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The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
The CaIena To Be Docked.
IN AN INSANE ASYLUM.
Anna Dlckinson's Startling story Of
Her Incarceration.

NEW YORK, April o. The Herald pub
fishes startling story relating to the incar-
ceration of Anna Dickinson in an insane
aaylum. Miss Dickinson came here yester-
day with DIR. F. IW. Stewart of Goshen. N.
Y, at whose house she has been since she
escaped from Danville, April I'd, to apprise
her friends here of the wrong she says she
has suffered and secure legal advice as to the
steps necessary to insure her freedom If she
should return to Pennsylvania. Miss Dick
inson lays the blame for her incarceration
upon her sister, whom she accuses of har-
boring an intense feeling of jealousy and
hatred. She also accuses her sisters physi-
clan, DIR. Heleman, of being in the plot
against her. Miss Dickinson says that on
the day on which she was removed to the
asylum, the door Of hsr room was broken in
and six men and a woman rushed In and
overpowered her. One Of the men, she says,
was DIR. Helemap, and the woman, she un-
derstands, was the doctors aunt. Miss
Dickinson struggled until the skin
her garments were ripped from her in
rags and tatters. Finally she says her
prosecutors got her hands down and tied
them together. aud she was compelled to
formed Of the facts Of the case, as alleged by
Miss Dickinson, and obtained her release on
pretence that he intended to take her to a
private asylum where she would be more
benefited. DR.. Seward expressed himself
yesterday as entirely confident Of the sanity
Of Miss Dickinson. The latter will prose.
cute her sister. she says. for the mental and
physical suffering she has undergone. Miss
Dickinson says the Danville asylum is ter
rible place.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
TO SMASH THOSE CONSULAR SEALS,
Secretary Foster Reported To Be
About To Issue Orders.
II Means Serious Loss to the crea
Canadian Railroads.
Boston Furnished the Idea for Mr..
Tracy's Employment Scheme.

WASHINGTON, April ga Washington
special to the Mail and Express says: "These
are stormy times for Canadian interests In
washington. The exit Of the Canadian
commissioners is about to be followed by n
very Important ruling of Secretary Foster,
which may be considered by Canadians as
another attack upon their interests. 1t will
be promulgated in a day or two. and will do
away with the system Of consular seals aud
the bonding privileges which Canadian rail-
roads have so long enjoyed, and which
American roads have attacked as an un-
American discrimination. Heretofore, when
goods have been imported through Canada
from foreign countries to the United States,
there ha sheen no customs examination on
the border. the United States consul
sealed up the door of the car. and this car
ried II through to its point of destination in
the United States without examination. But
under the order which Secretary Foster is
about to issue, there will be no more consular
seals. and no more bonding goods through
Canada. These goods hereafter will under
go customs examination at the point where
they first touch American territory. lis
expected that this change will be of material
advantage to Americad roads, particularly to
the Pacific roads. The Canadian Pacific has
heretofore been able to get large measure
Va VIZ 4 oSAhO buoihOoo Wy AOnooh Va shO Soh-
sular seal system. Aside from the advan-
tage to American roads. 1t is believed that
the arrangement will put an end to number
less frauds which have grown up as result
Of consular sealing. Testimony which was
taken before the Secretary showed that, In
many cases where cars had been loaded and
sealed, the seal had been taken off and goods
substituted for those originally shipped
Opium was put In In place of goods that
bore low duties. 1t was proved that the Ca
madam Pacific had complete outfit for man
ufacturing these United States consular seals
and that 1t put on seals and took them OFF as
1t saw fit, without reference to United States
consuls, who were supposed to do the seal
ing. Such an abuse cannot Lccur when the
goods are examined at the boundary"
OTTAWA, Ont, April 9.-The Canadian
trade delegates to Washington returned
home today. Sir John Thompson expressed
himself in an interview today as well satis-
fed with their reception by Secretary Blaine
In his opinion, the report that the conference
was postponed on account Of President
Harrison's jealousy of Secretary Blaine
lacks foundation, and was started for politi-
cal purposes. Sir John Thompson says that
he believes that the Presidents reasons for
asking a postponement of the conference
were good and sufficient. The trade ques-
tion, he intimated, will be taken up in due
course at Washington. Hon. Mr.. Foster ex-
pressed practically the samessentiments as
his colleague, adding that he was well
pleased with their reception at the Ameri-
can Capital.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
WAS IT MURDER AT MOREW0OD ?
A Number OF Arrests Made on War
rants Charging That Crime.
scottdale Thrown into a Fever OF Ex.
element by the News.
School Children at kewburR, N. r.,
Shot by an Insane Man.

