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The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS HURT
When the orIgon's Bridge Was
Smashed by q Big Sea.

HALIFAX, N. s., January 24.-The Do
minion line mail steamer Oregon, Captain
Williams. arrived at Halifax this morning at
3o'clock after rough passage of 14a days
from Liverpool. She reports that she left
Liverpool on the 9th and Moville on the 10th,
encountering heavy gales all the way. A
heavy sea struck the steamer shortly after
leaving Moville, smashing her bridge. Capt.
Williams being on 1t at the time. he fell to
The fourth officer and several of the seamen
were also injured by being thrown against
the vessels side. Heavy ice was encounter
ed off the Newfoundland coast, the steamer
having to go back about 40 miles.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
a Beautiful Watch.

At. J. A. Merrill s. Co.'S store there is a
heavy gold watch thatifor completeness goes
ahead OF anything yet brought to our notice.
1t has a plain gold hunting case, aud the
main dial has four smaller dials on ii, show
ing the year, the month, the day Of the
month and the phases OF the moon, thus
making it a perpetual calendar. On the
main dial are two second hands which
can be stopped or started Independently or
b tn together. The watch Is also a repeater.
giving the hour, the quarters and then the
minute Altogether 1t /, a beautiful sptci-
IN u Of the watchmaker's art. Anyone can
become the owner Of one Of them for the
sum Of $500
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
CRASH FOLLOWED CRASH IN COLUMBUS
TWO Houses Demolished by Explo-
slons OF Natural Gas.
Six Persons Killed and Thirty Injured, /,
Some Fatally.
Frightened Horses Dash Into the
Crowd Hurting Many People.

COLUMBUS, o., January 24.-At about D.
m. an alarm Of fire drew a crowd Of people
to a small two story building on the south
corner of Wall and Noble alleys. There
had been an explosion there. and several
persons were hurt. The fire was soon put
out, and then a second explosion occurred
A sheet of fame burst from the building on
the northwest corner of Noble and Wall al
leys, and the air was filled baicks, beams
and stones. The alley was instantly covered
with a mass of debris, from which the
means of the buried victims came A wom-
an enveloped in sheet of flame ran from
the house across the alley. The firemen
turned a steam Of water on her, and saved
her life, extinguishing the flames. Every
shred of clothing was burned from her down
to the waist
As near as can be ascertained, the fire re-
suited from the accumulation of natural gas
in the cellar Of the house occupied by Mi
chael Bowers and Mr.. Maratt. No natural
gas pipes were ever put into the house, but
the natural gas main in Noble alley leaked.
The ground was frozen, and the gas entered
the cellar. AS has no od0r, its presence
could not be detected. 1t saturated the
buildings. The side of Maratt's house was
blown out, and the roof fell over and hung
W.
The explosive vapor then leaped over to the
north side Of the alley, and completely de-
stroyed the one and half story brick house
occupied by Edward Otstal and Mr. James.
Here everything was blown to chips. The
great mystery was how the flame passed
from one cellar to the other without disturb
ing a brick or stone In the roadway. The
killed are;
CHARLES BEACH, barber.
JOHN SEYMOUR. colored boy.
MRS: P. MARATT, her body being taken
from the cellar.
Infant son Of Charles Berry
An unknown man.
An unknown baby.
Thirty were wounded. A team OF horses
attached to a ladder truck became frenzied
by the explosion, and dashing into the crowd
ran over and injured scores OF people. Chas.
Berry's infant son was knocked from his
mothers arms, and falling beneath the
wheels of the vehicle, was crushed to DEATH
Probably half dozen were injured fatally.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25

now yielding thousands Of dollars to the
wealth Of Maine, and on and about them
thousands of men find employment where
none ever worked before.
The white birch, box wood and pulp wood
industries which have and which are still
springing up all over eastern Maine, Into
which millions Of capital nave been, and are
to be put, refute the statements that Maine
lands are depreciating in value.
And all the while growing population Is
clamoring for a chance to settle on, after
buying, these lands, and there are thousands
who have gone West from Maine, and have
taken up wild lands there, simply because
they have been denied the chance here. In
every outlying county the people realize the
truth Of this, and the people of the planta-
tions are alive to the fact that many wild
open up roads as the law specifies they
should, are doing all they can to reduce the
meagre tax they now pay.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
UARY 25, 1seo-wITH SUPPLEMENT.
No seizures have been made for several days
PIsCATAouIs CouNTY.

