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The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
CAME TORRENTS.
Rivers Rising to Meet the Downpour
From the skies.

PITTsBURG, Pa, September ia special
from Wellsville, o.. says cloud-burst occur
red last night at Irondale, village situated
four miles northwest of here. The water
came down in torrents, and in few minutes
the people living in the lower portion of the
town lwere compelled to flee to higher
grounds. Several people narrowly escaped
death by drowning There was great dam
age done to property.
WATERFOWL, n. Y, September 13-The
rain, which has fallen in torrents almost con
tinually for five days past, has swollen every
stream in this section to spring freshet
height, and today the effects are seriously
felt hereabouts by the almost complete tying
up OF the Rome, WatertOwn IL Ogdensburg
railroad and its branches. the destruction of
mills, and damage to manufacturing and
farm property.
.CANIsTEo, n. Y, September Blast
night was repetition of tuesday and Thurs
day nignLs of this week, as far as high water
was concerned. The rain fell incessantly
for three or four hours, which again raised
the creeks, and their waters came washing
down the new channels which had been cut
the previous evenings, taking every thing be-
fore it-fences, walls and the like-and de-
posting them promlscuously about the
village. The alarm was again sounded and
the people for the third time in four nights
were aroused from their slumbers to find
tuoAl hOuoOo cuIIUuuu6u ny Wdb6T. Inc
village looks desolate nough, but the actual
damage is less than it looks to be.
UTICA, NY, September 13-The Mohawk
river here is at higher stage than it has
been before in several years. Thousands of
acres of meadow and titled land are under
water, within sight of the city, and damage
to the crops will be very great. There is dam
ger OF washouts on the New York Central
road east OF here. The canal is being closely
watched, put so much water Is falling that
it is feared there will be bad breaks.
MOUNT MORRIS, NY, September 13-The
late heavy rains have swollen the Genessee
and its tributaries to an alarming height.
The flats are covered from one to three feet.
Hay, corn, beans and potatoes in the ground
are ruined. and the loss is estimated at up
ward of $4,000.
OswEGo, N. Y, September 13-Great dam
age has been done by floods in the eastern
part OF OSwego county. Forty road bridges
are gone, and part of the village of Pulaski
is under water.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15

WANTED-The public to prepare for cold
for bottle of Newells Mixture for rheumatism
ana neuralgia, price 80 cents, and bottle Of
Compound Syrup OF Lungwort for coughs and
colds, for 25 cents. l2-l
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
STRIKERS ACCUSED,
Train wreckine Attempted on the
Boston and Albany.

PITTsFIELD. September 13-An attempt
was made to wreck the st. Louis express
which arrived in Pittsfeld. from Boston, over
the Boston & Albany railroad, last night.
As the train was coming down the steep
grade from Dalton to Pittsfeld, Engineer
Benjamin Evans and his fireman felt sud
den shock. As nothing was seen on the
track the ensineer concluded to go on to
tlttsteld. When the train stopped at this
station an investigation was made, and it
was found that a small chestnut sleeper was
tightly wedged under the cowcatcher an. in
front OF the forward wheels of the engine
Ihe inspector, who examined the wheels of
the train at Pittsfeld dislodged the sleeper
with sledge hammer, and Station Agent
waterman took 1t Immediately to his room
on the second floor of the depot. The mat
Ger was kept as quiet as possible, the railroad
of1cials not caring to make 1t public. The
TACT that the obstruction was placed on the
track was Immediately telegraph to Boston.
Stats Detective Pease came up early this
morning from Lee, and has been at work on
the case all day.
1t Is learned this afternoon that four of
the prominent New York Central strikers
have been staying in Pittsfield for the past
lew days, and that they have been trying to
get the Boston & Albany men to 20 out. but
have failed. 1t is believed here that the OBJ
struction was placed on the track by some
striking railroad man, and that the design
was to wreck train No. 8, which arrives at
$40 p m, in order to stop traffic, IL possible.
over the Boston & Albany road, which has
been handling the New York Central freight
and carrying passengers from their road.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
FORTY DESERTED INFANTS.
Baby Farming Which Is Making Work
for Police Officers.

