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The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
COUSINS OF ouvAL's.
A Much Married Couple and a Well
chrIstened Baby.

BALTIMORE, February GA pair of swind-
lers. who went through the marriage cere-
mony % times and had their children chris
tened by score or more ministers, have i'm
posed upon number Of charitable people in
this city. The couple are believed to have
some business arrangements with the man
VINO so successfully imposed upon United
States Senators and other prominent men in
Washington recently by the ''namesake"
and christening" dodge. The ladies of the
Charity Organization Society had their at
tention called to the apparent destltution Of
family In the southern part Of this city.
The mother told how the father drank and
neglected his five children. As they ap.
peared to be suffering morally as well as
physically, some of the ladies Influenced the
man to reform. He went to a we'll known
minister and made all sorts of promises. He
told the minister that he was not married to
We're growing mp and had never been chris.
tened, and he thought his reform would be
c9mpleteif he had been baptized. The min
lister pitfed the man and encouraged him in
his efforts to lead new life. All the ladies
were gratifed at the apparent sincerity
shown by the man, and they made arrange
ments to have the parents married and the
children christened. They bought and made
the little ones clothing, gave them money,
and dressed out the bride and
bridegroom In new clothes. The
were cbrlstened. Something abont the
map's actions induced the minister to look
into his past record. The Investigation dis
closed the fact that the man and woman had
been married % times, and the children had
been christened 20 times.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07

Morning, 10 o'clock. k.-Openlng exercises Re-
ports Of officers. Address Of welcome and re-
snonse. Presidents address, Charles 8. Pope,
Manchester; Report on Experiment Station,
Afternoon-Culivaton Of small fruits by p H.
Dawes, Harrison. Results OF spraying s. q. HaT-
low. Bangor, who will also show specimens OF
iruit grown on trees sprayed the past season.
Plum culture, Elijah Low. Bangor.
Eyening-faDers by John q. Barker, superin-
tendent Of Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica
Plalns, Mass. Address by Professor EIijah Cook,
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
Mr.. BLAND GIVES up THE STRUGGLE.
Free Silver Men Have No Use for the
Coinage Committee.
The Senate Excites Itself over the
Eight Hour Pay Bill.
Dem ocrats Will Sit in Caucus on
Their Present Situation.


Especial 10 the Press.l
WASHINGTON, February 6.--The attempt
o put the free coinage ''rider" onto the ap-
preparation bill failed today by a vote Of 1877
to 124, Andrew of Massachusetts, Mutchler
and Yaux of Pennsylvania, and Spinola,
Clancy. Dunphy and Wiley Of New York.
voting with the Republicans. Eleven Re-
publlcans joined the Democrats In trying to
override the decision Of the Chair. This is
not the measure Of the strength Of the free
silver Republicans, however. Mr.. Pays0n
himself, who sat in the chair, and made the
ruling which the Democrats tried to over
ride. is for free silver but he does not believe
in overriding the rules of the House to get it.
Several other Republicans, who sustained
the decision against the rider, would vote
for free coinage bill IL they could get a
chance Some Of the wiser Democrats in the
Senate like Carlisle are afraid Of the policy
OF forcing rider on to the appropriation.
III a free coinage rider can be put on so can
federal election bill rider and q shipping
bill rider, and the defeat of the election bill
Is worth more to the Democratic party than
are all the silver bills In the world. TomOr-
row night the House Democrats hold eau
Gus and will undoubtedly try to whip their
sound money men into line and then devise
plan of action.
Mr.. Bland has abandoned all hope OF get
ting the bill reported back from the coinage
committee, and this morning he left the
meeting Of that committee in disgust and
will probably attend no more. 1t Is thought
that the next move will be to move in the
House to discharge the coinage committee
and bring up the silver bill. The Democrats
expect the Speaker to rule such a motion
out on the ground that 1t is not privileged
and so they will try to Overrule him as they
tried to override the chairman in committee
of the whole today. 1t Is not believed that
they can succeed In this. Still the vote to-
day with many absentees was close and 1t Is
difficult to foresee what may happen.
The House today passed the bill sending to
the court of claims the claim Of the admins
tratrix of George w. Lawrence OF Maine for
work done on the monitors Agawam and
Polloosuc during the war
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
EN- ERAl NEWS.

