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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-28
CAPTAIN REDS SWORD.
Senators Vote Against Giving His Son
Medal for Ii.

WASHINGTON, April, 26.-The joint reso-
luton accepting the donation Of the battle
sword of the late Capt. Samuel Chester Reid
| rendered as gift to his son, Samuel c. Reid,
and providing for the presentation to him by
Congress of gold medal, having been taken
up in the Senate, Mr.. VOORHEES,, who had re-
ported it from the library committee, read
from manuscript what he called "the story
of the sword rendered for our acceptance"
The story was that of the battle of Fayal,
in which the American privateer Gen. Arm
strong, commanded by Capt. Reid. resisted
and repulsed with great slaughter the at
tack from English men-of-war, a battle to
which General Jackson said he was indebted
Tor the delay which enabled him to defend
New Orleans.
Mr.. Sherman opposed the joint resolution,
although he said it seemed ungracous to do
so. But the proposition itself was, he said,
an attack on the ilustrious race of men :who
seemed to have been since 1915 ignorant of
''the unparalleled achievement" to which Mr..
Voorhees, referred. 1t was gallant act on
the part of Capt Reid, but, after all. it was
in defence OF his own vessel. privateer, that
had gone out Qike other privateers) to do
harm to the enemy, expecting also to gain
profit. The heirs of Capt. Reid had been
paid the value of the vessel and of all per-
sonal property lost. Medals of honor were
granted onlyfor lllustrious service las to Gen.
0IdnbJ udu Tue SOu Oh Cdpt. h6eu Tenu6I6u
any service which it was specially important
to recognize? Was he an illustrious son of
an illustrious sire? 1t seemed to him that
there was no example of the kind in Ameri-
can history.
Mr.. Evarts, chairman of the library COM
mittee, advocated the joint resolution. The
committee was of opinin, he said, that the
illustrious act should be signalized by a
medal struck in commemoration of it, and
that 1t was disgrace to the people of the
country that it had not been done before
The discussion continued for some time,
and was participated in by Senators Mander-
son, Vest, Dawes, bale. Plumb and Platt
Mr.. Manderson's opinion was that the medal
should be deposited in the National Museum
or in the navy department; that of Messrs.
Vest, Dawes and Hale was that if medal
was struck at all it should be given to the
family. and that of Messrs. Plumb and Platt
was that If the joint resolution passed it
would be setting a precedent which would
have to be followed in multitude of cases.
The latter objected particularly to the pre-
amble which spoke of Capt. Reeds brave
action as unparalleled" and spoke of 1t as
reflection on all the heroic men in Ameri-
can history.
Finally standing vote was taken on the
passage OF the joint resolution, and as it
showed majority against it az to 26, no
quorum voting), Mr.. Voorhees, asked that
the joint resolution might lie over, and that
was agreed TO-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-28
LIVES WERE LOST
When the Mississippi Water Swept
Back Into the Country.

New ORLEANS, April PA Baton Rouge
special says: 81. II. Ferguson arrived last
night from the rear Of Pointe Coupee parish.
He came in a skiff and brought with him
some household effects. He substantiated
the rumor Of loss Of life in the back country.
He states that between Morgansea and
Labelle, about nine miles inland. family Of
five negroes, named Watson. was swept out
OF existence. On his way out he came across
the drowned body of negro man unknown
TO him. Ferguson made IL fast to q tree.
Hundreds OF drowned stock were passed
Ferguson said the suffering is terrible in the
interior. Baton Rouge Is full OF refugees.
Many are securing homes in the hills and
others are awaiting the falling Of the
waters"
NEW ORLEANS, April 27.-A Picayune
Bayou Sara special says: "The break al
Raccourici has rot increased very much, but
az New Texas the water Is backing up fast.
The break at Morgansea Is widening fast and
the storm Of yesterday made matters worse
IL lis only vuestion Of a few days when
there will be an nnbroken sheet Of water far
above Raccouricl."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-28
Two Deadly Air-cuns.

