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The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
TALES OF the SEA.
ShIpWrecked Sailors Landed at Hall
fax-The Disabled Southgate.

HALIFAX, N. s., April 7.-Steamer Alpha,
which arrived this noon from Turks Island
and Bermuda. brought Chief Officer Esson
and crew of the steamer Harold of Glasgow,
totally wrecked at Turks Island on the night
of March a. The steamer was IS days from
Glasgow, bound to Jamaica ports. 1t was
fine. clear night when she struck the reef.
The crew all managed TO reach the shore in
boats. One fireman was so badly scalded by
bursting steam pipe that he is not expected
to live. The Alpha also brought Captain
Connolly, mate and four of the c-ew of the
brig Augusta Of st. Johns, Newfoundland,
which was totally wrecked at Turks Island
on March %. The crew were all saved At
II o'clock yesterday morning, in latitude
41o IS, longitude $50 33', the Alpha fell in
with the steamer Southgate, from Placentia
for New York, before reported disabled
She was hove to at the time, the weather be-
ing very rough, with heavy sea, but re-
quired no assistance. Another steamer was
lying near Steam was issuing from the
Southgate's funnel, and she was apparently
repairing machinery.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
A DEAD MANS DEFALcArIoN.
New York Hears of Trouble for an
Old Firm.

New YORK, April 7.-Just before the
close of business today the announcement
was made on the stock exchange Of the sus
pension of George K. Sistare's Sons. 16
Broad street. The firm is one of the oldest
connected with the stock exchange and has
been in active business over 40 years. 1t had
many branch offices in the principal cities
and did large stock business by wire. AT
the office of the firm it was stated that the
suspension was wholly due to large defal-
cation in the Philadelphia office managed bv
a member of the firm, Douglas Hilger, who
died few days ago. The method of defal.
cation and amount involved, the surviving
members Of the firm decline to state, except
that the defalcation amounted to more than
100000. Harold Clemens, member Of the
firm, stated there were no liabilities to be
taken care of outside of the Philadelphi ia
office. The firm expects to resume in short
time. Street rumoIs put the liabilities at
$500,000 and make the amount OF the defal-
cation about the same figure. Two years
ago the manager of the firms Detroit Office.
A. M. Stanton, by falsifying accounts ran up
a shortage of $4,000. From this blow the
firm recovered and until today's deyelop.
ments its credit was very high.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April Caleb II.
Needles, who acted as manager of the Office
of Sistare's Sons, stated tonight that he mn
derstood the late Mr.. Hilger speculated in
stocks through Philadelphia brokers and
lost a large amount of money. He Thought
the sum would reach $25OOOO.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
the DAY OF DOOM.
creduIous People In California Sell
Ing Real Estate Cheap.

SAN FRANCISCO. April IA few months
ago great excitement was created in Oak
land, across the bay from San Francisco, by
a series of revival meetings conducted by
Mrs. Woodworth. better known as 'the mes
meric revivalist." Many persons, mostly
young women, were thrown into frances
during the services. and several became
permanently insane. Finally the police sup
pressed these gatherings, and Mrs. Wood
worth left for Santa Rosa after predicting
the destruction Of Oakland and San Francis
co by tidal wave on April IA. One of her
chief disciples, man named Erickson. also
made the same prophecy.
Now that the alleged day OF doom is near
at hand the strong influence exercised by the
woman Is causing great exodus from Oak
land. A number Of credulous people have
left for the mountains after selling their
property for nominal prices. There are
nearly hundred orders in real estate deal
ers' hands to sell real estate at any price,
away. Many San Francisco people have al
so caught the contagion and are fleeing to
the mountains.
Shortly after midnight last night a hand
some young woman who had attended Mrs.
by running down Washington street, Oak
land, en- deshabille, loudly screaming:
"I'm coming. good Lord! I'm coming
Watt only wait for mel!
She was taken to the police station, where
she continued to beg the Lord to save her
from the deluge foretold by Mrs. Wood
w0rth
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
CREWS WANTED.
Gloucester Fishermen Unable to
Man Their Vessels.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, April 7.-There is a
scarcity OF men to man the fishing feet, and
experienced masters of first-class vessels
have been unable to ship crew to 60 on
fishing voyage. This state of things has
been in existence something over week,
and there are some 10 or 20 vessels lying in
the harbor waiting for crews. As result,
some OF the masters.have given up their yes
sels, while others have been encouraged to
hold on, In the hope that men may become
more plentiful 1t is estimated that fully
300 additional men are needed to supply the
demand.
The cause of this scarcity is attributed to
the fact that the skilled fishermen from that
recruiting ground of the Gloucester fishing
fleet, the British Provinces, have not sought
Derths tnls spring on the Gloucester fisher
men, as Is usually the case at this season of
the year. On the contrary, many prefer to
stay at home and take their chances In shore
and lobster fishing, as the chances of a good
spring and summers work in a Gloucester
fisherman are not nearly as certain as for
merly.
Ii this scarcity of men continues, some of
the vessels VIII have to be hauled up for
time, as fisherman is, in sense, skilled
laborer, whose ranks are not easily recruited
For years there has been constant drain on
the young men OF the Provinces to man the
fleet, and a great number have been lost at
sea. This is beginning to have its effect.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
PROSPECTS FOR A RACE.
Lord Dunraven and the Owners Of
American Boats.