LONG ISLAND CITY. September A.
Charles and Catherine Claus and their son
Otto of Fiske avenue, Maspeth, Long ISL
and, are under arrest charged with violating
local law relating to baby farming. The
authorities discovered several infants, some
dead and others just alive, which are said to
nave been placed in the care of the Claus
family and neglected. The body of one was
found between two mattresses on a bed in
tne mouse this afternoon. 1t is believed the
Claus family are responsible for placing
many infants on door steps.
NEWTON, l.. l.. September 14.-Three 9TH
midwives, Mrs. Karsch Of 1920 First avenue.
Mrs. Schenber of 3l3 East Fifty-sixth street
and Mrs. Weiner of East Nineteenth street
were arrested this morning charged with
completely with Bernard Claus and his wife
in carrying on baby farming in Maspeth
where two dead infants were found in tbeir
house Friday 1t is supposed the midwives
named had supplied 40 babies found in hall.
ways and on d0orsteps IN this town and
Long, Island City during the past few
months, besides others which died from lack
OF proper care. Claus and his wife imnIi.
Gated the midwlves in a confession made last
night, Claus says the midwives paid him
from 81 to "a for taking the children off their
hands. The women deny this. They saw
tney only referred the mothers of children 70
Claus. The prisoners are held for further
examination. - Aui'ueh
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
GENERAL NEWS.

News of killing frosts in the Northwest
caused lively furry in the corn pit Of the
Chicago Board of Trade Saturday.
The 24th victim Of the Quincy, Mass. rail-
road disaster died at the Quincy city hospi-
tai Saturday evening, in the person of Mrs.
j. 5. Needham Of Lawrence, Mass.
Resolutions have been passed by the Ala
bama Farmers Alliance declaring that the
prices OF cotton are too low, and each man
pledges himself to hold his crcp until better
prices are assured The alliances Of all the
cotton growing states are invited to partici-
pate in this movement.
:, A short time ago Pension Commissioner
haum asked authority from the superin-
tendent of the census for one of his special
agents to examine the schedules received
from Rio BlancO county, Colorado. 1t was
asserted that man who was wanted for VII
olating the pension laws was believed To ia
In hiding in that county, but lust where he
could be found was unknown. The sneciai
agent went over the schedules, and after q
dligent search found the name of tbs man q
with his family registered in an out-oflthai lt,.a
way mining camp; lie has been arrested,
formation.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
KENNEDY ON QUAY.
The Ohio Mans Speech as Revised
for the Record.

for the Record.
WASHINGTON, September 14.-The speech
of Representative Kennedy of Ohio, attack
ing the Senate and Senator Quay appeared
in the Congressional Record this morning
after being revised by Mr.. Kennedy. The
speech. as it appears in the record, differs
from the speech as originally delivered, in
the elimination of certain passages which, it
has been asserted, were contrary to parlia-
mentary rules and usages. The revised
spee ch is hardly less severe than that origi-
nally delivered, but it is believed by Con-
gressmen from Ohio to be now in conformity
with with the rules of the House governing
criticisms in debate OF the other branch of
the legislature. The first part of the speech
is devoted to the federal election bill, and is
unchanged. No change is made in that part
of the attack upon the Senate referring to
the high character and standing of Webster,
Clay, Fessenden and Wade After declar
ing that Ohio has twice within decade been
disgraced by Senators chosen "simply be-
cause they were able to outbid the other con-
testants," there is this sentence: ''Surely
the cloak of senatorial courtesy has been
used to hide the infamy and corruption
which has dishonered and disgraced the BODY
which was once the proudest in the land"
This is the only reference to the cloak of
senatorial courtesy. All that part declaring
that senatorial courtesy had become stencil
in the nostrils of the people aud a cloak to
cover up infamies is omitted. The only
change made so far as Mr.. Quay is con-
cerned consists in the elsion of the word
criminal where it occurs in two places,
and the omission of all mention of Mr.. Quay
by name. Where 1t was suggested in the
original speech that Judas, when he hanged
himself, left IAN example for Matt Quays
we'll worthy of their imitation" there is
substituted "an example we'll worth imita-
tion." The sentence "The Republican party
cannot afford to follow the lead of branded
where it said"He stands convicted criminal
before the bar of public opinion" change
is made to read, Stands convicted before the
bar of public opinion"
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
SWEDEN and AMERICA DO HIM HONOR.
The Great Inventors Return 10 the
Land OF His Birth.
His Body Borne to the Shore by
American Blue Jackets.
Received With Impressive Tokens OF
His Countrymen's Esteem. =

