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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-24
MUNGER IN PARADISE.
Great pestitutlon In the Boomers
Land OF Promise.

TOPEKA, Kan, April 23-The wild rush to Ok
lahoma has its sequel in the appeals for aid now
being made. Being too late to break ground and
put in crop those who arrived In Oklahama last
year with but little money are now In a starving
condition. Especially Is this so among those who
took claims expecting to farm. Many Of these
people had been led TO believe that they could
plant up to June and gather crops.
The result Is that hundreds of families are now
suffering from lack OF food. In one township, ten
miles from Guthrie, the capital twenty families
need aid, and need u Immediately. l.. b. Allen
has has been authorized by these people to solicit
flour, meat or anything hungry settler can eat
Iu tbs township Immediately east Of him there
are fifteen families without food enough TO last
two days and not a dollar In the Community. Re
tween Guthrie and Oklahama City are a number
Of destitute families.
without food and without money 70 purchase IL,
RumoIs from the Interior are 70 the effect that
there are many men In the same condition. The
cities and towns In Oklahoma cannot render as
si5tanee, as the people there have been living
upon each other untll they are In nearly as bad a
condition, although business apparently tnriyes.
To add to the distress, hundreds OF poor people
are arriving there almost daily, most Of whom are
negroes from the South The burden has become
greater than can be borne az home, and the cities
and Southern Kansas have been appealed to for
assistance.
on one claim, only six miles from Guthrie, are
sever peOple-father mother and hve children.
For two weeks they have had nothing to eat but
cOrnmeal and such green's as they could find. The
result has been sickness, nearly fatal, In four
cases. neIghbor, learning OF their destitute
condition, divided his rent with them and came
North to seek immediate aid. There are very
many instances nearly as bad. While very many
OF these settlers haye enough to carry them over
the six months that must elapse before wheat and
corn will be ready for use, they have as rule
nothing TO spare.
Arkansas City was the first place to respond to
the cry for help, and other places viii send food
down to the year old territory ina few days.
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MAINE CONCERNS ABSORBED.
Operations of the Consolidated Axe
and Tool Corporations.

OAKLAND Me-, April 23.-The Big deal con-
summated by the American Axe s. Tool Company
by which this giant consolidated corporation has
secured the control of the edge tool business in
this country, has absorbed two of the leading
manufactures of Oakland The American Axe
and Tool Company is a corporation with capital
OF 100000 having its central office at Pitts
burg, Pa. Its object is to embrace all the edge
tool works of the country in one great scheme,
and thus prevent the cutting of prices, which for
several years has destroyed the profits of manu-
featuring and almost ruined business. The COM
pany has bought in New England the celebrated
the Underhill Edge Tool Company OF Nashua. N.
H., the Dunn Edge Tool Company and the Hub
bard & Bleke Manufacturing Company, OF Oak
land, Me, and the edge tool company of North
Wayne, Me-, paying very satisfactory prices,
largely in cash, partly in stock. The only firm In
Maine that refused to sell was Emerson & Stew
ems OF Oakland, who prefer to carry on their own
business. They have agreed not to cut the list
prices of the consolidation. however, and have
ment.
The whole amount expended by the American
Axe & Tcol Company in Its Maine purchase can
not be far from S15O,000. They will run the
works of the Dunn Edge Tool Company on
scythes, all the year round changing over the
axe shop, Major Small Will continue In his posi-
tion as superintendent. The shops have hither-
to been shut down part of the time every year.
The company will close up the Hubbard & Blake
as has been done in both. The shop at North
Wayne has been leased by it former owner and
will be run on tools not conflicting with the com
pany'S product.
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AN AGREEMENT REACHED.
Republicans Decide Upon a Way tc
Deal With Silver,

WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Republicans of
the House and Senate have agreed upon basis
for the preparation of silver bill. The bill as
agreed upon directs the Secretary of the Treasury
10 purchase silver bullion to the aggregate amount
of4 100000 ounces of free silver each month at
market price not exceeding 81 for 37I. .25
grains OF pure silver and issue In payment for
such purchases, treasury notes of the United
States in such form and Of such denominati ms of
not less than l nor more than $1,000 and a sum
sufficient TO carry into effect the provisions of
this act is appropriated out of amy money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated. the treas
ury notes issued In accordance with the prOvis-
Ions OF this act shall be redeemable on demand
IN lawful money of the United States at the
OF the United States and when so redeemed may
be reissued No greater nor less amount of such
notes shall be outstanding at any time than the
cost of the silver bullion then held in the
treasury purchased by such notes. Such
treasury notes shall be receivable for customs,
taxes and all public dues and when so received
may be reissued. Such notes, when held by any
national banking association, may be counted as
part OF its lawful reserve. Upon the demand of
the holder OF any treasury notes therein provd-
ed for, The Secretary of the Treasury may ex-
change for such notes an amount of silver bullion
equal in value at market price to the amount of
such notes. The Secretary of the Treasury shall
coin such portion of the silver bullion purchased
under the provision of this act as may be necessa-
Iyto provide for the redemption of the notes here
from nr"vhh snch coinage Shall Sc accounted
for and paid into the treasury. The silver bullion
purchased under the provision OF this act shall be
subject to the requirements OF existing law, and
the regulations OF the mint service governing the
methods of determining the amount of of pure
silver contained and the amount of charges or de-
uary ISIS % entitled xn Act 'e to Az Authorze
the Coinage of the Standard Silver Dollar and Re-
store its Legal Tender Character" as requires
the monthly. purchase and coinage of the same in
to silver dollars of not less than two million dol
lars nor more than four million dollars worth of
silver bullion, is hereby repealed,
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To Protect Lincoln's Statue

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 23-Within a few
monument, and nobody will be allowed inside the
enclosure except dgrpg g certain hours Of the
coin Monument Association to prevent The IN moni,-
ment from being mutilated by relic hunters
Heretofore there has been no fence Of any KIND
when the custodian was not on the ground Il was
left to the mercy of visitors. Within the last few
months two OF the groups of statuary on The The
cophagus in which once reposed the BODY of lin.
coin is iu the catacomb on the north side of the
monument, only a few feet from the entrance.
where there is simply an iron grating. A short
time ago some visitor, during the absence Of the
custodian, reaching in between the gates with .
heavy cane, knocked piece Of marble from The
liar acts Of vandalism have been quite common
for years and it has been found necessary to pro-
vide some means for the protection of the monT.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-24

The General Federation Of Women's Clubs be-
gan its first convention in New York yesterday.
William Murray, who has been under arrest in
Boston charged with poisoning his wife, was hoh-
orahly released yesterday.
A boiler exploded at the Etna mills at New
castle, Pa, yesterday morning, killing three men
and badly injuring six. two OF whom Will proDaDiy
die.
The Atlanta and Boston Ofthe American squad
ron OF Evolution, Joined the Chicago ana YORK
town at Malta yesterday. The fleet VIII remain
there until April 30.
Hardware and metal dealers In Central New
York most OF whom are Republicans, protest
against the increase Of the duty on tin plate as
provided In the Mckinley bill.
Wilkes Smith, bank clerk, was arrested In
Parkersburg Ia. Tuesday, charged with forging
notes agpregating $1,000. He was prominent in
local society and one of the aldermen OF the city,
A Rock Island passenger train was derailed
Tuesday by an open switch in Des Moines. One
coach was turned over in the ditch and several
passengers were severely injured, but none fatal
ly.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives
Yesterday morning, by a vote of 143 to 38, passed
the constitutional amendment providing for bi-en-
NAL elections. The vote has already passed the
Senate.
The contract whereby al syndicate headed by
William r. Grace Is to assume the national debt
of Peru amounting to S250,00O, 900, 10 return
for valuable concessions and grants from that
government, has at last been signed In London.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-24
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
Seni- Annual Session OF the Grand
Division Held Yesterday.

The semi-annual session OF the Grand Division
of the Sons Of Temperance of Maine was opened
in due form yesterday. The following Grand Ofi-
GERS were present:
Grand Worthy Patrarch-J. NJ Larrabee OF
Gardiner.
G.S.-Mrs. Annie L. Hayes of Chelsea.
Grand Treasurer-H. X Morrill, Of Gardiner
Grand Serbe-W o. Hersey.of Pembroke.
+. g. w. Patriarch-Fred stevens OF Cumber-
land Mills.
The following officers were appointed to fill va
cancies
G. W. Assoclate-J. b. Thorndike.
G.. COnductOr-E. Ill. DOlley.
q. Chaplaln-W. l.. Hunt.
Nine new members were Initiated into the
Grand Division.
The Grand Worthy Patriarch appointed the fo,-
lowing committees:
Finance-W. l.. Lunt, Cumberland Mills w. ii.
Adams. West Gray; y. W. Marden, Augusta.
Reports-Patrick Hayes, Chelsea; s. l.. Garlic
ton and G.. II. Lefavor, Portland.
The Grand Worthy Patriarch made his report,
which was very interesting, and showed that 10
new divisions have been instituted since the last
session. and the reports from the various diyl-
sions were encouraging Five divisions have sur
rendered their charters. The death of John S.
Kimball Of Bangor was appropriately noticed in
the report.
From the Grand Scrihe's report we gather the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-24
No Tobacco for the Boys.
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Providence, r. l., April 23.-The Senate to-
" passed measure fOrblddlng the sale or gut
tobacco to bows less than l6 years of age.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-24
The Players League.
The following games were played in the
Players League yesterday;