ScoTTDALE, Pa, April 9.-This place Is in
fever of excitement tonight over the arrest
of Captain Loar and the deputies on charge
of murder. The suits are the outcome Of the
Morewood riot. Early this morning James
Mcbride and Robert Weddell, two leaders,
appeared before Justice Eucher and swore
out warrants for the arrest of Chaplain j. A.
Loar Of Company E. N. G. p, Harry Will
son, Richard Burns, Lewis Davis. Cary
Brown, Horan Reese, Jacob Zundle, Steve
Carso, Miles Hand and Elmer Nichols on the
above charge. Officer Cary. armed with the
warrants, went to Mount Pleasant and sue
ceeded In capturing all but two Of them.
who are thought to have escaped. They
were brought here in squads and taken to
the sQuire's Office in as quiet a manner as
possible to keep the news from reaching the
strikers. A large crowd gathered, however,
and the sidewalk and street fronting the Of
fee were soon a mass of humanity. The de-
PENDANTS waived hearing and commitments
were taken out on which they will be re-
moved to Jail tomorrow morning. The feel
ing among the strikers against Captain
Loar and the deputies is still very high.
Captain Loar says he did not give the com
mand to shoot at MorewOod and that evil
dence will be advanced before the courts.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
READS LIKE HIS JOKES.
A Story that Artemus Ward Had a
Wife and Ten Children.

NEW YORK. April 9.-The Evening Sun
says that ]. A. Browne of Bloomington, ILL.,,
Is now In this city and makes an interesting
assertion that he is the son Of the late Chas.
F. Browne. who was better known as Arte-
mus Ward. His mother, whose maiden
name was Hannah Stanton, is confident that
she is the widow of the deceased humorist,
aud supports her assertion by number of
affidavits. She is in Illinois and claims the
estate of Charles F. Browne. The law firm
of len Eyck & Remington Of this city, has
been retained to investigate the matter and
prove the claim. Some unusual discrepan-
cies in the matter of dates will probably
bother the claimants If their case gets into
court. According to biographers of AItemus
Ward, Charles Farrar Browne was born in
the town of Waterford, Me-, about the year
1884. He died in England, and 1t was always
supposed he was bachelor According to
Mrs. Brownies statement, she was married
to Charles f. Brown in 1885 and bore him 10
children. If biographers are to be believed,
according to this, Brown was married when
he was a year old. The claimants assert.
however, that he was much older than he ap-
peared to be and bi0graphers are wrong in
the matter of his age. Ii is alleged that the
humorist left his family SO years ago and
they never heard from him again.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
MOURNING IN BRIDGEPORT.
Grief for the Dead Snowman UNI
versaIiy Manifested.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, April 9-Gloom over
spreads the city, owing to the death of the
genial old Snowman, who was loved and
honored by every resident. Mr.. Barnum's
death has been the chief topic of conversa-
tion, and the expires sions Of sorrow are uni
versal. There has been continual stream
Of prominent people to and from Marina,
who had called to express their sympathy
for the family, and cablegrams and tele-
grams from prominent personages in Europe
and the nited States were numerous. Mrs.
Barnum, however. refused to divulge any Of
the names, saying that she wished to read
and arrange them before making them p ub-
lie. She intends TO write them in bo ok,
which will be kept as memento. Beautiful
Marina, Mr.. Barnum's late residence, wears
a deathiike appe pearance. The curtains are
tightly drawn, in accordance with the En-
glish custom. A mammoth wreath of fra
grant jacquemin0t roses is suspended from
the door BELL They were the dead show
mans favorite flowers.
Mayor DeForest has issued a proclama-
tion requesting that all stores, business
houses and factories close Friday afternoon.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
THE ARMY OF LABOR.
1t VIII Turn Out 2oo,ooo Strong to
Help The Miners.