New YORK, April 7.-As was expected,
the Earl Of Dunraven prefers, before de-
Gliding about coming to this country with his
yacht Valkyrie, to engage in private races
and wait until he has heard from the New
York Yacht Club in relation to race for
the Americas cup. A lett5r. writton By
Lord Dunraven to stephen Peabody. in
answer to that genCIeman's Invitation to
race against the 7o-foot yachts Titania,
Katrina, Shamrock and Oracle, has been
cabled to this country, and its contents are
merely to the effect that Lord Dunraven
will see about arranging private matches
with American yachts after he learns some
thing definite from the New York Yacht
Club.
The negotiations for international yacht
races this year are now coming to head,
and it will be only short time before
yachtsmen in this country will know de-
fnitely whether the races are to occur. The
letter of the New York Yacht Club, answer
ing Lord Dunraven's inquiry whether his
challenge of last year holds good for this
season will be made public this week, and If
a race for the Americas CUP. cannot be salts
factorily arranged-as will probably be the
case Lord Dunraven will have only Mr..
Peabody's offer to consider. This offer Is
falr and sportsmanllke, and If the English
gentleman is anxious for race with Amer
lean yachts he can have his desire satisfied
by sending over the Valkyrie.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
GENERAL NEWS.

The weather crop bulletin for Illinois indi-
Gates poor winter crop.
The New York Supreme Court has granted
an order for the settlement of the affairs of
Grand Sc Ward.
Thirteen Cinnamon were arrested Satur-
day night while attempting to cross the line
between Mexico and the United States at
Liajuana.
A case was decided at Washington, Davies
county, Indiana, saturday, which practically
declares slave marriages illegal. The par
ties interested will bring the matter to the
Supreme Court.
A monster demonstration in the shape Of q
public reception to John Dillon, member OF
Parliament, was held at the Opera House,
Lincoln, Neb., Sunday afternoon, presided
over Dy the mayor of the city.
During quarrel at Henderson, KY, Sun
4ay night between James Wills, aged 49, and
Eugene Cornell aged IS, both of whom were
paying attention to the same girl, Cornell
SIrucK WINS with barrel staye on the head.
dead. 'N0'
Theodore S. Wilcox, superintendent NJ the
Brooklyn Sanitary Hospital and Dispensarv
convicted recently of grand larceny in az
frauding the county by obtaining money for
the care of mythical patients, was yestsrdsv
sentenced to four years in the penitentiary.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
LEvEE PIRATES
Flooding One Section to Prevent
Trouble Elsewhere.

GREENvILLE. Miss. April 7.-Captaln
Chambers OF the United States mail steamer
Chicot arrived here last evening. Captain
Chambers says that he saw CAPTAIN TollIn-
ger, United States engineer commanding the
fleet, in the vicinity of Arkansas City, and
that Captain Tollinger informed him that
about O'Clock Saturday afternoon band
Of about 25 men, armed with Winchester
rifles, came to the Opossum Fork levee and
made the guards leave their posts, threaten
ing to shoot down the first one who dlsobey-
ed their orders.
They cut the leyee at that point, and the
gap was about 30 feet wide at o'clock Sun
day morning. The levee Is said to be one Of
the largest on the Arkansas side, situated on
the Bogy bayou, and was built and maintain
ed by the government. The parties who did
the cutting are unknown, but 1t Is supposed
they came from the Red Fork country, on
the Arkansas river, and their object in cut
ting the levee at that point was TO relieve
their section Of the country. The water
running through this new crevasse will over
flow the portions of Chicot and Deska
counties, which have so far escaped. The
flood win run into bayou Beuf, and event
ually find Its way TO the Tensas basin.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
SHOT IN THE TEMPLE.
Mysterious Death of Mrs. Anna Coo
ley in New Portland.

