davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
NEW YORK HEALTH BOARD ALARMED.
So Many Deaths From the Grip that
Funerals Are Delayed.
The Drug Trade Unable to supply the
Demand for Antipyrine.
One Death In Maine-Reports Of
Cases From All Directions.

NEW YORK, January 8.-When the figures
came in at noon the doctors of the health
board acknowledged that they were alarmed.
There were two deaths. both.of men over 40
years old. due directly to the grip. IA to the
grip complicated with other complaints, 81 to
bronchitis, 81 to pneumonia, caused or ag-
gravated by the grip, and "A to consumption.
The other 80 deaths were due to various com
plants. The death list from the grip and its
allies is 80 per cent. greater than at any time
since the maiauy 80: !aa sSay shores. Many
funerals are delayed because OF the defifaBss.
for hearses. The police force is still in a
crippled condition. The number of officers
who reported themselves as unfit for duty to-
day was 300. The drug trade has sent out
notices that they have more orders for anti
pyrine than they can fill In month.
If the endemic keeps up its prostrating
programme II promises to clog the wheels OF
Chief Justice LarremOre, OF the Court Of
Common Pleas: Judge Lawrence of the Su-
preme Court, and Judge William l.. Smith Of
Elmira, assigned by Governor Hill to hold
Part of the Supreme Court while the Court
of Oyer and Terminer is In session-are al
ready sufferers from the grippe" and their
courts were adjourned yesterday because OF
their absence.
In supreme Court chambers, y Juuge " Brlen
was compelled to postpone the hearing of
two motions. because one OF the counsel In
each case had fallen victim to the prevail
ing epidemic.
Deputy Clerk Miner. of the Superior Court
has been obliged to leave his desk temporari-
ly, because he has the grippe" Deputy
Clerk w. s. Kelley, of the Court of Common
Pleas, though not yet having relinquished
his official duties, is severe sufferer from
the widespread malady.
Mutual benefit life insurance societies,
such as the American Legion of Honor the
Royal Arcanum and the United WorkmeD.
have been hit pretty hard by the grippe"
The American Legion Of Honor has jurls-
dction extending from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean, and from Maine to Texas
Most of these societies allow sick members,
who are unable to work, so much week
during incapacity, the amount paid depend
ing upon the value Of the indi-
vidual policy. OF course the sums so paid are
deducted In every case from the amount Of the
relieved members policy. The Royal Ar
canum has a membership of upward of one
hundred tn Iusand, while the American Leg.
ion of Honor approximates seventy thou
sand members. 1t Is easy to see that heavy
sick list, such as has been produced by
grippe" in other quarters, would create a
heavy drain upon the treasures of the socie-
ties IL all the stricken members were to take
advantage of the relief fund.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
ONE DEATH IN MAINE.
la Grippe Closes the Schools In the
Town of Oakland.

OAKLAND, January SIT is safe to say
that the epidemic of influenza is more widely
prevalent In this town, in proportion to the
population, than any in the State. There is
hardly family that is not afflicted more or
less severely.
The schools are closed and la grippe is the
one subject talked about from morning till
night. Yesterday Principal jackson of the
High school was taken suddenly and violent
ly i'll with the disease. He tainted and fell
through a window, badly cutting his face.
BIDDEFoRD, January S.-W. A. Hender-
dersoD, an Amherst student, class of '9i, died
in Saco today. He came here with the Col
lege Glee Club New Years day, and was
into pneumonia. He was 2l years old and
belonged in Worcester
WINTHROP, January 8.-La grippe has
struck town in earnest and many citizens are
prostrated with it, some being quite seriously
i'll. In the oilcloth factories Of G. NJ. Bailey,
Sons & Co., business Is seriously interrupted
and fully two-thirds of the employees have
been affected by the disease. The senior
member Of the firm Is now confined to his
home with an uncomfortable attack. The
other members are afflicted.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., January s.-The
nmps tSs 0 Ia
those Of any previous day. At the Kittery
Navy Yard there are IL cases, among the
number being Commander Skerrett and
Constructor Hoover.
DOVER, N. H., January .S.-La grippe is
getting serious here and deaths yesterday
aud today are Increasing. This morning
Joshua Varney and Parker Coop died. The
former was ex-postmaSter and stood a very
good chance of getting the place again. The
latter was well-knawn hotel man, and pro-
prietor Of the Dover Point House. There
are now five bodies awaiting interment.
WASHINGTON, January S.-The grip has
made its appearance at the White House,
and Private Secretary Elijah w. Halford is
the first victim there. His attack Is not a
very severe one. Secretary Window has also
aged to sign his evening mail and then re-
State Department, Public Printer Palmer
ers. There is barely quorum in either SEN
having succumbedSto the malady.
LONDON, January 8. - Di. Carver, the
champion shot, is dangerously i'll with pneu-
m0nia. He was advertised 10 commence to-
day, at the Royal Aquarium, in the attempt
to break 100000 glass balls in ten days.
There are 1000 cases of influenza in this
city, and the disease continues to spread.
One case in which the patient was attacked
with commissions has been reported, but the
majority Of the sufferers have the malady in
mild form.
Two Of the Prince of Wales's children,
George, the second son, and Victoria, the
second daughter, are suffering from grip.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
TO DEFEND THE SOUND.
Large Sums to be Expended In New
London and New Haven.