The Pullman repair shops In St. Louis
were burned yesterday Loss S250,000; par
TALLY insured.
Gov. Boyd delivered his address before the
joint session Of the Nebraka Senate aud
House yesterday.
sailed from London January 18th arrived at
New York yesterday.
f. G. Baker, carpenter, Of Lowell, Mass.
has gone into insolvency. His liabilities are
$4,000 and offers 25 per cent.
In the superior court at Boston, yesterday,
Hattie L. Chapman was awarded 5000 10
her suit Tor damages against the Boston u
Maine railroad.
The fire which broke out Thursday night
IN Church & Company's soda works at
Green Point, New York, was confined to that
establishment. Loss 100000.
Several stores, hotel and a number Of
dwelling houses In Caledonia, Livingston
county. n. Y, were burned yesterday. Loss
$50 600; insurance light.
The 5Sth, Goth. 61st. end and 63rd ballots,
oday Tor United States Senator 10 Illinois,
resulted: Palmer, 101; Oglesey, 100; Streeter
.. Necessary to choice, 103.
In the superior court In Boston, yesterday,
Joseph W. Sweat. who sued the Boston and
Albany Railroad Company for $4,000 for the
loss OF an arm, Was awarded $4,000
Clarence Z. Smith, who was arrested Jan
uary q, charged with embezzlement Of near
ly $4,000 from the Smith Il Anthony Stove
Company Of Boston, was held yesterday In
$1,000 bonds for the superior court.
A voluntary petition in insolvency was
filed yesterday BY Robert Tarr, OF GlOuces-
ter trader. The liabilities are S34, ,266 and
assets none except what Is exempt by law
from attachment aud the application Of the
insolvency court"
Three men named Reed. Williams and
Davis have been arrested in Minneapolis ON
charge Of swindling. They opened an office
ln that city three weeks ago and are said tn
have secured large sum Of money from the
people by alleged fraudulent transactions.
Judgments aggregating to Sl9l,5O0 were
issued yesterday against the Taylor Manu-
featuring Company of Cnambersburg. Pa
The sheriff has taken possession Of III
shops. A receiver will be appointed. Over
200 men are employed by the company.
Five hundred fur, q Q N n 10 the employ
of tue illinois Slsrl u mpauy of s. utn Oh.
cago, Ill, are on q strike because a number
Of helpers were discharged. They also de.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
The Press Summary.

The atmospheric pressure was below the
normal in all districts, except along the At
lantic coast last evening.
Two centres of low pressure had developed,
one in the Northwest with the barometer
reading 90 5S inches at Fort Assinniboine, the
other apparently central in Texas with q
pressure Of 2964 at Shreveport and 1896 at
Fort Smith.
Generally cloudless weather prevailed
throughout the Lake region and as far west
as Montana. Cloudy weather continued on
the Atlantic coast. the Gulf States and the
extreme Northwest
Light rain or snow had fallen In New En
gland and rain In the Atlantic coast and
Gulf States with rain still falling at Norfolk
Knoxville, Montgomery, Galveston and
Shreveport sc inches had fallen at NOrfOlt
and 72 at Montgomery.
1t Was ten to fifteen degrees warmer In
| New England and the Middle Atlantic
| States, elsewhere it remained stationary OF
had risen slightly.
the evening temperature ranged from 50
at st Vincent, to 680 at New Orleans. Ii
New England, from 30o at Portland an(
NOrthfeld to 40o at Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
CHARGES NOT SUPPORTED.
The Raum investigation Completed
and Report Ready.

WASHINGTON, February 6-The special
committee Of the House has investigated the
charges against General Raum. commission
er of pensions, and has completed its report.
Representative Morrill, of Kansas, chair
man, will submit it to the House tomorrow.
The report is agreed to by the three Repub-
lican members of the committee, while MI
nority report will be signed by theDemocrats
The report says there has been an entire
failure TO show the sale or offer Of any stock
to any employe Of the pension Office or that
there has been any promotion made, or Of
fered to be made in consideration Of such
purchase. or that by any unjust or partial
ruling the commissioner has advanced or
caused to be taken up, out Of the regular or
der, any claims of Lemon or any attorney !;
but that on the contrary 1t appears clearly
that the completed files order Is Just, impair
tial and has operated favorably in lessening
the number CT complaints received and In
creasing the number Of claims finally al
lowed. No partiality or favoritism has been
shown any attorney doing business before
the Office and the endorsements made by
Lemon were not in consequence of the max
ing Of any order and had no connection
Herewith.
A resolution finding the charges against
Commissioner Raum entirely unsupported
by evidence Is submitted with the report
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
MUST HAVE GONE OVER ON LONG WIRE
Astonishing Libel on the American
People.
Austrian Paper Describes strauss's
Experiences while Here.
When Americans Are Pleased They
All whistle.