STOCKHOLM, September 14.-The body OF
Captain John Ericsson was landed from the
United States warship Baltimore this after
noon. The transfer was made with much
ceremony. The reception committee, which
included three officers Of the navy and the
four nephews Of the deceased met on board
the Baltimore at 1.30 p. IN. Speeches were
made by Capt. Schley Of the Baltimore in
delivering the body to the American minis
ter. by the latter in consigning 1t to Admi-
raj PeyroD, and by the admiral in accepting
charge of the body. The remains were trans
ferred to steam barge draped in black and
silver and commanded by a captain of the
Swedish navy. The body was placed with
in pavilion erected for the purpose on the
bridge OF the vessel, to which 1t was carried
by sailors from the American warshlp. The
coffin was covered with wreaths. The pro-
cession Of boats then formed. First came
Admiral Peyron, the captain and osher Off
GERS OF the Baltimore, number of Ameri-
can sailors and the catafalque. As the pro-
cessiOn of boats moved slowly along, minute
guns were fired by the Baltimore, and the
forts on the shore. ALI the vessels in the
harbor hauled down their flags to half mast.
When the funeral barge arrived at the
landing stage, the governor OF Stockholm
formerly received the DOdy, Wnlcn was DOrno
Dy American sailors to large pavilion hand
s0mely decorated In black and gold, erected
near the waters edge in the park. While
the body was being carried to the pavilion,
bells were tolled and the military presented
arms. An immense crowd had assembled in
and around the pavilion. When the CONN was
placed upon the bier in the pavilion, doze ms
of wreaths and other floral emblems were
heaped up around 1t. The services were very
simple, consisting of the singing of Swedish
hymns and the recital of poem. When the
services were concluded, the body was de-
posted in a magnificent hearse, and the
funeral procession formed, In which were
representatives OF King, Crown Prince aud
the government, the American ministers to
Sweden and Denmark. officers Of the war
ship Baltimore and municipal authorities Of
Stockholm. In the line was the carriage Of
the King of Sweden. The route to the rail-
way station was thronged with spectators,
who maintained respectful silence as the
procession passed along. 1t Is estimated
1C1Cco persons viewed the procession. On
arriving at the railway station a special
train was waiting to convey the body to
Wermland, the birth place Of Ericsson. The
remains were placed In a handsome funeral
car, heavily draped in black. At 20 minutes
past three, the train moved slowly out of the
station. The whole ceremony was conduc-
ted with great solemnity and made pro-
n0unced impression.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
THAT FAMOUS BAND.
Bangor's Seven Think That They
Have Done Good Work.

BANGOR, September 13.-1he famous com
mittee of seven for the enforcement of the
] liquor law in this city has attracted the at
tention of people all over New England by
its attempts to shut up the local rum shops
The committee of seven make the following
report public today. concerning its opera
tions
To the Public: The committee of seven
wishes to make report. On the 7th of Jau-
uary, 1859, raid on the saloons was organ
seven." Since that date about 115 warrants
have been sworn out by members of the
committee. Opponents OF the movement de-
clared at the outset that the only result
would be a bill Of costs for the county, and
many citizens still believe. that raiding the
saloons increases the public expenses. The
cost to the county of warrants issued on
complaint OF the committee of seven. is as
follows Sixty-eight warrants, on which
nothing was found. $118.3S; eight cases dis
charged without payment Of costs, $4Z57 !;
li6eling liquor in 10 cases, $57.95; total,
$22290. The fines collected on warrants
sworn out by the committee amount to $3.50.
In these cases the rumsellers paid the costs,
which were $9454, Other cases have been
settled by payment of costs. and the rest are
pending. At present the cost TO the county
Is represented by $222.90 which. deducted
from $3.50 collected in fines, leaves bala nee
OF $lz7.lO In the county treasury. In addi-
ton to his there are 10 appealed cases pend
ing on demurrer in the Supreme Judicial
Court, and when settled, as they undoubted-
ly will be. these will yield about $1SCJ in
fines, With $727,1O in the treasury. and
S1Sco pending, thus making total of S2527-
10. the change that the committee of seven
Is making bill of costs for the county is
seen to be entirely unfounded. Raiding the
saloons has been profitable to the county.
"A list OF revenue taxpayers published
shows that there are not quite so many
liquor dealers in Bangor as there were year
ago. Whether this is due to the operations
OF the committee or not the public must
judge. During the first months Of the raid,
when the work Of the committee was vigor-
ously pushed, there were fewer prisoners in
the jail than during the corresponding
months OF the previous year. Whether the
raid had anything to do with this or not, the
public must judge. The committee has re-
ceived from friends interested in the work,
$21S.64. Those who have supposed that the
committee had ample funds will be surprised
to learn that during period of eight months
only $219e4 have been received and expend-
ed. The members of the committee take
this opportunity to say that all charges of
bribery are utterly false.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
cAMsETTA's HEART.
All Paris Is Interested In the Search
for It.