New HAVEN, January 8. Washington
special dispatches published in Connecticut
state that the Administration are favorableto
beginning the work Of fortifying the chief
seaports. Under the plan as proposed the
lsading points in Connecticut TO be fortified
would be New London and this city. At
New London very expensive works will be
required, but the commanding eminenee OF
Fort Griswold, on the Groton shore Of the
Thames River, the scene OF the Revolution
ary massacre In 1881, will amply repay the
country for all the money expended upon 1t.
From the earthworks on It's summit cannon
can be so placed as to command the Race
and Fishers Island Sound, the two main en-
frances to Long Island Sound. Military men
consider New London as the key to the nayi-
CATION Of the Sound, as Plum Gut, its only
other entrance, narrow channel, can be
easily rendered unnavigable.
The plans for the fortifcation OF New
London as prepared include barbette batter
ses, mounting four 12-inch and four 10-inch
breech-loading rifed guns, and eighteen tor
pedo boats. Submarine mines and their ad-
iuncts win also form part Of the harbor de-
fence
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
A SIBERIAN WRONG TO Be RE0RESSED.
The czar, tits said, VIII Bring Guilty
Officials TO Justice.
Portugal lay olsavow the Acts OF tho
Adventurous serpa Pinto,
While the English People Have No
Desire For q Conflict.

6T. PETERSBURG. January S.-The Gar.
having learned Of the shooting Of Russian
exiles 10 Siberia, has, it Is said. ordered the
eulprits tried. II is understood that ne acts
upon some suggestions received from Berlin.
1t Is expected that the vice governor Of
Yakutsk. Ostashm, whose savage order for
the exies to march without supplies was the
origin Of the trouble and the police officials
who ordered them massacred will be
savereIv nunished
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
% NOT WANT WAR.
The Prize Not worth the Struggle sIs
the Opinion In England.

LONDON, January S.-A wellinformed
member Of Parliament said In an interview
last night II do not believe that war with
Portugal Is desired by large section OF the
English people, consequently the threats
and yaporings filling tho air are mere empty
sounds. sIgnifying nothing. II Is unlikely
that Lord Salisbury, whose coolness aud
scretlon have never been impugned,
I'D have cavalierly ignored the
sRuese pretensions In the manner de-
scribed by the Lisbon correspondent OF the
Times. 1t Is cesi.s.ais, .l0ssssgeg +est public
opinion could be heard II would be found
unfavorable Of rushing into war over a
dispute concerning remote and very doubt
fol territory in the heart of Africa"
The Telegfaph's Berlin correspondent
learns that Portugal intends 10 disavow Ser
pa Pinto's conduct iu Africa, thus satisfying
England regarding the hauling down Of her
flags.
LISBON, January 8.-The conviction gains
ground even among those who have hereto
fore been Serpa Pinto's defenders, that that
officer has gone too far in his acts of indis-
erection. His private life Is recalled and also
his wild demands upon the public treasury,
for which he has never rendered proper ac-
count. This change OF opinion will make
POrtugaPs task easier.
In the House of Peers the opposition has
signlfed its approval OF the attitude Of the
government toward England In the Serpa
Pinto dispute.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
oBIru
Joel =. Goodwin.