Some care should be exercised, by parents.
over their children, if they are going to al
low them to use the deadly air-gun. Thurs
day bullet fired from an "air-rihe," the lat
est invention for endangering the public
safety, crashed through the window of a
Franklin street residence. 1t narrowly es-
capped hitting the little daughter Of the fam
lily.
On Pearl street young man riding on a
bicycle, Saturday. was struck in the body by
bullet from an air-gun and quite a serious
bruise resulted.
Some of these days just such terrible ac.
cident will result from the use of these gun
as happened the other day at Deerlng, when
one boy shot another by careless handl ing
of weapon.
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DEAcoNs INsuLTEp.
A Notice Offering a Reward fer Their
Corpses Posted.

STRATFoRD, Conn.,, April 27.-Some days
ago the Congregational Society refused to
endorse the proposition made by the pastor,
Rev. Joel S. Ives, by which he hoped to
lessen or wipe out the church debt. This ac-
tion caused hard feeling between some of
the members, especially against Deacons
Samuel T. Houghton and Thomas Fair hid,
who took a very conservative view of the
matter. The day after the meeting the fol-
lowing notice was found tackled on the
church door.
This church will pay S100 for the corpses Of
Samuel 7. Houghton and Tom Fairchild.
This created decided sensation about the
village and both factions denounced in Wig
0rous terms the scandalous act. Deacon
Hought0n at once rendered his resignation
to the church, while Fairchild placed the
case in the hands of a detective. The hand
writing has been identified and criminal
proceedings will follow.
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The following programme of music was
rendered at High street church last evening:
RAILWAY MATTERS.
EASTERN.

EAbIE.ItNs
Eastern stockholders have received circu-
lar from the directors, signedby Samuel @.
Lawrence, president. in which the consoli-
dation agreement is given, prefaced by the
statement that "while the continuance of
the lease through term Of years would ap-
pear to insure the largest financial return to
the Eastern Railroad, it is proving in many
ways burdensome to the lessee and there is
danger Of such collision of interests In the
near future between the two roads as may
threaten the permanency of the lease IL
SELF" Proxies are solicited for use in voting
to accept the terms of sale to the Boston &
Maine at the special meeting to be held May
otb
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

Fire In the woods near Hopkinton, N. H.,
burned over so acres Saturday.
The larger part of the business portion of
the village Of Sandy Creek, N. Y, was
burned yesterday.
Laselle j. Hayden, indicted for conspiracy
in an attempt to ruin the Lamson Store Ser.
vice Company, is under arrest in New York.
The capsized schooner before reported
sighted off Halifax, has been towed into
port She proves to be the schooner w. ID.
Richards of La Have, and not a United
States fishing schooner as at first thought.
A despatch from Fernandina, Fla, says
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DoDcisc HAILsToNEs.
Horses Des srted While Their Drivers
an for Shelter.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-The signal Office
furnishes the following report from the sig
nal service observer at Baltimore, Nd.
THE heaviest hail storm on record at this
station passed over Baltimore from the
northwest to southeast between 3.45 and 4 p.
m. today. Many thousand windows in the
city were broken, the damage being confined
mainly to the western exposure. Some
horses and carriages were abandoned In the
streets. the owners leaving them to seek
shelter. 1t Is probable number of people
were injured as the stones were very large,
some measuring more than two inches in d.
ameter and weighing more than four ounces
each. The extent Of the damage Is not yet
ascertained but must be very great. A
heavy rain fell with the hail, 80-1O0 hun
dredthsiof an inch falling between 345 and
p. 10. Many Of the car tracks at the foot OF
the hills were covered to a depth Of six
inches. The wind at 1855 attained velocity
Of 30 miles an hour"
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TAE NATIONS LAWS MUST Be ENFORCED
A Letter From the President on Re-
cent Events In Florida.
Every Power Of the Government Ma,
Be invoked.
A Southern Attempt to Excuse vIo.
Ience and Murder.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-The letter from
President Harrison to Attorney General
Miller has been made public. The President
calls attention to the distractions offered in
the counties of Leon, Gladstone. Madison
and jefferson, in the State of Florida. to the
execution of the process of the courts of the
United States. he says this icondition of
things cannot be tolerated, and asks the At
torney General to instruct United States
Marshal Weeks, as soon as he has qualified,
to proceed and execute such writs of arrest
as may be placed in his hands, employing
such civil posse. as may seem adequate to
overcome resistance. He adds:
You will assure the officers Of the law and those
who foolishly and wickedly thought to set the
law at defiance that every source lodged with the
executive by the Constitution and the law viii be
employed to make it safe 10 hold a federal COM
mission and execute the duties 1t imposes.
Attorney General Miller has written Unit
ed States Marshal Weeks at Jacksonville,
Fla, directing him to proceed In accordance
with the Presidents letter.
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AMERICAN MAILS DELAYED
BY the Strike on the Great Southern
and Western Railway.

