrections tonight and probably Will
report them back tomorrow. Messrs. Car
Isle and Randall will make a minority re-
port. By Monday, debate ought to begin
and it will probably be a grand field day for
parliamentary law, but it all will not in the
least tend to resurrect filibustering. That is
dead,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
CAMPAIGN OF LAsoR's ARMY.
Renewal of HostiIIsies In the Leather
Factories at Woburn.

WoBURN, Mass, February 6.-The Wo-
burn labor troubles are assuming a more
serious aspect. E. l.. Shaw & Co. paid off
their men today, and told most of them that
there was no more work for them. Only the
yard hands, the beam house men and few
finishers were retained. The workmen in
the other shops say the manufacturers are
not living up to the price list. The publica-
tion of the clause In the State Board pre-
amble which shows the men have no voice in
the matter of settling days work, but must
do what the employer requires, is great
surprise to the men. Members of the knights
of Labor executive board say it is mistake
on the part of the State Board. No agree
ment was made that the manufacturers
should settle this matter. There should be
a mutual understanding. The men are con-
siderably stirred up about it. Kenney &
Murphy's grainers are still out. These men
have been doing 27 sides day at $12 week
for some time, while others have been doing
25 and 26 Sides Last fall, when some of the
manufacturers cut the grainers down to $11
a week, this firm agreed to pay S12 If the
men would do 27 sides. Now the grainers
generally have agreed that % sides shall
constitute days work They want Kenney
&c Murphy to do the same as the rest. The
Duncan Leather Manufacturing Company
say they will not take their stovers back.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
THE SHAFT BECAME A BLAZING CRATER
Flames Shot Upwards as II From a
Volcanoes Mouth.
One Hundred and Fifty Men Killed In
a British Mine.
Many Who Were Injured and Burned
Taken Out Alive.

LONDON, February GA colliery explos-
sion occurred at Abersichan, Monmouth
shire today, caused by the flooding of the
pits adjacent to that in which the explosion
occurred. The gas thus discharged was
forced into the pit where work was in pro-
gress. There it ignited and exploded The
explosion had tremendous force and was
heard mile. All the gearing In the shaft
was thrown into the air as II from the mouth
of a volcano, and simultaneously a vast,
bright volume of flame shot upward, fol-
lowed by dense and heavy column of
smoke. The first party Of rescuers organ
lied endeavored TO penetrate into the pit
through the old workings. They get far
enough to be able to see groups of dead, but
could not reach them. They were compelled
to retreat by the suffOcating volumes of
smoke that rose in that direction. When
the volume of smoke diminished the res
cuers went down the main shaft and reached
the scene of the catastrophe. They rescued
large number Of miners yet alive, all OF
whom were very badly burned and brought
out go dead bodies. Nearly all are so mutt
lated that they cannot be identified. The
latest estimate Of the dead is $50.
Work at the other mines is stopped, and
the whole countryside Is assembled around
the mouth Of the pit.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
RIOT IN CHURCH.
The Pastor Made a Personal AlIu
sion and Trouble Followed.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., February G. During
services in Virginia country church about
eighty miles from Sparta, N. c., last Sunday,
Rev. Joseph NJ. Strooke, during the course
of his remarks, said "There is man in
this congregation who is so mean and un-
faithful to his wife that it is a wonder that
God does not rain down fire and birthstone
upon his head and consume him."
The preacher pointed his finger towards
Thomas Coleman, who occupied sat near
the pulpit and as he did so, that individual
jumped to his feet to inquire if the parson
meant to be personal in his remark No
sooner was Coleman on his feet than half a
dozen deac0ns were up, demanding that he
sit down. Everything was in an uproar, and
an attempt was made to eject Coleman. Cole
man resisted, and seizing stick of wood ly-
ing near the stove, he began to WELD it hard
and fast, knocking four men to the floor and
fatally wounding Jeremiah Ferguson. One
man wrenched the club from Coleman and
dealt him deadly blow on the head. The
riot was participated in by many of the con-
gregation, who used clubs as weapons.
Coleman and man named jeremiah Fergu-
son died from their injuries, and Edward
Clawson, Robert Edwards and John Peeby
were severely injured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
AN OFFICERS CHILD
Stolen by indians from Canada on a
Raid In This Country.