SHowHEGAN, April There is great ex-
citement in New Portland, occasioned by the
finding of Mrs. Anna Cooley dead from a
pistol shot In the temple, at the house of
Micah w. Norton, for whom she had been
housekeeper for several years. Norton said
he was awakened about o'clock this morn
ing by the report Of a pistol, and found her
dead. He called his nearest neighbor, Mr..
Page. Norton sent Mr.. Ward to the village,
two miles distant, and the town authorities
notified County Attorney Gould by telephone
at O'Clock this morning. Gould and Coro-
ner Silas Leland drove from here by team,
20 miles, not arriving there until afternoon,
on account of the bad travelling. Coroner
Leland summoned Josiah Chase, II. A.
Plummer. W. R. Libby, w. S. Jacobs, John
vose. and Elias Hutchins as jurors. S. w.
Gould, acting as county attorney appeared for
the state, and j. j. Parlin, ESQ.,, for Mr.. Nor
ton. The body and premises were viewed and
certain testimony taken, when the Jury ad-
journed to meet tomorrow morning at s
O'Clock. The deceased has residence in
Bingham, and the report is current that she
and Mr.. Norton did not get along very well
Of late. and that he tried to get her to leave
and return to Bingham. No arrests have
been made.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
Bath Water Works sold.

BATH, April 7.-Arthur Sewall and others
have nearly consummated the purchase Of
the Bath Water Works. and will take posses
sion the last of the month.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
BASE BALL.
FAST DAY GAME,

fAoI DAY GAME.
All the arrangements for the game on Fast
Day, between the Boston Brotherhood team
and the Bowdoins are now complete, and the
indications point to the largest gathering
ever seen at ball game in this city. Ex-
cursion rates have been secured on all the
railroads, and many people from out of
town are coming. The gentlemen having
the matter in charge are in receipt of nu-
merous letters requesting reserved seats for
the game. The manager of the Bowdoins
writes that over 400 are coming from Bruins
WICK and vicinity. The Brotherhood will
pring their best team, and will put in change
Datterles One of the Brotherhood batteries
game. p"-' "a '"o
The The game in the morning by the Bates and
Presumpscots, promises to be a very good
one, as Doth clubs are confident of winning.
with them. N'
Grand stand seats can be procured at Som
ers Bros, on Congress street. the dav befo,e
the game. The grounds will be in good
shape and everything done to make the snec-
tators comfortable. George G. Welch will
have charge OF the score cards, and will get
up something new in that line.
BASE BALL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Manager lngraham selected the following
nine yesterday afternoon, to represent the
High School:
Catcher-W. +. Allen.
Pitcher-F. w. Dana.
First Base C. w. Smith.
Second Base-R. ii. Hinkley Jr
Third Base-R. ID. Small.
Shortstop-W. c. Chase.
Left Field-0. Whidden.
Centre Field-E. w. Butler.
Right Field-T. Lewis.
Mr.. F. w. Dana was elected captain, and
- an
Fast Day. The men have been in training
for some weeks. All communications should
be sent at once to Mr.. w. M. Ingr aham,
High School.
BALL GAMES POSTPONED.
The Boston (National League) and Worces-
ter ball game, at Worcester, yesterday, was
postponed by rain.
The game between the Brooklyn and Bos-
ton Brotherhood mines at Providence, was
postponed until today, on account of rain.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
SERVICE PENSIONS.
A Cent a Month for Each Days Ser
vice as a Soldier.

WASHINGTON, April THE service PEN
sion bill introduced today in the House by
Representative Boothman of Ohio, grants
service pension of one cent per month for
each day of service to every man who served
in the Union army during the late war, with
out regard to age, and provides that those
soldiers who now receive disability PEN
sions may. if they choose, relinquish the dis
ability and accept the service pension. The
widows of those drawing service pension
will be placed ON the rt lis at So per month
during their widowhood. The right is re-
served to widow to prosecute and obtain
pension by showing that the husband
died from disability contracted in the service
and line of duty. The bill grants pensions
of So month to children under 16 years of
age. In cases of soldiers who died while
drawing pensions, if any of their children
are so helpless as to require the care of an
other person, the pensions will continue dur
ing this helplessness. If widow dies or re-
marries before her children attain the age of
16, her pension will be paid them until they
attain that age.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
In Common Council.


