The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-24
More ExpIanatlons Needsd.

The Express, after several days Of silence,
alleges that the Washington despatch to the
Boston Globe under date OF November IS
which was published in the Globe OF the
morning Of the 10Th and appeared 10 the
ENDLESS OF the evening Of that day uerbG-
I'm et hterdttm. as IL was printed in the
6iaos with the exception OF three paragraphs
the end which were cut of. was actually
telegraphed TO IL from Boston, and brings
forward as proof this note from the eastern
snperi tendent OF the Commercial Union
Telegraph Company:
COMMERCIAL UNIUN NTELEGRAPH co.
SUPT.'s OFFICE EASTERN DIVISION.
PORTLAND, Ov. 20. 1897.
To the IetegraPh Editor o(the Express.
The Washington despatch Of Nov 10, TO which
you refer, was hled at our Boston Ofnce at IO a.
m. by the Eastern Press Association ana came Oy-
er our wires as special press matter at that hour
THOMAS II. wNsoR,
Superintendent.
There are several suspicious points about
this explanation. First, its delay. The
PRESS called attention to the Identity OF the
despatch last Thursday morning, and three
days elapsed before the Express succeeded
ln getting the above certificate from the man
ager OF the Commercial Union Company.
Three hours ought to have been suficlent.
Second. the absence OF any date from Mr.
Wins0r's certificate. lie says the despatch
was MED at 10 a. M, but neglaets TO say on
hour OF the day should be so carefully stated
while the day is entirely left out Third
the absence OF any conclusive proof that the
despatch which Mr.. Wlnsor was asked about
Is the same one that the PRESS called at
tention to. There were several alleged
Washington dispatches In the Express OF
November 10. and for aught that appears TO
the contrary different one from the one Ia
question might have been referred to him.
IL the despatch the PRESS printed was re-
ceived In the Express Office over the wires
OF the Commercial Union on the 10Th day OF
November, 1880, let Mr.. WlnsOr say so. He
has not done IL In the above certificate. But
there Is another point about this despatch
which there Is no attempt to explain. The
last three paragraphs Of tue Globe dispatch
did not appear in the Express, though the
rest OF II was reDrOduced UeYbdtim et Eterd-
tim. Where was the cut of, ia the CUmmer-
cial Union Office In Boston, or In the Ex-
press office In Portland? And now that the
Express has got Its hand In expla ming, here
| Is problem for Its solution:
J from the Argus OF [From the Express OF
"Wednesday morning., Wednesday evening,
Nov f2Lh1 Nov. 4th.l
BIR,uNaSr<AL Ala, Special to th- Expressly
November -Gs<ap BIRMNGHAM. Ala,
GER giving his name a5T T~okember IA stran-
William FOnfaine. visit - -~lng his name as
ed all the public schools xViEsm E~gaine. visit
Ia the city yesterday al al 80 - ~, schools
an announced that he ~ IN ab ab. 'nS puolls srdsy.
Ssnai uuu - aots, ~ e, ee and announce tina We
al. A NJ IA
.IoLa' ~ IA ot,e P'Vn n, nv Er wells Hotel az o.
child who attended. ~ IA 90 p'esont was
Twelve hundred chill cbyG SInen Sn 70 every
dren paid o cents ad. T,usivo VIII VIZ, aIlehued.
mission, but In the hall 49, 1870 nunure0 cni-
they found no show aud fnis, Ssn pain ~ cents adj
no presents. Fontaine ,has ssiVn, uSt IN the hall
told them 10 pass out the ~ u.u no SNOW anu
back way and they ,o,a tn heso"es. FuhLAlno
wO Id receive their n u eneih pass OUT the
presents there but thsi oae< way and they
children refused. Them sn mOuiu receive Their
he went into DARK cor. pq,Sn.s uaeIe ouL tne
ner, lighted match h.. ,ss lvtusou. ~ =, Anen @
and shouted "ire. This ne VIII ttS u@Ik SoI
caused panic, and an sh,,,t, s.era 9,4hts
tramnlad 49, rotso caused panic, and
mans being crushed and tpannisd n der foot
brulsed. Fon aine lock. many beine ernshed ami
ca himself In room bruis-d fontaIns lock
Inc police battered "a himself In r0Om.
down the door and ar The p,aice battered
rest him. A woman dow the door aud ar
| who accompanied hun rested MIN Woman
was also taken ,,nu n.o who accompanied him
custody. Both OF Iheui Was so taken Into
| refused TO give any 1 14- IcusiOdy Both OF them
PLANTATION VI tne aHaH' refused 70 give any ex-
PLANTATION Of the affair,
Did this despatch also come to Won a.
special? And was 1t fled "at 10 a. mp Nv
tue way. We believe you have never explain.
ed how you got that graphic account OF tha
exercises on the battlefield at Gettvsbnro
though they did not take place until severs1
hours after your publication OF thsm ana
then not on the field but In a hall. We he
lieve you alleged that IL came To Won nv
"long wire" Has the 'long wire got Ia