WINNIPEG. Man, February 6. = When
Lord Stanley, governor general. and his par
ty, visited the Canadian Blackfoot Indian
reservation last fall, near Mcleod, pretty
little white child of five or six years was no.
ticed playing about with Indian children.
On inquiry it was learned from an Indian
interpreter named Winnipeg Jack, that the
girl, who belonged to him, had been captured
in the United States during an Indian raid.
Lord Stanley tried to induce the Indians to
part with the child, but they would not. The
story of the girl got into the press, and thus
reached the Washington government. Cor
respondence followed, and sufficient infor-
nation was obtained to make it apparent
that the little girl is the daughter of some
American officer who was killed in battle
with Indians. Accordingly, the other day, an
United States officer arrived at Mcleod, un-
der instructions from the government to re-
cover the child at aIy cost This may not be
particularly simple operation, as the Indi-
ans will probably refuse TO give her up.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
THIS SKELETON IN sAwDusr.
Found by 5Iddeford Boys Getting
Material for Bon Fires.

BIDDEFoRD. February 6.-Boys prowling
around after material for tar tubs made
rather CHASTITY discovery this afternoon. A
barrel and two good sized boxes at the rear
Of Whitten's carriage factory caught their
eyes and without asking permission of any
one they started to haul them away. They
carried off the barrel and one box and the
second box being heavier, they stove in the
cover tn find out what was in it and uncov-
cred human skeleton, packed in sawdust.
1t was all there, trunk, limbs and grinn.ng
skull, and in few minutes crowd of boys
were assembled aud later, men and women
heard about the rather sensational find and
viewed the bones.
Mr. Whitten said that he found the box in
his barn about five years ago with cover
nailed down and covered with oil cloth. On
top of it was the other box and barrel, and
as DIR. Milllken had hired his barn the pre-
ceding winter he supposed it was something
he had left there. 1t has been there until
about ten days ago, when needing the room,
he piled the two boxes and the barred out
back of the barn, and had not thought of
them since, until this afternoon. when the
boys discovered the contents. He supposes
that DIR. Mihiken had been studying the SUBJ
jet and had piled it away In the barn and
forgotten about it, The top of the skull had
been sawed off
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
he DIDN'T wARH THEM.
a Watchman's RIunder May End tse
Lives Of TWO Women.

LOWELL, Mass, February 6.-Sarah Rice
and Amelia Valencourt, employed in the
waste house Of the fremont and Suffolk
Company, it is thought, were fatally burned
this morning. The women were engaged on
the ground floor of the one story waste build
ing in sorting waste. This was placed in
bags by Watchman Mcintyre in his spare
time. When he entered the building about
$50 o'clock he discovered a fire, which had
escaped the attention of the women. Not
desiring to alarm them he hastened to the
fire house, notifying the men in the yard of
the blaze. The blaze proved more serious
than The firemen calculated, as it spread rap
idly through the waste t. the door, prevent
ing the escape of the women. The fire COM
pany of the corporation soon had a number
of streams pouring on the building, aud
some Of the more daring of the men rushed
through the fire to rescue the women.
They found the Valencourt woman and
brought her TO the yard. She was terribly
burned and was removed to the corporation
hospital in an ambulance.
It was supposed for a time that Mrs. Rice
had escaped from the building, but she was
found IN corner of the room after the fire
was extinguished. suffering terribly from
burns sustained and flame inhaled. She was
also taken to the hospital, and the nurse
says the doctors are of the opinion that no
hope can be entertained Of the recovery of
either woman.
The fire is believed to have originated
from spontaneous combustion In the waste
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
Railroad No,ea.