Mr.. James Bracket made short remarks
In opposition and the hearing closed
In Common Council.
Absent, Mr.. Barrett.
Reading Of the records was dispensed
with.
Mr.. Chapman offered the petition Of DR..
Smith and others for the use Of the Council
room for the annual meeting Of the Maine
Medical Association in June next. The re-
quest was granted and sent up for concur
renee. The upper board concurred.
The invitation of the Irish American AS
sociation to attend their Easter bali was ac'
cepted with thanks.
Mr.. Stevens offered an order that a COM
mittee of four on the part Of this board with
such as the aldermen mi ght join, be appoint
ed to cooperate with any person or organl-
zatiop, in entertaining visitors during Mer-
chants Week. from April 21st to 26th, and
that this committee be authorized to expend
S1eO for the purpose II advisable, to be taken
from the contingent fund. Passed and sent
up, and appointed Messrs. Stevens, Strout,
ConaSt Jordan and Welch. In the upper
board the order yas laid on the table.
Mr.. Westward offered tie petition Of many
citizens for the location Of steam fire en-
gine at the west end, west OF Gilman street.
Referred and sent up. Aldermen .coneurred.
Papers from the upper board received con-
current action,
Adiourned
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTED KILLED.
ProPhetstown, H., Wiped From the
Face Of the Eartr.
Harper's Ferry, KY, Nearly Destroyed
by the Recent Tornado.
The Mississippi Levee Cut by a Band
Of Armed Mon.

BURLINGTON. Ia, April lit Is reported
that Prophetstown, Ill, has been swept
away by cyclone. There are no partlcu-
lars, except that 20 freight cars were blown
to atoms. and the whole town was wiped
from the face Of the earth. Many people are
reported killed. The wires are all down, and
at this hour 1t seems probable no additional
information will be secured tonight.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
IN A PATH OF DEATH.
A Town Aim ost Wholly Destroyed by
the Recent Tornado.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April TIT has Just
been learned here that Harper's Ferry, Hen
ny county, vas elRRoss c9RRastely destroyed
by the tornado. The village is composed Of
less than two dozen houses, and Is a consid-
cradle distance from any railroad. Every
house was directly In the course Of the tor
nado. Men, women and children were bur
led beneath the ruins. Not house remained
standing The surrounding country Is COW
cred with wreckage. One woman and an in
fant child were killed. Seven or eight were
injured badly, but none fatally. The prop
erty loss will amount to $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
TO CHEAT SIMPLE PEOPLE.
Alleged Scheme TO Osnauu suuians
and Freedmen.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. April THE Times
Tahlequah special says: "The Indian Ar
row published here charges that John W.
Wallace, special disbursing agent of the In
terror Department has conspired to defraud
the Shawnee and Delaware Indians and
freedmen in the Cherokee strip of $4,000.
The Arrow charges that instead of listing
the Shawnees, Delawares and freedmen en-
titled to citizenship, Wallace identified him
self with clique to buy their claims of these
people at great reduction and then have
their face value, The Arrow also charged
that the plan of this clique included the en-
rollment of several Thousand negroes to
be brought from Kansas, Arkansas
and other states as citizens entitled
to annuity and then call on Congress for an
extra appropriation so that each should re-
ceive $3.50 annually. This would necassi-
tate an appropriation of fully $150.0O0 more
money for annuities than is actually re-
Ouirpd
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
One Added to Each Side.

:, providence, R. l.. April 7.-One Repub-
liean was elected to the General Assembly
from Burrillvlle today, and Democrat
from Bristol. The assembly stands 40 DEM
ocrats, and 4s Republicans, with 15 to be
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08

Treasurer Brown will throw no light upon
the matter at ALL Last week Brown refused
to accept the service of papers when all 9th
er parties interested agreed to the sale OF the
wool 70 prevent the accumulations OF ex-
pense. The Supreme Court here ordered a
special citation upon Brown week ago Sat
urday, which was served, and probably an
early hearing on the petition to sell the wool
will be had, pending the decision of the title.
In all probability the wool will be thrown
upon the market very soon, through sher-
iff's sale
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
BROWN, STEEsE & CLARK.
A Test Case to Determine Who Owns
100000 Worth Of Wool.

PROVIDENCE, April Tin the Supreme
Court today the cases of Brown, Steese g.
Clark of Boston, against Sheriff McCabe. al
so the case of the assignees Of the Riverside
and oswego mills against the sheriff were
set down for trial at an early date. This is
the test case to determine the ownership of
the 100000 worth of wool which Sheriff
McCabe seized when the mills were attached
last August. 1t is reported here that ex
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
MAIN G.
Hotel Building In suckfIeld.