A Catholic priest has been sent by Bishop
Healy. Of Portland. to visit the numbering
PenObseot waters. BE is holding meetings
which will doubtless do much good.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
Sam Small.

Sunday afternoon at 4.45 o'clock, the
Young Mems Christian Association will hold
a big mass meeting for men only at the Sec
ond Parish church, at which Rev. Sam
Small, the world renswned orator and evan
gelist, will deliver his celebrated lecture,
From Bar Room to Pulpit" Every young
man in the city should endeavor to attend.
Admission free. Be sure and come.
He will also preach in the Chestnut street
church tomorrow at p. m. A cordial invl-
tation is extended to all who desire to hear
him. Gentlemanly ushers will be in at
tendance.
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Accidents.

A boy named Ricketts, broke his leg while
sliding ON Gilman street.
Robert Brown, harness maker, fell on
the ice at the entrance of the Second Parish
church on Pearl street. He suftained cash
In his head several inches in length.
Last evening Conductor Frank Babbidge
of the horse railrosd company tried to turn a
switch in front of the theatre. His mitten
froze to the switch-iron and before ne could
pull it off the car was upon him, and the
hand was under one wheel. Fortunately
the car was stopped before the whell had
passed over Mr.. Babbidge' hand, but, as 1t
was, he suffered painful injury
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
The Wolves Chasing the Deer.

The Increase In the number of deer, In all
parts of the Maine woods south If Mt
katahdin, Is now accounted for by the fact
That the woods above the junction of the
two branches of the Penobsc0t, aud all north
pig gray wolves. These marauders from
Canada and the Labrador are driving the
deer, and the hunters fear, will ere long TX
terminate them. 1t has been 40 or 90 years
since wolves were seen otherwise than AT
exceptional occurrences in the regions
around the north end of Moosehead and
Chpsnncnnk lakps
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A Missing fisherman.

GLOUCESTER, January A.-It is feared
that another iine vessel and crew of men will
never return to port again. This is the opin-
ion Expressed by the owners Of the schooner
Straple, ID. c. 81 Ii, Babson. They
state that the schooner Gladstone spoke
getting underway for home, with 10000 lbs.
Of haiibut. The Gladstone ished for week
afterward, and encountered a severe gale,
losing her rudder, getting home week ago.
trimming the sails as a method Of steering.
Two days after the Straple left, severe
storm prevailed, and It is feared she f0un-
dered at the time. There may be a possible
chance for the vessel. and the crew list will
be withheld for a time.
Ths Iolanthe Is alse overdue
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Colo. Line In the c. a. r.

AUGUSTA, Ga. January 24.-The Depart
ment Encampment of the G. A. r. was held
at Augusta today. The Charleston, Savan-
nab, Macon, Atlanta and Tallapoosa posts
were represented. Colored delegates from
Beaufort and Savannah claimed admission
to the encampment from the colored posts
they represented. 1t was voted, IS to 4, to
seat them, whereupon the representatives Of
E. S. Jones post of Macon withdrew from
the encampment under instructions from
their post. The Augusta Apost gave BAN
Quet to the encampment tonight, to which
the colored delegates were not invited.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
Western TURKEYS Fauened IN ma,rs

Conductor Chandler took out of Portland
Monday night for Waterville car load Of
live turkeys, between 800 and 900. for H. G.
burleigh of Vassalboro. These fowl were
purchased in Iowa, aud this is the second
car load Mr.. Burleigh has purchased this
season. He fats and markets them in BOs-
tou, where he can get 20 cents pound. One
"fsllsr" in the lot weighed SO pouuds.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
OBITUARY..
Charles Holbrook.

Mr.. Charles Holbrook, of Portland, died at
Mechanic Falls yesterday. Mr.. Holbrook
was well known printer of this city, whose
Office was on Temple street, near Congress.
He had been ill for some time and went to
Meceanic Falls hoping soon to regain his
health he was man who had the respect
OF all his business acquaintances and large
circle OF warm personal friends. He leaves
a wife but no children
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
Is the Erin Lost?