The following games were played in the
Players League yesterday;
AT BOSTON.
Innings. 8 4 8 6 Z 0
Brooklyns ..........O / 0 o 2 0 o OF
Base hits-Bostons 13; Brooklyns IL. Errors
Bostons. 4; Brooklyns, 3. Batteres-Daley and
Murphy; Van Haltren and Daily.
AT PrrTsBURG.
Innings. 2 3 A 6 7 8 8
PPIIt3tsburgs. gs..........0 g 2 ! d099 @ Z
Base hits-Pittsbprgs, q; Cheagos, 5: Errors
and Quinn; Dwyer and Boyle.
AT NEW YORK.
Innings. .........1 8 7 s o
SsIa4sInSia,....:S Es% XSTsS;....:S 9S
Base hits-New Yorks. 10; Philadelphias. 3.
ErrOrs-New Yorks, L; Phlladelphias, 8. Bat
teries-ODay and Ewing; Burlington ard Cross.
The BuffaloCeveland game postponed on ac-
count Of rain.
The National League.
The following games were played in the
National League yesterday:
AT BOSTON.
Innings. s.........1 2 3 67 50
BToOEiyns BGotGiyii;. -. -. Q o Q O.
Base hits-Bostons, IS; Brooklyns, 8. Errors
-Bostons, 2; Brooklyns 3. Observation-Disclosures
aud Camel; Hughes and BushoDg.
AT PITTsBURG.
Innings. s............1 3 5 IS
Pittsburgs. gs.............5 a 3 8 o 2-2O
Cleveland. ............5 o l 1 1 1 0-l2
Base hits-Pittsburgs. IS; Clevelands, IL. En-
rors-Pittsburgs, .; Clevelands, 5. Batteries
Daniels, Gray and Miller; Parsons, Daily, SOM
mer and thinner.
AT CINCINNATI.
Innings. ........1 3 q 8
Cincinnatis. .........1 o / 2 o 2 O. 0
Chicagos. ...........4 o o o 2 o O. q
Base hits-Cincinnatls, 0; Chicagos, ~. Errors
-Clncnnatis, 1 /; Chicagos, 2. Batferies-Duryea
aud Keenan,; Sullivan and Lauer.
AT NEW YORK.
Innings. ........1 2
Phladelphias ......O 1 0 o X-S
New Yorks........O o U U l.
Rasa PhiIadeIphIas, 8; New Yorks, s. Er.
rors-Phladelphias 1; New Yorks, A. Batteries
-Vickery and Clements; Rusle ana Sommers'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-24
BEATEN WITH A BARBED WIRE LASH.
Dangers of Serving the Country In
Southern Postofflces.
Agreement Reached by Republicans
on the Silver Question.
Two Appointments of Interest In the
Cities by the Saco.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Honse today
went into committee of the whole on the legisla
tive appropriation bill, the pending question be-
ing on the motion of Mr.. Dunnell of Minnesota, to
strike out the clause providing clerks for the SEN
ators.
Mr.. Kelley of Kansas, in reply to some previous
remarks, said he was informed at the Postoffice
Department that in some places it was impossible
for Republican postmaster to secure location
in the town and he was obliged to go into the
country. w. A. Finley was appointed postmast-
er at Abbeville, s. c. Shortly after appointment,
he was set upon by mob, led by Ward Cothran,
son of Congressman Cothran and beaten with
barbed wire and ordered to leave the town.
Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee-"Did you write letter
for him?"
Mr.. Kelley-"I wrote letter at his request.
Mr.: Henderson of Iowa-'lf you stop sneering
and dey the facts It win be better" Further
laughter on the Democratic sidel
=, MI. hqWelI OF linols-"lt is funny 10 the other
and whipping with barbed wires"
MI KellyI"The gentleman signed the letter iu
ter?"
MIR. Kelly-"On accounc of the outrage; his arm
Is paralyZed." tDerslve laughter.l
Mr.. Boutelle-"l insist that member on this
floor floor shall Il not be treated as postmasters and mail
cleTkS III Ill6 SOuLD."
Mr. Kelley said that Finley made affidavit to the
facts OF the case which were published In the
Philadelphia Press.
Mr.. Blount of Georgia inquired whether the
gentleman was sure Finley was paralyZed.
MIR. Kelley replied Finley had every appearance
OF being paralyzed. MIR. Kelley read from letters
of Southern postmasters to First Assistant Post
master General Clarkson complaining of out
RACES.
In the discussion which ensued, there was a
great deal of confusion and fun, Mr.. Kelley being
bombarded with questions humorous and other
wise, and replying to them in kind. Neither
questions nor answers had the slightest reference
to the appropriation bill.
=. Mr.. Tarsney of Missouri inquired whether in
the speech made by Mr. Kelley in public hall In
Washington he had used the expression, "a
white girl is Just as good as a colored girl.'
Mr. Kelley replied that he did not remember.
but would say here that a white girl was Just as
good as colored girl. He defied the gentleman
from ON Missouri to deny it. [Laughterl.
The discussion took a political turn, and the
subject of Southern outrages was gone over at
some length. Pending further discussion, the
committee rose, and the House at 5,35 adjourned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-24
AMID FLOOD, STORM AND HUNGER.
ReIiof Boats RescuIng People from,
the Mississippi Levees.
A Texas Town Roughly Handled by
a Passing cyclone.
Hundreds of Families Destitute In
the Boomers Paradise.