CHICAGO, April 9.-Samuel Gompers, pres
ident of the American Federation of Labor,
arrived in this city this afternoon. In an
interview on the prospect of success in the
proposed demand for an eighs hour system
by miners of the country, he said: II left
New York ten weeks ago and have been trav-
elling constantly ever since. Ihave consult
ed with representative labor men in every
section of the country, and, in every instance,
been assured that, If the miners throughout
the country are not granted an eight hour
day by May 1st, the iaboring people through
out the country, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, will render us all the financial assist
ance needed to win the expected strike.
There are 10000 men in our organization
and the miners can rely upon every one OF
them for assistance if the threatened strike
should occur"
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
Foreign Notes.
Portland TurnvereIn Exhibition.

The long looked for exhibition Of the
Turnverein, for the benefit Of Professor
Benz, occurred last evening at their rooms.
The large audience present taxed the seating
capacity of the exhibition hall, and showed
their appreciation Of the exhibition by liber-
al applause. The event In which the most
interest centered was the fencing contest,for
which prizes were given. This was partici-
pated in by Charles S. Benson. George Fl.
Foster and Edwin Q. Nesmith. The first
prize. an elegant gold medal, was won by
Charles S. Benson the second, fine fencing
outfit, was awarded to George FL. Foster.
The prizes were presented to the successful
contestants 10 gracefully worded speech by
Mr.. S. c. Perry. the president Of the associa-
tion. The programme as printed in the
PRESS was carried out.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
GEN ERAL NEWS.

The cruiser San Francisco has sailed fol-
Chill on her maiden cruise.
While they are waiting the official count
In Chicago both sides are claiming the elec.
tion Of mayor.
The Anchor line steamer Circassla from
New York, Is guaranteed at Greenock with
fever on board.
President Harrison's Western trip will be-
gin April IA and occupy 80 days. The party
will travel 5000 miles. Mrs. HARRISON, MRS;
Dimmick, Messrs. Wanamaker, Rusk ana
Halford will be In the party.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
Murdered BY An Insane Mother.
oBITuARY.
Augustus r. COX.

Mr.. Augustus F. Cox went out last eve
ming apparently in his usual health but, up
on returning home, complained of distress
and pains, which proved to be the result Of
heart disease, death following in short
time. Mr.. Cox was member Of the firm Of
A. f. Cox & Son. shoe manufacturers. He
had large circle of friends to whom his sud
den death will bring sorrow. Mr.. Cox was
a member of the Society of Friends and had
been prominent in temperance work. He
leaves a family.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
THE STARS AND STRIPES
To Fly Above the Decks Of Amerlc an
Built inman Liners.

NEW YORK. April 9.-President Griscomb
of the Inman Line is authority for the state
ment that a strictly American line of Allan
tic steamships is to be established. 1t will
consist of fleet of 80 vessels, manned by
American seamen. The line will compete
with the French and English lines for trans
Atlantic traffic. Two of these vessels will
be constructed at once, 1t Is stated. IL the
postal authorities at Washington will assure
liberal postal subsidy. Each of these ships
will cost in the neighborhood Of $4,000, 900.
1t is rumored at Philadelphia that contracts
have already been awarded to the Cramps.
The new vessels will register 10.500 tons
gross. They will be 172 feet in length. with
63 feet beam and % feet depth Of hold. Their
engines will be of So, 800 horse power.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10

A bogus detective opened a bogus agency
In Providence, r. l.. last week, secured lot
OF money on bogus checks and now q num-
Der Of Providence citizens are anxious 70
hear his whereabouts.
The grip was the cause Of the death OF
Henry M. Kellogg. prominent citizen OF
Nashua. N. H., yesterday.
Benjamin d. Herbon Of Brooklyn. n. y,
a retired dry goods merchant aged 65, shot
himself dead yesterday morning. He was
suffering from grip.
The Philadelphia Record says the forma-
tion Of gigantic copper trust was tnaugur-
ated In that city yesterday which In extent
and importance promises to eclipse even the
sugar trust.
]. NJ. Plummer & Co., rubber goods, Bos-
mills Of Danversport, are financially embar.
rassed and asking for an extension. Their
liabilities are stated at $50, 900 to $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
Through a storm of Dust.

NEW YORK, April 9.-The American bark
Payson Tucker, which got in yesterday from
Cienfuegos, met queer Storm enco1ntered I,a s,s
miles north Of Hatteras, on April I'd. There
was a light rain and a moderate westerly
hreeze. A yellow powder came down with
The rain and covered the decks to depth Of
nearly quarter Of an inch. 1t Is supposed
to have been the a and carrsd
nut IN sea.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
cotnam's Big Death Rate.