Boston, February 6.-The Evening Rec.
ord tonight says: The Vienna Abendblatt,
In Its issne Of December oath. 1890, has some
astounding statements concerning the recep-
tion Of Eduard Strauss and his orchestra In
Boston. After giving someiremarkable sta
tistics Of the concert tour Just completed.
the article goes on to say: "In Boston the
Strauss Orchestra made its first acqualnt-
ance with the American pnbllc. The con-
cert began late in the evening. Nearly 5000
people filed the hall. Nearly one-third Of
these were In shirt sleeves. and yet they
were mostly persons of the middle class.
This class is one to which the working men
belong In America. and Is very much re-
spected on that side Of the ocean. The
worktngmen earn much money. and are,
therefore. In position to indulge them
selves. They have an especial taste for mu-
sic, and no admission price Is too high for
them II the fame Of the artists has crossed
the ocean.
An audience Of 5000 In America Is not an
especially large one. In some cities the or
chestra had more than 1900 persons fire.
quently present The frsG number on the
programme, Strauss waltz, was listened to
In dead silence. A second ana third followed
and still no applause. At last, after the
fourth piece, the entire audience began 50
whistle. This astonished Mr.. Strauss and
his men. With amazement he saw his man
ager coming to him beaming with pleasure.
to congratulate him. What does this mean?
asked MIR. Strauss. Don't you see' was the
answer, you have made them enthusiastic
and they are whistling.'
"Mr. Strauss and his orchestra suffered
very much while in America from black ser
wants and from temperance people. The
darkies steal like ravens everything they
can lay hold of. In the hotels one had to be
constantly on the guard not to awake with
out any clothing and without any other be-
longings. The instruments were In constant
danger of disappearing. Fortunately this
characteristic passion Of negroes could be
met by exercising care, but II was otherwise
there are large number Of pastors, often
worked against the concerts because they
thought the people should not give way to
pleasure. and because, after such program
mes, people might easily go beyond the
bounds of moderation"
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
OUT OF HER OWN MOUTH.
a Photographic Recording Angel
Makes Troubls In Newark.

NEWARK, N. j.. February 6.-The most
ioyial bOarders in the house Of Mrs. Mar
garet Dusen, In Bank street, was Theodore
Edmond. He objected to the table set by
bis landlady, and made up his mind TO teach
her lesson In generosity. He secu red a
phon0graph and bribed the cook In the
house TO turn 1t on when her mistress was In
the kitchen. Last Sunday the phonograph
was turned on for the pleasure Of Mrs. Dusen
and her boarders. She did not like the joke,
and caused Emmond's arrest on a charge Of
conspiracy and defamation Of character. In
Justice Blauvelt's court yesterday this Is
what the ph0nograph claimed was a rehash
OF the boarding house keepers conversation
with her cook: "Mary, you don't want to
pay over eight cents pound for meat, any
how; 1t Is good enough Tor them, and you
can get 1t on Mulberry street for that. You
are giving too big pieces Of steak, notice,
too. Let 'em eat more vegetables. Yester-
day you bought fresh pie. How often have
l told you to save five cents on 'em by get
ting them stale and warming them up. Here
on the bill Is 25 cents pound for coffee; Is
cents will do hereafter. I've got enough
trouble without feeding these men on S5
week on porterhouse steak" Justice Bau.
velt will further hear the case next Thurs
daV
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
The New Schooner.