PARIS, September 13-Another mystery
has been added to the list which deals with
the post mortem wanderings Of the hearts Of
great men and women. The question Of the
hour which is heard at every turn through
out the city is: "What has become Of Gam
betta's hearth" 1t is we'll known that after
tho death of the great statesman, on the last
day Of 1S2. NJ. Paul Bert had the heart re-
moved from the body, preserved, and sent to
the keeping of some one whose name has not
yet transplred at Cahors. At the time Of the
unveiling of the Gambetta monument there.
III. Bert announced that he intended to
place the heat within the great memorial
which was erected to the memory of the ora
tor statesman in Paris. But In 1886 NJ. Bert
was appointed to the governship of Tonquin
and AMMAN. and he died in the far East on
November IL of that year. Seemingly he
left no memorandum as to the place in which
he had placed the heart, and now 1t cannot
be found. The whole affair Is shrouded in
great mystery, and diligent search is being
made for tho missing organ to the accompan-
iment of popular excitement.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
THOROUGHLY SOAKED.
But the State Fair Has Not Lost a
Great Deal of Money.

LEWISTON, September 13.-Rain again to-
day dampened all hopes for the state fair,
and the remainder of the programme was der
clared Off. The show, notwithstanding the
almost incessant rain, has apparently come
somewhere near paying expenses.
"Last year." says Secretary Dennison. SIT
cost about $4,000 to run the fair This wear
| reckoned that it would cost about $1,000
less. There will be saving of $1,000 in
trotting premiums this year, and | don't see
now the deficit could be over $1,000" Be
sldes tnls there are some additional items to
the state, and these should make the trus-
tees more comfortable than one might have
supposed. think that with fair week we
would have cleared $1,000"
Utners think that the receipts of the week
will about cover the expenses,
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
Makes Extension Possible.

WASHINGTON. September 14.-Senator AL
drich said to an Associated Press reporter
tonight; There seems to be some appre-
hension in regard to the purpose and effect
of the Senate amendment to section 81 of the
tarif bill. This section, as it passed the
House, provided that all imported merchan-
disc in bonded warehouses at the time the
bill went into effect should be dutiable at the
new rates. If the Senate had adopted this
action. no extension of time for the with
drawal of goods in bond at the old rates
wonld have been possible. In order that the
matter might be open for conference, an
amendment was offered that afforded an op-
portunity for future consideration. This
to be finality of the expression Of the
Senate committee."
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15

stitute for the original package law. This
VIII be attacked on the ground that while
control commerce between the States, 1t has
not the power to delegate that power to one
state. The lawyers engaged were those who
carried to the United States Supreme Court
the case in connection with which the ori-
are several test cases awaiting trial, and
these will be the most important suits VIII 'ch
have.as yet grown out of the Iowa prohibit
tion law
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
EL EVEN DIED.
Hard Stories Told of Lifo on the
Bark Petrol.

New BEDFORD, Mass, September A.
John Comes and Julia Cosma have made
complaint to Shipping Commissioner Thos.
A. COdd, that Capt e. j. Reed of the whal-
ing bark Petrel, ill-used and assaulted them
on the high seas. Yesterday Comes was
taken to Boston, and before United States
Commissioner Hallett swore out warrant
against Capt. Reed for brutal treatment.
Mate Silvia made complaint to the shipping
commissioners that the food on board the
bark Petrol was insufficient. Disease was
the result and IL men diedlin fourl months al
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
HoUUssEEss; AND S1,I LOTS FOR r. sALEmAt SAL Eat

EOR sALE-Property 155-159 York street,
IL IA feet front, reaching back to Guilford
Court, containing 9504 So. feet, with two houses
one on York street. of tenements, one on Gull
ford Court OF tenements. A rare chance to live
In your own house and get good income besides.
Or good rental investment, as property must be
sold. Will be sold together or separately.
THORNTON LIBBY, Union Mutual Ins. Build
inQ loft
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
weather Observations.