The local freight business over the Bangor
& Piseataquis railroad into Oldtown for the
month Of January was S2355, or S736 more
than the same month last year. La 1889 the
business was Sll00 larger than that Of the
year previous.
An engineer Of the NJ. q. r. X Company
has made reconnaissance OF a railroad
route from Foxeroit northerly 10 intersect
the Canadian Pacific. The exploration was
TO point near Farrar's granite quarry at the
east end Of Buker mountain IN GuilfoId,
thence to the shore Of Sebec lake and up the
vallay of Ship pond stream to the outlet OF
Lake Onaway.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
IN THEIR MIGHT CLOTHES.
Occupants of Brooklyn Tenement
Evicted by the Flames.

NEW YORK, February 6.-An extensive
fire broke out in Brooklyn about 1890 this
morning. The fire started in the factory of
the Greenland Mating Company. This
building extended through from Spencer to
Walworth, and had frontage of 200 feet on
both streets. This structure was quickly
wrapped tn flames. and they communicated
to an adjacent row of brick tenement houses
in Myrtle avenue.
By o'clock the entire block was burning
About 60 families, embracing 800 persons,
lived In the Myrtle avenue buildings. These
people had to be turned into the street, most
Of them In their nightclothes. So far as
could be ascertained, all OF the inmates es-
capped without injury. Two fremeE, how
ever, were injured. A man named Cleary
was caught Rnder falling wall and both of
his legs were broken. Another man named
O'Brien was caught in one of the burning
buildings by falling beam. He was held
until he was nearly asphyxiated by smoke.
He was also badly bruised about the body.
Both men were taken.to the Homeopathic
Hospital. The factory was owned by Joseph
Wilde & Co. A paper mill, owned by Mac
farland & Dotty, adj Oining the mat factory,
was also totally destroyed. A lumber yard
on Walworth street, In the rear of the paper
Factory, also caught fire. The fremen man.
aged 70 extinguish the flames in the tene-
meut block before much damage was done.
The total less is estimated at S250,OO and Is
fully covered by insurance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
ALLAN LINER PERUVIAN SUFFERS.
Chief officer Goodwin Thrown
Against tho Rail and Injured,
Narrowly Escaping Death In the Sea
Which Swept Over the ship.
RIuenose and Norwegian seamen
Rescued by Passing Vessels.
rspeclal to the Press

HALIFAX, N. s., February 6.-The Allan
line steamer Peruvian, with mails, arrived
al / o'clock today after a IA days passage
from Liverpool. She encountered terrific
gale after leaving Neville. On Sunday.
January 26, the vessel was struck by sea
which washed away portion of the rail of
the bridge and stove in the door In one of the
officers rooms. besides doing other damage
about the decks. Chief Officer Goodwin was
on the bridge at the time, and had miracul-
GUS escape from being washed overheard.
Being crushed against the railing. he receiy-
ed serious internal injuries from which he is
still confined to his room.
On the same day the steamer passed an
abandoned Norwegian barque with her
mainmast gone and the flag at half-mast.
Strong breezes were encountered during the
remainder of the voyage, and on February Sd
the steamer passed three large icebergs. Tne
Peruvian proceeds to Portland after dis
charging
Steamer Ulanda arrived from London, 10
days out. at midnight. The captain reports
heavy gales and thick weather throughout,
aud no end of ice. He brought III Captain
Mulkay and shipmates of the waterlogged
bark Nordicap, belonging in Chatham. N.
b., as passengers. Their vessel was water
logged In the hurricane of January IA.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07

1t is expected that the railroad blockade
between here and San Francisco will con-
tinue for weeks, as the track and roadway
are destroyed for a considerable distance.
The Union Pacific is blockadea by heavy
slides between this city and The Dalles. No
days. At Salem. about 60 houses were swept
away. Many persons were driven from their
homes. So far as known no lives were lost.
Along the river bottom considerable live
stocklwas drowned and large quantity Of
grain destroyed. At Eugene. Ore, large
wooden bridge was washed away. The to-
tai loss, probably, will foot up many thous-
andS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
Judge KeIIey's Successor.