HYDE PARK, Mass, January S.-One OF
the best known men Of Hyde Park passed
away Yesterday afternoon In the person OF
Joel Il. Goodwin, who has been Ill for some
time Of consumption, at his home on Davl-
son street, By his long connection with sew
eral OF the important offices OF the town, MT.
Goodwin made large circle OF aequaint-
ances, and previous TO his being con-
fined to his home there was no more Ia
miliar figure about the streets than his.
Mr.. Goodwin was born In Lebanon, YORK
county, Me, February ~, 1910. lie married
Miss Emeliue Nash, daughter OF Paul and
Triphena Morrillin 1861. He came to hyda
Park In 1864, and was employed BY d. =.
Thompson, carpenter, and later Dy Ihomp-
son d Russell as foreman In their LUMBER
ward. lie always took a prominent part ~
political matters, aud was the DemOeratic
candidate for representative when this town
was a part OF Dorchester. He was proml-
nent mason. A widow and daughter, tho
wife of Arthur r. Wyman oil chicago, sur
viye him.
CIV. Culliton Of Chicago, formerly OF
Portland, died yesterday. lie was connected
with the Kimball carriage factory, aud was
with Mr.. Kimball when the latter visited this
city recently.
obitua arv Notes.
Rev. Henry w. Lyle.whO was tue first deaf
mute preacher In America, Is dead. de wat
pastor Of All Souls Church for the Deal and
Dumb In Philadelphia.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09

yesterday, Mr.. Knox said: "A circulating
note which is a promise to pay, Is the high
est class Of paper money. The difficulty In
basis for bank circulation has been that the
banks could derive no profit from the issue
Of circulating notes based on silver. Now,
under the proposed system a bank having
S15O,OOO circulation. Seventy-dye per cent
Of this, or Sl05, ZOO, would be secured abso-
lutely by the deposit of United States bonds
or silver bullion in the United States treas
ury. But no bank Is obliged to deposit silver
bullion, and by the terms Of the bill 1t must
deposit one half In United States bonds
The remainder of the circulation-S45.0 600
Is not to be secured by any deposit; but IL Is
in effect really secured by the national bank
safety fund. This safety fund Is formed by
placing to its credit in the United States
treasury semi-annually the tax OF per cent.
upon all the circulating notes now outstand-
ing. This tax collected last year was ST.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
BANKERS AND BANKING.
Financiers Of Gotham on the Method
Proposed by Mr.. Knox.

NEW YORK. January S.-A morning paper
says: The most prevalent opinion among
bankers yesterday concerning the proposed
banking bill drawn by John Jay Knox was
that Mr.. Kuox's brief summary of his meas
ure, as given to the press, was not sufficiently
explicit and detailed to make 1t quite clear
just what the provisions of the new bill are
to be.
Mr.. Knox's proposition was new to the
financial community; he had not consulted
his colleagues in preparing his bill. aud no.
body knew anything more about 1t than was
contained In the synopsis published. But
the general idea on which the scheme of the
comptroller of the currency is based, namely,
the making of silver bullion deposited with
the treasury the basis Of national bank circu-
lation, not being entirely new one. some
representative bank men were willing To
talk about 1t in advance of the publication Of
Mr.. knOXs bill.
Ii. w. Cannon, president Of the Chase Ma
tional Bank, who succeeded Mr.. Knox as
comptroller Of the currency, was familiar
with Mr.. Kuox's plan. lie said: IL think
Mr. KnoX'S plan to issue national bank notes
secured by deposits of silver bullion, is pre-
feraDle in every way to the continued coin
age of standard silver dollars under the eX-
listing law, duu tn6 issuing Oh certificates
against the same. l have not considered the
matter carefully enough to feel certain that
the profit accruing to banks by the issue
Of circulating notes under Mr.. knox's plan
is sufficient to induce the banks to put out
their notes based upon silver. As the issue
would be based upcn Its market value a
reasonable profit must be assured, or banks
will not care to make the Investment in
silver bullion. have no doubt the safety
fund suggested by Mr.. Knox will be an
ample protection for the margin Of notes
unsecured by government bonds or bullion"
President st. John of the Mercantile Ma
tional Bank has given much time and Thought
to the silver paoblem. ~ have not seen Mr..
Knox's BILL" said he, land until there Is a
definite proposition, Ii would be unfair to
attempt to criticise it. | look upon all at
tempts to furnish scheme of bank note
issue as waste of effort | do not believe
that any bank note successor to the present
issues OF the national notes will ever be al,
| lowed to circulate as money Ill the Unlgeu
| States The Supreme Court decision OF 1854
| has determined beyond all question that Con,
| gress can issue its paper III Iney directly ana
| to the public profit from 1rstt TO last. L. tnere
| fore, cannot see how Congress can be ex-
| pected to provide scheme OF note Issue for
| bank profit. Without profit to the bank, no
| bank will care to issue notes. Hence bank
| note issue Is a thing Of the past in this coun-
| try.
In expl lining his scheme at greater length
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
LET US EAT OUR BEEF.
A Tariff Witness Who Wants a Homo
Market for IL