Nothing has been heard Of the missing
National line steamer Erin. During their
recent stormy passages, the steamers Servia
and Creole passed fieating carcasses of cat
tie supposed to have come from the Erin.
The Servia also saw the floating bridge Of a
steamer and the Creole drew alongside life
boat bearing the name of the Erin. But the
life boat had evidently not been used by men
escaping from wrecked vessel nor had 1t
been under water, as it would have been had
it been drawn into the vortex made by
sinking ship and then torn away. This was
shown by the fact that the oars and sails
were still in the life boat and slowed as they
are when such boat is not id use. The de-
spatch from London printed above reports
that the steamer Florida had forty cattle
washed from her decks. While there Is
nothing to show that the cattle seen by the
Servia and Creole came from the Florida in
stead of the Erin, they may have done so.
Or If they came from the Erin 1t does not
follow that the vessel was lost They may
have been swept into the sea as were the
cattle on the Florida, and the life boat may
have been lifted on some huge wave and
torn from its lashings on the steamers deck.
There is another possibility in the case.
The despatch from Halifax reporting the
Oregon's hard passage says that the bridge
was smashed. 1t does not say whether the
ruined and useless structure was cut away
and thrown overheard. If this was done, it
must have been somewhere near the place
where the Servia saw the floating bridge, as
the Oregon's voyage had just begun and the
Servia was two days from Queenstown
when she sighted the wreckage.
The chances are that the Erin has gone
down with the Sayonia. The possibilities of
her safety exist, however, as they have in the
cases of many other ships never heard from
1t is such possibilities that prolong the sus-
pense of many an anxious heart on shore
long after the hearts of the travellers have
been stilled beneath the waves.
Overdue at Boston.
BOSTON, January 24-The steamer Istrian
OF the Leland line, frsm Liverpool to Boston,
Is already seven days overdue, and the
Bavarlan, also OF that line, was due here
yesterday. The Stockholm City, of the
Furness line, from London, is also overdue
at this port. The Cunarder Scythian reached
her dock TINS morning, She encountered as
severe storms as any in her officers, expert
ence, but was not damaged
The steamer Martello, of the Wilson line.
Captain Potter, from Hull, Eng. which
came In this morning, having anchored be-
low lasI night, reports succession Of west
erly gales with violent squalls from the time
OF her leaving Hull. Though the seas fire.
quently swept over her decks, she behaved
excellently and suffered no damage in conse-
uueuce.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
The LOGON olive Disabled.

The Pullman train from Boston got in af-
ter one O'Clock this morning, over
two hours late. When two mile
and a half east of Saco, the locomotive
broke down and brakeman was sent to
Saco, from where he telegraphed to Portland
for another engine. Meanwhile the passen-
gers wished they were at home and the train
waited for the engine.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
THE ouATRAIN FROM sRiDc1oN.
A BIddeford Correspondents soIu-
tion.
To the Editor Of The Press:

TO the Editor Of the Press:
Permit me to say in reference to the 'quat-
rain" contained In your BrIdgton letter. that
any ATTEMPT at translation would, | think,
utterly destroy the effect aimed at by the au-
thor, which was evidently to express his
meaning entirely by the sound Of the words
as they strike the ear. like Carlyle In his
Irish Journey" and Browning in"Caliban." /"
The part Of his taking from different Ian
guages likewise shows II to be sound rather
than sense on which he depends.
IL.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
WAR SHIPS MAY DEPART.
There Will Be No Use for Big Guns
In the River Tagus.

LONDON, January 24.-Glynn-Petre. the
British minister at Lundon, has wired the
is no longer required at Lisbon. This YES
sci was held at his disposition in the Tagus
to communicate with the iron clads held
ready for an offensive demonstration. Petre's
communication is consequently Interpreted
as indicating that the difficulty has received
diplomatic solution and the feet is not to
be called upon,
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
The College Y. M. "a.
Nellie Bly, Almost iiome.

CHICAGO, January 24-Nellie BLY, made
short stop at Kansas City, Mo-, on Thursday
evening, on her arrival from California, and
lett that place at 730 O'clock for this city,
reaching here at 8 O'Clock this morning. She
stopped here an hour and half, and then
left for New York. which city she will reach
at O'clock Saturday afternoon.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
The horse wa Crushed.