NEW YORK, April S.-The mortality for
the o. hours ending at noon today shows an
alarming ala increase over yesterdays record,
and AM" is is the largest since the grip epidemic OF
,ng a the mast 81 hours is 206 an increase Of 2s
over We .6 the preceding day. OF these cases Is
were caused by the grip in conjunction with
other causes.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
MAIN E.
What might Have .Been.

FAIRFIELD, April "a fire broke out a
few minutes past one o'clock this afternoon
among the saw mills on Water street, and
the greatest excitement prevailed for half an
hour. The blaze was In the midst of the bplk
of combustible property of the town, and un-
less it was controlled in few minutes a mil
lion dollars worth of property would haya
gone up In the flames. The firemen did
splendid work. A loss Of about $500 will be
sustained by the Somerset Fibre Company.
the fire being mostly in saw dust tower
built by them at the rear of the Phillips
mills.
Booming the Bangor & Aroostook.y
PREsoUE ISLE. April 9.-President A. A.
Burleigh and General Manager F. W. Cram
of the Bangor & Aroostook railroad spent
Wednesday night inI Presque Isle. Their
visit is In the interest of the lead. MIR. Cram
visits Caribou, Fort Fairfield and Houlton.
Mr.. Burleigh, Geo. M. Park and G. Hayford
speak in Ashland Thursday. Mr.. BurleiRh
and the others are to speak in Easton We'd
nesday of next week, in Limestone Thurs
day, New Sweden Friday. The outlook for
favorable vote grows brighter every day.
Dependency and Razor.
BELFAST, April 9.-Lewis Randall, a la
borer, committed suicide last night at his
home in Castine by cutting his throat with a
razor. Dependency was the cause. He
leaves wife and several children.
Horses Instead Of Electricity.
SAco, April 9.-The Saco aldermen were
to have met tonight to compromise with the
directors of the local st eet railway relative
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
FOR SALE OR TO LET.

The brick house pleasantly situated
at 12O FREE STREET. This house Is
in flrst.class condition, with all the
modern improvements. Large pleasant
rooms. Hot and cold water. Enquire
OF E. N. PERRY, 16 Free street.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10

VyRE John Watson farm, so called, located on
Il Pleasant Hill, Scarborough, on easterly side
of the road, containing about 143 acres, with one
story frame house and TWO barns thereon; about
20 acres is wood land the remainder tillage under
high state Of cultivation; there is good Or
chard, including about so young trees just coming
into bearing, and well of excellent water near
the house, farm is well watered and cuts about 60
tons of hay, and has pasturage for about 20 head
of cattle; this is one OF the best farms In scarbor-
Ough. For particulars inquire of WALTER b.
NUTTER, on the premises, or of LOCKE Sc
LOCKE, $50 Middle street, Portland.
ap8d&wlw
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
The Inmates Alone Saved.

BANGOR, April 9.-The house and farm
buildings of j. F. Hamilton, in Garland.
burned this morning. The inmates had mar.
row escapes. The contents of the barn and
house we're destroyed, including hay, farm
ing tools, cow. furniture and personal ef-
fects. The fire probably caught about the
chimney. The loss is unknown; insurance,
S20nn
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday. April
9th. taken at 8 .. m. 10Th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
in this order: Temperature. direction Of the
wind. state Of the weather:
Boston, 400. e. cloudless; New York, 46o,
S, cloudless; Philadelphia, 44o, N, cloudy |;
Washington, 5O0, K, cloudy; Albany, 440, NE.
cloudless; Buffalo, 42O. NE, cloudless Cleve,
land, 440. Sc, rain Detroit, 3S0, Sc. rain !:
rain Duluth. 34o, NE. cloudy; ST. Vincent.
800, E, snow; Bismarck. $40, N, cloudy :
jacksonville, 64o, E, cloudless.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
BASE BALL.
Personnel Of the Clubs for the OPEN
Ing Game Tuesday.