WASHINGTON. February 6.-Mr. John E.
Reyburn of Philadelphia, who has been
nominated to succeed Judge Kelley in Con-
gress, although only 40 years of age, is one
OF the senior members in the legislature,
having been first elected to the House 20
years ago, and having served continuously
in the senate since 1876. He has shown him.
self an able, prudent and inco.ruptble legis-
lator His friends believe that his long ex-
perience at Harrisburg has fitted him for the
larger sphere OF usefulness here and that be
will prove himself, as at Harrisburg, wor-
thy and valued representative of an intelli-
gent constituency. The voters of the fourth
district would not have rolled up successive
majorities of from 5000 to 10000 for the chief
apostle of protection in Congress bad they
not been thoroughly In sympathy with the
economic views he so ably and consistently up
held. In his speech of acceptance Mr. Rey-
burn pledged himself 'to strive for the same
end as his predecessor, and abide by the
sterling principles of Republicans" His
voice and vote will be for the protection of
Ampripan industry
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
FOR KILLING HIS WIFE.
The Case Against John McWiIIiams
of lewiston.

LEWISTON, February 6.-The trial of John
McWilliams of Lewiston, for the murder of
his wife, opened in the Supreme Court to-
day. After the empaneling of a Jury, the
county attorney opened for the government.
Officer Roberts testified to the arrest of the
prisoner, and TO seeing the prisoners wife
lying dead in the kitchen. Officer Odlin tes-
tilted to the statement of the prisoner that
he killed his wife and she deserved it. Cor
oner Lamb testified to the inquest. and de-
scribed the wounds. Officers of Lewiston
and Auburn testified to staying with the Nc
Williams family two years ago to protect
them. This testimony was confirmed by
William RyersOn. DR.. Dixon testified to
the lack of care by McWiliams when he at
tended his wife in her confinement.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
BUILDINGS AFLOAT.
The Great Flood In the Portland on
the Pacific.

PORTLAND, Ore, February 6.-This morn
ing the river at this point is at a standstill,
and it is hoped that no further rise will oc-
eur. At Corvallis and Oregon City the river
is reported falling at the rate of one inch per
hour. The water in the city of Portland is
the highest known since 1876, but so far it
has been confined to a comparatively small
district, and although causing much incon-
venlence, mas occaSioned no serious damage,
The water last night was 28 feet above high
water marx, and extended four squares back
from the river 'front.' TO Third street The
flood has been caused by the simultaneous
rising of the Willamette and Columbia rivers
which are usually at the high stage several
months apart. The main flood las been in
the Willamette, but the Unusual stage Of
water in the Columbia prevented the former
river running off as 1t usually does. More
serious damage has been occasioned through.
out the Willamette Valley than here
Bridges were carried away at Salem and
Oregon City, and many small houses built
near the river washed away. Communica-
tion WIN .nese POLES tha - very uncertain and
conjecture. A large part of the territory
flooded in Portland is low ground. not oecn-
pied by buildings, but in the business streets
submerged, where the lower stories OF a
number of blocks are Hooded, the subsidence
of the water may reveal unsupported
damage to the structures, as strong
current Is running. The greatest danger
apprehended is that one or both of the
bridges crossing the Willamette River.
wooden structures, may be carried awav nv
the high water and driftwOod. Shonld this
happen, it is feared that the steel railroad
bridge below would go out, as the stage Of
water is too high to permit Of any drift nass-
ing under it. The water has risen To snch a
hight that the centre caissons cannot he
seen, and very slight rise will carry the
water up to the horizontal works. Drift.
wood in large quantities has collected abont
ths central pier, aud the machinery of the
draw is completely blocked, Hinge trees
with their limbs and roofs pretrudjnp hirh
in air pass under the bridge and are broken
like so many pipe stems. About O'clock
this morning warehouse came Heating
down the river and passed under hoth
bridges The roof had been taken nff and
piles of freight lay exposed. The warebnuse
was about 800 feet long and is snnuosrd tn
have come frnm Oregon CITY. Later in the
day barn filled with hay came Hating
dnwn Most of the docks are safe ennmph
even for a higher rise, but some of them are
somewhat shaky. The ships in the harhor
are all securely moored, and notbing ex.
cept too great collection of driftwood can
break them loose.
The Isolation of Portland from the East
for the past three days was not caused nv
floods, but by landslides along the Columbia
River, obstructing the tracks and destroyinp
poles and wires ON the Oregon Railway and
Navigation COmpany's lines No trains
have run out of here, except to Tacoma the
only other travel has been by the Columbia
River boats.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
Lumbermen Have the Crib.