DUBLIN, April 26.-The strike on the
Great Southern and Western railway of Ire
land still continues Great delay has arisen
in delivery Of the American mails, as traffic
between Dublin and Cork is completely
broken. The Cunard company offered to de
lay the Umbria and take on the mail to Liv-
erpool, but tho offer was declined and an at
tempt will be made to send it, as usual, to
Cork from England via Dublin. Should this
not be accomplished, the result Of the strike
will probably be change in the starting
point of the mails from Cork to Liverpool.
The strike arose from some railroad men re-
fusing to load cars for a bacon firm whose
employees had struck. Attempts are now be-
ing only made to run the trains during day
light. The Irish Times condemns the strike
as piece of clumsy rashness, and points out
that the strikers have committed an unpat-
riotic error iD derangng the railroad service,
which may cause the loss OF the American
mail to Ireland, and that the enemies Of Ire
land have now got possession OF weapon
which they will not be slow to use.
CORK, April 27.-Owing to the railway
strike the train carrying the American mails
arrived an hour late at Queenstown today.
Several railway directors and seven Dublin
clerks travelled on the train. The latter
carried the Umbria's mail to the steamer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-28

The Montgomery Light Guard Veteran
Association, Boston, has completed its ar
rangements for its excursion to Portland
June 10 and II. Gen. John j. Lynch Of the
Forest City has been elected member Of the
association. Capt. t. Z. Hartnett of the
Montgomery Guards Of Portland was in Bos-
ton Friday and had conference with Coils.
ID. G. Mcnamara and Thomas T. Dohertv.
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pown the Fre-Escape.

NEW York, April 27.-Fire was discover
ed early this morning in the bakery at 22eO
Eighth avenue, one of block OF hve tene-
ment houses. The flames ascended tnrough
the Air shaft and spread so rapidly through
the house that the tenants had barely time
to escape down the fire escape in the rear OF
the building with the aid Of the firemen and
policemen. The loss on the building Is Sl2,..
600 and on the property OF tenants ABOUT
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-28

was seen afterward near "Dow's Corner"
He has been much disturbed lately in his
mind and there are indications that his brain
had become enfeebled and disordered. 1t is
feared that he has wandered into the deep
woods, and becoming exhausted has been
overcome by the severity of the weather and
possibly has perished. Scouting parties have
been diligently searching for him since
Thursday but so far he has not been found.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-28

home drunk Saturday night. He thra. tnnad ~ons
to burn his mother in the cook Stove and
then started blaze by throwing kerosene
lamp against the ceiling. He was secSred
and locked up. 0H,90
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The Trade EIourLshing.

New YORK, April 26.-There appeared in
a Philadelphia newspaper yesterday letter
from its New York correspondent which
gave most doleful picture of the condition
Of the dry goods trade OF this city, and pre-
saged all kinds of disaster. The article
were not given, as authority for statements
about an impending panic, which one man is
reported to have said would be greater than
any that the trade has known since the war.
The Plummer and other recent failures were
mentioned as rumblings of the coming storm.
This view was not shared by the leading dry
goods merchants who were seen by report
er yesterday. In fact, they had an entirely
different opinion, and said that the trade was
In an eminently satisfactory condition.
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WHEN READY TO DIE
Survivors of the Wrecked Italia
Picked Up by the Ceres.

NEW YORK, April 27.-Steamer Ceres, ply
ing between New York and Hayti, arrived
here yesterday with seven of the passengers
and crew OF the wrecked steamer Italia, who
were picked up in the last stages of exhaus-
ton on the morning of April 18th between
Fortune Island and Bird Rock. They were
without food and water and had had nothing
to eat for "a hours when picked up. Other
members of the crew and the passengers
were landed at this port on April 18th from
waiting Island upon which the Italia was
wrecked. The party rescued at sea had re-
solved TO take the chance of being picked ur
at sea rather than wait on the island.
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Weather Observations.