A horse belonging to Mr.. Joseph Porter,
drawing sled loaded with iron from the
Diamond Wrench Company to the Portland
Company's works, went over the banking
at the entrance to the company's yard on
Fore street yesterday, aldistance of nearly
twenty five feet, and was crushed against a
building. Mr.. Sawyer was at once notified
but the horse died before he could arrive.
The road was very icy and the weight Of iron
on the sled was over four tons.
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To the Editor Of the Press:
A few friends Of Mr.. NJ. II. Chase, the
hackman. have sent him New Years pres
ent Of several dollars as token of sym
pathy in his recent accident and heavy losses
feel 1t pleasure to do the same. We mean
those whom Mr.. Chase has faithfully served
in years past. ID.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
Emore r. Tcwnsand.

Emore t. Townsand, son Of Addison and
Harriet Townsand died at his residence in
North Freeport, on the t21st, at the age Of
and David j., still survive, and are promi,
nent business men. The aged father and
mother still live making their home with
David j. Mr.. Townsendwas a graduate Of
Litchfeld Academy, was a man Of string
worth and prominent ia political work,
always as a Republican. He was faithful as
a business man and as friend. be leaves
a widow aud two children aud large circle
of loving friends
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
The New League.

CLEVELAND. o., January 24-The newly
formed temperance organization In session
from the National Crusaders to the National
NonpartizanWoman's Christian Temperance
Union. motion to officially refute the
claims of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union to non-paTtiSanship was
adopted and the executive committee were
ordered to take necessary steps.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
Value of Wild Lands.

Correspondence Dexter GazetIeI
Just now many owners Of wild lands are
hearing testimony to the fact tnat wild lands
are depreciating in value put on lhe Other
wild land which appears III market or can be
purchased OF estates, etc.
Asa matter of fact, tracts Of land that
were thought poor only few yssrs ago, are
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
Business Disasters.

NEW YORK, January "a Failures during
the last seven days reported TO the Duu &
Russell agencies today number for the
United States 295. For the corresponding
week last year there We're $40 in the Uni ted
Stated. AS reported to Bradstreets, they
number 9s4 in the United States this week
against 81 this week last year.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
MAIN G.
saco Wants a Post office

SAco, January "a The Saco Board OF
Trade held meeting tonight, and discussed
the need of d post Office and custom house
building. Resolutions were adopted asking
Congress to appropriate $4,000 for the con-
struction OF government building here.
The board delegated Franklin Nourse to go
to Washington aud present the resolutions,
together with the citizens petition, to the
Maine representatives and solicit their influ-
ence in the matter.
court In Saco.
BInpRFeRD, January 24.--In the Supreme
court 10 saso this nernisg Peter Fssley OF
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
HANCOCK COUNTY Sd. coUsT.
BEFORE JUDGE HASKELL.

BEFOhE JUDGE HAShELLs
tLLswURIH, January "a
Tobias l.. Roberts vs. Tue lawn Of Eden. An
acti n TO r, cover damages To- land taken la the
lay lng out II way.
A large number Of witnesses were extU lnras
bul their testimony was bri-f, being e0nhned
mainly to thr qurs ion Oi dana es. Verdict for
the pl a tin fO 500.
W. 4. Foster. D-as' Higgins
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, Janu-
ary "a. 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, 18o, NV, cloudless; New York, 30o,
NV, cloudless; Philadelphia, 80, NV, cloud
less Washington, 800, N, cloudless; Buffalo,
24o, w, cloudy: Cleveland, 2O0, S, cloudless
Detroit, 200, SW ,cloudless; Chicago, 22o, ,SW,
cloudless; st. Paul. 2O', E, P. c.; Du-
luth. 24oo, SW, cloudy; st. Vincent, 1S',
S, p. c.; Bismarck. 800, SW, cloudy
Jacksonville, 500, NE, cloudless.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
A Deserving Case.

BiddefOrd, January "a, 1890.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
ADELE AUS DER oHE

The grand piano recital to be given by Miss
Aus Der Ohe will he given at the First Par
ish church next Tuesday evening. not next
Tuesday afternoon as accidentally stated
yesterday. The Sun says:
Her performances are astonishing for
force and spirit. She plays as naturally as
bird flies. with sort OF willful freedom and
healthy dash that are extremely fascinating.
She bids fair to be yerv great pia6ist, and
Is already an admirable one.'
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
THE w EATHER.
Fair.

Fair.
SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DEPT,
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
January "a, 1890. 8 p. m.
The following is the forecast of the wealth
er for New England till pm. today:
Fair and colder weather Saturday morn
ing, followed by rising temperature, Sunday,
winds shifting to southwesterly.
Storm signals displayed from Delaware
Breakwater to Woods Holl section.
Cautionary signals from Boston to East
port.
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, Me-, January "a, 1890.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25

WIsCAssET, January "a Sydney b. Cush-
mau, M ID vino practicrd medicine here 53
years. died this morning Of pneumonia. aged
about SO years
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
s.aa.nn.ath in Sanford.