herman of this city, who has Just returned
from the logging camps, says: Never in my
experience as lumbermau have | seen leg
ging operations SO retarded at this time of
the year. The snow is deep in the woods,
successful work. In one of the camps, out
of crew of over 60 men, nearly one-half
were completely prostrated with the grip
The disease does not seem to have reached
the lumber districts until recently, but its
ravages are terrible. Being far from medi
cal aid. the lumbermen are denied any of the
remedies which are prescribed by physicians
and although everything possible is done for
their comfort their surroundings are such
that they are, as a rule, laid up for greater
length of time than persons similarly affect
ed in cities and towns.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
In ThE SENATE.
Mr.. Hlair on Education and a Number
of Other Subjects.

VI StSf SuUJSCtSs
WASHINGTON, February Gin the Senate
today Mr.. Harris moved adjournment from
today until Monday.
Mr.. Blair objected to the motion saying he
had not finished his remarks on the school
bill yesterday. that he hardly hoped to do SO
today, and that he expected to close his
speech tomorrow. He therefore hoped the
Senate would not adjourn over ill Monday.
Mr.. Hawley suggested that tomorrow be
assigned to debate on the school bill, and
that no other business be done. He added
that when the Senators adjourned over 1t
was not to escape work, but to do work.
Mr.. Blair declined to accept Mr.. Hawley's
proposition, and said If the Senators desired
to ignore the educational bill and not to
attend sessions when it was under discus
tion, they could do so on their own response
bility but he would not be party to it. He
withdrew his opposition to the motion to
adjourn over and the motion was agreed to.
The Senate then took up the bill to pro-
vide temporary government for the territory
of Oklahoma and the clerk continued the
reading of the bill which had been begun
yesterday. After various amendments were
adopted the bill went over until Monday and
Mr.. Blair resumed his speech He made
citations to prove that iliteracy was gaining
ground in the United States. He looked
with apprehension on the revelations of the
census OF 1890 The money neces-
sary for the execution of his bill
should be expended, he said, whether there
was surplus in the treasury or a deficit.
Unless the children were educated, there
would be neither surplus nor nation. Di-
vergng into discussion on protection and
Tree trade, the speaker connected that sub
Ject with his bill, and declared the committee
ON hnance, Instead of voting for adjourn
ment from Thursday till Monday had better
vote tor sessions of the Senate, when great
questions like this waited for consideration,
If not for solution. Mr. Blair went on TO
say, that, In the North, the common school
system was trembling in the balance He
expressed his belief that before the vouneer
Senators passed away and even before The
older ones had, the common school system of
the United States would have received its
death wound, il, indeed, it had not already
died. In contrasting the expenditures for
naval and school purposes, he said: "Edu-
cate the world and there will be no need of a
navy" After speaking for two hours, Mr..
Blair yielded the floor.
The conference report on the Senate joint