NEW ORLEANS, April 23.-The States Bayou
sara special says; Another break occurred last
night In the Pointe Coupee leyee, and the indca-
tons are that the entire Pointe Coupee front will
be submerged. The water is now pouring through
the erevasses at Morgannsea and in the vicinity
and will overflow the greater portion OF the
country between the Atchafalaya and Mississippi
rivers, extending from the old river above to the
Bayou La Fourche below and embracing about
700 square miles OF territory. No news has yet
been received from the interior OF POinte Coupee
parish Relief boats are taking care OF all those
who reached the levse. AS the critical condition
of the levees has been known for some weeks,
hope is entertained that there has been no loss OF
life
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-24
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND. Me, April %.
IT indicates traces of rain.

Mean daily ther.....49. @ Max. vel. wind. .22 S
Maximum ther. ...58. .0l Total precip. L
Minimum ther. .....40.0l
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-24
OBITUARY.
Caroline williams.

Yesterday morning, all that was mortal of the
late Carrie Williams-daughter Of Mr.. c. +. and
Mrs. Ellen A. Williams Of Boston-was placed In
the family tomb in the Western Genet cry, after
the beautiful prayers of the Swedenborgian faith
had been reciied by the Rev. MIR. Smythe of Bos-
ton, her former pastor. Superb floral offerings
about her, symbolical of the beauty and fragrance
of her young life. Only 81 years of age, bright,
joyous, devoted to her family, with troops of
friends, she has been suddenly called to her eter
nal home. When told that her disease was NOR
tai. she accepted the Divine decree with meek
ness and resignation, bade her family not to
mourn for her. and passed away, let us believe, to
that better land where all is happiness and peace
and suffering s unknown
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-24
Exlled From Gotham.

NEW YORK, April 20 District Attorney Eel.
lows talked yesterday of the Doodle cases and the
prospect of the return of the Canadian exiles A
montreal dispatch In morning newspaper stated
that the exiles were preparing TO return and that
learned Of the dismissal at Colonel FellOws's re-
quest ofth Kirk and Shield indictment, that they
would all come back. Colonel Fellows said ne
thought 1t was nonsense TO talk OF the exiles re.
turning. The cases in which he had dismissed
indictments never could have been trled. Inc
only cases In which there ever was any ehanee, oi
members OF the combine who met NJ Mclaugn-
Inns house MeQuade. he said, was Acquired oe-
cause Fullgraff and Dufy lost their memory IN
der the circumstances, the colonel SAID, Marune
and Nicoli would have done precisely the same as
Ia bas done now As 10 the cases OF the mea
,bn ny % are ant Of the jurisdiction, he said, 81 have
never given them any consideration, but DO not
think there Is much prospect OF their coming
atey."
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by Reilly upon the charge OF sellingliduOrs The
town is dry" The officer and the druggist let
their temper get the best Of them, and they com
menced hiring. When the hrst shot was fired 9th
whole crowd commenced firing indlscrimlnately
Mr.. NJ. l.. Sturkey filed Mr.. CalhOun's body
with buckshot, but this did not stop the deter
mined man, for he went into his store, got his
Winchester rifle and returned TO the street. He
got out in the centre OF the road and dared the
first one Of his oppOsers to come near him. The
crowd did not CO. but they got behind their doors
and fred shot after shot at the daring man, who
could not be repelled but returned each bullet
that was fired at him.
Calhoun was unable to strike any of the mob, as
they were safe behind a protecting wall The
shots in Calh0uns arms pained him so that he
had finally to stop. His valor in battling alone
has been the talk OF Mccormick today. Several
balls were removed from Calh0un's body today,
but there few yet which the doctors say will
also dangerously shot in the leg and arm. Cal
houn is now under arrest
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-24