WASHINGTON, January s. = Before the
ways and means committee today, Jonathan
Wycoff, representing the New York State
Tobacco Growers Association, asked pro-
lection for the farmer. The committee
should wipe out the internal revenue tax
and let the people keep the money. The
witness thought that if the tariff duty on
Sumatra tobacco was still further increase d.
it would enhance the price realized by the
American farmer for his tobacco.
The afternoon session the committee de-
voted to the hearing of arguments by repre-
sentatives OF the wine and spirit interests.
George L. Stagg of Kentucky said the distil-
lers do not ask for repeal OF the internal
production and consequent depression. They
would like to see the tax reduced from 90
cents to so cents a gallon.
William A. Van Sickle, of Hamburg, N.
j., requested that the committee impose
duty on sugar of milk.
Victor E. Prallett. an old Pennsylvania
farmer, said that Congress should at once
repeal the tobacco tax and give us free alco-
bol In manufactures. The people wanted
protection, said the witness. The witness
would tax everything that completes with
what we grow or make. even a button. He
wanted the same duty on hides as on the
manufactures of leather, and wanted foreign
eggs and cabbage excluded by large duties.
Ihe witness was questioned closely by
Mr.. Breckenridge as to how beef could be
protected, when we exported 200,000,000
pounds annually. After considerable cross
firing, the witness calculated, Build up our
manufactures and create a home market
Let us eat up our beef here"
Col. John Screvin, Savannah, Ga, appeared
in behalf of the rice Industries. He said that
protection was necessary to the rice grow
ers. A reduction of duty, he asserted. would
result in destroying American rice fields and
give monopoly to the foreign producer,
which would be followed by greatly en-
hanced prices, as shown during the war,
when the values Of rice were higher than
ever known before.
F. G. Ernest of New Orleans, representing
the rice milleIS, said the rice men could not
stand further cut in the duty on rice.
Congressman Lansing of New York, en-
deayored to impress upon the committee the
desirability of giving agriculture the same
degree OF protection given to manufacturers.
He wanted forty cents bushel on peas and
beans raised for seed. Barley and hay
should also be made to pay higher duty.
Franklin Dye, secretary Of the State Board
of Agriculture of New Jersey. read paper.
The farmer asked to be protected against
the difference in the price of labor here and
in Europe. AS the farmers purchased from
protected manufacturers, they should also
be protected.
The committee adjourned until tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
STICKS TO HIS STORY,
oakes Still Maintains That'he and
His Comrades Wanted to Wreck
Trains.

FARMINGroN, January S.-The three al
legged train wreckers are now in the jail oc-
cupying separate cells and so far apart that
no conversation can be carried on. Oakes
still sticks to bis first story about the gang
but the Others, DOyen and Buzzell, stoutly
maintain that the whole thing is a put up
job against them. Buzzell was arraigned
this afternoon before Judge Chandler and
pleaded not guilty. He requested further
time, so the judge continued the case to Sat-
urday' Doyen is Ealso charged with the
theit oil buck from a neighbor, and on this
charge ne was tried this afternoon in the
municipal court. 0akes was the pri ncipal
witness against him and told sta Eht story
of the theft. Doyen was found guilty and
sentenced TO thlrty days in Jail and to pay O
fine of ten dollars. The officers saw this will
give them chance to look up further evil
dence.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09