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, April
9th, 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, 400. N, rain; New York, 56', NV
rain; Philadelphia, 560, NV, rain; Wash
ington, $50, NV. cloudless; Albany. 4So. NV,
rain; Buffalo, 400, SW, cloudless; Cleve
land 44O, calm, cloudless; Detroit, 4S0, NV,
cloudless; Chicago, 42o. E. cloudless; st.
Paul. 500, Sc, cloudy: Duluth. 400, NE,
partly cloudy; st. Vincent. 600, Sc. cloudy I;
Bismarck, "a, NV, cloudy; Jacksonville.
74o, s, partly cloudy.
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Canton RldgeIy orIII and saIl.

The list anniversary of Odd Fellowship
will be celebrated at City Hall this evening
by Grand Canton Ridgely. No. 2, Patriarchs
Militant, by grand drill and ball. Chand-
ler's band and orchestra will furnish the
music. Get reserved seats in the galleries
now at Chandler's music store.
Every member Of the Canton Is requested
10 appear at City Hall this evening In full
uniform,
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Bells on a Bender.

The promiscuous ringing of the fire alarm
which disturbed people Saturday night
started again last evening and about O'Clock
was territorially located by the electric light
employees, in the district bounded by Market,
Federal, Temple and Cumberland streets,
and consisted Of trouble of some kind in
which the electric light telephone and fire
alarm wires were brought together. The
arc lights were shut Off and the trouble
oaacad
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-28
Farmers Booming Prices.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, April 27-The Farmers
Alliance has undertaken gigantic scheme
to advance the price of wheat A large ele-
vator Is to be built for farmers who are mem
bers of the alliance and wheat is to remain
stored until it can be sold at ST. bushel. In
order to tide over the farmers who have
wheat thus st ored new bank Is to be estab-
lished at st. Joseph with capital of $50,00t
and money will be loaned to members at a
low rate Of interest, Application will bt
made for charter this week.
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BITuARY.
BENJAMIN r. Noble.

Mr.. Benjamin F. Noble, a well-known
business man OF this city. died at his resi-
dence on North street Saturday from heart
disease.
Mr.. Noble was born In Fairfield, Decem.
Der 2S, 1912. In 1S49 he went to California
and remained there about two years. In
1855 he came to Portland and went into the
lumber business with his brother William
on Commercial street. When William
died Nymphas took his brothers place in the
firm. Some years ago Mr. Noble retired,
but was engaged in supplying mineral wat
ers from the Forest City Spring which Is on
his property.
= Mr.. Noble was twice married, first to
Miss Dolly Nye of Fairfield. by whom be
had three daughters His second wife was
Miss Sarah Hamlen, by whom he leaves
three daughters, residents of Portland.
Mr.. Noble was very much respected by all
who knew him. His funeral will take place
from 63 North street, today at 2.30 p. N.
Charles A. Ford.
Mr.. Charles A. Ford, died In this city
yesterday at the residence of his son, Mr..
Charles H. Ford. on Quincy street, Of heart
failure.
AMr Ford was born in Waterford, Decem-
Der 81, 1910. and was therefore 70 years, four
months and seven days Of age at the time Of
his death. He resided in Waterford until
about seven years ago when he came to
Portland and has since resided with his son.
He was a prominent citizen Of Waterford.
having enjoyed several Of the town offices
and had been postmaster in 1S49. He also
served 10 years as representative in the leg
islature from his -natlve town. Mr.. Ford
was lifelong Democrat dis wife died
some 30 years ago. lie leaves five children;
Charles H., Celia E.. Emma f., Oscar r.,
and Mrs. Ada A. Hondlette. The funeral
will take place at No. II Quincy street this
afternoon at 2.30 O'Clock.
Patrick 8. Ward.
Patrick S. Ward, well-known ball play
or, formerly of this city. died in Boston Sat
urday, aged 80 years. He was generally
known as "Breezer." His remains will be
Inferred In Boston.
Obituary Notes.
Mr.. George II. Stiles, ticket agent OF the
Boston Il Maine Railroad In Boston, died
Friday night at his home In Salem, after a
very brief illnees from malignant diphthe-
ria.
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- The American Association of London.
Nng Which Is to nnsa tender reception to Henry
trophy, and Gen. Sprague is to send hammer
with the Maine ecoat-of-arms painted thereon.
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that place. was forced to marry G. r. Hubby
a councilman of Fernandina, Friday. Hub
by took Mrs, Thorpe to drive, and threatened
t6 shoot her if she did not marry him. She
escaped Immediately after the ceremony land
is now with her parents.
James Fallon, who ruptured blood YES
sci in the brain while having glove fight
with John Murray at the Bay State Athletic
Club in Boston Tuesday night, died at his
home, 124S fremont street, Friday. He re-
mained half paralyzed to the last, being una
BILE to talk.
Yachtsmen have now given up all hope of
challenge for the America cup this year.
raced for ends November 1st, and as the full
six months notice will certainly be required
by the New York Yacht Club 1t is too late
now to challenge and have the races finished
at the required day.
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A Ghost Laid.
Especial to the PRESS ]