Far of from home, library No. 8. has been
furnished with twenty volumes Of excellent
books by the w. @. 7. w., and placed by
me on the new four masted schooner.
Eleazer W. Clark, Cap. Geo. Goodwin. As
l stood on that noble vessels deck. was
delighted with the wondeful improvements
in the rlggiSg and the handling ship now
a-day. The wife rigging. the patent wind
lass. the steam apparatus for hOising sails
and eating the anchor, the beautifully
furnished home-like cabin and the forecastle,
the sailors home The sailors quit the
vessel for short while, but many Of them
are In hurry to get back to their comfort
able quarters again. So superior to what
they used TO be. AS / stood thinking what
caused this great change, realized u was
because reason and faith have met together.
r. y T.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
NEWS FROM RocKLANo.
Knox County Farmers institute
Next Wednes day.
Especial to the Press. ]

RocKLAND, February 6.-Owen P. Lyons
of Vinalhaven has been nominated for the
office of National Union Secretary by the
branch Of the Granite Cutters National
Union OF that place. Mr.. Lyons is gentle
man widely known In the trade, and his
ability and business capacity combine favor
ably to make him the right man for the posi-
tion.
"A farmers institute will be held at the
Meadows In this city, Wednesday, February
18th. Following Is the order OF exercises;
In the forenoon farmers address of vel
come, by F. w. Smitl of Pleasant Valley I;
response by + l.. Mansfield of Hope, mem
Der Of the Knox county board. Following,
the secretary of the board and other experts
will conduct lessons in dairy practice; ln
the afternoon, Hon. r. W. Ellis Of Embden
will discourse on the subject Of more busi-
ness called for on the tarm,.' assisted by oth,
ers present. In the evening, questions and
informal discussion of the topics of the day.
to be followed by lecture by A. W. Chee-
yer OF the New England Farmer, on the SUD
1ect advantages Of New England Farm
Life" A goodly attendance Is anticipated.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
BLAND GIVES IT. UP.
No Hope fer Silver Aid from the
Committee.

WASHINGTON, February 6.-The chairman
this morning laid before the House coinage
committee request from the Chamber of
Commerce of New York for hearing on the
silver bill next Thursday. The request was
granted.
The vote was then taken on the motion
pending yesterday to strike out that part of
Mr.. BANDS resolution directing tha. hear
iDgs close on Thursday next. 1t resulted ad-
versely to Mr.. Bland by a vote Of eight to
four, and the same fate awaited amendments
to fix Friday and Saturday of next week.
A motion made by Mr.. Walker to hold
evening sessions on Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday of each week was then car
ried, 1t being suggested that the early meet
Ing Of the House precluded morning ses-
sions.
Mr.. Bartine renewed his threat of few
days ago not to attend any more meetings.
Mr.. Bland lost his temper and remarkiDg Il
say the bill is now smothered by the com
mittee," picked up his hat and left, followed
by Mr.. Bartine. Mr.. Williams of Illinois,
made motion that the chairman ask unani-
nous consent from the House for permission
to sit during the sessions of the House. The
motion was carried by a vote Of every mem
ber of the committee except Mr.. Walker.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
washington Notes .
NOW the MINES ARE sURNINc.
The Susquehanna Coal Mines a
Mass OF Flames.
Months May Be Required To Ex-
tinguish Them.

WnKEsBARRE. Pa, February 6.-The gas
feeder in No. lift of No. 4 slope of the Sus-
quehanna Coal Company, at Nanticoke, was
ignited by men driving new openings today.
The fire in the feeder rapidly increasing un-
til the flames spread along the face of the
workings, setting fire to the coal and driving
the men to the surface. In short time the
whole interior of the mine was mass Of
flames, roaring like furnace. and threaten
ing total destruction to the entire under
ground workings. A trough 200 feet long
was thrown down the slope to carry water
into the mine. The through was completed
this evening, and large volume Of water Is
now pouring down the slope. Whether this
will extinguish the flames is a question no
one can decide yet. In any case the work
OF flooding the mine may require months.
In the meantime hundreds of miners will be
idle.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
An outra gaous Insult.

To the Editor Of the Press:
Please allow me brist space to publlcally
express my modification and disgust at a
most unfortunate incident which occurred
during the recent Christian Endeavor con-
ventlOn which has just come to my atten-
tion. A colored lady delegate representing
a Massachusetts, society, was sent by the en-
tertainment committee to a certain uptown
boarding house. One Of the regular board
ers complained to the proprietor. and the
second day Of the convention the colOred
guest was summarily told that she must
seek other quarters. She quietly withdrew.
but, of course, was shocked by such usage in
Portland, where she supposed equal rights
we not only professed but practiced. The
delegate Is a Christian cultured lady, and
words fail to express my condemnation Of
such an insult as she received. cannot be.
lleve such thing could have happened In
any other hotel boarding house or private
house In our city.
v RICHARD FOss
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
oranIte cutter,s natlanaI unlon.