for having sold out to the trust. The officers
OF the present company say that the decision
can only affect the old company, which was
made up of Hawaii and San Francisco capt.
talists, and that it will not in the least affect
the present management. The old company
practically passed out of existence when the
refinery and other assets were transferred to
the Sugor Trust The Sugar Trust, howev-
er, has since transferred 1t to the Havemey-
ers, and Elder. the manager, claims that the
decision cannot possibly. affect the firm of
take different view of the case They
claim that as the title of the Sugar Trust to
property Is declared void, that of Havemeyer
q Elder is no better John ID. Spreckles
says he does not see what is to prevent the
osim 81 s. ~ Up excspa tre deay IN
contends, must necessarily take the whole
property and wind up the co mpany's affairs
as shortly as possible.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
1t w as Suicide.

Boston, January S-The identity of the
man killed at the Lowell depot last night
still remains undiscovered, and the facts as
they come to light seem to show that il was
a case of suicide rather than the result of an
accident. He was noticed by some Of tue
employees while lettering around the ward.
and was ordered to leave.
When the train which caused his death
came along, he was standing on the track,
and when the switchman started TO reach
him he deliberately threw hims self upon the
track in front of the approaching locomo-
tive 4~
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
the Exhibition Sues for Libel.

BosToN, Mass, January S.-This after
noon j. W. Ryckman and VIM V. Christie,
president and treasurer of the recent Mari
time Exhibition, caused suits to be entered
New England Steam Cooperage Company,
and William N. Mills. treasurer of the
latter company, for libel, placing damages at
$4,000 in each case. The basis was recent
publication in the Herald regarding the in
the New England Steam Cooperage Com
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
Must Pay si,ooo.ooo.

New YORK. January 8.--Judge Wallace
of the United States Circuit Court has de-
cided that the Chemical bank must account
for Securities of the face value of 81 ,OOO. 900.
deposited with it by ths Fidelity National
bank of Cincinnati ~ IN June, 1887, as security
bank failed, and which the Chemical bank
sold to reimburse itself,not only for the spec
ial advances, but for the sums due on gem
praI account.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
Portland Freight wrecked.

LAWRENCE, January s.-The through
freight from Portland to Boston on the
Boston and Maine road was wrecked at
South Lawrence early this morning by some
obstruction on the track. Six loaded freight
cars were piled on top of. the engine. Two
hundred feet of track were torn up and the
cars were totally wrecked. brakeman John
Hennessy had his leg broken in jumping.
No one else was injured. 1t is thought that
the wreck was caused by a sleeper placed
hts inf
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
weather Dissertations.

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, Janu-
ary 8th, taken at s .. M, 10th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
in this order: Temperature, direction of the
wind, state of the weather:
Boston, 500, SW, cloudless; New York, 4O0,
NV, cloudless; Philadelphia, 44o, W, cPdlss (;
Washington, Acc, NV. clOudless; Buffalo, 80,
NV, cloudess; Cleveland, $40, NV, snow /;
Detroit, 3Oe, W, cloudless; Chicago, S4o, NV,
cloudless; st. Paul, 22o. NV, clOudless /:
Duluth, I2e, NV, cloudless; st. Vincent, a
below, SW, cloudy; Bismarck. 2Go, SW,
cloudless; Jacksonville, 70', w, cloudless,
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
rns STATS.
SOMERSET COUNTY.

The Fairfield Journal says that the county
commissioners are after the owners OI Nib
lands In that county with "A sharp suck UnS UnS
Augusta party owes the county ABOUT Sios
in TACK taxes. During their session las
week they notified him that II tne t',,,"suc,,d' s
NOT paid at once suit would be coln'nenv.
The Journal thinks the idea Ot Tue e"us I;ss,
trying ~ collect taxes on wiiu , isnus tShato
novel, and the outcome of thls httle squaoOie
will be- watched with interest,"
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-09
New Action Ag ainst the HamiItons.

New YORK, January S.-Mary Donnelly.
the nurse who was stabbed by Eva Ha mil
ton at Atlantic City, last summer, has
brought suit against Eva Hamilton and
Robert Ray Hamilton for $4,000 damages
alleged to have been incurred by reason of
the assault. Mrs Donnelly claims She has
permanently lost strength in the left side of
her body, dlsquallttyIafe her as nurse and