Reehab Division of Cumberland Mills is the
largest, having 139 members.
The afternoon session was called to order by
the Grand Worthy Patriarch, and after the open
ing exercises Is new members were initiated into
the Grand Division.
II was voted to Invite the National Division to
meet in Maine year from June.
Remarks were made by the Grand Worthy
Patriarch in regard to raising funds for the pur-
pose of carrying on the work in the state, and IL
was voted to send circulars TO the several divls-
ions in relation to tile matter.
ne. M. DOlley, State Deputy gave a good ae-
count OF the work which he has accomplished dur
ing the past six months.
In the evening private session was held in the
vestry of Preble chapel Several members were
Initiated into the Grand Division, after which
several matters Of Importance to the order were
disposed Of Short and pithy addresses were
made by large number OF the delegates present.
This has been one OF the largest and most profit
able sessions the Sons of Temperance have held
for a number Of years, and shows that the order
during the last six months has been sowing good
seed and reaping good harvest.
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The Pension List.

WASHINGTON, April 23.--The following Maine
pensions were reported today
ORIGINAL.
Joseph w. williams, Sprague Mills.
Owen w. Bridges, Dexter.
Samuel j. Robinson, Pittsfield.
Daniel W. Hasty, Boyd Lake.
Bartholomew Murray, National Military Home.
John W. Sutler, H0dgdon.
Frederick Paine, Eastport.
Josiah II. Carter, Ashland.
j. d. Adams, South Carthage.
Ransom b. Crook, South Berwick.
Joshua I. Nash. Columbia Falls.
l.. Z. Neweomb, East Machias.
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WHERE FOOD is PLENTY.
People Ara Not Menaced With the
New Disease 81 Nona.'

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Dr. Irving Rose, one
of the professors of the medical department. of
Georgetown University, being asked his opinion
of the new disease now attracting the attention of
the medical authorities In Europe, said
81 know but little of the so-called new disease,
La Nona.' 1t is supposed to be one of the
sequels of the late widespread epidemic of influ-
enZa From what can gather, however, this af-
fection is thus far confined to continental Europe,
and is said to exist among the poor and badly fed.
1t has many points of similarity to pellagra, an
affection in which the brain and nervous system
are implicated to such an extent as to cause pains
in the back and limbs, suicidal impulse, and even
dementia when the disease is complete. In the
new complaint sort of trance or sleep is said to
follow an anRmic condition of the brain, resemb-
ling the state of hypnosis known among African
negroes as kelayan. A certain fungus is said to
be the cause of pellagra, which disease is known
to be the greatest contributing cause of lunacy in
the Alpine parts of Italy, and as grippe may eX-
cite other diseases where there is a predisposine
cause, it is quite possible that the symptoms OBJ
served among poorly-fed peasantry are Of alment
ary origin. It is. therefore, not likely that we
shall see La Mona prevail to any great extent or
this side of the Atlantic. where the conditions are
unfavorable TO its development"
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Called on the Bosses.

NEW YORK, April 23.-The committee ap-
pointed by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners and the Amalgamated Society of Car
penters and Joiners called upon several "boss''
pleasantly and had long talks with several of the
employers" said one OF the members of the CON-
miitee, "but we have no idea what the employers
will do upon the eght-hOur question. They did not
say anything that would give us a hint. That we
get the consideration We do from the employers
speaks well Tor our success, however. am salts
fed that II employers can possibly acceed TO orr
demands they will do so. III 1t Is shown that the
unions will not reeede from their position, 1t IS
fected whereby the carpenters will be paid by the