Whereas, the Portland branch of the Gran
ite Cutters National Union has carefully
considered the Importance Of the enactment
OF the Australian ballot system OF voting ;the
repeal OF the conspiracy law, So called. aud
the establishment of Labor Day as q legal
holiday. We hereby present to our repre-.
sentatlves In legislature assembled. the fol
lowing revolutions:
Resolved. That to secure fair ballot and to pro-
tect tue righs and liberties Of the working people
esJecially, and the masses geneI ally, we deem it
imperative that the Australian ballot system be
enacted.
Resolved, That In conformity with Republican In
stituIions we demand the repeal Of the conspiracy
acc, so called.
ResolVed. That In our opinion It Is right and Just
and In wise Injurious 20 any class, 10 establish
Labor Day as legal holiday.
Resolved Thai the Bu, eau Of Labor and Indus.
trial Statistics created for the beneft OF the work
ing people Of this state.i doing good work which
Is shlghly appreciated by US, amp We pray the Leg
Islature to Increase It's efficiency and capacity for
good by increasing Its appropriation TO SUN of
money amounting TO at least Ave thousand dol
lars
PHILIP DOWNING. Secretary.
Portland, February 8, 1891.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
PATTERNS CANNOT BE REPLACED
Disastrous Fire In a Reading Ma
chine Shep.

READING, Pa, February 6.-The large bolt
and nut works of Sternbergh & Son were
completely destroyed by fire this evening.
Inc IRE originated in the forging depart
ment, and quickly spread to adjoining buIl d.
ings, including the machine shop. threading
department, warehouse and Office, all Of
which were burned to the ground. The loss
Is estimated from $500. 600 to $3.50, ,00O; in
surance probably Sl50.000. The firm M
ployed $50 men and boys, who will be thrown
out Of employment. 1t Is probable that the
works will be Iebuilt at once. Many valua-
e patterns were destroyed, and member
the firm says they cannot be replaced.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
AFTER DISHONEST ATroRNEYs.
Assistant Secret ary Russey Wants
Them Driven Out OF Business,

WASHINGTON, February. 6. = Assistant
Secretary Bussey today sent letter to the
commissioner of pensions calling attention to
to number Of printed circulars, copies
which he enclosed, indicating what he re
garded as unprofessioual and illegtimate
methods employed by certain pension attor
meas, in soliciting and procuring business.
The circulars as rule, stated that the pen
sioner to whom they were sent was rated too
low, and by applying to the agent a hand
some increase be speedily obtained
The assistant secretary says Of this class of
attorneys:
The allurements they hold out to soldiers
are based upon false pretenses. and tend to
mislead honest but misinformed people, and
at the same time calculated TO arouse among
soldiers against legitimate WORK this depart
ment prejudi:es which will follow In the evil
table disappointment to which they are
thereby exposed by the irresponsible agents.
l respectfully suggest In order to restrain
and. If possible, TO extinguish this obvious
evil. that you notify all attorneys who are
prosecuting pension claims before your bu-
reau, that henceJorth they must forward to
your office copies of all circulars prepared for
them Tor distribution in soliciting pension
claims, and that.any attorney wha shall be
guilty hereaster Of such publication as are
indicated here, should be promptly reported
to the Secretary for disbarment from prac-
tice before this department"
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-07
the SILVER SITUATION.
Prospect of Reopenlng the Famous
Comstock Nine.

SAN FRANCISCO. February 6. - Reports
from Virginia City declare that there is great
excitement on theComstock lode over the de-
cision to drain the lower levels of all the
large mines and to begin prospecting aud
keep on mining, which has been practically
abandoned for over six years.
For several months the work of draining
the Gold Hill mines has gone on, and now
John w. Mackay, young Flood and Others
who control the middle and north end mines
have determined to begin pumping out the
lower level. Now the Cornish pumps are to
be started on the combination shaft to lower
the water until the hydraulic pumps can be
reached ana set going.
Then the pumps at the Consolidated Vir
ginia will be started, and caverns and exca-
vations 1000 feet below the surface will be
freed from water for the first time In five
years. The starting up Of Union, with its
enormous machinery, will naturally follow,
and the great lnde win then be worked from
end to end away down in the ground