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday. Septem-
ber 14tb, taken at y. m, 10th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
In this order: Temperature. direction Of the
wind, state of the weather:
Boston, 64o, L, cloudy; New York. go, N,
rain: philadelphia. 620, NE, rain; Washin-
rton, GO, NE, rain Albany, 560, SW, rain !;
Buffaio, Coz, NV, cloudless; Cleveland, $50,
SE. cloudless; Detroit, $50, Sc, cIOudless !;
Chicago, 62o, SW., cloudless' 81. Paul, 52a,
Vincent. 426, Sc, cloudy; Bismarck, $40, e,
cloudy; Jacksonville, 76', S, partly cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
A Dangerous Theatre Ticket,

BOSTON, September 13.-Mrs. Sarah Eus-
tis, manageress of the Italian Theatre on
North street, was badly cut on the head to-
night with hammer during a row with
Mrs. Antonia Devito, an Italian resident of
that quarter. Mrs. Devito's 10-year-old
daughter had taken the hammer from home
and rendered it in payment of her admission
to the theatre. The mother followed her
and demanded it from Mrs. Eustis. The
latter refused to give it up unless the admis-
sion fee was paid. Then a row followed,
when Mrs. Devito seized the hammer and hit
the Eustis woman blow on the head The
wound is a serious one but not fatal Mrs.
Devito was arrested.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15

WANTED-A good secondhand coal fur.
w mace. Address or call at NO. $40 Fore
street, near foot of Exchange street, naming low
est cash price. Ill
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
In English Waters.

LONDON, September 13.-The British
yachting season is now successfully closing,
the contests having been OF more interest
ma, Valkyrie and Yarana have raced at all
the leading regattas, and the result has been
that the Thistle has secured in 40 matches Is
first and 7 second prizes, Of the value Of
e1015. The Iverna, sailing 36 times, has IL
The Valkyrie, in "a matches, has 8 first, 8
second and third prize, value e320. The
Yarana, In 40 matches, mas first and sec
ond prizes, value eo75. The Iverna did but
little in her matches until her American CEN
treboard was taken out, and then she proved
herself the best yacht in English waters.
Some new clippers have been ordered for
next season, and as valuable prizes are to be
offered for all cOmerS, yachtsmen are In
hopes that some American boats will cross
the Atlantic and enter for them.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15

Clark and Wheelwright beat Haine
Bangs @ . and Hunt beat Aver and Dl 90 ze
Pond and Brown beat Burr and nd
Cutler and Adams lost by default alttc0-o to 6-S
Clark and Wheelwright.
Bangs and Hunt beat Pond and
Bangs and Hunt beat Clark 90
and Wheelwright.. ........15-13 2-6 go 3-6 6-l
The women's doubles were won by Misses
Godfrey and Gertrude Clergue of Bangor.
and the mixed doubles by Mr.. Bangs of Wat.
erville and Miss Carrie Chapman of Bangor.
Burglars Make RAg Haul.
BANGOR, Sept. 14.-Saturdav night or
early Sunday morning burglars broke into
the house of Frederick II. Moses at Bucks
port and another one near by. securing booty
at both places. At MOses's housa siIver
ware was taken worth about $500. III is not
known low much was stolen at the other
house.
Ice Trade Still Prosperous.
AUGUSTA, September l4.-Ice shinnino 10
dull at present and freights are dronning
The indications are, however, that all the ice
on the Kennebec will be sold at fair figure
recently refused for 20, 600 tons. No nna"si'
ness exists among the dealers.
In Bansor's Wilds,
BANGOR, September 13.-George B. Rob
inson this morning saw deer feeding on .
lawn on Broadway, and arousing soma of
the residents, they gave chase and cantnred 0i
the stranger from the neighboring forests
The Lewiston All Right.
RocKLAND, September 1S.-The published
report that the steamer Lewiston on re-
cent trip touched on Monhegan is fonnd on
investigation to be without foundation IN
fact.
Avery Jury Disaerees.
AUGUSTA, September lS.-The jury in the
case of1vOry Avery, on trial for assault.
disagreed.
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
Some Western CItIee

- WASHINGTON, September 13.-The Census
bureau today announced the population of
t9e NE iolOWang WI cities and towns Marnette
Wausau, Wis, 9251; Increase 4o79 pr ar 116 70
per cent. Lansing, Mich, 1880; increase
4311, or 5182 per cent. Owosso, Mich, G544 |;
The Portland daily press., 1890-09-15
Foul Piav or Run,

LAWRENCE, Mass, September IA. At
about l9,15 Saturday evening, Fred Blish.
eempl9yed In the Washington mills, was
at midnight. There was severe cut on the
PACK OF the head, but the medical examiner
pronounced the death due to alcoholic poi
son. The police are investigating the case,
as certain circumstances show the possibili-
ty of foul plav