Especial to the PREss.l
LEWISTON, April 27.-The 10 hour go-as-
you-please race between Eagan of this city
and Sullivan. the Bangor ghost, for a purse
of 500 and the championship OF the state,
took place yesterday. Eagan won, making
GA miles and II laps in nine hours and thirty
minutes, to Sullivan's GA miles and three
laps. Both made 10 miles in the first two
hours in a race against time. Curley made
ten miles in one hour and six minutes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-28

Memorial Day will be observed in Rock
land with more than usual interest and en-
thusiasm, Rev. G. S. Cummings of the
Methodist church will deliver the memorial
address. The Grand Army, Sons of Veter-
ans, three Of the hose companies and proba-
bly, Canton Lafayette, Patriarchs Militant,
which numbers about fifty or sixty, Tilson's
Light Infantry, and possibly other organiza-
tions will join in the ceremonies.
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NO TROUBLE THERE
A Little Generosity Will Keep TWO
Thousand Men at Work.

JOLIET, ILL.,, April 27.-The Illinois Steel
Company, of which the Joliet rolling mill is
a part, employing 1000 men, has submitted
this proposition to its employees: The COM
pany will give to each man who stays one
one year one per cent of his ages, and so
on up to five years, when five per cent of his
wages will be added.to his pay. Thus, at
the end OF five vears stha enn,rarv will he
giving THESE employees 5000 per year. The
men received the proposition with unbound
ed joy. This will settle all likelihood of
strikes or quitting work without giving no.
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Man Who Have Gone Wrong.

DENVER, Col, April 27.--W. 81. Baldwin,
agent of the Santa Fe, at Lovelle, Kan, alb
sconded Friday with $1,000 belonging to the
road.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, April N:-John M.
der Of Masonry, and for many years secre-
tarv Of the knights Templar, is defaulter
to the amount Of S1400. He has disappeared
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BASE BALL.
The Local Field.
BowDoINs, II; PoRTLANDs, 4.
Especial to the Press.1

Especial to the Pressl
BRUNSWICK, April 26.-The Bowdoin Col
t~e-e s~F~-.sa D@-4te..ss on,
the Delta this afternoon. although the latter
played strong game. Up to the third in
ming the game stood to in Bowdoin's
favor. but in the third inning Bowdoin
found the ball" and scored eight runs. One
run was added in the sixth and two more in
the eighth, making IL runs for Bowdoin.
One run scored in the third inning and three
more in the sixth completed Portland's score.
The pitching of Burleigh was very effective,
and the support which he received in the
field showed clearly that Bowdoin can play
ball. The phenomenal catch Of Hutchinson,
as we'll as his great work at the bat. deserve
special mention. The following is the score
in detail:
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Again a Deputy Marshal.

BIDDEFoRD, April 27.-United States Mar
shal Saunders has appointed Obed F. Stack
pole OF this city as deputy. Mr.. Stackpole
was deputy under United States Marshal
Harmon.
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers Of real estate In
this county have been recorded at the Regis
try Of Deeds:
bridgton-John II. Kimball and Helen M. KIM
ball to Arthur j. Groove. s5IO.
brunswick.Mary f. Bryant ct al, to william
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The Situation in HaverhIII.

HAvERHILL, Mass, April 81. - Chick
Brothers deny that their cutters haye struck.
The firm discharged the men as they under
stood there was trouble. The price-list was
satisfactory to the Shoemakers' National
Union. If the Knights of Labor men refuse
to return Monday at these prices, their