BUcKFIELD, April There Is a project
on foot to erect new hotel in Buckfeld by
a stock company. Enough stock has been
pledged to make the enterprise look like a
success.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
Senator stanford win Resign.

SAN Francisco. Cal, April 7.-Senator
Stanford yesterday stated that he would re-
sign the presidency of the Southern Pacific
He declared that the pressure Of work was
too great, and that he desired to give more
time to the Stanford University, which had
been neglected during the last few months.
He said that @. p. Huntington would prob
ably be chosen president Of the Southern
aacofnu
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
III With TrIchinosls.

NEW YORK, April IAN Italian immi-
grant named Vincenzo Paternoster, who ar
rived here nearly year ago, is now at the
immigrant hospital at Wards Island. suffer
Garden about fortnight ago, and said that
he had been taken sick while working upon
the Long Island railroad. DR.. Vinton sent
the man to Wards Island, where he was
thoroughly examined by the physicians.
slight chance of recovery. This is the first
case of trichinosis that has been discovered
in the Wards Island immigrant hospital.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
A Fortune forIMaIne Heirs.

The late Martin Anderson, who recently
died in Florida, whittier he had gone in fail.
ing health, in less than week Of his wife't
death at the same place, was native Of
Bath, and graduate of Waterville College
and had been for many years president Of
the Rochester University. He left large
fortune, and in his will the following lega
tees are named: Caroline Jameson and Mrs.
DR.. f. P. Roache, Bath; Mrs. Cyrus King,
Brunswick; Mrs. Walter Baker, Rochester,
n. Y; Mrs. Gen. John Anderson, Portland
Mrs. Dillingham;, Freeport, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
Foreign Notes.

The Freeman's Journal of Dublin says
that Major LeCaron, who became notorious
because Of his te stimony for the Times be-
fore the Parnell commission, is now living
In suburb Of London. and that he has been
promised government engagement in
Australia.
Emperor Menelek. of Abyssinia, has writ
ten a letter to Prime Minister Crispi au-
thorizing Italy to represent him at the Brus-
sells anti-slavery congress and affirming the
intention Of Ethiopia to follow the example
Of civilized Christian nations, and to suppress
the slave trade.
Hon. G. III. Tupper, minister of marine
and fisheries, left Ottawa for Washington
yesterday afternoon. Negotiations In refer
ence to the Behring Sea matter will be re-
sumed at the United States capital this
week.
There is singular strike in progress at
the popular Savoy Hotel on the Thames
Embankment. A new manager was recently
appointed. who was unlucky enough to
offend the powerful parsonage, the chef.
The monarch of the kitchen struck work,
and his 60 cooks followed his example. The
walters Joined the strike, aud next came the
maids and porters.
The four days Easter holiday time has en-
abled everybody to take an outing. Mean
while the thieves and swindlers are reaping
areat harvest among the excursionists.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
Dropped Dead In Church,

MANSFIELD, o.. April flames II. En-
aingen, the superintendent of the Sunday
school of st. Luke's Lutheran church,
dropped dead in the church at $50 O'Clock
last night, while he was leading the Easter
entertainment given by the Sunday school,
@His death almost created panic. sMr. En-
aingen was prominent business man and a
hard church worker,
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
The Equitable Bank TO Be closed.

NEW YORK, April Tt has been decided
by the directors to close the doors Of the
Equitable Bank as soon as the depositors
have been paid and the business hquidated.
Seigmund Il. Meyer, a leading director, says
that the bank has not made any money since
posits are not more than $4,000. Depositors
have been notified to call for their money.
Amy bad debts outstanding will be made
good by the directors.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
Billiard Experts Contest,

CHICAGO, April Frank Ives of Chicago,
275 points. and j. Randolph Heiser of New
Yosk, $50 points, played the first match
game in the handicap billiards tournament
today. The score was; Ives. 275; Beiser,
and DAILY was a walk-away for the former,
DAILY was allowed handicap of 200 points.
The score was: Schaefer 300: Dalv 90
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
Boston I& Maine consoIidatlon all,

BosToN, April THE Boston & Maine
consolidation bill has been enacted by the
House, and will probably be enacted by the
Senate tomorrow, and go 60 the governor foI
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-08
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Margaret }. Clark.

IopoVIdI 70 IIIo FTt55.I
RocKLAND. April Mrs. Margaret j.
Clark. much respected lady, died at her
nome on Beech street early this morning OF
apoplexy. Sne was 65 years old, and leaves
tvs daughters, Mrs. Frank @. Knight and
Mrs. True p. Pierce.