Next Tuesday, April 14th, the Portland
New England League team will play the
Boston National League team at the Deerlng
grounds. The Boston team will include
ClarBsoD, Bennett. Nash, Quinn, Stovey,
Tucker and Long. The Portland team has
not got short stop yet but will have one by
that time. All of the players in the team
will appear in the game, the club being COM
posed Of Willis, McDermott, Darby and Col
Inns. pitchers; Westlake and Shine, catchers; :;
Phalen. first base; Mclaughlin, second base;
Keaz, .hird base; DAILY, left field; McGovern'
right field and one of the catchers will play
center field.
A big force of men was at work yesterday
on the ball grounds and they will be In good
condition for practice by today or Saturday
The new uniforms fer the Portland base
ball club have been ordered through cage
Brothers and will be here Saturday Of TINS
week. The boys will appear in them for tne
first time Tuesday next in the game with the
B0stons. Arrangements have been maae Ior
one fare for the round trip from Lewiston
Auburn, Gardiner, Halloween, Augusts;
Brunswick, Bath, Saccarappa, CumpeIlahd
Grand stand tickets will be for sale for the
Boston and Fast Day games at d' L. uom-
Proposals for the score card privilege will
be received by Manager Leonard.
American Association.
The following games were played in the
American Association yesterday:
AT BALTIMORE.
postors 2 o o 2 o o K 8
RSisimores. U / 0 o. 2
De- hits-Rostons, 8; Baltimores, 1. Errors
P"Stnns A: Baitimores, 3. Batterles-OBrien,
DaIev and Murphy, Cunningham and Townsend.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
..h,o.,os O o 2 o 0 o O. 8
Was6neton. o . o o o.
posa bits-Athletics, IL; Washingtons, 8. Err
rors~A Athletics. /; Washingtons, a. Batteres-
Chamberiain and Milligan, Keefe and Mcclure.
AT LOUISVILLE.
E0Inmbms. o 0 0 o l. 9
p.sa bits-Louisyilles, ID; Columbus, 8. Br-
rorsS Ionisy,lIes, 2; Columbus A. Batteries
Ehrat and Cook Easton and Dowse.
TSs ST. Louis and Cincinnati game was post
poned on account OF ram
Sporting Notes.
Ono Dexter sportsman during a weeks
bnnt claims to have killed % foxes and IL
Wildcats. He ought to have been we'll salts
fed with the result of that trip.
The first salmon of the season caught with
a fiv on the PenobscOt was caught at Bangor
vasterday morning by +. ID. Cowen at
Salmon nool. Its weight was II pounds.
Major Day and A. j. Bryant Of Old Orch
ard Will enter in the 72 hour pedestrian race
which opens at Dover, N. H., Fast Day.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
BASED ON RosToN'S SYSTEM.
Secretary Tracy's New Scheme Of
NAVY Yard Labor.

WASHINGTON, April 9. 9.-Secretary Tracy's
new plan for reform Of the public service in
the navy yards will probably be put into eff
feet soon. Assistant Secretary Solely is now
at work preparing rules and regulations that
will furnish machinery for the system, and
IL is expected they will be ready for promul-
cation shortly. Mr.. Solely is well qualified
for the work of preparation. as by direction
Of the Secretary he recently visited Boston.
where he made an exhaustive study Of the
system of employing labor on municipal
work. He said this afternoon: "The City
of Boston is the only one in the country that
has eliminated politics from the municipal
labor field, and the general ideas and meth
ods OF the system are to be taken as the
hopes to build his reform. 1t Is not antici-
pated that the Inauguration of the new sys-
tenn will at once alter many existing condi-
tions at the naval establishments In various
parts of the country, but that the growth OF
ing, as the registration lists grow. to include
every man IN the employ Of the Navy De-
partment as a laborer. The force of navy
yard is largely shifting one. and 1t Is not to
be expected that there will be any wholesale
discharges at present. 1t must be borne In
solutely eliminated from the employment OF
labor. There will not be the least inquiry
into the political faith of the applicants"
The caIena To Be Docked.
WASHINGTON, April9.-The United States
sequently foated, will be docked at the
Portsmouth IN, ~ navy yard and examined
Immediately by board of survey to ascer-
tain the extent of her injuries.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
RAILROADS AT WAR.
The Chicago and Alton Subject to a
Probable Boycott.

NEW YORK, April 9.-The Chicago and
Alton now stands alone. boycotted by various
railroad associations for its determination to
scalpers, the G. B. & @. having come into
line today. On Wednesday next, unless the
Chicago and Alton repents of its present
stand, the threatened boycott will 60 into
effect. All Its tickets will be taken off of
sale by the 81 roads Ia the boycott move
ment. Its time tables will be taken from the
through over the Alton to any point on its
line by other roads.