SANFORD. January 24.-Wllliam Bauford
arusr mi, uuTniug in his usual attn,
lighted fire and started Tor the I b&e 70
fe, d his hoIse. He fell dead from apupIexy.
lie leaves a wife and one son.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
Harrison n. RiddIebereer,

Hon. Harrison ii. Riddeberger, the well
known ex-senator to Congress from Vir-
ginia. died at Winchester, in that state, this
morning. His name had been made familiar
throughout the Union by reason of his per-
sOnal peculiarities iD the Senate chamber,
but it Is remembered that he was possessed
OF number Of good characteristics as well.
He was Virginian by birth, born in Edin-
burg, Shenandoah county, October 4, 1874.
At the age of IS he entered the Confederate
army as second lieutenant, and before he
had finished his war career had gained the
rank of captain of cavalry. After teaching
school and studying law for a few years. Mr.
Riddleberger was elected representative to
the state legislature, and then began his
prominent public life. That was in 1871.
Two years later he was reelected In 1875
and again in 1879 he was elected common
wealth attorney, aud In the latter year was
also chosen to the state senate. In 1876 and
1880 he was presidential elector, first on
the Democratic ticket and then on the Re-
publican ticket, and in 1881 was chosen to
the United States Senate as a readjuster, in
the place OF John w. Johnston, conserva-
tive. He took his seat at the capitol in 1883,
and there remained until the expiration Of
his term In March, 1880
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.

Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at $3.50
year If paid in advance, So. 90 year.
PRESS" (Which has large circulation in every
part of the State) for 90 per square for first in
sertion. and 80 cents per square for each subse-
quent insertion.
TERMS. Six Dollars a Year, or fifty cents a
MONTH when paid in advance. When payment Is
not made in advance the price will be Seven
Dollars.
Address All communications TO
PuRTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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Graded Mutual Relief, /. o. o. r.

The seventh annual meeting Of this Asso-
citation was held at Odd Fellows Hall, Nor
way, Jan. 20, and the reports Of the Secretary
and Treasurer present the following facts
and f0uras
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, Me-, January "a, 1,
Weather Observations.

Mean daily ther...16.5 Max. vel. wind... .....
Maximum ther. 1.6 Total precip. .o6
Minimum ther. r.....10.6
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chIIdren's Christmas Club.

The meeting Of the Children's Christmas
Club was held yesterday at 40 D. m. The
reports of the oficere were received and ac-
cepted. They were as follows:
sEcRETARy's REPORT.
In behalf of the Children's Christmas
Club, desire to extend a vote of thanks to
the aldermen and council, who gave the use
Of the City Hall; to Mrs. FO. Bailey, who
kindly filed Mrs. Tay lor's place as chairman
OF the refreshment room, and to the ladies
who assisted her in that position; TO Mrs.
Hugh J. Chisholm aud the ladies who as
sisted her as heads of tables, and so secured
the success of the dinner by their efforts; to
Frank B. Knapp and aids for their skillful
management of the floor; toWilliam M In
graham and aids for their efforts in presery-
ing good order; to Mrs. Kendall, Mrs. Wes-
ton, and all others who contributed to the
pleasing entertainment; to Mrs. George
Moore, Miss Stevens and others for the dec
orations Of the stage and care of gifts; to
Mrs. G. A. Weston and the other residents
of Wood ord's who gave their assistance; to
the newspapers of the city; to G. NJ. Rice
aud all other citizens of Portland who con-
tributed food, money or work to the eighth
annual festival of the Children's Christmas
Club. s. LIE ROY MOODY, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25

DOVER, n. H., January "a Two new
cases vt uipntbefla were rspOfIsa 70 tnS
board OF health today.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-25
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA.

Another fine audience enjoyed this inter-
esting melo-drama at Portland theatre last
night, and perhaps their delight Is summed
up in the remark made by one Of them as he
left the theatre, "that's Jim-dandy play"
1t is certain 1t is staged very carefully. 1t Is
cellently acted. the situations are thrilling.
and enthusiasm is unbounded. The last per-
formance will be given tonight. Get seats
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